Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-06

WASHINGTON, August. 5.-The senate met
at 10 a. IN. and immediately proceeded to
consideration of the tariff bill, the pending
item being the paragraph relating to cylinder
and crown glass, polished.
Mr.. Berry addressed the senate on the gen
eral subject of tariff legislation. He denied
the correctness of Mr.. Hiscock's assertion
that the question had been finally settled at
the last presidential election The majority
of the American people, Mr. Berry asserted,
had not then declared in favor of the
protective theory, but rather in favor of the
party that advocated tariff for revenue
only. Sooner or later right would prevail,
aud then, and not until then, could it be
said that the question was finally settled He
denounced the bill as a bill Of false pretences
sailing under false colors, and neither honest
on its face nor in its purpose. 1t professed to
reduce taxes, but it increased taxes 1t pro-
fessed to eoualize duties on imports, but it
made them grossly unequal He believed that
taxes should be levied and duties imposed for
some purpose of revenue on articles Of luxury
and not on articles of necessity. Other
administration of Grover Cleveland
the surplus in the treasury had
accumulated. The question was now how it
should be disposed of. But now at the close
q
can administration, the question was how to
guard against deficiency. And vet, instead
OF meeting that deficicncyin in way somewhat
just, instead of imposing an income tax on
the wealthier classes, it was proposed to add
to the burdens that were borne by the moor
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa replied to Mr.. Berry
he read Tor that gentleman'S information an
article from the Fort Dodge, Ia, Messenger
contrasting the condition of the farmer and
the Workingman now and ten years ago, and
hnt ina tl,a Al.
place IN prices OF household and agricultural
implements andneceSsary commodities within
that decade. As TO the talk about depression
in farming interests and about the enormous
amount OF farm mortgages, Mr. Wilson said
the farm mortgages of Iowa had been pnb
lished at 1867 900, 900, when in fact that was
the total assessed valuation of farms in 1856
The outside limit of farm mortgages in Iowa
was S5 100000
The discussion continued for n long time
and at its close the amendment offered by MIR
MCPHERSON to paragraph lOG, as to sizes of
window glass, was accepted by Mr. Aldrich
and agreed to. .
The paragraph referring to fluted, rolled
or rough plate glass was, on motion of Mr.
Aldrich, agreed to as it came from the house
except that the description in the proviso
was modified 50 as TO make it apply to all
such glass when ground or otherwise ob.
scured, and the committed amendment was
agreed to-
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plate glass unsilvered," was, on motion of
Mr.. Aldrich, made to read ''cast polished
plate glass, finished or unfinished, and un.
silvcred"
The next paragraph referred to least pol
ished plate glass, silver and lool1ing-glass
plates.n
Mr.. Vest moved TO reduce the rate on the
lowest size from to cents per square foot
on the ground that this German looking glass
was used in cheap furniture and was not pro
duced in this country. Rejected
In the paragraph referring to spectacles the
finance committees amendment to the sub.
stitute for mixed rates by the house (and in
creasing the existing rates very largely a
uniform rate OF 90 per cent ad valorem was
agreed to-
The next paragraph, imposing a duty of 45
per cent ad valorem on all manufactures of
glass, was amended, on recommendation of
the finance committee, by striking out the
words, "lensesn of glass or pebbles, wholly
or partly manufactured, and fusOe enamel
The marble and stone items were passed
over without any material change being made
in them
Schedule &c" ''metals and nanufac-
lures off, was then taken up. The paragraph
putting duty of i5 cents per ton on iron ore
was discussed at length.
Mr. Morgan moved to insert after the
words Iron ore'' the words containing more
than l-lOo of per cent of phosphoric acid
without voting on the motion the senate
adjourned.