New-York tribune., 1890-08-05

,l... tbe committee amendment being 10 rcnnoc
cents per pound. . cents, IL cents ana . 'c,. "
cordipg 10 sizes, to I SO, 7-s, Us ana co.
Mr.. Vance moved to amend by fixing uniform i''U'
OF 80 per cent al valOrcm.
After about an hours discussion on lhe b"N
question: Mr.. Blair expressed some disgust aV 'f7 o
rate Of progress Of the BILL made suHbeauoh IL !"
the adoption Of the previous question: anu p'o
poses " read and have printed In THE keeoru ai
article IN today's Ncw-Yorl Tribune, beginning WIFI
the sentence: "The courtesy OF the senate j d" Va
pelsve lnXury.'
sir. Plumb objected.
Mr.. Blar-You do not want 1t read?
Mr.. Plumb-You may rad it as part OF your TO
marks.
Mr.. Edmunds-We have all seen it,
w. Butcr-G have not seen II.
Mr.. Plumb quoted from the platform OF a convention
recently held in Kansas to nominate candidate for =
representative in Congress. flvOring an Adjustment
and reduction " the tariff schedules and said tha lhcro
wa, nothing in that platform about an Increase Oh
duties. far he knew the sentiment oil the
Western country tho Hople were not specially hungry
for tariff legislation lie admitted that tariff bill
ought to pass; but he did not regard The New lOrk
Tribune or any other paper half dozen papers as
representative Of the sentlmcut OF the American
people on that subject. lie did know however, thut
If that paper and other papers. which were now Nlns
to drive the forward had had their way In re-
gard the silver bill. that great measure never w0uip
have passed Congress lie therefore look Ihc IlbcIh
of doubting that the uttcrances Of such papers rep
resented the wish OF the American people. lie knew
that they did not reprcscnUhe wishes Of the people OF
Kansa, II wus better not ~ pass Tariff bill than TO
pa, that not right II II was meant that the
senate should have rule th0 wond cu 2T debnte. he
would regard that ~ Derverson OF legislative power
dn' blow at free institutions. lIe dld not re-
gard onl,ldc newspaper talk as tO what ihe
Gnence. such talk might have beer prompted by
the powerful interests TINT were expecting to Ir0nt
by the bin He had never heard fl0m any other n-
increased tarin duties. II mat we're h"rctlcll. nc
wished 10 add to II hy saying tat. In his Judgment
n the Republican platform Of 1905 had been supposed
that II fayOrrdt arin revision 10y an increase
Of du' tGe rest Of te elccno4, woo sslc Ec pesn c1
sulncr the United states had ascd for on increase
The bill was TO he justified Justified in debate lisu
fed by facts. II good deal more important 10
DO & @ & tham to s nP & SreTS %dd p'Im Know anu
about and ~" responsibility for "hich tho majority
Mr. T"l,s ,ad that he did not yield TO any Senac
tor In hi, dey ,ton T. the protective system Wm,h nc
Gnyed rta , Ia d5 % @ nat prP [aT the n W view Of tho
Senator from Ne" Hampshire a, taken from one one "i uie
bccn any unnecessary delay I'D the discussion VI Wv Wv
BILL o. that the senate was r'c''ai to iiS d9E D. Do
propose {" ~ flght,uel into any haste or eHpN'ba a
In thc 81 charge of his duty on tle bill ne @ hah
bee. snc q law w,-Id stand th' Nst Of discussion ana
examination. The Impotence, the lmptu"Sl't, WIZ
which f' -ofptc VIZ asked 10 take hold OF the bill
and pas il 20 him somewhat di>-1,tlng lie " .,
lu fan sympathy with the puipne Ol the bH "h"Ii
lie understood to be 10 raise dufIcS wherever
thcv w,r~. found hr too low. and IA lower th"in
1h, rvcr th"y found 70 be- tOO hgh. lie Wished
- s.v t0 the senator Sow Hampshire, that, ~
far 4, the Mr. Herr concerned N" present
rules " m" -cna'c had been sufficient f)r TIE d.
ohirsc the duties of the ecno'" IN An ORDERLY and
dccut manner. and ie va" prepared 10 resist
vigorously ,ud as efficiently hc could any change
of the rc. frr the puIp ~ hl,trnins the passage
of the Ilrlf lll lr any f'l"r Nl
several Democratic Senators That IS RIGHT .
After Nr Flair bad rIh -" Tribune article, VT
AiI~irh ctll.d 70 yotr Mr. NauCc~ amendment.
Mr. Plumb moved that the Scuat" adioars The
motion v1s not agreed Yeas, 10. nays, 3N
Nr Niuc"'- auendn"nt wa rejected
Vlri.u " frutr's 90 reduce the ratc- on unpOlShed
cvlu.c- c-0Ng and common window GAS. wcTr made
by Nr Plumb end D"r" r"!cct"d 60 Yea and nay
W although u the lat 81 th"W four Republicans
Mes,r-. uell's. Nandc.son. Paddock, ana Plumb
voted with ~" Eeulcri'S.
r.raily on motion OF Nr Ad'!ch ~" rates wora
reduced 90 l1t. 81. 80 and 23+ cents per
plnud according - -|".I. and thc senate. having
inu- dpo,,d = between eighteen and nineteen pagc'
~ fhr ulL lt,olu't.