The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-05
A COSTLY ACCIDENT.


WASHINGTON, Aug. A. Al 10:45 the
senate took up the tariff bill.
A resolution for the removal Of Grants
remains to Arlington cemetery went over
without action.
Davis offered 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 Il ms serious calamity TO the
commerce of the nation, costing, as he
had been informed by telegraph, 100000
q day. He also mentioned incidentally
the failure of the house to act on the bill
passed by the senate some months ago
providing for a second and larger lock.
Cullom hoped the house could be in
duced TO take up that measure and pass
il. II not it would be well enough for the
senate TO take up the river and harbor bill
at an earlier day than had bee n decided
upon so rs to have an appropriation se-
cured for that very important work.
Cockrell inquired whether the business
branch of congress had paid no attention
to the bill referred to. Cullom said IL had
not. Cockrell said that it was very re-
markable, that the body organized with
one man for the purpose OF transacting
business will not do IL.
Payne said he did not know how delicate
one had to be in talking about the other
house, but he was informed that the bill
had been approved by the river aud har-
bor committee of the house, hut that for
several months past the committee had
not been able To get a hearing for IL be-
fore the house. There was where the
matter stood. Whether IL would he an act
OF humiliation for the senate TO ask the
other house respectfully 10 act ON that one
bill, he would not undertake To Judge.
But something ought to be done.
Edmunds did not think II the proper
thing to spend time in the discussion OF
the conduct of the other branch OF con-
gress. All that the senate had 10 do with
II just now was to consider the accident to
the canal lock, and he thought that as APP
preparations had been made in the river
aud harbor bill of two years ago, they
were still in force. The engineering de-
partment had money enough at its dis
posal to remedy the defect. III other reme-
dies were of no benefit, the senate was
making very extraordinary display OF
itself on the subject.
Payne said the damage was being re-
paired as fast as 800 men could do IL. IL
would be completed tomorrow or the next
day, but the main object OF its being
brought before congress was that provi-
sion should be made for an additional
lock. After discussing the resolution was
agreed to.
committees amendment 10 paragraph lOl
as 10 "all other china, etc." striking out
the house paragraph, which fixes the rate
on decorated ware at 60 per cent. and ON
undecorated 55 per cent, aud substituting
another designation on which the rate OF
30 per cent. was liked.
The next question was paragraph lu2E,
glass and glassware. The committee
amendment was stricken out. The para
graph in the house bill fixing four rates
on bottles according TO size, and the sub
stitute for IL of different classi ification
with two rates at 1 cent per pound on bot
ties holding not less than pint land on
demijohns and carboys" and ~
cents per pound on bottles holding
less than pint was agreed
TO. The next question was on the amend
ment of the finance committee TO strike
out the paragraphs l09, no. Ill, i12, l13
aud ia in the house bill and substitute for
them one paragraph "l0i," taxing glass
and glassware, cut or ornarnented, 45 per
cent. ad valorem.
Mcpherson moved TO reduce the rate In
the senate amendment to 35 per cent
Rejected.
Plumb moved to amend the committee
amendment by reducing the rate on cut
aud decorated glass and glassware from
45 to i6 per cent. Rejected. The com
mittee amendment was then agreed To.
The next question was ON paragraph
| l06, fging the duties on unpublished cylin
| der crown and common window glass, the
| committee amendment being reduced
| from AZ per pound to = cents, 2E cent?
and 3 cents, "accor1ing Ia Sizes To ~
| IL, 2as and 2N:
| Vance moved to amend by fixing uni
form rate of 20 per cent ad valorcm. 4
long discussion ensued.
| Plumb said il was better not To pass th,
tariff bill than 10 pass one that was no
right.