The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-05
CONGRESS.
Yesterdays Proceedings in the
National Legislature.
The Senate Calls for Information Regarding
the Sault Ste. Marie Canal.
Amendments 10 the Glassware and CTOCkery
Sehedule-Speaker Reed Denounced by
Democratic Members.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Ain the Senate this
morning Davis offered a resolution calling
on the Secretary of War for information on
the subject of the accident last Friday to
the lock of the Sault Ste. Marie Canal. He
spoke of it as most serious calamity to
the commerce Of the nation, costing, as he
had been informed by telegraph, S5o0.00O a
day. He also mentioned incidentally the
failure of the House to act on the bill passed
by the Senate some months ago, providing
for second and larger lock.
Cullom hoped the House would be in
duced to take up that measure and pass it.
If not it would be well enough for the Sem
ate to take up the River and Harbor Bill at
an earlier day than had been agreed upon,
SO as to have an appropriation secured for
that very important work.
Cockrell inquired whether the business
branch Of Congress had paid no attention to
the bill referred to.
Cullom said it had not.
CocBrel said that it was very remarkable
th at that body, organized with one man for
the purpose of transacting business, will
not do it.
Payne said he did not know how delicate
one had to be in talking about the other
House, put he was informed that the bill
had been approved by the River and Harbor
Committee of the House. but that for sew
eral months past the committee had not
been able TO get a hearing for it before the
House. There was where the matter stood.
Whether it would be an act of humiliation
for the Senate to ask the other House re-
speetfully to act on that bill, he would not
undertake to judge; but something ought
to be done.
Edmunds did not think it a proper thing
to spend the time in discussing the conduct
of the other branch of Congress. All that
the Senate had to do with it just now was
to consider the accident to the canal lock,
and he thought that, as the appropriations
made in the River and HarbOr Bill OF year
ago are still in force, the Engineer Depart
ment had money enough at Its disposal TO
remedy the effects. If so, there is no bene-
fit in the Senate making n very extraordI-
nary display of itself on the subject.
Payne says the damage was being re-
paired as fast as 500 men could do 1t, and 1t
would be completed tomorrow or next day,
but the main object Of the appeal to Con-
gress was that provision should be made
for an additional lock.
After further discussion the resolution
The resolution offered Saturday by Plumb
as to the reinterment of the remains OF
Grant in the Arlington National Cemetery
was. at the suggestion Of Plumb, allowed TO
re1Inin on the table. to be called up ut
some other time.
The Tariff Bill was taken up at o:45
o'clock.
The pending question was Vests amend
ment 20 the china-ware paragraph reducing
ha dnf nm Qd IN
val0rem, and on plain, undecorated ware to
40 per cent, instead of 90 and 90, as recon-
meuded by the Finance Committee, instead
Of 90 and 55 in the House bill.
The matter was discussed at length.
Finally Vest modified his amendment by
changing the rate of plain white china to
45 instead of 40 per cent. The am endment
was rejected-ayes 49, noes 20.
The amendment of the Finance Commit
tee making rates 90 and 90 per cent was
agreed to without division.
The next question was on the committee
amendment to Paragraph 101, as to all other
china, ETC., striking out the House para
graph which fixes the rate on decorated
ware at 60 per cent and on undecOrated at
55 per cent, and substituting another in
which rate of 90 per cent is fixed. This
was agreed to.
The next question was on Paragraph
1927, glass and glassware. The committee
amendment struck out the paragraph in the
House bill fixing four rates on bottles, ac-
cOrding TO sizes, and providing a substitute
for different classification, with two rates,
one of cent per pound on bottles of not
less than pint and on demijohns and car
boys, and ~ cents pound on bottles hold
ing less than pint. Agreed TO.
The next question was on the amendment
of the Finance Committee to strike out
paragraphs 100, 110, Ill, 112. lib and ia of
the House bill, and substitute for them
new paragraph, 104, taxing glass and glass
ware, cut or ornamented, 45 per cent ad
yal0rem.
Mcpherson moved to reduce the rate in
the Senate amendment to 30 per cent; re-
jected.
Plumb moved to amend the committee
amendment by reducing the rate on cut and
decorated glass and glassware from 10 to 40
per cent; rejected.
The committee amendment was then
agreed to.
The next question was on Paragraph 106,
fixing the duties on unpublished cylinder,
crown and common windew-glass, the
committee amendment being reduction oil
IL cents.
A long discussion ensued.
Plumb said it was better not TO pass a
tariif Dill than to pass one that was not
right.
Vance's amendment was finally defeated.
Various motions to reduce the rates on
unpublished cylinders, crown and common
window-glass were made by Plumb and
were rejected on aye and no votes, al
though In The last of them ingalls,, Mander-
son, Paddock and Plumb voted with the
Democrats.
Finally, on motion of Aldrich, the rates
were reduced to ~, ~, 2A and 2$4 cents
per pound according to Sizes, and the Sen
al adiniIrnad