The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-26
ABOUT THE TARIFF BILL.
AIdrich Wants To shut on Discussion in
the senate.

the senate.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-ln the senate
this morning Aldrich asked unanimous
consent that the general debate ON the
tariff bill shall close on the 3Dth; that the
debate on the amendments continue un-
der tine fiuc m mute rule until September
<, and that the final voting shall then he
gin. lie also proposed that the last slN
hours be devoted To debate. At the request
Of Plumb the matter went over until to-
morrow.
Aldrich's order was modified on the sug-
gestion of German, Of the democrats, so
as to continue the general discus
sion Of the tariff hill up To
and incsudme Wednesday, Sep
temhrr 3; 10 have five minutes debate
on Thursday, the ith, Friday the 9Th, and
Saturday the 9th, and To fix Monday. Sep
tember :, and thcreaft rfor consideration
Of the bill and amendments without de-
bate then three hours be allowed 10 each
side for general debate, and then the final
vote TO he taken on the passage Of the
bill
The order would probably nave been en-
tered but for the objection of Plumb, who
asked that the matter go over until to-
morrow.
The tariff bill was taken up and Vance
proposed the following amendment:
That in all cases where IL can he shown
20 the secretary of the treasury that any
goods, wares or merchandise imported
have been purchased abroad 10y citizen
of the United Stairs 10y exchange Of farm
products grown in the United States Tor
such goods or where such goods have been
purchased with the proceeds of such larIn
products ia foreign countries, such
goods shall br imported al the following
rates of duty:
Dn.-half the prcscnt duty on all MANN
facturcs uf iron aud steel; ~ per cent of
| the present duty on all WOODEN or cotton
goods or articles Of which wool or cotton
may bc the component material Of chief
value; uuc-half the present duty on earth
cnwarc, china and glassware; ~ per cent.
| of the present rate Of duty on all material
| used as fertilizers or in the manufacture
| thereof, aud p per cent. Of the present
rate Of duty on iute bagging and farmers
binding twinc.
The pending question on the tariff bill
| was imposing "A duty of ~ cents per
pound on lead ore and lead dross, pro-
vidcd that silver ore. and all other ores
| containing l'dus Hllhll llstN ~ iNlN VI -
cents per pound on the lead contained
therein. according Ia sample aud assay AT
the port ~ entry.
! Coke moved to amend 10y striking ont
| this prOvlso and inserting prOyiso that
ores containing silver and lead, which
| lead is 81 less value than silver, shall br
! admitted free of duty. He said the pas
| sage uf a bill rs reported, would destroy
the smelling works IN Texas, Kan
sas City, Chicago and st. Louis,
| render useless the refractory ores
| of New Mexico, Arizona and Texas,
| throw a large number Of men oui
of employment and drive from the United
States trade with Mexico, valuable not
only for the American manufacturers hut
! for the American farmers. Reagan and
Carlisle followed with arguments ou the
same lines.
Plumb moved Ia amend the paragraph
by reducing the duty on lead ore from =.
cents PR pound 10 "a. He thought the
senate was coming 10 point where the
system If protection would result in the
breaking down uf certain home indus
tries for the benefit Of other indus
tries, and whore larger industries
were to destroy the smaller ones,
II tie mine owners Of Colorado who had
derived 80 much profit from the recent
] SILVER iNEl0lhuon urhlittl 10 Etl Hlli ulhi'
benefit boy "A tax on these Mexican ores,
why did they not propose "A duty on the
silver ORES Of Mexico
Stewart argued against the amend,
mcut- aud ia favor ~ "a duty on lead Urt
as proposed ia the paragraph.
Teller also advocated the adoption u'
the paragraph as reported. and a--urtr.
that th' contest was one between a lead
trust 900 combination with the -m"lCr-O
and the miners Of the Rocky Mountains
These miners were J,up strong, uut
they consumed more ~ the 1griculura
prudurl- II Kansas aud Nebraska than Il
of Mexico consumed. and Kansas was i'm
dubtrd tp the miners of Colorado fpr
whatever prosperity she enjoyed. he wa
not, therefore, exactly pleased when th'
senator from that state insisted that b'
wanted ID secure trade with Mexico aut
was willing to put the labor " Colorado