Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-05
THE FIrTx-fInsr CONGRESS


offered resolution calling on the secre-
tary of war for information on the
subject of the accident last Friday to the
lock of the SAINT Ste. Marie canal. He
spoke of it as most serious calamity to
the commerce of the nation, costing, as he
had been informed by telegraph, $500, 900
day. He also mentioned incidentally
the failure of the house to act on bill
passed by the senate some months ago pro-
viding for second and larger lock.
After debate the resolution was agreed
to.
The resolution offered on Saturday last
by Mr.. Plumb as to the refinement of the
remains of General Grant in the Arlington
National cemetery was, at the suggestion
of Mr.. Plumb, allowed to remain on the
table to be called up at some other time.
The tariff bill was taken up, the pending
question being on Mr.. Vests amendment
to the chinaware paragraph, reducing the
duty on decorated ware to 40 per cent,
instead of 55 and so, as recommended by
the finance committee, and instead of 60
and 55 in the house bill. /,
After some discussion Mr.. Vest modi-
fed his amendment by changing the rate
on plain white chinaware to 45 instead of
40 per cent.
The amendment was reiected-yeas 10,
nays %.
The next vote was on Mr.. Buffers
amendment to make three instead of two
categories of chinaware, and to make the
rates so, 45 and 40,
( 1t was rejected without division.
The amendment of the finance commit
tee (making the rate 55 and so per cent
was agreed to without a division.
. The next question was on a committee
amendment to paragraph 101 as to ''all
other china, &C." striking out the house
paragraph which fixes the rate on decore-
ted ware at go per cent. and on undecora-
ted at 90 per cent, and substituting an
other designation on which a rate of so
per cent. is fixed.
Mr.. Plumb moved to make the rate 45
pei, cent. Rejected.
The committee amendment was agreed
to.
The next question was on paragraph
1O24-glass and glassware. The commit
tee amendment was to strike out the para
graph in the house bill fixing four rates on
bottles according to sizes and to substitute
for it a different classification with two
rates-one cent per pound on bottles hold
ing not less than pint (and on demijohns
and carboys) and cent pound on bot
ties holding less than pint.
Mr.. Vance moved to amend the commit
tee amendment by substituting for both
rates one rate of thres-quarters cent per
pound. Rejected.
The committee amendment was agreed to.
The next question was ON an amendment
of the finance committee to strike out
paragraphs 100, 10, Ill, 112, 113 and ia
of the house bill and to substitute for
them one paragraph, 104, taxing glass and
glassware, cut or ornamental 45 per cent.
-ad valorem.
| In the course of a long discussion Mr..
Edmunds illustrated remark by Mr..
| Vance Ito the effect that one of his argu-
ments was an old story by an anecdote OF
| a thief who said when told that one of the
| ten commandments was "Thou shalt moi
| steal" that that was an old story; and Mr.
Vance retorted to the amusement of the
| democratic side, that protectionists had
| got to the point where they did not even
| make an excuse for stealing
| Mr.. Mcpherson moved to reduce the rate
| in the senate amendment to 30 per cent
| Rejected-yeas 90, nays %.
| Mr.. Plumb moved to amend the com
mittee amendment by reducing the rate OF
cut or decorated glass and glassware from
As to 40 per cent. Rejected-yeas %, nays
| 49,.
| The republicans voting aye were Messrs
Ingalls,, Paddock and Plumb.
| Mr.. Plumb complained of the unrelia
| bility of the tables reported by the finance
committee, and instanced the case of bot
| ties, where the rate of one cent a pound
| was put down as equivalent to 40 per cent
ad valorem, whereas in the tariff debate il
1888 Mr. Morrill, had stated that cent
pound on bottles was equivalent to 80 PEI
cent. ad valorem. As the price of bottles
had gone down Qiks all other prices) sine,
| 1888, it was evident that cent pount
was equivalent to much more than so PEI
| cent.
The committee amendment was agreed
| to.
Various motions to reduce the rates OF
unpublished cylinder, crown and common
window glass were made by Mr.. Plumb
| and were rejected on yea and nay votes
although in the last of them four republi
cans-Ingalls, Henderson, Paddock ant
Plumb-voted with the democrats.
Finally, on motion of Mr.. Aldrich, tn
rates were reduced It, II, p and 2f cent
per pound according to sizes) and tn
eighteen and nineteen pages of the bill
adjourned at p. m. till 10 o'clock to-mor
row morning.
I HOUSE.
The house went into committee O
the whole on the general deficiency az
preparation bill. .
Mr.. Henderson of Iowa Tin charge of tn
measure) explained that the bill carried a
appropriation of So, 40, 900. The items q
deficiency submitted to the committee %
appropriations aggregated Sl3 800, DOC
| hat I,
!, committee had carefully scrutinized all tn
proposed appropriations.
The Pacific railroad claims We're not pre-
vided for in the bill. While he believe
that the time was near at hand when thes
claims would be settled, the committe
had been practically unanimous in refusin
to provide for their payment when the
were still pending in the courts of tn
: country.
Mr.. Rogers, in the absence of Speakt
Reed, criticised the code of rules undo
3 which the house is proceeding 1t ga,
the speaker power to stife debate, gag ii
house, force the passage of bills, avoid e!
posture, outrage and mistreat the minorit
, | and bull-doze the majority.
Mr.. Dunston of Kansas suggested thu
the speaker might be a good bull-dozer
the south.
Mr.. Rogers thought that he might be
Z good bull-dozer in some sections of Il
f country, but lie did not think he won
! BULLDOG long in Arkansas.
, Mr.. Allen of Michigan (sotto voce)-Tht
. kill snch fellows down there.
Mr.. Rogers, continuing, denounced VIII
: he termed the tyranny of the speaker al
the majority of the committee on rules.
, Mr.. Henderson of Iowa replied to ce
: tain criticisms made by Mr.. Rogers upe
the work of the session The house hs
: | done good work Much more good wou
, have been done if the majority had hi
:. the patriotic cooperation of the minorit
= If the democratic members, regardil
! their oaths as law makers, had made
:, earnest effort to secure legislation Il
y house would have done much more than
. had DONE But each and every bill
= Importance passed by the house had be,
passed in spite of stubborn. democrat
! opposition. But in spite of this oppos
- ton this house had made record til
3 was unparalleled in history. A simp
statement without abuse, without crit
cism, without falling below the dignity
- a member of the house would answer Il
y gentleman from Arkansas. When Il
I gentleman intimated that it was necessa
q some member on the republican side
= that republicans were dumb in the pre-
ence of an abuse of power, replied that t
> speaker was only part of solid MAORI
bent ON so amending the rules that t
!, business of the country could be execut
in this chamber. He challenged the ge
!, tleman to name one republican who h,
= criticised the course that was involved
. the adoption of the rules.
Il Commentinp on the leoislation of T.