, 1890-08-07
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Amendments Agreed To ON the Glass
ware Tariff Schedule.

The senate met at 10 o clock this
morning and Immediately proceeded to
the consideration OF the tariff bill, the
pending item being the paragraph on
cylinder and crown glass.
Mr.. Berry, of Arkansas, addressed the
senate OIL the general subject of tariff
legislation. He denied the correctness
of Mr.. Hiscock's assertion that the ques-
ton had been finally settled at the last
presidential election. A majority of the
American people, Mr.. Berry said, had
not then declared in favor of the
protective theory, but rather In
favor of party that advocated tariff
for revenue only. Sooner or later the
right would prevail; and then, and not
until then, could 1t be said that the
question was finally settled. Under the
wise. prudent aud patriotic administra.
tion of Grover Cleveland the surplus in
the treasury had accumulated, but now,
at the close of one session of congress
under the republican administration,
the question was how to guard against
q deficiency. And yet instead of meet
ing that deficiency in any way some-
what Just, instead of imposing an in
come tax upon the Weather classes, II
was proposed to add to the burdens that
we're already borne by the poor.
DMr. Wilson, OF Iowa, replied to Mr..
/ erry. He read for that gentleman $
Information nm article from the Fort
| Dodge, Iowa, Messenger, contrasting tho
condition of the farmer and the work.
| ingman now and ten years ago, and
showing the great reduction that has
taken place in the prices of household
and agricultural implements and neccs-
sary commodities within that decade,
| The discussion continued for a lone
time, and at its close the amendmen,
offered by Mr. Mcpherson to paragraph
| log, as to window glass, was accepted by
Mr.. Aldrich and agreed 10.
The paragraph referring plated, rolled
or rough plate glass was, on motion ol
Mr.. Aidrich, agreed to as II came
from the house, except that the
description was modified SO as to make
it apply to all such glass when ground
or otherwise obscured.
The next paragraph as to cast, pol
ished plate glass, unsilvered, was, on
motion Of Mr.. Aldrich made TO read
Cast, polished glass, finished or un-
| finished, and unsilvered."
The next paragraph referred to ''cas,
polished plate glass, siivered and look
ing glass plates" MIR. Vest moved to
reuuCe tDe rate OIL tUc lOWest size from
to 4 cents per square foot, on the ground
that this German looking glass was used
in cheap furniture, and was not a
product Of this country; rejected.
In the paragraph referring to spccta-
cles, the finance committees amend
ment 10 the substitute for mixed rates
by tho house increasing the existing
rates very largely, uniform rate of q
per cent. ad valorem wns agreed to.
Tho next paragraph, imposing duty
OF 46 per cent. nd valorcm on all manu-
factures of glass. was amended, ON the
reco IN mendation OF the finance commit
tee, by striking out the words, "Lense,
of glass, or pebbles wholly or partly
manufactured, and fusible enamel"
The marble aud stone items were
passed over without any material chang g
being made In them.
Schedule g, metals and manufac
turers of them, was taken up, and the
paragraph putting n duty OF IL cents pei
ton on iron orc was discussed at some
length.
Mr.. Morgan moved to insert after the
words, 'lron ore" tho words, "contain
ing more than one-tenth per cent O.
phosphoric acid"
Without voting on the motion tn,
senate adjourned.