New-York tribune., 1890-08-07

sPoNsIBILITY RESTING UPON CERTAIN RE
PUBLICAN sENAToRs-MR. FRYE UPON
Mr.. BLAINEs SECOND LETTER.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TKmUNE.l
Washington, Aug. G.-Thc slight but SIN apprecla
Die progress made Yesterday the Tariff bill seems 10
have Displaced beyond measure the leaders on tho
Democratic side Of the Senate and Mr.. German. the
responsible director Of the oppostiOnS policy Of delay
and obstruction to it to-day that Yesterdays per
formancc was not repeated. lie promptly Displaced
Mr.. MCPHERSON in the management Of the debate Ior
the minority. and took upon himself the burden Of pro
tracing discussion by all the devices known to the
expert talking against time. Under his efficient
direction all progress the bill was successfully
blocked for than seven hours. and by the time
adjournment taken the Senate had disposed OF
only additional paragraph Of the metal schedule
Mr. German evidently doesn't intend to have the Iarlf
bill passed even at date so distant n December 70
II the Republican majority persist III adhcrng to the
old rule OF unlimited debate, II plain that the meas
will be from this time entirely at the mercy OF
Mr.. German and his frcetrade friends. Mr. Aldrlch
Of course. doing his best to get forward with the
text Of the bill under the old system and would be
glad TO bring In at rule giving the majority
the control the business Of the body 10 which
is entitled. But is stll feared that enough Rcpnb
dcfcctO1S will occur 10 defeat the change Of pro
off than before. Tho responsibility for the
present unfortunate situation rests, every one hero
knows. with Senators Plumb Teller and Edmunds. and
the few followers whose votes they control
The paragraph on which Mr. German succeeded in
wasting a whole days discussion was that laying a
duty Of - cents ron on iron orc This is the duty
fixed in the House bill and in existing law The
Mills 'in left it unchanged in lass. and did every
other Tard bill reported in recent years in Demo
cratic House Of Representatives. Nevertheless Mr.
German and Mr. Gray both protested against the con
tinuancc Of the rate, an excessive tax upon the
laboring man and wholly unnecessary measure OF
protection to American orc mines. Mr. Mcpherson
also raised his voice in mild cXpostulatlon against
the present duty. He chccually sIenced. how
ever. by Mr.. Ahilch'S producing speech which Mr
MoPhoron Lad made in the Senate In l-- demanding
an inor''asc of the duty on iron from 30 cents
tpu-tIe Old ratc-to ~. After tedious and profit
To-, discussion of nearly eight hours, vote was
reached on proposition by Mr.. Plumb o reduce the
duty 10 60 cents. The committee was sustained by
a vote Of 80 to 2I though four RepublicanS-MeSsrs
Dawes. Ingalls, Paddock and Plumb-votcd with tho
Dcmc' rats. Mr.. Payne, II Ohio. was paired with
another Democrat, Mr. Barbour, OF virginia, and did
not vote. Five Democratic senators were absent, ap
| parcntly without pairs.
| Early IN the day some reference made on The
Democratic -ldc 10 a passage Ia Mr. Elaincs second
| letter - Nr Frye Oh the reciprocity question. and
Mr. Frye took the opportunity To correct an evident
porvcr.ion of its meaning. II was not the Tariff bll
"a, a WHOLE he said. which Mr. Blaine criticised a, not
opening market FOR au additional buShcl Of wheat
Int the single sugar schedule In H. and the market
Mr. Blllnc meant Was the foreign, simply, and not the
home market The Mckinley hill Mr.. Frye added
d.d mot open . large additional home market 10 the
American farmer.
The pcnduy question tO day on Mr. M)rglns
amendment to Paragraph l27 in regard to iron ore.
Mr.. Gormtn resumed his argument lie pro
ccc!ci - quote f0m nu interview with Major l. =
Bent president Of the Pcnnsylvaua steel Company Of
~tcrllou Penn, prt"cfion-t, who desired far pro
tcctou. with ff,- IRON The Ieun-yvana steel
| Company would -cud said Nr Rent pig iron to Llv
crpo1l and .iee rail, a. London To rn'sc the duty
0u iur ore to .uch extent 10 protect the home
producers II iron Orc would be simply To close the
company worls. put ont a. furnaces throw loVoo
men out oi cmpuy mcnt and render unprofUrtiv" tens
# millions u capital, Mr. Gounan went on 90 speak
Il the rentvc price, 4 English and American ,i'l
fau, and quoted from hearing before the WAYS ana
Moan, Committee ~ show that lat February 'he
American price 50 tn and the British prI'e
100 bnlui .3j tn. In fact, there hid never b''h
4 umc since l--J Nr German declared when du'y
~ -Io % tom would not have b,cn ample protection
to American Industry.
Mr Blair suggested Nr. German that the r''noNl!
u the duty on coal tud letting m the No'a scotia
coal free might effect tai, purp.-c quite a' we'll and
VouId l, ~ the same time ot ADVANTAGE TO t'c Ne"
| I.s-lnad states.
Mr.. Do-u,n offered 10 vote To take 20 per cent OIL
| the dut.c- ou iron ore ard coal II Mr h!nr Won"
vot. O., take 10 peg cent ~ tue duties "n a't'!''
| similar T. tno-c cf Ncw England manuih'tii''.
Mr. Blair ,ad that he not complaining Of the
| tariff but that Mr. German wa.
Mr. Coriuan qu,, ,on,, that assertion. and said tl
theirs was not a proposition too extreme i'r ''' H'"'
| tor from Sew IInup-hir' lie wls hsh p'Or'
nl,, On everything belonging t. bis section yet ne
/ at L
| added 10 tie wealth Of hi, section.
Nr Flair pr,f,--cd not to understand what tr'
| senator from Maryland meant about hl' HV"nhS
! British interests. lie confessed himself iIS" P''
cctoni,t II he ~ vote today for inc interests
Of the people of Ncv England under the metal s'h"e'
hc should vote to make ore free lie dId not AI'o"
I'm, that IL was nj, duty to vote Ia make both 'oH'
and iron fec. lie did not know but that IL would
y, hi lutv to vote moro largely st In the direction
| # free trade ..
| Nr. Dorman resumed the floor, and continued ms
argument IN favor Of the reduction oi the u"'S oI
| I,c---rncr or, GormHn having ~ the course o'
, remark, expressed his surprise At the Tree '''o
| s.q,riucnt which he had found 10 exist ID h"''''
| ard I'm New. England Nr. Dawes recognized th'
| change of sentiment In Ncw England, ana 'ild tHa'
noliy felt more ~cnsibly than hc dd thc lnclulil'''
and uu,ticcs Of features Of the pending OiH' OF ~
any other tlrG bill He st"od ready t. F"' or IIFo
,ro and free coal the mOment h. saw uht U'i "'U'l
vould not uIurc the iron ore Interest oi the country
Me .,orman went Ia speak OF the bill ~ HeEh"d
| oith poison that certain death 10 til' MaiN!"i
c,pniu, interests by taxing tin, ana he apr'aIeu i"f
# la,t reduction Of duty on foreign be'scier o'VS'
promising That the result would DC 'laV S"c' '"'p'
wouId Lc built ~ cheaply IN Baltiuiorc - OH "'
| Clyde with that advantage he SAID the pfcu'''oh
| . th ,r,,, Ecpublcan secretary Of state would be
ycriG,d Mr. Bluine had said. and said truthiHiiy'
that within the confines Of the bill there was NOT It
urlc i,n or line that would opon the market l" inc
| ,,ricultural pioduct, Of the United states
| Mr. rr,c-Ihc secretary Of state has Ucch quoui
| ~, ,,,,,o Ln fins senate arguing that inc
Wrkinlcy bin did not, in any OF It's features opsm up
| ,'.tlct Sow the secretary ot Statf wa u'dhh6 lh
nav - tirriV vyitn foreign and not home miiEetS
| / do not understand that IN protective ''ln tn,c
| l. an cspccl! purpose - "Pu up gs 9n rrr,I. "A