Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-26
CONGRESSIONAL.


this morning Aldrich asked unanimous consent
that the general debate on the tariff bill close
September Sd; that the debate on amendments
shall continue under the five-minute rule until
September Sth, and that the final votin G
shall then begin He also proposed that the
last six hours be devoted to debate.
AT the request of Plumb the matter went over
until tomorrow.
Aldrich's order was modified on the sugges
ton of German, SO as to continue the general
discussion of the tariff bill up to and including
Wednesday, september Sd, TO have five minutes
debate on Thursday, the 4th, Friday the 5th,
and Saturday, the 9th, and to fix Monday, Sep
tember Sth, and thereafter for consideration of
the bill and the amendments thereto without
debate, then three hours to be allowed to each
side for general debate, AMI then final vote
to be taken on the passage of the bill.
The order would probably have been entered
but for the objection of Plumb who asked that
the matter go over until tomorrow.
Vance proposed as an amendment that in all
cases where it can be shown to the Secretary OF
the Treasury that any goods, wares or mer-
chandise imported have been purchased abroad
by citizens of the United States by exchange of
farm products grown in the United States OF
where such goods have been purchased with
the proceeds of such farm product in foreign
countries, such goods shall be imported at the
following rate of duty: One half the present
duty on all manufactures of iron and steel, 40
per cent. OF present duty; on all wooden or cot
ton goods or articles of which wool or cotton
may be component material, one half present
tariff: one half present duty on earthenware
china and glassware, and so per cent of the
present rate of duty on jute bagging and farm
ers binding twine.
The pending question on the tariff bill was the
imposing of duty of one and half cents per
pound on lead ore and lead dross provided that
silver ore and all other ores containing lead
shall pay duty OF one half cent per pound on
the lead contained therein, according to the
sample and assay at the port of entry.
Coke moved 10 amend by striking out the
proviso, and inserting proviso that ores con-
tanning silver and lead, in which lead is of less
value than silver shall be admitted free of duty
He said the passage bill as reported would de-
stroy the smelling works in Texas Kansas City,
Chicago and st. Louis. and render useless the
refractory ores OF New Mexico, Arizona and
Texas. 1T would throw large number of men
out OF employment, and drive from the United
States the trade with Mexico. valuable not only
for American manufacturers, but for the Amer
ican farmers.
Kegan and Carlisle followed with arguments
on the same line.
Plumb moved to amend the pars graph by re-
ducing the duty on lead ore from "a cents per
pound to three-QuarteTs of a cent. He thought
the Senate was coming to point where the
syrtem of protection would result in breaking
down certain home industries for the benefit OF
other industries. and where the larger indus
tries were to destroy the smaller ones. If the
mine-owners of Colorado, who had derived so
much from the recent silver legislation, desired
to get still more benefit by u tax on these
Mexican ores, why did they not propose duty
on silver ores.
Stewart argued against the amendment and
in favor of duty on lead ores as proposed in
the paragraph.
Teller also advocated the ADOPTION OF the par
agraph as reported, and asserted that the con
test was one between the lead trust, in combi-
nation with sme, ters, and the miners of the
Rocky mountains. The miners were $4,000
strong, and tbey consumed more OF the agr1-
cultural products of Kansas and Nebraska than
the whole of Mexico consumed, and Kansas
was indebted to the miners OF Colorado for
whatever prosperity she enjoyed.
Continuiog his argument, Teller said, If
the lead duty was shorn from the bill. the only
thing in it for the be- eft OF the great Northwest
there would not be Republi an in that region
in favor of the bill, and that there should nos
be-
Jones of Nevada said the most important
feature of the bill for the mining industries of
the country was the duty on lead and lead ores.
Not only were there many thousands of
persons engaged in lead mining, but % per
cent. OF the silver yield of the United States
came fTom mines in which that metal was
found in combination with lead. OF those
mines the larger number would not pay the ex-
penses OF operation for silver alone. Without the
duty on lesd and lead ores these mines would
be abandoned. This would not merely destroy
great industries, but would seriously affect the
supply of the precious metals which formed the
money of the world Jones paid a warm tribute
to the PERSONAL characteristics of the American
miners, and said their labors contributed
largely to the prosperity of the country.
The bill was laid aside informally, and the
House Joint resolution in relation to oaths in
pension cases reported and passed, authorizing
them to be administered by any person empow-
cred to administer oaths
The House resolution for the appointment of
a commitie ee of seven Representatives and three
Senators to superinteDd the funeral of the late
Representative Watson was laid before the
Senate.
Quay offered resolution, which was agreed
to, expressing the deep sensibillty with which
the Senate heard of Watson's death. concurring
in the appointment of committee, aud pro-
viding, as an additional mark of respect, that
the Senate adjourn.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, August 25th.-In the House
this morning the Chaplain made q feeling al
lusion to the sudden death of Representative
Watson.
Cannon submitted the conference report ON
the snndry civil appropriation bill
Quinn of New York offered for reference
resolution instructing the Committee on Judi
ciary to report by bill or otherwise the neces-
sary legislation to prevent railroads from en-
ploying unustifably large bodies of armed