New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-13
THE SENATE WASTING TIME.
TALKING on THE TARIFF BILL FOR SEVEN
UOrPS AND MAKING no PROGRESS.
A FLOOD OF DEMOCRATIC oRAToEY on THE TIN
pIArr pARAGEAPH-MR. MOODY's VIGOR-
ors PLEA FOR DUTY on TIN.
rpy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBUNE.l

OUs PLEA FOR A DUTY on TIN.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TBIBUSEI
! Wasbinrton AUG I2.-Absolutcly 10 progress was
n,ado TODAY ON the Tariff blL The lin plate para
arb Wa discussed for about hours by Mcssrs.
/ Norra.. Daniel. Vance, Vest and Moody Mr. Moody
gave some interesting facts about the tin mine, Just
| discovered in south Dakota and Wyoming. and made
| vigorous argument in favor OF a duty which would
dcyclop this new branch of American industry.
The pending question was on Mr.. Vests amend
| mont altered YESTERDAY. reducing the duty tin
riate. Oara.laph 1871 from = 30 cents per pound
! 10 cent the present rate. Mr. Morgan resumed his
| argument. begun yesterday, against the increased
duty provided in the paragraph He referred to the
remark made last week by Mr.. Edmunds, that the
Tariff bill was the barring question Of the hour and
| 10 that made the same occasion by Mr.. lawlcy.
that the National interests Of the country sur
fcr1ng greatly from the Jar caused by the discussion
| Of the bin: and said that he had construed these
! remarks into an expression Of opinion by those
senator, that the Lii 10 be pressed 10 lis passage
! or rejection. and that noih.ug would be allowed 10
3pe,e H. progress. far a. DC concerned, he
conceded in that view of the case; because he
thought that The pending bill in the slightest de-
gree a beneficial improvement on the act OF 1-e3 but
| on the contrary. wa very much worse measure
Tbcr,. would be repeated in $500 he believed. that
which had occurred IN 1--3. when the Tarh biil OF
that year wa, enacted by Conference Committee.
for,,ee tie form in which the pending hill was even
likely 10 become law. When the ,onlerc's got to
-n,ler tlcv voI'd frame measure Independently Of
| the action OF either House They would bring It III
I'm The nature oi "a surprise and senator would then
be 80 handicapped by the standing ruc- Of the senate
a., not t. Ice able amend the bin IN any particular
| They would have 10 swallow it whole a. II came
from the Conference Committee or cl-c reject 1t
entirely.
Nh sherman explained that the BIZ passed by the
House in lisa Wa an internal revenue D Il, and that
| the senate bin Wa a substitute FOR ID. and mat in
that way the Conference bin had been possible lie
admitted that tlat wa, not eooi io-m Il leg station
There Wa, D., fear Of IT, however. FL this ca-c. - the
lin that would 20 70 conference Committee ulI be
the II ,u,c L!n. with senate amendment, 90 # and
fire Conference Committee could AOt 20 outside O, the
| biz and amendments.
NJ Morgan said that. in The light Of recent his
tory. he not prepared to admit the distinction
presented by Mr. sherman. bcc1uc that senator had
been a member Of TIE conference Committee on the
silver bill which had reported back measure that
had not been spoken - in either House II Congress
Mr. Shcrman-That wa because tire senate struck
ont the whole If the House bill: and hy That action
Of the senate the whole subject wa thrown open.
Mr. N1r.an-Aud here We have struck ont "ll d"
the House Bill relating 10 utinal revenue. The ca-e'
are not different and there Will De- uo difference 10
| the outcome Tie senator from ohio will probably
bee one Of the senate conf rccS this Bill: and an
| rather pleas'd tHal TINS H''c p'''u' }"
! "'' '.'7' ,'. a.t.. w., ,,o Conference Cam
! country Sharply - t' a'"'h 81 '''' '''i1''' ~
| mittae when it shall be reported
Abiding to Mr. Edmund,'s motion to limit debate
| and 10 other propositions ~ Inv -'' -
Morgan said that DO Democratic senator desired =
| prevent the passage Of the bill. They had merely
l..,.o, -, b,,.o a free and full 4 ,cue,Ipu 4 it'd
e''-'"P'- ,.,, ,o 49,, t,lo, ,l,cc I'm the Hou.c
having choled Of by the rules OF ihat O"dN ana
| tneir Administrations
MI pa"'.l "'A' "''''',' ,,. ,.,r,li,,, .'d.
wonder tla' there was a"HvN o ,'' ,'.,
VI ,''' ,'1Ic ,,d yiI -. nine -a1 about il a,
so'n a. ,,o h., mn 1o,,tt ,l,; if the Wc.terl