The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-14

In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. = The House
amendments to the Senate bill to adopt
regulations to prevent collisions at sea and
to amend the act relative to shipping com
missioners, were concurred in.
A resolution was agreed to directing the
secretary of the navy to investigate the
alleged counterfeit steel stamp test of the
vessels at the Linden steel works, Pitts
burg. The Senate then proceeded to the
consideration of executive business.
The resolution offered by Edmunds yes
terday, limiting the debate on the tariff
bill, was referred TO the committee on
rules.
Blair's resolution authorizing provis-
ion for the previous question took the some
direction on his own motion.
Quay's resolution, providing, among
other things, for vote on the tariff bill on
the Both of August, was referred to the
committee on rules, after statement by
Quay that he understood the resolution on
the general appropriation bills to include
the river and harbor bill.
Hoar offered an amendment so as to in
clude the federal election bill among the
measures to be taken up for consideration
at the present session Referred to the
committee on rules.
The House joint resolution extending the
provisions of the existing laws providing
for the temporary expenditures OF the gov
ernment(to the 29th of August 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 on
tin plate from 2.2 cents to cent per pound.
Gray continued his argument in support of
the amendment.
| Carlisle took part in the discussion, and
citing the statements made by Untimeyer,
that the quantity of tin plate annually i'm
ported into the United States was 336, 692
tons, costing S23, 900, 900 and the production
of that metal in this country would give
employment to 100000 workmen, said he
had made calculation of the wages which
those worlmen would receive under those
conditions if onehalf ofathe S23,000,0 600 was
spent in wages, the oLher half going fol
material and expenses. Each one work
man would receive the magnificent sum Of
S3S, 80 per year, and if the whole amount
were paid in wages, workman would re
ceive Sf6.66 per year. And that, he said
was the sort of statement on which this
legislation was asked
Morgan next addressed the Senate in OPP
position to the proposed increase of duty
on tin plates. In conclusion he said: g
know that nothing can say will stay the
majority. You addressing the Republican
side) have entered on the passage of an &C
which, throughout its every page, puts ad
ditional burdens on the people. We canno
stop you. AT all events, we have done on
thing which was right and proper and nee
essary, that is, we have had a free ant
open discussion on this matter"
The debate was continued at length, be
ing participated In by Quay, Aldrich ant
Hiscock. The latter expressed his con
viction that the American laborer woul,
rather pay ne-half a cent more for til
can bearing the stamp of the American
eagle than one half cent less for on
bearing the stamp of the British lion. Tn
: tariff bill was laid aside informally and tn,
conference report on the Indian appropris
, ton bill presented and agreed to.
Plumb, from the committee on appro
priatio1s, reported joint resolution for tn
relief of restitution in Oklahoma and sal
he would ask the Senate to act upon it tc
morrow.
The House bill making an appropriate
for additional clerical force in the pensio
Office was taken from calendar and variou
amendments reported by the committee o
appropriation agreed to,and the bill passed
After executive session, adjourned.