The morning call., 1890-08-13
THE SENATE.
Edmunds Anxious to Limit Debate on the
Tariff Bill.


Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Fin the Senate
this morning Hale reported back the bill to
extend the census law so as to require in
formation to be obtained from incorporated
express companies. Passed.
Edmunds from the Judiciary Committee
reported an amendment to the River and
Harbor Bill. He explained that its pur-
pose was to make it unlawful to obstruct
the navigation of any navigable waters of
the United States. 1t was laid on the table
and ordered printed.
Edmunds presented motion for a change
of rules by limiting debate on the Tariff
Bill Laid on the table and ordered to be
printed
Blair also offered a resolution for such a
change of rules as will permit the previous
question to be moved after proposition
has been considered two days. The same
disposition was made OF IL.
The Tariff Bill was taken up, the pend
ing question being on Vests amendment
offered yesterday, reducing the duty on tin
plates from 2-10 cents per pound to l cent,
the present rate.
Morgan resumed his argument against the
increased duty provided for in the para
graph. Abiding to Edmunds' motion to
limit the debate on other propositions of like
character, Morgan said no Democratic Sena-
tor desired to prevent the passage of the
bill. They had merely attempted to have q
free and full discussion, which had not
taken place in the House and which was
cbOked off by the rules of that body and
their administration.
Daniel spoke of the proposed increase of
duty on tin plates as another step In the re-
lentless and memorable way in which the
Republican party engaged against the agri-
cultural and producing classes of the
nj ri IN fIea
limit debate, Daniel said that such gag
rule would be fitting wind-up to the sad
and tragic comedy before the Senate. Those
who spoke for the farmers were to be gagged
like CULVER, and were to be told to speak
their five minutes and go home. Shame"
lie exclaimed, upon you, American Sena-
tors, if you can hear such suggestion with
pleasure or without indignation"
Moody said he was advised by the major
ity of the Finance Committee that an
amendment was to be offered imposing duty
on and after January /, 1892 on black oxide
of tin and on bar, block and pig tin and he
asked Aldrich whether that was so. Aid
rich assented to the correctness of the state
ment. Moody said there was no provision.
in the bill of more Importance to the people
in his own State and 10 a large proportion
Of the people in the United States than a
provision that would impose duty of four
cents per pound on itallic tin. Within the
last six years the most extensive and prob
ably the richest tin mine in the world had
been discovered in the Black Hills of South
Dakota and Wyoming. Not only was the
tin there but iron for tin-plate and coal ont
of which coke was to be made for fuel to do
the work with. Whatever he could do to
create or develop the manufacturing indus
try in the West he would do.
The Tariff Bill was laid aside temporarily
and Allison reported back the House bill to
continue temporarily the appropriation for
the support of the Government. and il went
over till Tomorrow. The Senate then went
into executive session and later adjourned.