Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-13
CONGRESS-.
Tho Tin-Plate Paragraph Continued-Mr'
Daniel on the QuestiOn-House
Proceedings.
Telegraph 20 the Disp!

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. August 12.-The
Senate got to business this morning with
out the proceeding usually necessary TO
compel the attendanceof quorum.
Mr.. Hale reported back the House bill to
extend the census-law so as to require IN
formation to be obtained from unlncorpo-
rated express companies, and IN response
to INQUIRIES stated that it applied TO all I'M
INCORPORATED express companies or co-part-
nerships, whether doing only local or
general business; that only some three or
four of the great express companies OF the
country were incorporated; that over Sl5,-
600 900 a wear were paid annually by the
express companies to the railroad compa-
MES and that ii was very desirable that
the statistics of all express companies
should be obtained and incorporated IN
the census returns. The information
would be obtained chiefly by correspond
ence and would apply simply to the extent
of their business and property and 10 the
amounts paid by them to railroad compa-
MES. Passed without amendment.
MOTIONS FOR LIMITATION OF DEBATE.
Mr.. Edmunds presented the motion for
a change of the rules by limiting debate
on the tariff bill, which he had offered ut
the time of adjournment yesterday, and IT
was laid on the table and ordered printed.
Mr.. Blair also offered resolution for
such change of the rules as Will permit
the previous question to be moved after
proposition has been considered two days,
and the same disposition was made OF 1t.
TIS-PLATEs-AGAIN.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the
pending question being on MIR. Vests
amendment Offered Yesterday reducing
the duty on tin-plates from 2-10 cents per
pound to / cent per pound-the present
rate.
Alr. Morgan resumed his argument
(bepun Yesterday against the increased
duty provided in the paragraph. He
referred TO the remark made last week
by MIR. Edmunds that the tariif biii
was the burning question OF the hour, ana
to that made on the same occasion by Mr.
Uawlev-that the material interests OF TINS
country were suffering greatly from the
Jar caused by discussion OF the bill, ana
said that he had construed these remarks
into an expression of opinion by those
senators that the bill was To be pressed 10
its passage or rejection and that nothing
would he allowed to impede its progress.
So far as he was concerned he conceded IN
that view of the case.
FUTURE OF THE TABIFF BILL.
He sketched what he thought would DO
the outcome of the matter. The bill would
pass the Senate. The House would refuse
to concur in the Senate amendments, and
a conference would follow. No senator on
either side of the chamber could foresee
the form in which the pending bill was
even likely to become q law. When the
conferrees get together they would frame a
measure independently of the action OF
either house. They would bring 1t III IN
the nature of surprise. and senators
would then be so Handicapped by the
standing rules of the Senate al not to he
able To amend the bill in any particular.
They would have TO swallow 1t whole as 1T
came from the conference. committee or
else reject IT entirely.
PROPOSITIONS To LIMIT DEBATE.
Abiding to Mr.. Edmunds's motion to
limit debate and other propositions OF like
character. Mr.. Morgan said that no Demo-
cratic senator desired to prevent the pas
| sage of the bill, and none of them had de-
INJURED TO the Republican party shoulder
| ing the entire odium of the bill. They had
merely attempted TO have a free and full
| discussion Of it-a discussion which had
not taken place in the House, and which
| vas choked off by the rules OF that body
| and their administration. They wanted a
| free and full discussion, so that the people
| of the United States could see the nature
and value Of the objections which they had
| to urge against the adoption Of features OF
| the bill, each one being distinct. aud each
one containing in it an important enact
I msnt relating to the welfare of the people.
That was all that they desired.
| Mr.. DANIEL ON TIE Bill.
Mr.. Daniel next addressed the Senate.
He spoke Of the proposed increase of duty
on TIM plate as another step in the relent-
less and memorable war in which the Re-
publican party was engaged against the
agricultural and producing classes Of the
country. 1t was so monstrous o grab-of
a monopoly as yet uncreated, but pleading
for charter from Congress to plumber the
people-that it should not go unchsllenged.
Tin-plate tax was one element of the con-
spiracy and combination Of monopolists
against the tillers of the soil. He did not
wonder that there was anxiety on the Re.
publican side of tho chamber that the bill
should slide through as soon a. possible,
and with as little said about II as practics-
BILE.
FARMERS, OF COURSE, LIKE 10 PAY BONUSES.
He had no doubt that If the western
farmer. who, burned his corn for fuel be-
cause no could not find . market for It.
aud who was told In An ofAcisl report. OF
the Department Of Agriculture that that
4 was legitimate use OF corn. paid $l76 for
Am tin mad IN khA r0nff00 al hiH h0Uo0 or