Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-08
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Senate Resumes Discussion on
The Iron Tariff Bill.
Arguments for Passing Tariff Bill First
Of Ill.
House Committee by Party Vote De-
ciaes to Report the Election Bill.

wAsHIseros. Aug. The Senate re-
sumsd consideration Of The safif bill.
Paragraph i29 taxes bar, rourd, nat anil
| square iron frem SO cent 10 | cent per
| pouni-
Mcpherson stated that the average duty
| in the paragraph was 3 10 Of q ceGt per
| roand. ssd the duty On a tea of such iron.
in equal quantities, would Be $50 10 rer
ton. He moved to amend by striking out
tie rates per pouud. aud Inserting a uni
form rate CT ~ per cert al Va orem. Re
! leeted. - 10 2s. by strict party vote.
Psrag'sTh 1870 taxes round iron in coils
or rods. certain shapes and sizes. l-i0 of
ceat per pound. with proviso thai all char
| eos ifoa shall be subj act 10 duty of not
less than s22 per ton
MePaersoa moved to reduce the vsrloas
rates in the paragraph bat was rejected
Vance moved 70 reduce the rate in para
graph i5l, ION besms. giriers aud other
structural shapes of ron or steel from
$40 TO 4 10 eeat pound
Pad 'ack sppesied 10 Aldrich in the in
tsrest Of agriculture to agree TO the re iuc-
ton Of at Iea.t lilo cent on structural iron.
On AIdriehs motion, the rate was re-
euced TO $40 of a cent per pound, and
Vanees amendment 10 MAKE is 6 10 WAS
rejected Paragraph 1872 applies to b1iler
iren or steel and imposes duties varying
according To classification, from cent per
round TO ) 10 cents per pound. the duty
on the highe;t class is 40 per cent. sd,s-
loren.
Vest moved to reduce the various specific
rates in the paragraphs to 50 per cent sdva-
loren Rel jgcted-yess 70; nays %. It
a..
poses duty of ? $40 cts per 10. on the
,orgings of iron or steel. Mcpherson
moved TO make the rate Is per cent sdys-
loren. Rejeeted-yess Is; nays2s.
Paragraph l3t spplies to hoop, band,
scroll or other non or steel, taxing il ac-
eor,li9g 10 sizes; with The psovi.o rtai cot
ton tirs pay 3 40 cent pound adlltionsl
Cckc moved TO make the duty on cotton
lies 35 pcr &c nj. advslorum (presen. rate.
Vest alluded to the fact IN regard TO the
three products in which the negroes of the
country had the most iuterest-sugar, ii -
and colton-ihey lcsislated agsinst. In the
bin the cotton tie manufacturers of Pitt
burgh had not ssked for any increase on
duty, vet the bill increased it 200 per cent.
Allison preserted the conference report
on the sundry civil appropriation bill and
t-ktu Inc GtuHit 10 HI upuu IL
Cockrell preferred to wait until the re-
port was printed.
Allison said he would give a general eI-
planation of the report. The bill, he said
as it passed the House, carried S2S 900
900 ard increased by the Senate about
50 900 900 The net reductions were
agreed 10 in the conference committee
which amounted to So 70G 900 and the hl
4 L.. .
s29 ,s52 900. The changes made in the
conference related first to public buildings.
The appropriation for the repairs on the
Chicago custom house was cut down from
800 000 t, siJ 900. The House conft r
ees insisted on striking out the provision of
1898 $50 for treasury vaults although the
II use had passed bill for the purpose.
Since the pas-agc of that bill, Allison said.
the House has received new light on tn.
subject Of the necessity of reconstruction
of those vaults, and now thought II was un-
NJ cesssry.
tockrell ssld il was another instance of
the want of con nsideration anil delibt ration
lli.on mentioned several ght stations,
appIo pria;ons for which had been surreud-
cred.
The SINE nImclt as to the Latin Amr'i
ttu ul'ihpithf 'iHlai hfi A'rhfNS dhi' Al'i7
menis relating to national soldiers homes,
including that Of appointing managers,
were struck out. The Senate amendmt
ap,ropriatng $500 900 for an scqui. ion
to size for the supreme court hu liin2
had 10 be surr, nlered, sl'o the amendment
for the purchase of the Globe building IN
site for building for the post Office d,
pirtmt MT
An TEN for the acquisition of land for
the government pr ming office was ams nded
by str kiag out the requirement that It
should he mmef ,-tiy cor tiguous TO ihit
office. The conference report was ordered
prict'd sni went ov,r iill tomorrow with
ont action.
Hoar. from the committee on p-ivil ges
and elections. rep rted snhstiue for the
House election bill. Il WAS placed on the
cale II lar.
Frye, referring to the notice heretofore
giyc1 that he would ask the Senate 70
morrow to take up the river and hsrbnr
BIZ. gave notice that he would not DO 50.
until Friday Of next week
Gorman inquired whether the Senators
couli rely upon the river and harbor bill
as being then cor siderti.
FRYE aid if he consulted his own wish
the river and harbor bill ,uld not be tsk
en- up until after the tsr.ff bill vas dts
posed of.
In consulting Others. as he was obliged
to, he sail the bill would b. taken up Fri
day of next week if the Senate so de;crm-
inc. lie felt himself n)w positively il
struc'ed to make that motion.
+ munds said he was in favor of the rtv-
er sn1 hartor bill. and always had bte1
since he was in public life. Nov there i.
an unf xpended balance of some FIVE mil
ion dollars and that amount could be made
use of The tariff wss the burning ques-
ton of the hour. appealing 10 the people
who believed in free trade. low tariff, h'sh
tariff. sni protective prohibition. The PEI
pie wanted to know the business of the ST.
uatiou. He believed it to be the duty of
thu Senate to go stesdfasily on with the
tariff bill until it .s determined
Hsuley spoke for protectionists, free
traders. democrats. republicans, manufsc-
tur,rs ard employees, in saying that hun
dred. CT millions of capital were waiting
and hoping to see some conclusion of the
tsrff bill.
Dawes presented and explained the con-
ferer ce report on the fertilization bill He
said the bill. as it came from the House,
appropriated s+52l s1s and the Senate
increased that am0uut TO 81 So. 1856. The
conference committee reduced the amount
to 81 .Ss;s 600 on its face, but changed in
no respect the features of the bill ~ it
passed the Sensie.
The conference report went over without
action.
The Senate adjourned at 6 P. NJ.