The Portland daily press., 1890-08-08
IN THE SENATE.
Tariff and the Order of Business
Topics of Debate.

WASHINGTON, August THE Senate
| proceeded with the consideration of the iror
schedule of the tariff bill. Several amend
ments to reduce the rates offered by Mr.. Nc
Pherson, were rejected by a strict party
vote. Mr.. Vance moved to reduce the rate
in paragraph Ill, (beams, girders and othel
structural shapes of iron or steeD. from 91(
to 6-10 of a cent pound. Mr.. Paddock ap
pealed to Mr.. Aldrich in the interest of agri
culture to agree to reduction of at least
1-10 OF cent on structural iron.
On Mr.. Aldrich's motion the rate was re-
duced to $40 of cent pound.
Mr.. Allison presented the conference re.
port on the sundry civil appropriation bill
and asked the Senate to act upon it.
Mr.. Cockrell preferred to wait until the
report was printed.
Mr.. Allison said he would give general
explanation of the report. The bill, he said,
as It passed the House carried $28, ,OOO. .OOC
and was increased by the Senate about $5,.
100000 The net reductions agreed to in the
conference. committee amounted to SO, 3,7O6.-
600. The bill carried under the conference
report 500, ,852, 900. The change made In the
conference related. first. to public buildings.
The appropriation for the repairs on he
chicago custom st house had been cut down
from 100000 to $45,000. The House CON
ferees insisted on striking out the provision
OF 1885,, $50 for treasury vaults. Although
the House had passed a bill for that purpose
since the passage. of that bill, Mr.. Allison
said, the House had received new light on
the subject OF the necessity of the recon-
struction of those vaults, and now Thought
1t unnecessary.
Mr.. Cockerell-"Another instance of want
OF consideration and deliberation'
Mr.: Allison entioned several light houses
had been surrendered The amendment as as
to the Latin American memorial library, all
the Senate amendments relating to national
soldiers homes, including that appointing
managers. had been struck ont The Senate
amendment appropriating 100000 for the
acquisition OF site for supreme court
building had to be surrendered; also the
amendment for the purchase of site for a
building for the post office department The
Item for the acquisition of land for the gov
eminent printing office was amended by
striking out the requirement that it should
be immediately contiguous to that office. The
conference report was ordered printed, and
went over until to morrow without action.
MI Hoar, from the committee on privileges
ana elections, reported substitute for the
calendar.
fore given that he would ask the Senate to-
morrow to take up the river and harbor bill,
gave notice that he would not do so until
Friday of next week.
Mr.. Edmunds said he was in favor of the
river and harbor bill, and had always been
since in public life. There was now an un-
expended balance of some $4,000. 900 applica-
BILE to works of general national Importance.
That amount could be made use OF. The
tariff was the burning question of the hour.
appealing to the people who believed in free
trade. low tariff, high tariff and protective
prohibition. The people wanted to know
the business situation. He believed it the
duty of the Senate to go steadfastly on with
the tariff bill until this question was deter
mined.
Mr.. Hawley spoke for the protectionists,
free traders, Democrats, Republicans, manu-
facturers and employees, in saying that hun
dreds of millions of capital was waiting and
hoping to see some conclusion of the tariff
bill.
Mr.. Dawes presented and explained the
conference report on the fortifcation bill.
He said the bill as it came from the House
appropriated $4,521, ,67S. The Senate increas-
ed that amount to $7,595,935. The confer
ence committee reduced the amount to S3,-
1863, 600 on its face, but changed in no respect
the features of the bill as it passed the SEN
ate. The conference report went over with
out action. and the Senate adjourned.