The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-02
LABOR IN THE SENATE.
Bills for Workers Made Way
for Tariff Talk.
PADDOCK OF NEBRASKA SPEAKS.
The House Accomplishes Some Little
Legislation for the West.
PADDOCK OF NEBRASKA SPEAKS.
COMMITTEES Of Investigation Of the PEN
sion Commissioner's ONCE Loses =
Member and Instrucfs Its stenog-
rapher to Be Careful with the Record.

wAsHIsGToN CITY, Sept Lin the Senate,
Sherman gave notice OF an amendment which
he proposed to offs- to the tariff bill looking
toward reciprocity with the Dominion of
Canada in coal and toward extending the trade
relations between Canada and the United
States.
Blair and Hoar wanted to let the tariff bill 60
over, and as it was LABOR day, do something
for labor By considering labor bills. Aldrich
thought Blair and Hosr were inclined to bum
combe, whereupon Blair characterised Aldrich
as Representative OF monopoly" The pre-
sioing officer called Blair to order for unparlia-
mentary language. and the tariff bill was taken
mp, Aldrich objecting to its postponement, the
pending question being the finance committees
amendment to the wooden schedule, which
increases the duty per pound on wool and
woolen products from to "a times the duty
imposed on uuwashed wool OF the first class
Paddock addressed the Senate In friendly
critisism of the tariff bill. There was no dissent
in the Republican party to the declarations it
had heretofore made in its platform, but there
were differences of opinion. There was no dis
cussion as to such protection as would cover the
difference IN the cost of labor between the
United States and foreign countries He would
be glad ii he could follow the majority of the
finance committee, but he regretted that he
could not his way clear to it, as all TIE sec
tons Of the agricultural West never favored a
high protective duty, but did favor sufficient
protection to cover the difference in wages,
while at the same time the semblance, at least.
of foreign markets was preserved. The west
regarded the revision OF the tariff as meaning
q reduction of the tariff" and not increases
in the tariff. and he was confident that the
demand for lower duties will have TO
receive an early and favorable response from
congress. So long as high tariff was needed to
keep the wheels of industry in motion. il has
NIL a nj al and Iod.
but the sentiment in the West as to some of the
industries that have decreased the cost of pro-
duction should be met BY . greater decrease of
duties than manufacturers have Jet been will
ling to accept He would reduce the duty on
necessaries to the lowest point consistent with
home industries and demand reasons for every
impost-reasons that should be specific aud
conclusive. not only as TO the needs of duty,
bat as to the amount of such duty. The bill
as reported, while ii promises Improvements,
was something of a disappointment He was
certain that all Who were favored most directly
by the maintenance of high tariff would be
better satisfied with the bill on the lines laid
down by the committee than the other classes
He believed In free sugar, but believed 1t should
be secured through some such plan of recipro-
city as indicated by Blaine and formulated by
the finance committee. But Whatever might be
done 1t that respect. If liberal bounty TO the
home producers Of sugar were assured for fifteen
years there would h0 no occasion thereafter for
the importation of sugar into the United States
He would treat the proposed tIn-patc industry
in the same way. He felt certain that it would
be the part of wisdom and justice to adopt the
bounty policy rather than increase the duties
After long discussion the comm mites
amendments were agreed to, 26 to 49,
The paragraph relating to wooden or worsted
cloths, Knit fabrics, etc, was taken up and the
committee reported an amendment increasing
the duties from twice to three times the duty
per pound on unwashed wool; agreed to.
On motion Of Carlisle, the word "shawls" was
inserted after the words "woolen or WOODEN
worsted" in the paragraph relating to blankets,
hats OF wool and fiannels for underwear. The
committee amendment makes the duty the
same as on washed woolen fabrics in addition
TO the ad valorem rate; agreed to.
Finally, the wool schedule was completed.
and Vance offered an additional section of the
amendment of which he heretofore gave notice
allowing reduction on goods purchased with
the proceeds OF American farm products sold in
foreign countries. He viii ask for the evening
session tomorrow to address the Senate
The paragraph relating TO silk and silk goo ds
was taken up. and the committee smeadments
agreed 10: also one by Aldrieh, striking out of
paragraph 800 the words "spun silk and add
ing spun silk in skens or caps or on beam, IS
per cent ad valorem.'
Aldrich stated that the sugar schedule would
be taken up tomorrow.
The conference report on the bin relating to
commissions at sea was agreed to and the
Senate adjourned.