Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-26
Forms the Thrilling Subject for One
Days Discussion in the United
States Senate.
SHELTERS ASK FOR PROTECTION.
Teller Declares That the Lead Trust is
Trying to Down the Rocky
Mountain Miners.
VANCE LOOKING AFTER THE FARMERS.
Railroads TO be Compelled to Place Automatic cOupers
on Freight Cars


ssent most of the day talking tariff. Mr..
consideration of the tariff bill be continued,
to the exclusion of all other business, except
appropriation bills and conference reports,
to and including September /, as subject to
general debate, and during September 2,
and subject to the five-minute rule in de-
bate; that no Senator speak on any one ques-
tion more than once, and that on September
8 and thereafter the consideration be con-
tinued on the bill or amendments without
debate to and including the third reading,
when three hours shall be allowed to each
side for general debate, and then the final
vote shall be taken on its passage. Mr..
Aldrich further suggested that the general
debate close on September 1. At the sug-
gestion OF Mr.. German, Mr.. Aldrich said he
was willing to continue the general debste
until September 8, which would allow of a
vote being taken on the Sth.
Mr.. Plumb objected to the proposition, as
he thought the time allowed for debate was
too short Mr.. Aldrich thereupon with
drew the notice, but said that he would
ask for unanimous consent tomorrow morn
lug.
THE DUTY ON LEAD.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the
pending question being on imposing duty
of l a cents per pound on lead ore and lead
dross; provided that silver ore and all other
ores containing lead shall pay duty OF / u
cents per pound on the lead contained
therein. according to sample and assay at
the port of entry.
Mr.. Coke moved to amend by striking
out the proviso and inserting proviso that
ores containing silver and lead, In which
the lead is of less value than the silver,
shall be admitted free of duty. He said
that the passage of the bill rs reported
would destroy the smelling works in Texas,
Kansas City, Chicago and st. Louis; render
useless the refractory ores of New Mexico,
Arizona and Texas; throw a large number
OF men out of employment, and drive from
the United States the trade with Mexico,
valuable not only for American manufac-
turers but for American farmers.
A QUESTION OF DISCRIMINATION.
Mr.. Reagan and Mr.. Carlisle followed
with arguments on the same lines.
Mr.. Aldrich asked Mr.. Carlisle if he
thought it fair to have one form of lead re-
quired to pay duty of ~ cents pound,
and to have another form of lead free Of
duty.
Mr.. Carlisle replied that the question as
sumed that he was in favor of imposing a
duty OF ~ cents a pound on lead ore
which was not the case. If he had his own
will lead ore would be free.
Mr.. Plumb moved to amend the para
graph by reducing the duty on lead ore
from Il cents pound to q of a cent. He
thought that the Senate was coming to a
point where the system of protection would
enNF in hrao L
dustries for the benefit of other industries,
and where the large industries were to de-
stroy smaller ones. The smelling interest
was entitled to as muck consideration as the
cotton or iron industries, and that interest
was TO be inj uriously affected by the pro-
posed duty. If the mine owners of Colorado,
who had derived so much profit from the
recent silver legislation desired to get still
more benefit by the tax on these Mexican
ores, why did they not propose duty on
the silver ores Of Mexico?
A LEAD TRUST MOVE.
Mr.. Teller also advocated the adoption of
the paragraph as reported and asserted that
the contest was one between the Lead Trust
Gin combination with smelters) and the
miners of the Rocky Mountains. These
miners were $4,000 strong, and they con-
sumed more OF the New England products
per capita than any set OF men living any,
where else. They consumed more of the
agricultural products of Kansas and Ne
braska, than the whole of Mexico consumed; |
and Kansas was indebted to the miners of |
Colorado for whatever prosperity she en-
joyed. He was not therefore, exactly |
pleased when a Senator from that State |
insisted that he wanted to secure the trade |
of Mexico and was willing to put the labor |
of Colorado, Montana and Idaho side by |
side with the 40 cent labor of Mexico. |
Continuing his argument, Mr.. Teller said |
that if the lead duty was thrown from the |
bill there would not be Republican in that |
region in favor of that bill, and that there |
should not be.
AFFECTING THE SILVER SUPPLY.
Mr.. Jones of Nevada said that the most
important feature of the bill for the mining
industries OF the country was the duty on
lead and lead ores Not only was many
thousands OF persons engaged in lead min
Ing, but 7s per cent of the silver yield of the
United States came from mines in which
that metal was found in combination with
lead. OF those mines the larger number
would not pay expenses of operation for sill
yer alone. Without duty on lead and
lead ores those mines would have to be
abandoned. This would not merely DESTROY
a SiCot luOuStIys OuG WOulQ seriously Affect
the supply of the precious metals which
formed the money ofthe world. Mr.. Jones
paid warm tribute to the personal charac-
teristics of the American miners and said
that their labors contributed largely to the
Of the country.
At this point the consideration of the bill
was discontinued for the day.
PROTECTION FOR FARMERS.
Senator Vance during the day presen ted
an amendment to the tariff bill. In his pre-
amble he states that other industries have
been added by the Government, and he
thinks il is now time that the agriculturist
should be encouraged; therefore, he offered
the following amendment:
In all cases where it can be shown by proof
satisfactory to the Secretary of the Treasury
that any goods, wares or merchandise imported
10 tins country have been purchased abroad by
an any cltlzen OF the United States. by exchange
ol ol iaIm Proaucts grown in the United States
1oI sucu EooQs or where such goods have been
I puLcndsed with the proceeds or avails of such
l laIh pfodnets IN foreign countries such goods
Mgies or merchandise shall be imported at the
Iollowlng rates of duty, to wit: sOne-half the
present duty on all manufacturers n iron and
steel; ~ per cent Of the present duty on ali
Woolen or cotton goods or articles Of which |
wool OF cotton may be the component material |
OF enlef value; one-half the present dntv on |
earthenware. china and glassware. an nar cent
q q tne present rate OF duty on all material used
lor lerIiIlzers or in the manufactnre fhareof
and . per cent of the present rate of a., -,
]ute bagglng and farmers binding tw,ne
Extending the Free Postal DeIIx..