The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-01
SENATORS COME IN SLOW
vo QUORUM ON HAND WHEN THE
"0 SESSION OPENED.

DID Next Friday-Ihe 1ar4H OoOA'e
Resumed.
r.eu1xGroN. July 31.-Under the new
L. Cor the dispatch of business the Senate
ot Of 10 o'clock this morning. There
-N0- hovvsvar not more than ten Senators
Drosant during the prayer. and after the
rbonlain had retired Mr.. German suggested
+ba fact that there was no quorum present.
Tho roll vas called and thirty-two senators
--r,,.o5 IN their names, eleven less than
ruoruro. whereup0n the sergeant-atarins
- diracted to request the attendance OF
A. obsent senator's. By 1920 o'clock
Quorum had appeared, one of the latest to
arrive being Senator Sherman, who o1ered
the resolution by which the time OF the
,,oarinQ had been advanced an hour, and
+bis circumstance was jocularly commented
~ by some of the democratic senators.
T. was suggested by Mr.. Edmunds and
others that the journal should have the
names of the absentees when the roll call
was completed and the names OF those sub
se0uently reporting In the order III "hlch
they arrived; L .Lo+ .ho r,Ia
undar which the Senate was now operating
should not be made any more obnoxious
than it now was.
UNFAIR TO THE MINORITY.
Mr. Harris gave it as his opinion that if
tba fact of the journal giving the name of
sh.entees would have the effect of bringing
a Quorum at the hour of meeting, it ought
IN ba done If so early an hour was found
nconvenient the Senate should fix an hour
that would be convenient. 1t was grossly
nniust TO the members of the minority to
compel them to be present and waste their
+ime until it suited the convenience of other
senator's to appear and make quorum to
transact the business Of the body. DE
wonld favor any measure that would tend
10 bring a quorum, at least, to the Senate at
the hours fixed for meeting, whatever the
hour was to be made.
No action was taken on the suggestion,
but all further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with.
The Journal of Yesterdays proceedings
was read and agreed to.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
NJ. FRYE made statement in relation to
the river and harbor bill. He said that the
committee on commerce, not wishing TO an
tagoni2e or to seem to antagoniZe the tariff
bill had instructed him to consult the
finance committee as to the time when the
river and harb0r bill could be considered;
that such a consultation had taken place,
and that it had been agreed, to the entire
satisfaction Of both committees, that the
river and harbOr bill should be taken up on
Friday Of next week.
The conferences report on the District of
Columbia appropriation bill was taken up,
discussed for an hour and half, chiefly on
the subject of street railroad companies
and their shortcomings, and agreed to.
THE TARIFF BILL TAKEN UP.
80 /.
reading by paragraphs was continued, be-
ginning at paragraph 80, page 6, the article
being extracts of lcorice, and the amend
ment reported from the finance committee
being to reduce the rate of the House bill
from cents to 5 cents pound.
Mr. McPhersOn moved to make the rate
cents pound, which would be. he said.
equal to rate Of 66 per cent, the price
current showing that the New York price
was cents per pound. He spoke of the
OIL as being big steal from beginning TO
end, and said that he would move reduc-
uons In matters affecting the industries of
LIE own state just as he would matters
8lec1lng the industries of other states
HIscoCK HEADS VANCE OFF.
Mr.. Vance rose to ask Mr.. Mcpherson a
question, but before he had chance to do
~ le was himself asked by Mr.. Hiscock if
ne Would vote the same in reference to the
industries Of North Carolina.
qld not KNOW" said Mr.. Vance, ''that
mad constituted the senator from New
lUrA my guardian or mentor for the pur-
poSe Oh anticipating what I am going to
Say. God forbid that | should intend to say
Wlat he thinks l ought to say in reference
|" IllS tarltf BILL Laughter.
Mr. McPherson's motion and the remark
ntiNL anJtSi9NLHpanylng it started another debate.
o.bo~ ~4iou was repeated on a small scale upon
k;T ;n'I LioIions TO reduce rates named in the
DA4 With which he followed it up.
THE RATE ON CASTOR OIL.
.onn- nn VI MS motions were rejected in regard
~ nTol ~ ice, carbonate of magnesia, morphia
ooyer w. nyer oil, fish oil and castor oil. and the
IN lNllVvee amendments were agreed to
ni each case, except as to castor
4 Crao.. c. On thlS item Mr.. Plumb moved to in
roTS lJGSo tne rate from 80 to so cents per
enath; -tb yne present duty. He said that
~ .nliu OF the entire castor oil bean cron
u inc country was produced in Kansas
if .I was willing to forego that rate of duty
b, une farmers of Kansas were permitted 70
ro}alle aiIicles they used at corresponding
Of f4IUNoh .CaIh OF duty. He wanted to get ont
his 'oo oo-t olu what he could get out Of it for
ros o"n o people. Mr.. Plumb's amendment
was agreed to. ''i'''iien'
THE DUTY ON OPIUM.
inor COiuinlttee amendments were adontad
s,oatlRs oltgeSlLs lhe duty on opium prepared for
maLins Ls 10 Sl2 from $40 per pound and
nov rs !ne duty on unmanufactured al
ana W., instead OF 50 as in the House hill
per ro,,C Vn gue manufactured article Il cent
NJ MpOItI Itlnl instead of 81 per ton.
onob -ncA Aerson moved to reduce the dutv
centa ,Iu ollio yellow and chrome green from AZ
Tbo Tba% per pound to 25 per cent. ad yaloreInS
yeas lloS!on 70 51 u was rejected by vote of 20
MI . MCPHERSON offered similar amo,a
the baaJ .o several other parag apis, under
nisbes sgsSuang OF paints, colors and var
result ana ana with the same unyarvino
no ,Y Gnor,' On one yea and nay vote there was
failed ~ ulu voting and call of the roll
at-arn,|s w pIouuce one Then the sergeant
aDca - " .t as ulrectsd to request the attend-
renor.o, ol tIine Ine absent senator's. Soon IL vas
prassrt Una, enaV there were forty-seven senators
roIl cnIl ana further proceedings undar tbe
0a'I We're dispensed with WIG
n The RATE ON PARIS WHITE
rednco rdl,, SalScF1erson VIC offered an amendmor+ e.
from ona ,ne uIuty on whiting and Paris wbite
al valoro,La luali cent pound to 90 ner cent
over an fli, fui' After discussion that lasrad
was reiont'uI I'tur and half, the amendmont
yeas to 1?I'9l ~ oy the usual party vote of %
comnittae1 ltlent reported by the finance
words -, ~ strike out of paragraph IN he
known ~ lulhts and colors commerciai1,,
4 cent ad ISIS ISIS water color paints. 50 na,.
leave, all s,app'rem," was agreed to Tn;s
val al sucn paints AT % - W. LUIS