The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-27
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
The Aldrich Resolution The Tariff
Talk Continued.

The Aldrich Resolution - The Tariff
Talk Continued.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-In the Senate
this morning the substitute for the House
bankruptcy bill was reported by Mr.. Hoar
from the Judiciary committee and placed on
the calendar.
Mr.. Plumb's resolution directing the COM
mittee on rules to prohibit the sale of spirit
uOus vinous or malt Ii quors in the Senate
wing of the capitol went over until to-mor-
row on account of the absence Of Mr.
Butler
The memorandum offered yesterday by
Mr.. Aldrich, fixing the time for the oonsid-
GRAFTON and voting on the tariff bill, was
presented, the presiding officer stating that
unanimous consent was asked for having it
entered as an order of the Senate.
Objection was made by Mr.. Morgan and
other democratic senators to having the
memorandum take the shape Of an "order
Of the Senate, and after an inte rchange of
opinion on that point, Mr. Aldrich with
drew that form and confined his motion to
o request for unanimous consent to the
memorandum.
PLUMB SUSPICIOUS.
Mr.. Plumb suggested that there was some
thing behind the matter that was not per-
fectly apparent to the public. The solemn
interchange Of suggestions yesterday be-
tween the senator from Rhode Island and
the senator from Maryland reminded
him somewhat of the historic remark
from the governor of North Carolina
to the governor of South Carolina
Laughter. 1t recalled also the remark
that two Roman augurs could not look into
each others face without smiling. 1t was
time, MIR. Plumb thought that the curtain
be rung down and the lights put out. An
agreement had been made by which
the democratio senators were to
forego their opposition, or at all
events their debating opposition,
to a tariff bill which had been described as
so utterly and abhorently robjectionable,
and Of course he presumed that that was in
order that something else might be had
which was desirable to them. He would
interpose no objection to The memorandum.
The memorandum was then agreed to by
unanimous consent
The conference report on the sundry civil
appropriation bill was presented and read.
After long debate the conference report
was agreed to.
THE TARIFF UP AGAIN.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the
question being on the lead paragraph to
which Mr. Coke had offered an amendment to
make lead extracted from silver ores free of
duty, and Mr. Plumb had offered one reduc-
ing the duty on lead ore and lead dross from
IL TO "a cents. Before proceeding with that
paragraph Mr.. Plumb gave notics
of an amendment to the bill which he
would offer at the appropriate time. The
amendment was read. 1t is, with some fe w
notifications, the bill for reciprocity with
Canada introduced by Mr.. Butterworth in
December last.
PROLONGED DEBATE.
Then followed a debate on the lead para
graph and the pending amendments, in
which the speakers were Messrs. Plumb,
Teller, Carlisle and Sanders. When it had
concluded Mr.. Plumb's amendment was re-
Jected by vote of IS yeas to 26 nays, M.
Plumb being the only republican who voted
for it,
Mr.. Coke's amendment was also rejecsed,
the vote standing: Yeas 10. nays SO. 1t
was strict party vote, as Mr.. Plumb did
not vote.
At the request of Mr.. Blair the mica
paragraph was passed over.
THE NICKLE ORE PARAGRAPH.
The nickel ore paragraph was stricken
out and the duty on nickel and nickel oxide
was reduced from Is to cents per pound
No amendments were successful in the
succeeding proceedings except those pre-
sented under direction OF the finance COM
mittee, although several were offered by
the democrats, and one by Mr.. Plumb. who
desired the duty on sheet zinc reduced.
TOBACCO TO BE TAKEN UP NEXT.
Schedule z. relating 10 sugar. having been
reached, Mr. Aidrlch said that the commit
tee proposed % let that schedule be passed
over informally for present, 80 that the
schedule relating 70 tobacco and its mann
factures would be the first thing 20 come up
Tomorrow.
Mr. Call offered resolution (Which Sas
agreed ~, instructing tae judiciary com
naittae 10 inquire and report whether any
additional legislation Is necessary - pro-