The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-12
NO FREE ENTRY FOR FISH
Mr.. HALE KNOCKS OUT MR..
PLUMB's AMENDMENT.

Quorum-An the Scale Covered Deli
cacies to be Subject to a Duty of Halt
a Cent Per Pound
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Senate met
at II o'clock this morning, and when the
chaplain closed his prayer there were just
six senator's in the chamber-four on the
| republican and two on the democratic side.
Nevertheless the presiding officer, in his
most solemn tone, directed that, as there
was quorum present, the journal of yester-
day should be read.
II doubt that" said Mr.. Edmunds, and
Mr.. Butler moved call Of the Senate.
1.-THE 4Sth rule, " said the presiding officer,
provides hat the presiding officer having
taken the chair and quorum being present
the journal of the preceding day snall be
read, and any mistakes therein corrected"
"WeL," said Mr.. Butler. "there is evil
IDENTITY a quorum not present. | move
| call of the roll. ~
Thereupon the roll of the senators was
called, and ten senator's responded.
There will be a quorum present" said
| Mr.. George, "by the time the journal is
read, and l ask that further proceedings
under the call be dispensed with.n
A QUORUM AT LAST.
The chair declined to entertain that mo-
ito until it should appear that there was a
quorum present for the transaction of
| business.
One by one the Senators made their ap-
pearance, and by Ills o'clock thirty-nine
Senators had answered to the call of their
names and yesterdays journal was read
and approved.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the tariff bill, the pending question being
on the amendment offered Yesterday by
| Mr. Plumb to strike out of paragraph 557
| the words, Except when frozen or packed
in ice, or otherwise prepared by any pro-
cess for preservation" so as to let the para
| graph read simply ''fresh fish" free.
| MIR. Plumb spoke in support of hiss amend
ment. As the paragraph stood, he said
| people living near the Canadian line in
| Maine and Massachusetts and elsewhere
could avail them elves Of the privilege of
| purchasing fresh fish free of duty, while if
that fish we're transported a short distance
! into the interior (which required the use Of
! salO the people who used it were required to
| pay duty on it. This he characterized as
| discrimination. Mr.. Plumb asked Mr.. Hoar
to state to what extent men employed ON
| American fishing vessels were foreigners.
Mr.. Hoar supposed that more than Is per
cent of the number were American citizens.
He remarked that on Maine fishing vessels
more than So per cent Of the men were
! American citizens.
MIR. Dawes explained the paragraph as it
stood, and said that the operative part of it
was the words 'for preservation" The
settled policy of the government was that
! fish, preserved in salt, should not be ad
mtted free, and it seemed to him very
that propoSitlon) should object to propo-
| siUion that required fish preserved by any
other process such as ice) to pay duty.
DRAWBACKS ON SALT
Mr.. Stockbridge asked Mr.. Dawes why
salt used for packing fish should be entitled
| to drawback.
Mr.. Dawes replied that there were two
reasons. One had been well stated by his
colleague. The other was that American
salt was not of such good quality for the
preservation of fish as foreign salt.
Mr.. Hiscock took exception to the latter
statement, aud asserted that the America
salt was the purer and mere valuable of the
| two.
Mr.. Hale moved to strike out the para
| graph. That, he said, would leave all fresh
fish under the duty fixed in ano her part of
the bill-half cent per pound. And then
New England would fare no better in that
| respect than other parts of the country.
LAKE FISHERMEN AFFECTED.
Mr.. Spooner said that the question before
the Senate was not one which affected
affected just as much the 100, 900 fishermen
| on the great lakes He was a little sur
prised that the finance committee bad re-
ported such a paragraph. If there had
been anything announced distinctly, over
and over again, in the fisheries treaty de-
bate, it had been that America ought not
to grant facilities or favors that were not
reciprocal He was not able to understand
why, when Canada put duty of
half cent per pound on fresh
fish caught by American citizens,
Canadian fresh fish for immediate con
sumption should be put on the free list
The proposition was discrimination pure
and simple, arbitrary and without founda-
ton, in favor of Canadian fishermen and
against American fishermen
HALE's AMENDMENT AGREED TO.
The debate was continued to great length,
nearly everybody favoring Mr.. Haa's
amendment. When it was concluded, Mr.
Plumb's amendment was Withdrawn. Mr
Hale's amendment was agreed to by vote
of % yeas to 10 nays, and fresh fish was
placed on the dutable list at half cent per
pound without dvision).
The bill was then proceeded with. On
motion Of Mr.. Allison, paragraphs SOB
Qeather, old scraps, and 626 mica aud
mica waste) we're struck out of the fires
list. Having reached paragraph 100, as to
cedar, aud other woods, manufactured,
Mr.. Aldrich moved to strike out of it the
words "osier or willow" stating that the
object was to put them on the dutiable list
at 10 per cent. The amendment was
agreed to.
END OF THE FREE LIST
The end Of the free list having been
reached at paragraph 795, Mr.. Allison said
he proposed that the Senate would finish
the reading Of the bill tom brow he
administrative sections of ~. He would
propose, he said, 10 spend the remainder of
The day on the omitted paragraphs in the
free list, after which he would propose TO
take up the paragraphs as TO guns, cutlery,
ana a few miscella eous items Of tina.
c aracter Early next week he wished to
proceed with the wool and wooIlens"
schedule, which had not yet been touched
Mr. Cockrell desiring to have an execu-
tive session, Mr.. Edmunds suggested that
the tariff bill should be laid aside to-mor-
row earlier than usual and that then there
should TO an executive session.
That suggestion meeting with general ap-
prevail. the Senate, AT 5:l5 o'clock, adj
iourned till tomorrow at noon.
Postal Changes.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 1.-The following
postal changes are announced.
New PostmasJers-Henry 4. Rogers, at
Dinswood, Ga.
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