The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-27
mi,sed to ports of the United Stats the article

mitted 10 ports of the United States the article
OF wool III any of its forms, and also hides.
The Senate resumed consideration Of the tariff
bill, aud was addressed ny Morgan. lie said
the bill pending bore more heavily on the labor
Ing classes than on the capitalist class or any
other class. Morgan went on 10 speak OF the
coiored people, who not being capitalists.
derive any advantage from protection. and who
yet had TO bear the burdens which il imposed
on the people
He yielded 70 an interruption by Hawiey, who
ssid that ia Alabama and other states the coli
ored man was being employed as a skilled
worknan. and Hoar. who mentioned the case OF
the colored man who was selected By his fellow
students at Harvard 70 deliver the valedictory.
MoTgan's response 10 Hear was that the case
which he mentioned was al exception some
what akin 10 Blind Tor, and his response to
hawley that what he (Morgap) had been trying
10 find ou. was whether any negro operatives
were employed in Northern.
He yielded TO Vest. who presented an adver-
tisement from the Springfield, Mass, Fire and
Insurance Company showing a prohibition to
its agents against insuring houses occupied by
negroes. or negro churches or schools.
In reply to a remark by Hoar that the prohi-
bition only applied to Southern states, Vest said
it applied 10 the whole country.
Morgan went on to cri'icise the bill in detail
ana 70 show how hard il would hear on the ne
groes OF the South. Morgan remarked, in clos
ing his speech, that he had tried TO scgregate
the negroes from The whit S FOR the purpose of
showing tnas the party wlich professed 10 be
their friend had no use for them except TO do
its voting
co.quiit then addressed the Senate. He was
as much opposed TO the House bill as he was
the Senate bill and went on to discuss the pro-
visions of both bills Ia reference to agricultural
products N order to show the fHtslity oil the
proposed duties on farm produce. so FAR as any
benefit to farmers Is concernec. American
farmers were becoming conscious of their
wrongs. They were joining hands in o-gaBiza-
ton and cooperation. Endowed with good
practical sense. vigorous in character. moral
in habits, lovers OF homes, the farmers OF
America would never allow themselves to be
degraded TO the condition of tie tiliers of the
soil in Egypt and India From ms heart he
wished them success and Godspeed.
Spooner gave notice Of an amendment 10 the
tariff bill. providing that on and after October.
1894, tin plates thinner than Nc. % wire gusze
shall b. admitted free OF duty, unless the quaa-
tity of tin plates OF such guaze pr dnced in the
United Ststes during the preceding fiscal year
shall equal the amount Of such tin plates i'm
ported during such fiscsl year.
Vest obtained the floor and the tariff bal went
over till Monday.
On motion OF Wilson of Iowa the House
amendment to the original package bill was
non-cencurred in snd conf renee ordered.
The bill was passed granting q pension of
5000 year TO the widow of General Crook.
Bills were passed giving like pensions TO Mrs.
Fremont and Mrs. Mcclellan. Adj burned.