The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-14
PROTECTION TALK.
spreadeagle Speeches in Favor of the Big
Manufacturers.

spreadeagle Speeches in Favor Of the big
Manufacturers.
WAsHINGToN. Aug. 13.-House amend
ments to the senate bill to adopt regula-
tions TO prevent collisions at sea and to
amend the act relative to shipping COM
missioners were concurred in.
The senate then proceeded to consider
alton of executive business. The resolu-
ton offered by Edmunds yesterday limit
ing debate on the tariff bill was referred
TO the committee on rules.
Blair's resolution authorizing provision
for previous question took the same direc-
ton on his own motion.
Quays resolution providing, among
other things, for vote OH the tariii on
the Both of August, was also on motion
referred TO the committee OH rules. after
the statement by Quay that he under
stood the resolution for the general
appropriation bill included the river and
harbor bill.
Hoar offered an amendment so as to
include the federal election bill among
the measures 10 be taken under considera-
ton AT the present session. They were
also referred To the committee on rules.
Carlisle took part in the discussion and
citing statements made by Untimerger
that the quantity of tin plate annually I'M
ported into the United States was S55,692
tons, costing S23.0OO,0OO, said the produc-
ton of that material in this country would
give employment To 10000 workmen. He
said he had made a calculation of the
wages which these workmen would re-
ceiye under those conditions. IL one half
Of the S23,OOO,0OO was spent in wages, the
other half going for material and ex-
penses, each one of the workmen would
receive the magnificent sum OF S,S8 per
year; and if the whole amount was paid
in wages the workmen would receive 81
G66 per year; and that, he said,wa the sort
OF statement in.which this legislation was
asked.
Morgan next addressed the senate in
opposition to the proposed increase of
duty on tin plate. In conclusion he said: /:
II know that nothing which we can say
will stay the majority. You addressing
the republican sidel have entered on the
passage of this act which throughout It's
| every page places additional burdens on
the people. We cannot stop you. But at
| all events we have done one thing which
was right and proper and necessary. That
| is, we have had free aud open
| discussion of this natter The
debate continued at length being
participated in by Gray, Aldrich, Hiscock
| and Dawes. The latter expressing the
| conviction that the American laborer
would rather pay one half a cent more for
/ a tin can bearing the stamp Of the Ameri-
can eagle than one half "A cent less for one
bearing the stamp of the British lion. The
tariff bill was Land aside Informally and
| the conference report on the Indian APP.
propriatiou bill presented aud agreed To-
Plumb from the committee on appropri'
ations reported a joint resolution Of relief
for the dcstiiution in Oklahoma aud sad
he would ask for action upon II to-mor
| row.
The house bill making an appropriation
for an additional clerical force m the pen
sion office was taken from calendar and
! the various amendments reported 10y th,
committee on appropriations agreed u
! and the bill passed.