Evening journal., 1890-08-27
ONE GENT.
THE NEWS OF CONGRESS
To Vote on the Tariff Bill
Sept. 8.
BOTH PARTIES HAVE CONSENTED.


ator Telier-Kansas Versus Colorado.
Changes In the Metal and Wood schsd-
ules Of the TariH Bin.
WASHINGTON, Aug 27-In the senate
the memoranda offered by Mr.. Ala1ich,
limiting the time for consideration ana FIX
ing the time for taking vote on the tariff
bill on Sept. 8, was taken up, the presiding
officer stating that unanimous consent YVES
asked for having 1t entered as an order OF
the senate. Objection was made by several
Democratic senators to having the menu
orandum take the shape of an "oraer OF
the senate" and Mr. Aldrich Withdrew it
in that form and confined himself to a re-
quest for unanimous consent to the mem
orandum. Mr. Plumb suggested that there
was something behind the matter that was
mot perfectly apparent to the public. After
'further remarks Mr.. Plumb withdrew his
objection and the memorandum was greed
to. The conference report on the suntry
civil appropriation bill was presented, read
and agreed to.
Plumb Attacks Teller.
The tariff bill was then taken M. tbs
pending question being lead ores. BsfoYe
anything was done on Che tariff Mr. Plumb
gave notice OF an amendment to th. hll
which he would offer at the proper tina.
The proposed amendment was read and
proved To be Mr.. Butterworthis bill intro
duced in the house for reciprocitT eith
Canada, with some slight modihcatio-s.
Mr. Plumb, in speaking on the lead parst-
graph, paid his respects to Mr. Teller He
said that the state Of Colorado was an off
shoot OF Kansas, and the population OF
Colorado had got their Republicanism aud
good citizenship from Kansas. Referring
to a statement of Mr. Teller that the trade
Of Colorado with Kansas was 5000. .O01 a
year, Mr.. Plumb said that the chickens
and eggs of Kansas amounted to more
than that. The mineral product Of Color
ado he said, was S27, 100000 year. The
climate Of the state yielded twice as much
every year II the "a 600 miners Of Color
ado got $1,000 a year each, as the senator
said, then they absorbed the entire mineral
product Of the state and left nothing for
capital The wheat and potato Industries
were each worth more than the mineral
industry
MIR. Plumb's Amendment Re5ectad.
Mr.. Sanders opposed the amendments
and appealed against the proposition to
bring the miners Of Montana into compe-
tition with peon labor Of Mexico. At the
close of the discussion Mr.. plumb's amend
ment TO reduce the rate TO three-fourths Of
a cent per pound was rejected as to 9s).
Mr.. Plumb being the only Republican sen
ator who voted for it, Mr. Cokes amend
ment making lead extracted from silver
ore free Of duty was rejected q9 to 30), Mr.
Plumb not voting. Mr.. Vest congratu-
lated the finance committee on its recon-
mendation to strike out the duty Of 3 cents
a pound on crude nickel. He hoped the
committee would pursue the same line as
to iron, copper and other metallic raw ma
terials The nickel ore paragraph was
struck out The paragraph relating TO
nickel and nickel oxide was amended un-
der the report of the finance committee by
reducing the duty from Is to cents per
pound number OF amendments sug-
gested from the Democratic side were re-
jected.
The Duty on Watches
The paragraph relating TO watches was
amended on recommendation Of the com
mittee by striking out the words sother
than gold" after the word cases. " and tho
words gold watches and gold watch cases
40 per cent ad valorem" This makes the
duty on all watches 25 per cent ad valorem.
Paragraph 2O5 (relating to zinc in blocks
or pigl was amended by reducing the duty
from ia cents to l 4 cents per pound. Mr.
Plumb moved to reduce the duty on zinc
in sheets paragraph 200 from 215 to
cents pound. Rejected.
Amendments in the Wood Schedule.
Schedule d wood and manufactures OF
wood having been reached Mr.. McPher-
son wished to offer a substitute for the
whole schedule, but he reserved it until
the committee amendments should be dis
posed Of. Paragraph 2l2 (relating to sawed
board, etc. was on the recommendation OF
the committee amended by reducing the
duty from 35 per cent. to 10 per cent, and
by adding the words Imposing a duty OF
20 per cent. on yeneers not specially pro
yided for Paragraph 217 (pickets and
palinRs) was amended on motion OF Mr..
Aldrich by reducing the duty from 20 per
cent 70 10 per cent, and paragraph 2lS by
reducing the duty from 30 to 80 cents per
1000.
Mr.. Aldrich moved to amend paragraph
221, which puts duty OF 10 per cent. on
chair cane manufactured but not made
into finished articles, by striking out the
words manufactured but not made into
finished articles" and inserting in lieu OF
them the words ''or reeds, whether wrought
or manufactured from rattans or ree,is.
and whether round, square or any other
shape" The amendment, which was
agreed to, gave rise to many questions and
explanations as to its effect Mr.. Allison
expressed doubts about it and reserved the
right to have the action recousidered, aud
Mr.. Blair suggested that it was in the in
terest of a Massachusetts combination and
against the interests Of the men ENGAGED
in making cane seated chairs Mr. Gr4ly
moved to amend paragraph 222 by reduc-
ing the duty on furniture from 35 TO Is
per cent. Rejected.
Filibustering in the House.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27-In the house
there was a controversy over consideration
OF the lard bill and the anti-option bill
The speaker ruled that the lard bill had
,fsr ~ of ..-ax and he ar.a,,,{a~ ,f a., I.rlI