The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-14
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Continuation OF the Tariff Debate--Re-
lief of OkIahoma.

Continuation OF the Tariff Debate-Re-
lief of Oklahoma.
WASHINGTON CRY, Aug. 13--In the Sem
ate consideration of the House amend
ments to the Senate bills TO adopt regula-
tions to prevent collisions at sea and to
amend the act relative to shipping COM
missioners. was concluded.
A resolution was agreed to directing the
secretary of the navy to investigate the
alleged counterfeit of the stamp test of
pierced steel plate for United States navy
vessels constructed at the Linden Steel
Works. Pitts5urg.
The resolution offered by Edmunds yes
terday, limiting debate on the tariff bill,
was referred to the committee on rules.
Blair's resolution authorizing provis-
ion for the previous question took the same
direction ON his own motion.
Quay's resolution, providing for the vote
on the tariff bill on August 80, was also on
motion referred to the committee on rules,
after statement by Quay that he UNDER
stood the resolution on general appropria-
ton bills to include the river and harbor
bill.
Hoar offered an amendment so as to in
clude the federal election bill among the
at the present session. This was also re-
ferred to the committee en- rules.
The House joint resolution extending
the provisions of the existing laws provid-
ing for temporary expenditures of the gov
ernment to August 20, was taken Up and
PASSED.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the
pending question being on Vests amend
ment, offered Monday, reducing the duty
Oh terne plate from 2-10 to cent per
pound.
Gray continued his argument in support
of the amendment.
Carlisle took part in the discussion, and
citing the stateme mt made by a manufac-
turer, that the quantity OF tin plate annu-
ally imported III the United States was
,692 tons, costing S23, ,00O, 600, and that
tie production of that material would, in
this country, give employment to 100000
workmen, said he had made calculation
of the wages which these workmen would
receive under the second condition. If
one-half of $23 0O0, 600 was spent as wages,
the other half going for material, each work
man would receive the munifcent sum of
$3S SO per year, and OF the whole amount
were paid in wages each workman
would receive $76.66 per year. and that. he
said, was the sort of statement on which
this legislation was asked.
Morgan addressed the Senate in opposi-
ton 20 the proposed increase of duty on
tin. In conclusion he said:
know that nothing which we can say win
stay the majority You addressing the Repub-
hcan eide) have entered IN the passage of an act
which throughout its every paragraph makes
additional burdens for the people. We can not
stop YOU. but at all events We have done one
thing which was right and proper and neces-
sary-that is, we have had free discussion of
this bill
The debate was continued at length, be-
ing participated in by Gray, Aldrich, His
cock and Dawes, the latter expressing the
conviction that American laborers would
rather pay half cent more for tin bearing
the stamp OF the American eagle than half
q cent less with the stamp of the British
lion.
The bill was laid aside and the confer
ence report on the Indian appropriation
bill presented and agreed to.
Plumb. from the committee on appropri-
alton. reported joint resolution for the
relief of destitution in Oklohama and said
be would ask for action on il tomorrow.
The House bill, making an appropriation
for an additional clerical force in the PEN
sion Office. was taken from the calendar
and the various amendments reported by
the committee on appropriations were
agreed TO and the bill passed. After an
executive session the Senate adjourned.