The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-30
SFNATORS TALK TARIFF.
.nopr OF THE CONFERENCE
~ COMMITTEE PRESENTED.

rT,-.or Taxation and Greater Profits
- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to Speak
~oaov-Peddock Speaks in Opposi-
20 the BIl-Advocated by 5her-
man.
w.suxeroN, Sept. 29.-In the Senate
.n;s morning Senator ingalls,, by request,
;.,roduced bill to provide for the pay
-. - of arrears of pensions on applications
siad al since July l, 1880. Referred
nba conference report on the deficiency
80, ,wos presented by Senator Hale. The re-
having been read, Senator Dawes in
p~;rad what disposition had been made Of
.So French spoliation claims. Senator
Ua,e 10 replied that the House conferees had
.on,s from that body after an earnest and
Su;r,ated contest on that subject, and after
+ho House having, by a yea and nay
40 refused to agree to the Senate
..n5ment the conferees had found the
aInuss conferees very determined and firm
- iaVJv tbeir attitude, and refusing under any
lnio,r1stances ~ to agree to the Senate amend
raont or to any proposition modifying it.
Tha Senste conferees, therefore, had been
aa,,nalIed to the position taken by the
House.
THE MATTER NOT ENDED.
Ia Senator Hale) didn't by any means
oons;der the matter closed or ended 1t
SonId he taken up at another session, but
The Senate conferees had become convinced
hot nothing could be done now in the mat
.ar and therefore the amendment had gone
out.
Senator Dawes had no doubt that the
Senate conferees had done all in their
nower to maintain the position Of the
Senate. de expressed his great regret at
the refusal of the House TO pay claim so
lust and so long due.
Senator German asked Senator Hale to
make a statement Of the changes in the bill
sWell as of the amount covered by it.
AMOUNT COVERED BY THE BILL.
Senator Hale replied that as the bill
passed the House it appropriated $5, $50, ,535.
The Senate had increased the amount by
s2,644935, making it 81 875. .470. This had
= been reduced in the conference 81, ,209. .232,
so that the aggregate appropriations now
amounted to S6,666, 25S. The largest
item in the reduction was that for
the French spolation claims. An
other matter which occupied the
conferees a long time was the item of S40,-
0OO for explorations and investigation in
regard to artesian wells aud irrigatio n.
The amendment had been at last agreed to
by the House conferees, with the provision
that the appropriations should complete the
work, and by July |, 1891.
The report was agreed to.
TARIFF BILL TAKEN UP.
The conference report on the tariff bill
was presented and read at length.
Senator Aldrich said that the conference
LIN al ~
printed and he didn't deem any further
explanation of It's provisions necessary. He
hoped the Senate would be able to reach a
vote on the report this afternoon, and with
that object in view he should ask for a vote
as soon as it could possibly be had.
Senator Morgan said that the tariff bill,
as manipulated by the republican conferees
Of both houses, had many new features
which neither the House nor Senate had
voted upon but it was impossible to go into
discussion of the changes. They were all
d real Importance to the people, but par
lamentary law, applicable to the
present stage Of the bill, denied
70 senator's the privilege of separate
vote on any one of the numerous changes.
twasa bolus that had to be swallowed
whole Or to be rejected. ALI that could be
done was to discuss in a general way the
principles on which the measure was
founded. The only great leading principle
oi the bill was higher taxation Of the peo-
PIE and greater profits to those engaged in
manufactures.
CHILD OF THE GERRYMANDER.
n, IN the early part of his speech Senator
morgan commented upon some remarks
4Iue s by Senator Hiscock during the tariff
ueoate rejecting upon the south and south
cru senators, and said that it was not the
s.aIe Oh New York that sent that senator to
oae senate, but gerrymandering. He Sen
etOr hlscock) was the child of a gerry.
dia.' Maaqer' The language of his
;n'"loe, senator Morgan said, was
Al, al good New York STYLE The
1US- Vi The senator had sat before a mirror
& %nen ne drew that picture. 1t did not
snow what southern men had done. but II
.enecOed ., what would have been the sem
soors so conduct and feelings il he had suf-
s',E suteu "nat they had been compelled to
9Gner' i'9' Inc south was merely the mute
victim Of the tariff bill.
so1o AZ the close of Senator Morgan's speech.
senator Aldrich called for a vote on the
'Ollerence report.
CoCKRELL CALLS FOR INFORMATION
Senator Cockrell suepested that befora
Young on the report the senator fro,,
Soue Suoue Island would condescepd TO give the
H,t;ag n5uae some information as to changes
hin h''u Tl TLe conference report made in the
voivoa 5 ingse changes, be understood. in
sosteum mullons Of dollars, and vet not one
Sea- Aplanation had been given to the
wao :. VI 10 the country about them. II
sdontoI o9e same process that had been
befdpno bfp.Su when the bill first came
the the o the Senate. Senators on
to replv o' ~ ~ slae refused at first
the iio dis.e; sue; but finally half of the time of
lcan SCuSsIon So,,Ss mad been occupied by repub-
have ona'ors' soneN The Senate was entitled to
renort le r explanation of the conference
vote vitte' itiaue' and a&y attempt to force a
Inst no. suouG such explanation was neither
g, nor tair, nor right.
5rs soL to to Alorlch said that he did not de-
aDator de ce vote on the question if any
were No oeslreo TO speak on it, but there
sor IA apparent indications that any SAN
soent ~ - 80 desire. He had nothing to saw
Iava " e1press the desire and disposition
nachad Vne ternlnation Of the matter
srrs ~, az AZ the earliest moment; but if SEN
tina ras M Ine other side would indicate the
smd dTneu hn vote might be taken thev
sde Of tba 1Go 10" with every hberality on his
ILL., sGr dSSt Cocktell said that Senator Car
but war rU'lled n to be heard on the question
SepaIoo,,o ooiIbeWhat indisposed to-day.
viling ~ ,Aldrlch said that he was quite
pltD5ned uave .:T Senator Carlisle's remarks
morrou' III I'll tomorrow, if some time to-
Senate .OElu u De fixed for a vote.
ezp.cta99 ez.9r :. carlisle said that it seemed 70 be
couterence -a,C, a having been member of the