Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-26
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Mexican Trade and Relations
TO Lead Tariff.
Democrats Assume Our Smelling Works
Will Be Injured.
Death OF copgressman Watson OF
Death OF Cocsressman Watson OF
Heart Disease

WAsHISGToS. Aug. 25.-The resolution
| TO prohibit the sale Of spirituou.. vinsus
/ or malt a4gor in the Senate wing OF the
I capitol Was isken up, bar in the a0ss nee Of
/ Blair anil Butler, who had offered amend
meets, ~ent over Till tomorrow,
The tariff bill was then taken up.
I Aldrich presented the proposition that
the consideration Of the tariff bill shall be
! continued TO the exclusion OF all other bust
mess except appropriation bills aud confer
/ ence reports. 10 and including September
lst, subject 10 general debate, sni during
s. 1tember 3 5 ard sahjec. to the five
minute rule ID debate; that no Senator
shall speak on any Ore question more than
enee, aud that on Sep:s nber h and there
after consideration shall be continued on
the bill or aurndments without debate to
sni in sluiiug the third reaiing, when three
hours shall be allowed to each side for gen
ersl debate ard thea the hnal vote shall be
taken on the passage
Plumb objected aud asked to have the
matter 90 over IN tomorrow.
After some discussion Adrich sail he
would ask for unanimous conseut tomurro~
morn NJ.
The Senate tssiff bill was taken up, the
| pcrdiug question being on paragraph 1873
inp1ting dvty OF I-2 &C is per pouud
on lead ore and lead dross, ami proYld. 4
HAT silver ore ami all olher ores cont ,inlng
/ lead sbail pay duty of 2 cents per
pound on tle lead coataired therein ac-
e9riing 10 the sample ami assay at the poIt
entry
Coke moved TO amenl BY striking cut
the proyiso, in-cEsing the provpo. ores
containing silver ana lead, in which thu
lead is Of less value than the silver, bs al
mittej free of duty. lie read extract ,
from The Two Republics and Finsncier.
publ shed i ! Mexico shos the bal policy
and injurious effect of the ta,aticn If
NJ X can ores. Me sail the passage Of the
bill as reported would destroy the sms i.ns
works Of Texas. Kansas City, Chicago aud
/ -. Louis. sni ret der useless the refractory
ores of New Mexico, Arizona sni Texas
/ and throw large number of men out Of
emf 10y uient. |, would take from the
b | nifed States the trade with Mexico, val
uaale mol only for Amt ricau msnufactur
ers. nut for Am' ricsn farmers.
! Carlisle was oppose to the proyiso in the
| paragraph He could ses no satisfactory
r, a,on fer an impo .itiol Of duty on the lead
/ c0Lliined in silver ofes. He had not been
able 20 see any salts tctory testimony show
ing tast Am. rican irdu.tfy was injured in
any way whueyer by the Introduction
of Mexican ores. 1t had bee1
sbundanlly shown. he thought, it was
great benefit. The tax was a direct
blow ST American trade with Mexico. a a
time when everybody on both sides OF the
Chamber professed to believe that tha
ttale ought - be encouraged aud extended.
lie happened to be in the CIty OF Mexico
last summer when an apple iuon WAS pend
ing before the Secretary of the Treasury
to reyers- the ruliag of the department apl
iiect duties from lead contained in silver
0rtS, and he knew there were discussion
then for the formation of English and other
foreign synlicates for the establishment o
smr,ing works ia Mexico The fleet ot
that woHl he ., diminish the work done il
American smelling establishments and ie.
due, tie amount of employment nov giyen
10 American wOrkuicn, Yet Senators on the
other side rrofessed desire ID pIomo,e
the Interests of Amer cal Labor
Aldtich a.ked Carlisle II he thought i
fair 20 have the form Of lead required TO
psy duty Of | l2 ceLts per pound ami
arother form free &C duty.
Carlisle reIcl to the question ard
sGmed tha. he was in favor of imposing
duty of | II cent? Iouud on lad ore,
witch was not the case. If he had his osD
Will