The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-12
GOING AT A SNAIL'S PACE.
THE SLOW PROGRESS OF THE
SENATE UNDER FIRE.

OF the Session by Offering q hesolu-
ton Looking to Limitation of De-
bate-seastor Morgan Complains
aad II Is Temporarily Withdawn.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IL The Senate met
a. 10 o'clock this morning, but call Of the
roll disclosed the fact that there were only
twenty-seven senators present, sixteen less
than a quorum. The sergeant-at-a was
directed to so in quest Of senators, and by
1920 o'clock a quorum having been
obtained. business was proceeled with
TIE tariff bill was taken W,
tie pending question being on Mr.. Plumb's
amendment offered Saturday, TO paragraph
1874. pages 81, to reduce the additional duty
on iron or Steel hoops cut To lengths Tor
baling purposes, from 2-l0 to lilo cent per
pound. The amendment was rejected by
a vote Of is yeas to Is nays. Three repuo-
licans-Messrs. ingalls,, Paddock and Plumb
voted in the affirmative.
Mr.. Mcpherson mo-ed to amend the par
agraph by making the duty on iron or steel
hoops so per cent. ad valorem instead OF
cent, lilo cent and $40 cents per pound.
SHERMAN ON THE SLOW TIME.
The debate became general, and in its
course Mr.. Sherman went OF to speak of the
little progress that was being made with
the bill. Nearly three weeks had been
spent upon it and not one fifth Of it had
been disposed Of Unless the senator's on the
other side would be satisfied upon the ques-
ton and would then go right along, the
Senate would have to continue in perpetual
session. He did not wish to see
any change in the rules of the Senate
if 1t could be avoided, but there was duty
imposed on the majority. 1t was response
Bile for the delay, although 1t did not cause
the delay. The senators would perceive. as
sensible men, that some time or other the
majority would have to take the response
bility of limiting the debate There must
be some way found to get along. If the other
side would forego needless repetition of
amendments and of yea AID nay votes the
senator's might soon see daylight and be
able to go to their homes.
PROGRESS OF THE MEASURE.
The bill had passed the House of Repre-
sentatives and had been considered by the
committee of the Senate, its general out
line being on the scale of protective tariff,
even of high protective tariff. The re-
publican sen 4tors did not deny that it was
q tariff that would protect American
industries and build up nearly all the in
dustries that could be employed in this
country. 1t was pretty high
tariff, and there were some points
on which he would be
willing to yield. Still, it had been reduced
in several particulars over the bill passed
by the Senate two years ago. 1t seemed to
him that the Senate ought to make more
progress with the bill The republican side
Of the Senate seemed to be entirely satisfied
with the bil except here and there. Amend
ments rarely came from that side.
VEST REToRTs.
Mr. Vest suggested that it would be we'll
for tba 60
discipline to his own side of the chamber in
reference to the consumpti N Of time.
Mr.. Sherman disclaimed having made
any distinction between the two sides He
felt bound to say that as a rule the demo-
Gratis had occupied but fair proportion of
tho time.
Mr.. Vest thought that fact ought to sug-
gest an answer to what MIR. Sherman had
said.
Mr.. Teller also came into the debate AS
to the question of haste in passing the bill,
Mr., Teller said he was not disposed to deny
its opponents fair and free discussion
He wanted time in the interest
of the bill. He did not want any haste. lie
was willing to stay and discuss the tariff
question or allow 1t to be discussed, because
he believed the people wanted to know
whether the bill was proper revision of the
tariff.
NO REASON TO COMPLAIN.
If that occupied the Senate till December
the senators could not complain, unless
there was undue consumption of time
and be did not understand that
the senator from Ohio (Mr. Sherman)
charged that there had been. 1t was the
duty of the finance committee to plain the
bill item by item, as explanation might be
called for, so that not only should the
Senate know but that the people should
lypn hat he h ho1 haA, ral -,
haste and not from prejudice, but after due
elaboration and consideration.
1t was incumbent on the Senate, he said,
TO determine the question whether items
were properly in the bill, and when the
Senate had determined it after due deli
ton the American people would be satisfied,
and they would be satisfied with nothing
less.
AGRICULTURE'S DEPRESSION.
In the course of the afternoon the discus
sion drifted into the fall in value in recent
years of farms and their products, aud what
influence in producing this fall had been
exerted by the protective tariff and the
demonetization OF silver.
Messrs. Teller and Cameron held to the
opinion that silver demonstration mad been
the principal cause of this depreciation.
Mr.. Vest blamed it upon protection.
Finally vote was reached on Mr.. Nc
Hot SUI dAouoLuoues duu ~ was carried
without division.
THE DUTY ON TIN PLATE.
No interest attached to the proceedings
until section No. 1877, tin plate, was reached
Then Mr.. Mcpherson read from petitions
and protests from the canned goods associa-
ton in New Jersey against the proposed the
increase of the duty on tin plate.
Mr.. Vest also read from protests of manu-
facturers of tinware in St Louis. and de-
clared that all the other items In the bill
were Insignificant compared with the out
rage proposed by this paragraph. 1t was a
bold, naked attempt by the Pittsburg
manufacturers TO create another monopoly
in heir own interest against the consumers
of the United States. Their idea was to
keep out tin plate and forcs the
people to use galvanized sheet iron
plate made in Pittsburg 1t was
protection run mad. He moved
to reduce the rate 2. l cents per pound to |
cent.
BEYOND JUSTIFICATION.
Mr.. Dawes did not think that the existing
duty could be justified in any respect. Tin
plate should be either on the free list or
such duty should be imposed upon it as
would induce its production in the United
states. The present duty of cent pound
was tax upon the consumer and went into
the pocket of the foreign producer.
II thought it went into the treasury"
took no notice of the interruption. He re-
peated that tin plate should either be free,
or sufficiently high duty should b imposed
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