Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-09
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Aug. 9
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate met at 10 q. M, but roll call
showed that there were In the chamber
twelve Senators lees than quorum. Inc
Sargeant-a Arms was directed to request
the attendance of sbsenteea and by lO5O the
presence of quorum was secured, and bust
ness was proceeded with.
MIR. BIackbu gave notice that he would,
on Saturday, 2Srd instant. ask to submit the
customary resolutions relative to the death
of his late colleague, Mr.. Beck, aud ask the
Senate at that time to consider them.
Mr.. Hoar offered the following resolution,
| which was referred to the committee on
rules:
Resolved, That the rules OF the Senate be
amended by adding the following:
When any bill or resolution shall have
been under consideration for reasonable
time it shall be 10 order for any Senator to
demand that debate thereon be closed. Ii
suoh demand be seconded by majority OF
the Senators present the question shall
forth With be taken thereon without
further debate, and the pending meas
ure shall take precedence Of all other
buainess whatever. II the Senate shall de
olde to close debate the question shall be
put upon the pending amendments, upon
amendments of which notice shall then be
given, and upon the measure 10 Its SUCCESS
i've stages, according to the rules of the
Senate, but without further debate, except
that every Senator who may desire shall be
permitted to speak upon the measure not
more than once aud not exceeding thirty
minutes. After sach demand shall have
been made by any Senator, no other motion
shall be in order until the same shall have
been voted upon by the Senate, unless the
same shall fall to be seconded. Alter the
Senate shall have decided to close debate,no
motion shall be In order but motion to ad-
sjourn or to take a recess, when such mo-
lions shall be seconded by majority of the
Senate. When either Of such motions shall
have been lost, or shall have failed OF sec
ond. it shall not be in order to renew the
same until one Senator shall have spoken
upon the pending measure or one vote upon
the same shall have interviewed.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the
question being on Mr.. Buffers amepdmant
to reduce the duty on cotton ties to 35 per
cent. ad vaorem.
Mr.. Vance made an amusing speech in
rldicule OF the claim that the farmer derived
auy benefit from the tariff. The manuiac-
turer of WOODEN goods, he said, who got Is
per cent. protection on bis goods, said to the
farmer: "If you give me rs per cent proteo-
ton on nv wooden goods against English
and French manufacturers I will give you
% cents per bushel protection on your wheat
and 10 cents per bushe protection on your
corn against England" that does not grow
bushel of corn and does not grow one fifth
OF the wheat that her people eat Tie ons
got cash and the other promises. The cash
was "the short run" aud the promises were
"the long rum" Whenever the maDu'ao-
turer got tired of resping the beneii of the
bargain on his side he agreed to let the
farmer get his innings" So far the manu-
facturer had proved remarkably long wind
ed. He had not shown the slightest evi-
dspoe of being tired. The nature of the bar
gain between the farmers and the manufac-
turer was we'll illustrated by the Offer of one
| urchin to another, "Jim, if you give me D
bite of your big red apple I will show you
my sore toe." Laughter. IfSenators It.
siste on TRIPPING the existing tax on cotton
tiss. might not The asked. when some OF
them were on the hustings talking about
protection to American labor, some man iu
the audience say. with, great propriety,
THAT ia lie You know that yon ara not
for protecting all American labor; for the
seven million bales of Gotten are oppressed,
when prepared In the foreign market, by a
tax three times higher than that
imposed upon many other articles.'
He confessed that be hated to sse new ID
dustry rise In this country, because 1t was
cure to be pauper saddled on the treasury.
Mr.. Hoar inquired whether that feeling
applied to industries already existing.
MIR. Vance replied that 1t did not. He
hoped to see, before he died, American
manufacturers flourish just as American ag-
riculturists fourished.
Prophets and Kings desired it 10 6,
But died without the sight"
He hoped to s,e American manufacturers
flourish by the sweat OF their brows and
By their own honest industry instead of By
the sweat of the brows Of bis people, and OF
their honest industry. Every time that
new mine was discovered or new Industry
established, 1t was Immediately fastened
upon the public treasury. And now. for
fear lest there might come "a King who
knew not Joseph "-in other words demo-