Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-08

The ! Gree Bih Reported to the senate
Deficiencies in the House.

WASHINGTON. August The Senate met
goo l0 s. 81. The Ia.i-call showed only
tliriv-tWo senators 0,.,ycn less than quo
rum lu Attendance.
After short waiting, whio the Ser
zoo .ut-li- Arms was Supposed 90 be III
ytIrr th. attendance % absent senators,
quorum "Gs obtained and the journal OF
.r.tytly'- proceedings was road By the
Secretary.
After SOME preliminary morning bust
I.- tLD au1 t,ll was taken up, the pend
lac question beng ou Mr.. Nauce's amend
u.ut % reduce tAe duty on Wg-ron para
graph JOS, page 45.l from three tcnth5 of a
cert per pound 90 - per ton.
Mr.. Ldmuud- presented q letter received
ly him iroW Mr. Weaver. Acting COmmis-
siuu,r of the Department of Labor, giving
figures Of the cost of direct labor IN seye-
Ial processes OK converting the natural ele-
ments into plg-ir0u. steel inco's. and steel
rails. the total being -ll.j1 for ton of
Steel rails ont of "a total cost OF S25.77, orat
the rate of % per cent. for direct labor
from beginning % end.
Mr. Reagan remarked that the estimate
was only one hall az Mr.. icWitt's estimate.
which was 800 per cent.
Mr. Edmund, explained that Mr..
licwltt's statement included the labor cost.
while hat now presented only applied 90
Che direct labor cost
The question was taken and Mr.. Naucc's
amendment was rejected yeas. n; nays,
"a. There were uu deylatious from the
rufV lines On tins vote.
The next paragraph l2to taxes bar iron,
round iron. Hats, and square ron from
eight tenths of cont CD ONE cent per
pound. according tn classification.
Here again Nlr. MCPHERSON failed g. Sc
cur, reduction II rates by % strict party
vote.
No. change was made IN paragraph 100
Ground iron ia rods o. coils
Sir. Vance moved TO reduce the rate IN
paragraph l3l Oceans, girders aud Othu
structural shapes ot iron or steeD from
nine teuths 10 SIX tcutIs OF one cent per
pound.
A. ArPFAL FOR AGrlcrirUnr.
Mr.. Paddock appealed 10 Mr. Alirich in
She interest 90 agriculture 10 agree To "a
reduction Of 40 least one tenth OF 2 cent
per pound on structural iron. Mr.. Aldrlch
lcark,ned 20 the appeal, and on his mo-
ton the rate was reduced 81 cents yer
pound Mr.. Nance's emendme ~ % make u
"a cents having been rejected.
On the next paragraph lbOiler iron) Mr..
Vest moved reduction OF various specific
rates named q 80 per cent rejected
ayes. -; nays. 26-a street party vote.
MIR. Mcpherson failed again on paragraph
I33.
the next paragraph asa applies to hooI
or band or scroll or other iron or steel
taxing il according 60 slze. with proVls'
that cott0n-tlcs shall pay two tenths OF Z
cent per pound additional.
COQTON-ITEs.
Mr. Coke moved 10 make the duty OF
cOtiOn-tie- % per cent. al calorem (th'
present rate) and addressed the Senate II
support Of that amendment. He SAID tina
the rate contained in the present bill wa
equal 10 I0J per cent. od udioren. and tina
there was 40 proper public policy IN add
ING 10 the burdens Of the ootton-growers
The whole labor cost ia the production O
cottOn-ties was only 10 per cent. SO tina
the present rate gave bonus Of iJpcr cent
" the manufacturers.
THI NEGRO LnGIsfATED AGAINST.
Mr.. Vest alluded to the fact that m re
rard TO the three products IN which th'
negroes Of the country had the most IN
terest sugar, rice and cotton-they wer,
legisated against ia the bill. But that IA,
said, was easily accounted for. The ne
proes contributed nothing but their votes
~ the Republican party. The cotton-tis
manufactures Of Pittsburgh had not ask
ed for any increase OF duty. aud yet tbs
hill jnersassd il a0l nar cent That Wal