, 1890-08-26
THE END IN SIGHT.
An Effort Made in the Senate
to Stop Tariff Talk.
Vance Offers an Amendment to
the Measure.
The Duty on Lead and Lead
Ores Discussed.
In the Senate.

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-In the senate
this morning Al1rich asked unanimous
consent that the general debate on the
tariff bill shall close Sept. 8; that the de-
five minute rule until Sept. 8, and that
final voting shall then begin. He also
proposed that the hast six hours be de-
voted to debate.
AT the reques, OF Plumb the matter
went over until to-morrow.
Aldrich's order was modified ON the
suggestion of German of the Democrats
SO as to continue the general discussion of
the tariff bill m to and including Sept. 3,
to have i've minutes debate on Thursday,
the 4th; Friday. the 5tb, and Saturday,
the 9th, and to fix Monday, Sept, 8, and
thereafter. for the consideration of the
bill and amendments without debate;
then three hours to each side for general
debate, and then the final vote to be
taken on the passage of the bill.
The order would probably have been
entered but for the objection of Plumb,
who asked that the matter go over until
tomorrow. H
The tariff bill wa taken up and Vance
proposed : the following amendment:
That in AL cases where it can be shown
to the secretary of the treasury that any
goods, wares or merchandise imported
have been purchased abroad by a citizen
of the United States by the exchange of
farm products grown in the United
States for such goods, or where such goods
have been purchased with the proceeds of
such farm products in foreign countries,
such goods shall be imported at the fol-
low rates Of duty: One-half the present
duty on all manufactures of iron and
steel; 40 per cent of the present duty on
all wooden or cotton goods or articles of
which wool or cotton may be a component
material OF chef value; one-hali the pres
ent duty On earthenwsre, china and glass
ware; 80 per cent of the present rae of
duty on all material used for fertilizers or
In the manufacture thereof, and rs per
cent OF the present rate of duty on jute
bagging and farmen' binding Irvine.
The pending question on the tariff bill
was that imposing a duty of one and a halt
cents per pound on lead ore and lead
dross, provided that silver ore and all
other ores containing lead shall pay a duty
Of n and a half cents per pound on the
lead contained therein according to sample
and assay at the port OF entry.
Coke moved to amend by striking
out the proviso and inserting the proyiso
that ores containing silver and lead, which
lead is OF less value than the silver, shall
be admitted free of duty. He said the
passage of the bill as reported would de-
stroy the smelling works in Texas, Kan
sas City, Chicago and st Louis, render
useless the refractory ores of New Mex
loo, Arizona and, Texas, throw a large
number of men out Of work and drive
from the United States trade with Mcx-
leo of value not only to the American
manufacturers, but to American farmers.
Regain and Carlisle followed with
arguments on the same line.
Plumb moved to amend the paragraph
by reducing the duty on lead ore from
one and q half cents per pound to three,
fourtbs of a cent. He thought the sem
ate was coming to the point where the
protection system would result in break
ing down certain home Industries for the
benefit OF other industries, and where
the larger industries were to destroy the
smaller ones. Ii the mine owners of
Colorado, who had derived SO much profit
from the recent silver legislation, desired
to get still more benefit by a tax on these
Mexican ores, why did they not propose
a duty on the silver ores of Mexico?
Stewart argued against the amendment
and in favor of the duty on lead ore as
proposed in the paragraph.
Teller also advocated the adoption OF
the paragraph as reported, and asserted
that the contest was one between the
trusts Tin combination with the smelters)
aud the miners of the Rocky mountains.
These miners were so. 900 strong and they
consumed more of the agricultural pro
ducts of Kansas and Nebraska than the
whole of Mexico consumed; and Kansas
was indebted to the miners of Colorado
for whatever prosperity she enjoyed. 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 Colo
RADIO. Montana and Idaho side by side
With the forty cent labor of Mexico. Con
tnulnR bis argument, Teller said. that il
the lead duty was shorn from the bill 1.-THE
only thing in it for the benefit Of the
great Ncrthwest) there would not be a
Republican in that region in favor of the
BIZ. and that there shou.d not be-.
Jones, OF Nevada, SAID the most i'm
portant feature of the hill for the mining
industries of the country was the duty on
lead and lead ores. Not OILY were many
thousands of persons engaged IN lead
mining. but 5 per cent OF the. 5 lreS Yield
OF the United States came from mines i'll
which that metal was found in comblns.
ton with lead. OF those the larger
number would not pay the expenses Of
operation for silver alone. Without a
duty on lead and lead ores those mines
would be abandoned. This would not
merely destroy q great industry, but
would seriously affect the supply Of
precious metals which formed the money
OF the world. Jones paid a warm tribute
to the personal characteristics OF the
American miners and said their labors
contributed largely to the prosperity of
the country.
3 Tho bill was laid aside informally and
the house joint resolution in relation to
oaths in pension cases. was reported and
passed. authorizing them to be admins
tered by any person empowered to ad-
minister oaths.
The house resolution for the appoint
mont OF a committee of seven representa-
uves and three senators to make an order
for superiDtendlng the funeral OF the late
Representative Watson was laid before
the senate.
Quay offered a resolution, which was
agreed to. expressing the deep sensibilitg
with which. t'c senate heard of WatsoH's
death and ,s,i.snrring In the appointment
ofthe committee. As an additional mark
Of respect the senate adjourned.
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TWENTY DOLLAR GOLD PIECES.
Mira. Inhn Cnrfia of Peoria Ill writes.