The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-22
CARNEGIE GEM.
for Vest on Stanley's Dia-
mond and Tariff.
o.lsAL PACKAGE VOTE TO-DAY.
- Senate Transact Little Busi-
8 = Dut Of Respect to Congress-
nan walkers Memory.
n,plal. PACKAGE VOTE TO-DAY.

s S.mrraros Cry. July 21.-on motion
g - the Senate committee on relations
~ canada was authorized to continue
80 i.vexfirution during the coming recess
= fhe next session.
s - Houee bill TO amend the act of June
IN. for the relief OF settlers of railroad
! - rs reported and placed on the cal
Z 1eves moved TO proceed to the consider
- a the Indian APPROPRIATION bill.
- asked him to yield and permit the
~ & transfer the revenue marine service
81 - naval establishment TO be taken up
B ~ morning hour.
SIorrill informed Dawes that If he did
g moceed with the Indian appropriation
~ ~ (MorriIE) would move to proceed
- ne tariff bill.
6f1v remarked that the senator from
sSrr,ont could hardly expect TO exclude
3 s slber matters that might not have the
1I.at and magnitude of the tariff bill.
/ 5I1r. rs no legislation that could be con-
1900 BIZ the Senate during the re-
Z An 81 the session that would not take
- fime from the consideration of the
- III and be did not think that the
~ should proclaim that nothing else
"a b considered.
rofriIl said it was not his purpose to
s ironiSe particularly the bill of the sem
p. irom Delaware, but he proposed to
q eonsiderati0n OF the tariff bill in oppo-
- d any other measure, except appro-
mlnfion bills.
6r.y made q motion to proceed to the
fdesation of the House bill to transfer
fonyepue marine service from the treas
- = he navy department: agreed to-
{ IN nays q. The Republicans who
- ~ were Cameron, Casey, Cullom,
{ 1fxell, Frye, Ingalls,, Mitchell, Sawyer,
1DoneY, Teller and Washburn. The DEM
es11s Who voted nay were Bate, Cockreil,
cnm and Pugh.
n Senate proceeded to the considera-
~ tho House bill 10 transfer the rev.
- mafine service to the naval depart
~ The bill having been read, the date
- lke appointment of revenue marine
d1e9s TO be officers of the navy was fixed
r Jinuary /, 1891, so that they practically
1oQld b Of no service ia the collection of
Visions revenue. The only object OF the
y xn 10 advance the pay of officers to
] tteytent of SIS, 100 year, and to have
- entitled to be placed on the retired
# These officers had not asked for the
n6noure.
ycofhees criticised the tariff bill in de-
II He characterized it as . financial
16As,eE The reduction in sugar and mo-
- MAS not reduction at all, in the light
H1ke proposed bounty to planters. The
kcense IN WOODEN goods amounted to $751;
MOO year. This was simply protection
~ mad. Voorhees, referred to the recent
6nnley Wedding in London ana wedding
rpssnts Of fabulous prices. Among these
NJ the gift Of Carnegie. gift richer and
nfer and far more costly than any that
epuid be offered by the queen of England
q the king Of Belgium. This gift was an
uncut diamond Of such size and quality
nat neither the richest of crown jewels of
England Dcr the Moonstone of India could
4uspass itin value. How came this Amer
can king Of steel and iron to have such a
diamond7 The farmers of the United
States had paid for that diamond a thou
fand times over in the last twenty years
e5psying an average duty of over 30 per
senk on every article of iron and steel they
usd md BY paying increased rates of
ndns made necessary by high duties on
aee cd iron rails and rolling stock. Voor-
hsa proceeded to discuss the pro-
posed Increase Of 100 per cent. on
aa pate in order TO protect an infant in
aaslry yet unborn and give employment to
A00 xorkinemen now idle. 1t would he
cheaper for the country to pay the
ANY, Idle men average wages than to tax
ss.iy square Of tin roof, every dinner pail
.na mik can. simply to build dozen mill
spaelres and enable them 10 give coaching
psfaes 70 protection leaders and found
e libraries By is per cent. reductions in
Is wages OF workingmen. Tin plate has
"e nFst right 10 be on the free list, and he
.eaio q the proper time move to put it
3sna There was no manufacturer OF il in
country and there was nothing to pro-
10y even II protection was right. All the
lnsl revenue taxes on manufacturers,
sokefs and dealers, bank checks and in
"nes have been swept away, while the
sssss on trace chains, tin buckets, fannels
y me Ike had manifold growth.
the close OF the speech Cockrell
sseisa resolution, which was agreed to,
sApessing the Senate's regret at the an
sceneemento of the death OF Representative
1Ael OF Missouri, and for the appoint
sas o. committee of three senators to
sno the funeral. Vest, Plumb and
.'i5 we're appointed and the Senate as a
nark Of resnect a5inn-na