Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, August 1st.-This morning at
10:45 the Senate took up the tariff bill
On the Senate assembling Edwards moved to
correct the journal of yesterday by making 1t
state the names of thir,y.two Senators who were
present when the roll was first called. There
was general opposition to this motion, Whlch
was defeated
Blair offered resolution instructing the Com
mittee on Rules to report within four days rule
for the incorporation of the previous question,
or some method of limiting and closing debate
in the parliamentary procedure OF the Senate,
and asked for immediate consideration.
Senator Blair, in speaking TO his resolution
introduced this morning, instructing the Com
mittee on Rules to report rule 10 limit debate
By the operation of the previous question or
some other method, said he believed 1t TO be the
opinion of the majority of the Republican Sen
ators that the time had arrived tor the adoption
Of a rule by which debate might be controlled.
He would not admit, however, that he was act
ing by direction OF the caucus. He was not, he
said, the st. Peter of that body by whom what
was bound in caucus should be bound in the
Senate, and what was loosed in the caucus
should be loosed in the Senate. He said 1t was
apparent that not one of the twenty-five i'm
portant measures on the calendar could be
passed without the change Of the rules proposed
in his resolution.
Objections being made on the Democratic
side, it went over until tomorrow.
The House joint resolution to permit Captain
George W. Davis, of the United States army, to
accept position in the Nicaragua Canal Con-
struction Company was passed.
The Senate then proceeded to the copsidera-
ton of the tariff bill, resumlng it at the head OF
"lead products
allowed to pass without comment, but to the
third article (orange mineral, 31a cents per
pound Mr.. Vance offered an amendment re-
ducing the rate to 21a cents per pound: In the
course of the discussion Vest expressed himself
in favor of reducing all duties on lead and its
products, although his State was the greatest
lead producing State in the Union. OF the
largest mine in the State, the Hazard, an East
ern man was the principal tockhoider, and the
mine cleared yearly dividends amounting to 90
per cent but the wages of the employees had
not been increased cent, so that the claim that
high protective duties were for the benefit OF
the workingmen was fraud and cheat from
the beginning to the end. 1t was notorious as
the greatest lead trust in existence, and If the
Senator from Ohio (Shermau) had been con-
sistent with his declaration he would have
favored the reduction on lead and all of its pro-
ducts.
Carbonate and sulphate and potash and
sponges were placed on the free list.
The duty on sulphate of soda was changed
from 1-10 of cent per hundred to 20 per cent.
ad vaiorem.
Finally the schedule was reached which re-
fers to earths, earthenware, glasses and glass
ware.
McPherson's motion to reduce the duty on fire
brick failed to carry.
Plumb voted with the Democrats-the first
break in the solid party vote.
On the hydraulic cement amendment Paddock
joined Plumb in voting with the Democrats.
Mcpherson moved to reduce the duty on COM
mon brown earthenware from IS to 20 per cent.
ad valorem. Rejected-yeas 2l. nays 20.
Paddock voted with the Democrats and Plumb
did not vote.
The next question was on china porcelain
and crockery ware, the Finance Committee re-
commending reduction of rates in the House
bill from 66 to 55 per cent on decorated ar
ticies and from So TO so per cent. on pain white
and undecorated ware.
Two members of the Finance Committee
Sherman and Hiscock-expressed their opin-
ions on the Senate ame ndments Allison sup
ported them.
Vest moved to make the rates Is and 40 per
cent. respectively.
Then Plumb took q prominent part in the dis
cussion, inveighing against the exorbitant de-
mands of high protectionists. The American
people, he said, were entitled to lave cheap
goods if competition could bring that about.
When, he asked, was the time coming when the
people OF the United states got some benefit
| from the establishment of home industries
Just as fast as the pint was arrived at when
lower prices might be expected manufacturers
came to Congress aud said they wanted more
duties whereby the downward progress of prices
might be arrested. He had no idea what he
might say was going to effect the
conceive, and he could not see
that the cohorts of protection were SO organ
lied that the bill was TO go through substantially
as il came from the Finance COMMITTEE He be
| leVeu IN ulStrlDutlug duties nectssdry IOr tut
| purpose of raising revenue for the support Of
| the Government in such way as TO equalize
| the condition existing between the manufact
urers of this country and those abroad. If hi
| were in doubt he would resolve the doubt in
| favor of American manufacturers, but If ht
| knew the exact condition he would put home
and foreign manufacturers on the same footipf
precisely. The Senate he contended
Pile as well as to the manufacturers. Tn,
| Democratic party had its full share of the re
sponsibility for the iniquities of the presen
tariff law, and Of that which was now proposed
The Democrats in the House had had the opDor
tunity of correcting the errors and wickednes
of the Mckinley bill, but they had sought t
evade the responsibility of their votes, when, b,
Joining with the Republicans who were opposed
TO that bill, they might have eliminated many
of its errors He could see game at battledor,
and shuttle-cock between free trade and protec
tion constantly going on, for the political adyan
tage of one side, and personal advantage on tn,
other, and between the two extremes The gres
body OF the American people were bein,
crushed and ground. He would apply the rul,
that whoever demanded a tax for his own bene
fit should be ready to show conclusively tina
his interest was also pubic interest.
sherman replied to Plumb. He coucurre6
with the Senator in the statement that no prop
osition made to tax the people should be sup
ported unless there was good ground for it. HI
went on to speak of the growth of the croc
cry industry in the United States, and said sucl
| an industry wss not to be ignored and not to b
refused any reASOnaDle demand. Inc price
of ehinaware were less now than the dutie
| were ten years ago.
Vest modified his amendment by making tn
two rates on decorated china so and 40 per ceni
respectively.
The bill then went over and the Senate ad
journed.
WASHINGTON, August lst.-0n motion of Ia,
lor of Illinois, resolution was adopted callin
on the Secretary Of War for copies of the repol