The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-10-02
ROBBERY CONsUMATED.
MGssRs, PLUMB, PADDOCK AND PETt
GREW VOTED IN THE NEGATIVE,

of Calendar nils Passed,
WAsuIsGToN, oct, 1.-The senate
yesterday passed house bin 10 promote
the administration Of justice IN the
army with q verbal amendment, The
conference report Of the tariff bill was
taken up and Mr., Carlisle addressed
the senate He would not, he said, at
tempt 10 discuss the economic theory Of
the bill, II was now about 10 pass on
tirely from the hands Of the senate and
beyond its control, and discussion OF
the question could not be undertaken
without negleoting the last opportunity
70 state, aa accurately ah possible, what
the main provisions Of the measure
were, and what would DO ita probable
effect ON taxation II was not his pur'
pose 10 attempt 20 state the effect Of
the measure on the public revenue, be'
cause " would DO impossible 10 do No
with any degree OF accuracy, but he
could state approximately what ita elect
ON taxation would DO, No member 0l
the finance committee had yentured
NNaANh AAiN NAAAA NNhNhN
10 Express an oplnion
aa 10 what the effect Of the bill would be
on the revenue Of the government OK
cept the senator from Iowa (Mr, Allisonl,
who, In the course Of speech on the
subject 0f the expenses Of the govern
ment, had reviewed the subject 10 some
extent But that was before the con
ference report was made. Mr., Carlisle
thon spoke NJ considerable length OF the
effect OF the reduction Of revenue, TO
iterating the opiniona he expressed IN
the early stages OF the bill. He oru'
oised the reciprocity clause which he
said, oonAdod 70 the Judgment or caprice
OF the president alone the determine
tion, not alone OF certain facts defined
IN the law, but OF the results and effects
OF these facts and circumstances, The
amendment reported from the finance
committee and adopted by the senate
was not reciprocityi II was retaliation,
Sugar had been put ON the free list IN
this bin ON tho sole ground that II
Would Beuent the Consumers
In the United States, Mr.. Carlisle spoke
Of the inconsistency OF putting sugar
on the free list, There was no market
In South America, ho aaid, for our agrl
cultural products. II was a false pre-
tense 20 any that the proposed "reci
procity amendment" was for the benefit
Of the farmers. II was 20 benefit the
manufacturers Of the United States,
He regarded the whole proposition ~ n
mere political device 10 appeaso ~ fa
~ possible an indignant public eenti'
mont The additional revenues which
would result from the proposed impoi
tion Of duties on sugar, coffee and tea
would aggregate S5e,700,000, Mr., AID.
rich callongod some Of MIR, Carlielo'i
statements,
Mr. 0ray spoke at Some Length.
During pause In his remarks, confer
enco reports were agreed 20 on the signal
service bin and the bill 10 authorize the
secretary OF war 10 grant licenses 20 use
u portion Of the pier on Lake Michigan,
House bill 10 enable the postmaster gen
eral 10 test the free delivery aystom IN
small towns was passed. A concurrent
resolution from the house, authorizing
the ronumboring OF some Of the para
graphs Of the tariff bill, was discussed
by several senators, and particularly
criticised by Mr. ingalls,, who spoke Of
the Importance Of having this most inn
portant measure correctly enrolled,
Finally the resolution was allowed 20 70
over for the time, Mr., Gray concluded
his remarks against the bill, dev0tinR
much attention 10 the question of the
labor cost Of n ton Of steel rails, lie
trusted that the people Of the UnitOd
States would bear with equanimity the
additional burden about TO bo imposed
ON them and would, In due time, under
stand the solfShness Of the measure,
Mr. Aidrloh Closed the Debate,
Speaking Of the increases In duty
made In tho bill, he said that they were
OF four classes. The frat included cor,
rections Of errors and irregularities To
this class belonged tin plate and cotton
ties, Another clnss consisted of articles
which u was not supposed NJ the time
Of the passage Of the law Of 1888 could
bo manufactured In the United States
10 included tho finer grade Of manu-.
features IN the cotton, flax and linen and
iron and steel schedules, a third class
consisted Of articles on which horoto
fore small nd yalorem rates had been
levied, Those were items Of no conse
quonoe which had never received any
attention in tho framing OF tariff bill
before. The fourth class included agri
cultural products, Tho duties on wool
had been increased largely nj the de-
mand Of the representatives OF the agri
cultural section Of the country, These
four cl0sses comprehended
All Of the Increases In the Iilii.
Mr.. Aldrich spoke of the delegation Of
importers, who had appeared before the
finance committee and asked that Ger.
tain rates Of duty bo imposed, The
manufacturers who had appeared be-
fore the committee represented Amori.
can labor and industry. Az the
close of Mr.. Aldrch's remarks, the
senate proceeded TO vote, by yeas
and Maya on the conference report.
The first breal, In the party ranks was
made when Mr. Paddook's name was
called He snid that he was paired
with Mr., Eustis, but ns Mr., Eusuts
would have voted no he would vote no.
The next brcAk ouple Immediately after,
when M Pettigrow's nRmo was called,
He euid that he was paired with MIR,
Call, but ns Mr., CNll would have voted
no he would vote no,
The Third ANA Last ureok
was when Mr.. Plumb after all other
senators had v0tetD stood up, and his
nanlh having been called, voted no.
The final result was announced us yeas,
30; nays "a. So The conference report
was aplNel to, and now The tariff bill
needs only the signatures Of the prcsid.
ing officers of both houses and Of the
president Of the United States TO be u
law. The concurrent resolu Ion, with
the amendment offered to it, 90 correct
Che enrolment Of the tarin' bill was
agreed TO, The senate then had brief
executive session and, at p. M, nd
journod,
House Proceedings
The house passed the joint resolution