The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-26
THE NATIONAL UNNGRESS.
TRYING TO CLOSE Up THE TAR.
IFF DEBATE.
Ihe Country SIN State OF Anxious
Suspense'-- MIR. Aldrich and MIR.
German Talk for Their Respective
Sides.-Bosh Houses Adjourn as a
Mark of Respect to representative
Watson
tBy United PreeS.l


WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The Senate
met at 10 O'Clock this morning and az
ter few moments spent in consider
ing routine matters, resumed consider
alton of the tariff bill
Mr. Aldrich, referring to the unusual
length of the tariff bill, said that the
TACT That the business of the cOuntrY
was IN a state Of anxious suspense,
awaiting the result OF the Senate's de
liberation, led him to ask Senators or
the other side to consider the question
of fixing date for closing the debate,
and having final vote on the passage OF
the bill He had no desire to preyent
ample discussion Of the remaining para
graphs Of the bill.
Mr.. Gorman, speaking for his Demo
cratic colleagues, said he would be very
| glad to hear suggestions Mr. Aldrich
might have to make. Mr. Aldrich then
submitted proposition which he asked
unanimous consent to have adopted.
The paper was read. It proposed that
the consideration of the bill shall be con-
tlnued to the exclusion of all other bus
mess except appropriation bills, confer
ence reports to and including September
1st, subject to general debate, and dur
ing September I'd, Sd, and 4th, subject
to the five minute rule in debate; that
no Senator shall speak on any one ques-
tion more than once; and that on Sep
tember 5th and thereafter the cOnsidera-
ton shall be continued on the bill or
amendments without debate, to and in.
Guiding the third reading when three
hours shall be allowed to each side for
general debate, and then the final vote
shall be taken on it's passage.
Mr.. Gornan thought it woul' . 7rf
satisfactory to the Democrats 1..Ho ..ne
for general debate were extended to the
third of September, and then to have
three days for the five minute debate
which would wing the time for fna
vote on the passage OF the bill to Sep
tember 9th
Mr.. Aldrich was willing to have th'
proposition modified as suggested b.
Mr. German.
Mr. Plumb, however, objected to tn
immediate consideration OF the order
and asked to have the matter 90 owe
, until tomorrow.
The tariff bill was again taken up, tn
pending question being the paragrap
imposing duty of 1-2 cents a poun
on lead ore ard lead dross; provided tha
silver ore and all other ores containin
. lead shall pay duty Of 1 12 cents
= = pound on the lead contained there il
: ace riding to sample and assay at th
h port Of entry.
= Mr. Coke moved to amend by strikin
: out the proyiso aud inserting a proyis
! that ores containing silver and lead
: which the lead is or less value than tt
;, silver shall be admitted free Of duty.
s Mr.. Carlisle opposed the prcyso
= : the paragraph. The tax was d dire
!, blow at trade with Mexico.
:. 20 Mr. Teller spoke of the coDsumptiC
= among those miners of the products
;, New England and the agricultural pr
= ducts of Kansas and Nebraska. He "
= not exactly pleased when a Senator fro
: one Of those states wished to put the
% Dor of Colorado, Montana and Idaho si'
- by side with the 40 cent labor of Mexic
~ ~ Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, said that MAJ
- thousands were engaged in lead minin
y and moreover rs per cent. Of the sllv
:" Weld of the United States came fro
- mines in which that metal was found
combination with lead. Without du
on lead and lead ores these propert
would have to be abandoned.
House resolution in relation to t
death Of Representative Watson W
passed, and Messrs Cameron, CnllC
and Faulkner were appointed memb
6, of the committee to take charge Of
funeral.
-c House.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. 25.-The Hol
5. to-day agreed to the conference rep
on the suadry civil bill which reta
the Senate amendments relative to il
cation and survey of public lands, a
,o- non n-concurred in Senate amendments
the river and harbor bill.
/ Mr.. O'Neil, of Pennsylvania, then
90 nounced the death of Representa-
" Watson, and after adopting the US
resolution Of regret, the House
journed.