Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-05
THAT BROKEN LOCK
At Sault Ste. Marie Worries
the Senators.
The Secretary of War Asked
for Information.
A Calamity that is Costing the Nation
100000 a Day.
Vests Amendment to the Chinaware
Clause of the Tariff Bill Rejected.
Senate Proceedings.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

ate today Davis offered resolution call
ing on the secretary of war for informa-
tion 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 Gas he had been informed by
telegraph), 100000 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
induced to take up that measure and
pass it. If not it would be we'll enough
for the senate to take up the river and
harbor bill at an earlier day than had
been agreed upon, so as to have an ap-
preparation secured for that verv impor-
tant work.
Cockrell inquired whether the "busi-
ness branch Of Congress" had paid no at
tention to the bill referred to.
Cullom said it had not.
Cockrell-That is very remarkable.
That body was organized with one man
for the purpose of transacting business,
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Payne said he did not know how deli
cate one had to be in talking about the
other house, but he was informed that
the bill had been approved by the river
and harbor committee of the house, but
that for several months past the commit
tee had not been able to get 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 respect
fully to act on that bill, he would not
undertake to judge, but something
ought to be done.
Edmunds did not think it the proper
thing to spend 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 years ago were still in
force, the engineer department had
money enough at its disposal to remedy
the defect. If SO, there was no benefit
in the senate making this very eXtraor-
dinary display of itself on the subject.
Payne said the damage was being re-
paired as fast as 500 men could do it,
and would be completed tomorrow or
next day, but the main object of this
appeal to congress was that provision
should be made for an additional loan.
After further discussion the resolution
was agreed to.
The resolution offered Saturday by
Plumb as to the re-interment of the re-
mains of Grant in the Arlington ma
tional cemetery, was at the suggestion
of Plumb allowed to remain on the
table, to be called up at some other
time.
The tariff bill was then taken up, be-
ing on Vests amendment to the china
ware paragraph, for the reduction of the
duty on decorated china to 80 per cent.
ad valorem, and on plain undecorated
ware to 40 per cent, instead of 55 and
so, as recommended by the finance com
mittee, instead OF go 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
amendment was then rejected-yeas, 19; ;
nays, 25.
The amendment of the finance COM
mittee making the rates OF 55 and so
per cent. was agreed to without
division.
The next question was on the COM
mittee amendment to paragraph 1O1. as
to "all other china, etc." striking
out the house paragraph which fixes
the rate on decorated ware at 60 per
cent. and on undecorated ware at 55 per
cent, and substituting another designa-
tion on which the rate of 30 per cent. is
fixed. Agreed to.
The next question was on paragraph
1929, glass and glassware. The com
mittee amendment was to strike out the
paragraph in the house bill fixing four
rates on bottles according to sizes, and
to substitute for it different classifica-
tion on, with two rates--one cent per
pound ON bottles not less than pint
and on demijohns and carboys, and IL
cents pound on bottles holding less
than pint. Agreed to.
The next question was on the amend
ment of the finance committee to strike
out paragraphs 100, ITO, Ill, 112, 113
and ia of the house bill, and substi-
tute for them new paragraph (104),
taxing glass and glassware, cut or orna-
mented, at As per cent. ad valorem.
Mcpherson moved to reduce the rate
in the senate amendment to 35 per cent.
Rejected.
Plumb moved to amend the commit
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cut and decorated glass and glassware
from 45 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 glass, the
committee amendment being to reduce
from 11-2 cents. A long discussion en-
sued. Plumb said it was better not to
pass a tariff bill than to pass one that
was not right.
Vance's amendment was finally de-
feated.
Various motions to reduce the rates
on unpublished cylinder, crown and COM
mon window glass were made by Plumb,
and were rejected ON yeas and nays
votes, although in the last of them, In
gals, Manderson, Paddock and Plumb
voted with the Democrats.
Finally, on motion of Aldrich, the
rates were reduced to IN, n, "a and
2A cents per pound, according to sizes,
and the senate adjourned.
CORRIGAN's BLUFF.
The Court Suspects That He is Trifling
With Justice.
CHICAGO, August 4.-Judge Horton