The sun., 1890-08-03
THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
BLALR,s Gao RULE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON RULES.


Remains to Arlington cenotery--No
Progress Made on the TarIR Biii-The
5undry Civil Bill Srnt to n Coumittee.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-The Senate met at 10
A. NJ A call OF the roll showed forty-nlne Ssna-
tors lslx more than a auoruml present
Mr.. Morrill, (Rep.. Vt.) was granted unlimited
leave OF absence, on account OF tho condition OF
his health.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Blair
tRep.. n. H.. instructinI tho Committee on
I,ulos to report within four days rule for the
incorporation OF the previous question. or Of
some method for limiting and closing debate
IN the parliamentary procedure OF the Senate
was taken up.
Mr.. Blair said that Senators had spoken
to him Indicating their desire to be heard
before action should be taken on the resolu-
tion, and who wero not ready to proceed this
morning. He should therefore not press the
resolution this morning. But he desired TO
sny that be had offered It. not with special
reference to any pending bill. but with feel
ing that thore wns necessity for tho pro-
posed change. The period had arrived he
thought, whom in the transaction Of tho couu-
try's business the Senate must have some way
by which lurRer number Of important public
measures could be decided. The difficulty
gross: but that difficulty had been. rs
all Senators knew. removed to some
extent. so that action was obtained there
more promptly than formerly. The Senate.
which had been hitherto the more expeditions
body In the transaction OF business, was now
liable to be. and In fact was. lar behind-he
meant far behind in Its capacity TO roach and
decide wb batever measure majority was dis
posed to pass AS 1t nov was, the whole bnsi-
ness OF the country was at the mercy OF one or
two individuals. who might be opposed TO a
measure. The majority was practically under
the control OF the minority. And 80 now. with
out reference to any particular measure now
pending or that might be pending. he thought
that the subject matter OF his resolution should
receive the early and earnest consideration OF
the Senate. He was not clear but that 1t was
imperatively necessary that 1t should be con-
sidered prior TO any pending measure, even to
there had been q disposition to proorastinate
or obstruct the ordinary course OF debate and
sS S afeaH hS T @ dats SS6n hs h.
total OF i82 pages. And all the great subjects
still 70 come. There was no reason TO sup
rose, therefore; that under the existing rules
cember He had offered the resolution with a
view to a great change afundamental. radical.
Indispensable chsnGe-in the p9Eliamentary
resolution hereafter. unless It should reapnear
in some other form. authenticated by larger
the idea would reappear, with a general back
ipg of the entire Senate on both sides, NIT,
MI tba ong sI % or %eefs M sar
euIned in tho consideration Of the Education
bill. and said that that time had mot been
biii had been its defeat-iuSt as he hoped that that
the debate ON the Tariff bill would result In the
The resolution was, on motion Of Mr.. AID
Eich Rep. r Ii referred to the Committee on
MIR. Plumb offered the following concurrent
Essnlntion. and asked that 1t ne over until
Monday:
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Why not pass 1t now" Mr.. Edmunds suE-
TS LET s qa s5s asGs
The Tariff bill vas then taken up. the ques-
droe tSe duty on decorated china to 50 per
ctsh. 40 vaorem. and on plain white undeco-
cent In the House % Eli and af s. and an 50 SS
proposed BY the Finance Committee.
!.r; Vsst argued in support Of bis amend
n:tcsnrer Of Trenton, n. j." he spoke OF him as
o sSs g 9Ss VnS beors
!. !Iat at body; exhibited piece Of ware known as
its COST q per eese Of labor n eonTegns ihs Inn m
preston tnst that ware was generally manu-
iectured In TITS conptry, while the fact was
rpp1SSeSt0d 95 nor cent. OF labor was probably
ETtwsrs statement He was T very b honorabIc o BIZ;
man. but he was manufacturer. and his
NJ Hiscoe %eS Ra1 Sa OK HytS aS 01S tb., bo
ined there was not member OF the House at
that time who did not know that the article ex-
He referred sGtcastieally to Mr.. .,McPherson
and with such rough firmness: PROPOSED to
etrangle the pottery industry In his own State,
20 as TO show his patriotism and devotion to
Mr.. MCPHERSON asked Mr. Hiscock to yield to
him for denial Of that abatement; but the re-
cd with his argument on the china paragraph.
favoring the rates In the House bill as against
the rates recommended by the Finance Com
Mr., Allison tRep.. Iowa) declared his under
standing Of the Intention OF the Finance Com
was carried out In the Amendments recon-
belief that the pottery industry required a
y hs s4Ste H Ak
tries SO reasonable and Just as TO give the
American producer shade OF advantage over
the foreign producer.
Mr.. Go man dem. Md congratulated and
Mr.. Allison for his frank statement
After further discussion OF the chinawure
Mr.. George Dem. Miss took the
noor and made q long speech on the general
subject OF the tariff. contendfnR that proteC-
tion had nothing to do with wages. but that
they were governed by the various surrounding
referring to statement here
tofore made by Mr. Teller that half tha wealth
Of the country was owned by l0O,0OO persons, ,
he said that II the system OF parentRlism which
assumed the regulation by the Government Of
the business, the lives and the fortunes OF men
WAS continued. as the pending bill proposed t.
continue it.a sentiment would be produced
country. II mon saw thar they were robbed. !
or pillaged, or taxed for the benefit of others
while they themselves were kept In poverty, |
thoy would inquire why the same Cove nment |
agencies that robbed them OF their daily toll |
for the benefit OF the overrich should not be !
employed to take from the spoiler that which |
he had unIustly got He did not wish to see
that day come.
Mr.. PIatt tRen; Conn, rspelled and de-
VAS $l1 a ton, the labor In producing the mr. |
ticle cost only S1.54 He supposed that the !
Senator believed what he said. though no /
schoolboy would believe II. but tho fact was that |
II tho production Of ton OF steel rails cost S24 |
the labor portion OF that cost was moi ONLY |