The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-06
THE DAY ~ CONGRESS.
Tariff Debate I'm the Senate Gar II eed's :
Nayy-Yard.

IafiH Donate IN ihe Stnale-t tIaf II ecu :
Nayy-yard.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-1hc Senate
met at 10 \. NJ. and at once proceed to the
consideration of the Tariff bill, the pending
item being polished cylinder ard crown
glass i'm the glassware schedule. Mr.. Ber-
ry opened the days proceedings with
speech on the general subject of tariff lcgis-
lation. He denied that the tariff question
had been settled during the last Preslden-
tial election. The people had not then de-
clared in favor of the protective theory, hut
rather in favor Of the party that advocated
a tariff for revenue only.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, replied TO Mr. Berry
and expressed discomfort which bo always
felt at hearing a senator discuss subject
in regard to which he had 50 small an
amount of definite information as that SEN
ator evidently possessed in reference 10 the
subject Of protection. Mr.. Berry criticised
some of Mr.. Wilson's statements. The DIS
cussi0n was participated in by Messrs.
SpOoner. Paddock. Butler and Gail.
MIR. Morgan moved 10 insert after the
words Iron ore" the words containing
more than One-tonth of per cent of ph0s-
phorus and phOsphoric acid his purpose
being to have steel ores admitted free u
duty.
AMERICAN SlllI-Bl iLpEk0.
He argued that there was no reason WHY
iron and steel works should Dee confined to
the mountain regions of the country. and
that il would bc very adv ylnlagcOL~ tO have
the BesSemer ores from Cuba or from tine
Medterraneanlandcd ON tie GIlt coast or
the Atlantic coast. and there converted into
all sorts of structural steel. and he recalled
the statement of John Roach that II he
has. frfg ~ Nia
build steel shipe a5 chaaply as they could
be built on the Clyde
Mr.. German argucd i'm favor Of the same
line Of policy and quoted an expert, Major
Bent. Of Pennsylvania. as holding the same
views H. John Roach - 10 the capabilities
of American ship building If foreign ores
were admitted free of duty. Mr.. German
said that no steel could be- produced east 0i
the Allegheny mountains except from the
foreign ores as the cost of transportation
Of steel ores from the Lake superior
region amounted practically 90 prohibition.
Mr. PAYNE corrected the latter statement
aud said that last year four hundred thou.
sand tons of the Lake superior hcsscmcl
ore (pOssibly the best i'm the WOrld). had
been brought east Of the Allegheny noun
tains and used by The furnaces there.
Mr. German said that he started with the
proposition that il was the question Of The
cost Of assembling the raw material that
would control and determine the points az
which steel and iron could De- made.
He quoted MIR. Bent as saying that Wit
free ore he could sell pig iron in Liverpool
and steel rails in London. Mr.. German had
not concluded his argument when, On mo-
ton of Mr.. Aldrch, at j:10, the senate.
having reached page - Of the bill, adjJurn-
ed until tomorrow at ~ \. VI.
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Mr.. Mckinley. Of Ohio. from the Commit
tee on Rules. reported. as substitute tpi
the Cummings resolution a resolution ASK
ing the Secretary Of the Navy for the rca-
sons for the increase Of the force 10 the Kit
terry nayy-yard. In speaking 90 the resolu-
ton. Mr. Cummings, Of New Ork, said
that he rose in defense OF public morality
and public law. which had been mendccC
by "a hgh public official. The order IN
creasing the force Of the kIttery navy
ward looked rs though the design
was 10 Use executive power for partisan
purposes; he referred 70 The crcat evil. (which
would result from the Introduction Of poll
ties into the nayy-yards and going back to
the administration o. the nafy-dcpartment
by Secretary kObe,On, he commented So
yerey upon the action OF that Official in
illing nayy-yartis with partisan friends just
previous TO Congressional elections.
USED As MACHINES.
He quoted at length from the testimony
taken by the Nhitlborue Committee in
1919. to show that the policy Of the l;epulli-
can party had been 10 Use the nayy-yards to
eXpedite political ends. The policy was
worse than the shotgun policy. The G m
mttee on Rules had reported ias sui stl
tutc for his rcsoluti0n) resolution which
referred the whole offence to the oii, nder
himself.
BOUTELLE, OF MAIN,
Mr.. Boutelle, Of Maine, said that he felt
ike making an apology for answering the
remarkable demonstration that had been
made b. the gentleman from New ork,
The gentleman in his search for sensations,
had worked himself up 10 a high state Of
excitement over the fact that the secretary
| of the Navy had really possessed the hardi-
| hood 10 obey the mandatory instructions OF
| the Congress OF the uited states
In concluding, Mr.. B0utclle observed
that i'm Justice tO his colleague. the speaker,
| he desired 10 say after All the figures the
Gentleman from New York had piled on his
bosom over the alleged packing Of the Hit
tcry ward in the interest OF the speaker.
| that the greatest majority ever east Tor
| Thomas B. Reed was ., ~ over Ills Demo
cratic opponent, l,'il> round majority IN
49, when tile nayy-yari had been packed
/ by a Democratic administration. The
resolution was then adopted. Yeas, III;
nays, ,N.
The House went into Committee Of the
| Whole on the general deficiency bill, but
without di-uOsing Of il The committee rose
and the House. at J:lj L. NJ, adjourned.
BRECKINRIDGE TO BE oUsTFD
The House Committee on Elections M
their meeting to-day adopted a resolution
declaring the seat OF Mr.. BrecAinridgc, Of
| Arkansas, vacant.
CAPITOL NOTES.
4 postoillce has been established at
Beach, Chesterfield county, with Willie H..
Clark rs postmaster; also nj Buffalo june
tion, Mecklenburg co0unty, with David i.
| Lee as postmaster,
Morton ;, Webb, of Chase city. has been
granted n pension,
| II. u, Willis was to-day appointed p's'-
master at Edgcwood, Robeson county, NC.