The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-12
TIE M'EINLEY BILL.
The Debate in the Senate. on
Its Provisions.
EDITOR C. A. DANA, OF THE sun.
Thinks it VIII Undoubtedly Pass-The
Grand Army Encampment at Boston
The Presidents Arrival.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-After prelimi-
nary business the Senate resumed consid-
Grafton of the tariff bill, the pending ques-
ton being Plumb's amendment to reduce
the additional duty on iron or steel hoops,
cut to length for bailing purposes. from
2 40 to Ito cents per pound. The amend
mendment was rejected, three Republican
Senators, ingalls,, Paddock and Plumb, vot-
ing in the affirmative.
Mcpherson moved an amendment by
making the duty on iron or steel hoops so
per cent. ad valorem, instead of l cent,
Ito cents and $40 cents per pound.
Sherman spoke of the little progress that
had been made with the bill. Nearly three
weeks, he said had been spent upon it and
not one fifth had been disposed of. Unless
the Senators on the other side would be
satisfied with one vote upon question and
then 60 right along, the Senate would have
to continue in perpetual session. He
al not wish to see any change in the
rules of the Senate, if it could be
avoided, and if the other side would forego
a needless repetition of amendments and
OF yea and nay votes, the Senators might
soon see daylight and soon be able to go to
their respective homes. The bill had been
passed over and been considered by a
committee of the Senate, its general out
line being on the scale of a protective
tariff, even of high protective tariff
Republican Senators did not deny that il
was tariff that would protect American
Industries and build up newly what could
be employed in this country. 1t was
pretty high protective tariff, and there
were some points in it on which he WoulC
he willing fn Eipld n S,ti11 in i,,,
portant particulars it was below the bill
passed by the Senate two years ago. L
| seemed the Senate ought to make more
progress with the bill.
| Vest said the Senator from Ohio haG
/ stated the bill was acceptable to his side o.
the chamber. The records do not show tina
to be the fact. On the other hand, the
most aggressive attacks made upon the bill
had come from that side of the chambel
and from the state that gave the larges
majority for the Republican party in tn,
late election. The record would also SHOW
that proportionately a large number o
Democratic Senators responded every time
the roll had been called. He gave notice tina
every item in the bill would be discussed, i
necessary, unless it was prevented by fore,
applied in some sort of fashion The dis
cussion having turned on farming property
| the statement was made by Vest that Their
was much degradation in some of the hes
farming counties in Pennsylvania an
Cameron remarked that while the state
ment was correct, the tariff was not, in hi
opinion, the cause of it; its cause was tn
decentralization OF silver in 1873. Ever sine
that act the price of land and farm product
had decreased. Since the passage of TIL
silver bill prices had risen some 20 pc
cent.
Teller said that as to the question of hast
IN passing the bill, he was not disposed t
deny its opponents a fair and free discu:
sion. He was willing to stay and discus
the tariff question or allow it to be di:
cussed, because he believed the America
people wanted to know whether the bill wa
a proper revenue tariff. Finally vote wa
reached on McPherson's amendment and
was rejected.
The paragraph relating to timed plat
having been reached, Vest said it was
bold, naked attempt by the Pittsburg mai
ufacturers to create another monopoly
their own interests against the consumer
of the United States. He moved to reduc
the rate from 2 2-10 cents per pound to
cent
Edmunds asked leave to offer an order t
be printed and go over. 1t is to the effec
that during the consideration of the tart
| bill no Senator shall speak more than ono
and not longer than five minutes @
one amendment without leave of the Senat
Such leave is to be granted or denied witt
out debate and without any other motion {
proceeding x .ept such as relates to DR.
viding a quorum, until the bill shall /
ready to pass to its third reading. No gel
eral motion in rela ton to it other than
take it up is to be in order; all appeals are
be determined at once and without debat
Finally, Edmunds withdrew the order, sa
| ing he would present it again tomorrow
A conference was ordered on the India
appropriation bill, and Dawes, Plumb or
Call appointed conferees.
Allison, from the committee on appropri
tions, reported with amendments, the Hol
bill for additional clerica, force in the pc
sion office, and gave notica that he wou
some time to morrow ask the Senate to CO
slider it. Adjourned.