The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-12
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mans Library of American Literature.
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON, Aug. H. In the SEMI
after routine business. tho tariff r Waf
taken up, the pending questil bein 8
amendment to redlle the addi-
tional duty on iron or stdA hoops cut to
lengths for balinR pdfposes, from two
tenths to one-tenth Of a cent per pound.
The amendment was rejected. three repub-
icans, Ingalls,, Paddock and Plumb, voting
in the affirmative. Mcpherson moved ia
amendi 1t by making the duty on iron OF
steel hoops 80 per cent ad valorem, instead
Of cent, IL cents and 1.3 cents per pound.
Sherman spoke of the little progress that
was being made with the bill. Nearly three
weeks, he said, had been spent upon it, and
not one-fifth of it had been disposed Of
Unless the senators on the other side would
be satisfied with one vote upon question
and would then 60 right along the senate
would have to continue in perpetual session
rules of the senate if 1t could be avoided
# the other side could forego
the needless repetition of amendments
and of yea and nay votes, the senators
might soon see daylight and would soon be
able to 90 to their. respective homes. The
bill had passed the house and had been con.
general outline was on the scale of a pro-
teotive tariff, even of high protective
tariff. Republican senators did not deny
that. It was tariff that would protect
American industries and build up nearly all
industries that could be employed in this
country. 1t was pretty high protective
tariff, and there were some points in it on
which he would be willing to yield. Still,
it had been reduced in several importent
particulars below the bill passed by the
senate two years ago. 1t seemed that the
senate ought to make more progress with
the bill. Vest said the sanator from Ohio
had stated that the bill was acceptable to
his side of the chamber. The record did
not show that to be fact. On the other
hand, the most aggressive attacks made on
the bill had come from that
side Of the chamber and from
the state that gave the largest
majority for the republican party in the
late election. The record would also show
that . proportionatelv larger number of
democratic senator's responded every time
the roll had been called. He gave notice
that every item in the bill would be dis
cussed if necessary, unless it was prevented
by force applied in some sort of fashion.
The discussion having turned on the depre.
citation Of farming property, statement
some Of the best farming counties in Penn
sylvania, and Cameron remarked that while
the statement was correct the tariff was not,
in his opinion, the cause Of it. Its cause
was the demonstration of silver in '83.
Ever since that act the price of land
and farm products had decreased.
Since the passage of the silver
bill prices had risen some 20 per cent.
Teller said that as to the question of haste
in passing the bill he was not disposed to
deny any of its opponents fair and free
discussion. He was willing to stay and
discuss the tariff question or allow it to be
discussed, because he believed the Ameri.
can people wanted to know whether the
bill was q proper revision of the tariff. Fl
nally vote was reached on McPherson't
amendment and it was rejected without di'
vision.
A conference was ordered on the Indiar
appropriation bill and Dawes, Plumb anG
Call appointed as conferees.
The house proceeded to the consideration
of the conference report on the sundry civil
appropriation bill. After debate, in tn,
course of which Dockery predicted de-
ficiency of between 81. 100000 and $28 900,
OOO in the revenues Of the government dur
ing the current fiscal year, the conference
report was agreed to and further conference
ordered on the amendments still in dis
rnfa