The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-26


MIR. Aldrich expressed his willingness TO
have the memorandum modified as sug-
/ gpsted by MIR German. Il was therefore
modified SO as 20 continue the general dis
/ cussion up to and including Wednesday,
/ Sept. 3. % have the tive minutes debate on
/ Thursday, Sept 4. Friday, 3, and Saturday,
g. and 20 fix Monday Sept S,
/ aud thereafter for the consideration of the
/ bill aud its amendments, without debate,
/ three hours % be allowed to each side for
| general debate. and then the final vote 10 be
/ taken on the passage of the bill.
The presiding officer (Mr, Ingalls, asked
whether thore was any objection to having
/ an order entered.
PLUMB FAvoRs MORE TIME.
Mr.. Plumb objected, and asked 20 have
the matter 20 over till tomorrow. 1t
seemed 60 him that the time fixed in the or
| der was too short. At al events, there
should be some oSher division of the time,
although he was not prepared TO make sug-
/ gestions on that point The most important
| thing % be taken into account had yet
to como before the Senate, as for
Instance about what is 10 be done in
restraint Of trusts, about reciprocity, about
the effect of the bill on the revenues and as
% whether there would be money enough
70 carry on the government IL the bill be-
came a law. All these things had to be taken
| int o account. While he was as willing TO
take chances as the other senator's
were, he did not care TO do SO
until be had had at least time 10 consider the
proposition. He had not known anything
about it In advance except in a certain way,
and he thought that it should so over till
| tomorrow.
ALDRICH OFFERS IT AS AN AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Aldrich-rhen offer the memoran-
dunn in the form of an amendment TO the
/ rules, and give notice that | will ask to-mor-
row for modification of the rules in accord
ance with the memorandum.
Mr.. Gorman-I trust that the senator
/ from Rhode Island will not pursue that
course | do not think it will be necessary.
l am really within bounds when say that
every senator on this side will agree to the
terms
MIR. Aldrich-I do not think that the
arrangement ought to fail from the objec-
ton OF one senator or of a minority, if 1t is
satisfactory to a large majority Of the body;
and it is for the purpose of avoiding the
/ possibility of that that l have given the
notice.
EVENING SESSION SUGGESTED.
MIR. German suggested that If the daily
hours Of sitting were not sufficient, evening
sessions might be held.
Mr.. Harris said that he understood Mr..
| Plumb's object in having the order go over
till tomorrow to be only that he might look
into it. Ia all human probability the sena-
tor from Rhode Island could get an unani-
nous order tomorrow. He, therefore,
suggested that the step proposed to amend
the rules was unnecessary.
Mr.. Aldrich thereupon withdrew his
notice, but said he would ask for unanimous
| consent tomorrow morning.
MONEY FOR LIGHTHOUSES.
The bill Vas laid aside informally, and
the House bill for the erection of tower
| for a first order light ON Smith Island, Va,
not to cost more than $3.50, 600, was taken
/ from the calendar and passed with numer-
| Gus amendments, making appropriations
for lighthouses and fog signals in various
other parts of the country, and a confer
ence was asked. MesSrs. Dolph, Washburn
aud Ransom were appointed cOnferees on
the part of the Senate Among the amend
meuts attached by the Senate are the fol-
lowing: For lightships off Winter
| Quarter Shoals, Md, at Fenwick
| Island Shoal Md, FRYING Pan Shoals, N.
| c., and Mt Martins Industry, S. c., $4,000,
each light station at Payes Rock, York
river, Va, $4,000.
THE DUTY ON LEAD ORE.
The tariff DILL was again taken up, the
pending question being ON paragraph 1913,
| page 45, imposing a duty of l y cents per
| pound on lead ore aud lead dross, provided
that silver ore and all other ores containing
lead shall pay duty Of y cents per pound
on the lead contained therein according to
sample and assay at the port of entry.
Mr.. Coke moved to amend by striking out
the proviSo aud inserting a pcoviso that
ores containing silver and lead in which the
lead Is of less value than the silver, shall be
admitted free Of duty. He spoke in ad-
vocacy If the amendment, and was followed
and supported by Messrs. Carlisle and
Reagan.
PLUMB MOVES REDUCTION.
Mr.. Plumb moved to amend the para
graph by reducing the duty on lead ore
from i cent per pound to "a of cent He
thought that the Senate was coming to the
point where the system Of protection would
result in breaking down certain home in
dustries for the benefit of other indus
tries, and where the larger indus
tries were 20 destroy the smaller
ones. Some perception of that fact,
he thought, was being gained in quarters
that had been heretofore somewhat intol-
Grant on the position of certain persons to
ward the tariff bill He had recently been
read out Of the Republican party by New
Hork paper (the Triblne), and now he had
copy Of the same paper which complained
of certain provisions in the bill as being for
the benefit Of certain industries and for the
injury of certain other industries already
established. He did not know but that he
ought to read that paper out of the party.
DELICATE QUESTIONS.
The fact was that these were all very
delicate questions, and while he himself was
perfectly willlng to allow the status estab
lished by the tariff of 1888 to remain exist
on positive and overwhelming testimony
that duties were too high or too low, there
was general increase of duties all along
the line in the pending bill. the effect Of
which would BE-, in his Judgment to hurt
as many American industries as they
would help. The pending paragraph was
one of these cases. A member of the
present congress, to whom he had spoken as
70 the people becoming restive under the
high duties proposed, had said to him that
that might be so for a time, but they would
get used TO it. That might be, Mr.. Plumb
SAID, but there was no back so weak, per-
haps, that II would not bear little more.
Mr.. Stewart argued against the amend
ments and IN favor of duty on lead ore as
prop sed IN the paragraph. In the course
OF ms remarks he announced his opposition
To taking the duty off sugar.
TELLER SAYS IT Is A TRUST WAR
Mr.. Teller also advocated the adoption Of
the paragraph as report d, and asserted
That the contest was one between the lead
trust ln combination with the smelters aud
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