The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-26
IN THE SENATE.
Lead ore the Subject Of Converse
tion at Yesterdays Session.

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WASHINGTON, August 25.-In the Senate
today the resolution to prohibit the sale Of
spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in the Sem
ate wing of the Capitol was taken up, but in
the absence of Mr.. Blair and Mr.. Butler,
who had offered amendments, 1t went over
until tomorrow. The tariff bill was then
taken up.
Mr.. Aldrich presented a proposition that
consideration Of the tariff bill shall be con-
tinued to the exclusion Of all other business
except appropriation bills and conference re-
ports to and including September 1st, subject
to general debate; during September 2, 3 and
4, subject to the five minute rule in debate !;
that no Senator shall speak on any one ques-
tlon more than once, and that on September
9th and thereafter consideration shall be
continued on the bill or amendments without
debate to and including third reading, when
three hours shall be allowed to each side for
general debate, and then final vote shall be
taken on the passage.
Mr.. Plumb objected and asked to have the
matter go over till tomorrow. After some
discussion Mr.. Aldrich said he would ask for
unanimous consent tomorrow morning
The tariff bill was taken up. the pending
question being on paragraph 1913. imposing a
duty OF II cents pound on lead ore and lead
dross; providing silver ore and all other ores
containing lead shall pay duty Of Il cents a
pUuHu vi bu0 lCdu COubdluou buclClu, dCCOlu-
Ing to sample and assay at the port of entry.
Mr.. Coke moved to amend by striking out the
proyiSO and inserting that ores containing sill
yer and lead in which the lead Is of less value
than the silver shall be admitted free of duty
he read extracts from the Two Republics
and Financier, published in Mexico, showing
the bad policy and injurious effect of the tax
alton of Mexican ores. He said the passage
of the bill as reported would destroy the
smelling works of Texas, Kansas City, Chi
ovxA Il n.rf1 lor cf
men out of employment, and take from the
United States trade with Mexico.
Mr.. Carlisle opposed the proviso in the
paragraph.
thought it fair to have one form of lead re-
quired to pay duty OF u cents pound and
another form free of duty.
Mr. Carlise replied that the question as
sumed that he was in favor Of imposing a
duty of II cents pound on lead ore, which
was not the case. If he had his own will
all lead ore would be free,
Mr.. Mcpherson argued in support of Mr..
C0ke's amendment, and declared the para
graph. as it stood in the bill was in the inter
est of the lead trust.
Mr.. Plumb moved to amend the paragraph
by reducing the duty on lead ore from Il
cents pound to three-quarters OF cent.
He thought the Senate was coming to point
where the system of protection would result
in breaking down certain home industries
for the benefit of other industries and where
the larger industries would destroy the
smaller ones. Some perception of that fact
he thought was being gained in quarters
heretofore somewhat intolerant on the posi-
tion of certain persons toward the tariff bill.
He had been recently read out of
the Republican party by a New
York paper 1.-THE TribuneJ. Now
he had a copy of thes same paper which
complained of certain provision in the bill
as being for the benefit of a certain industry
q nd mi aartain 0thQr indu Qfr rfaa alraodu
established. He did not know but that he
ought to read that paper out of the party.
Mr.. Teller advocated the adoption of the
paragraph as reported, and asserted that the
contest was between the lead men in combi.
nation with the smelters. and the miners OF
the Rocky Mountains. These miners were
10000 str9ng, and they consumed more New
England products per capita than any set OF
men living anywhere else. They consumed
more of the agricultural products Of Kansas
and Nebraska than the whole of Mexico con-
sumed. Mr.. Teller said If the lead duty was
taken from the bill, the only thing In it for
the benefit of the great Northwest, there
would not be Republican in that region in
favor of the bill.
Mr.. Jones of Nevada, said the most i'm
portant feature Of the bill for the mining
industries Of the country was the duty on
lead and lead ores. Not only were many
thousand persons engaged In lead mining
but 70 per cent OF the silver yield OF the
United States came from mines in which
that metal was found in combination with
lead Of those mines. a large number
would not pay the expenses of operation for
silver alone. Without the duty on lead and
lead ores those mines would have to be
abandoned.
At this point, Mr.. Quay offered resolu-
tion on the death Of Representative Watson.
Messrs. Cameron, Cullom and Faulkner
were added to the House committee and, as
further mark OF respect, the Senate ad-
iourned.