The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-07
TIE TARIFF BILL
In the Senate-Ths Iron Ore Schedule ID
Considered,

In the Senate-Tho Iron Orc Schedule I.
Considerrd,
WAsnlNaToN, D. O., August 0.-In the
Senate to-day after some routine bust.
ness Of little Importance the Senate pro.
ceedpd to the consideration OF the tariff,
the question being on Mr.. Morgan's
amendment to paragraph l27, page 24 in
regard 10 iron ore. Mr.. German re.
sumed his argument. The metal sched.
ute, he said, was perhaps tho most i'm.
portant one in the bill, and the para.
graph under discussion was the whole
schedule. The rate Of duty on iron ore
controlled to large extent the cost OF
production OF iron aud steel east of the
Alleghenies.
Mr.. German spoke OF great length in
tavor OF the reduction OF the duty on
Bessemer orc. MIR. Gormsn said that
with reduction OF duty Oh foreign
BessemeF ores, the result would be that
steel shipa would be built as oheaply in
Baltimore as on the Clyde. With that
advantage Tho prediction OF the grea,
Republican Secretary of State would be
verified.
Mr.. Frye-1t is the purpose Of q pro.
tective tariff to create home market
which is worth infinitely more than any
lo:eign market, aud that was undoubted.
ly the understanding OF the Secretary oI
State, and not a purpose 10 reflect at all
on the Mckinley bill.
Mr.. Butler-Then I understand tina,
the Secretary OF State was in favor d
opening up foreign markets to american
manufacturers. 5e'-l In. >
4 Mr.. Frye=-He was In favor OF resort
ing to some measure by which the high
dutiea imposed blythe South American
republics on products Of the United
States might be reduced and removed
thus enabling US to send our soads te
those markets. ;
Mr.. Gray spoke Of "the remarkable
gloas nut by Mr.. Frye on Mr.. Blaine't
letter. aud he went on 10 read extract,
from the letter to show that Mr.. Frye!
Interpretation was not the correct one.
Mr. Frye stated IN reply to Mr.. Gray
that Mr.. Blaine had csiticised the hill II
simply one regard, the. provision making
sugar free. IN bis judgment, Mr.. Blaine
had simply crilicisad it because the fret
sugar provisiol was not accompanied
with q provision that would open up t.
them the markets OF the South Ameri
can countries TO the products OF tht
American farmer. That was criticism
which he himself would have made
There was no other cr;tialsm made b,
| Mr.. B,siIa ON the Mckinley bill, and b;
himself sympathlzsd strongly in The
criticism. ssl, -
/, Mr.. Gibson denied the sta!emen, tha
Mr.. Blaine's letter referred "a supa
sioae, and asserted that 1t referred aIs
I 70 kides and wool and ases,
| Mr:Morgan Withdrew his amendtnen
| in order 10 allow Mr. German 10 amen
by reducing the duty on iron ore fron
70 to 80 cents per ton. -S5
! Mr.. Plumb moved To amend th
amendment by making the rate co cent
peS ton. ~ y ne.
NJ. German accepted tho amendmeu
The amendment was re1ected-yeas, q
nays 90. Messra. Dawes, Ingalls,, Pat
dock and. Plumb voted "aye" with th
Democrats, and Mr.. Pavne was paire,
The rest Of paragraph l27 was agreed
> as reported by the Finance Committe
2 Mr.. Vance moved to reduce the dul
on pig iron from $40 per pound to IS
i ton. E
& Without disposing Of tho anendmeu
the Senate adjourned.