The morning call., 1890-08-26

component material or chief value; one
half .he. present duty on earthenware,
china and glass ware; 80 per cent OF the
present rate of duty on all material used
for fertilizers or in the manufacture there
OF, and % rer cent of the present rate of
duty on jute, bagging and farmers binding
twine."
The pending question on the Tariff Bill
was imposing duGy of 1 " cents per pound
on lead ore and lead drOss, provided that
silver ore and all other ores containing lead
shall pay duty of one-half cent per
pound ON the lead contained therein, ac-
cording to sample and assay at the port OF
entry.
Coke moved to amend by striking out the
proylso, and inserting provso that ores
containing silver and lead, in which lead is
OF less value than silver, shall be admitted
free of duty. lie said the passage of the
bill as reported would destroy the smelling
works in Texas, Kansas City, Chicago and
st. Louis; render useless the refractory
ores of New Mexico, Arizona and Texas;
throw large number of men out of en-
ployment and drive from the United States
trade with Mexico, valuable not only for
American manufacturers, but for American
farmers.
Reagan and Carlisle followed with argu-
ments on the same lines.
Plumb moved to amend the paragraph by
reducing the duty on lead ore from ~
cents pound TO three-QuarterS OF cent. He
thought the Senate was coming to a point
where the system of protection would re-
suit in breaking down certain home in
dustries for the benefit of other industries,
and where the larger industries were abou.
to destroy the smaller ones. If the mine
owners of Colorado, who had derived so
much profit from recent silver legislation,
desired to get still more benefit by tax on
these Mexican ores, why did they not pro-
pose duty on the silver ores OF Mexico?
Sfnyart arUna1 ap1ipS ct the nmppnments
and in favor of duty on lead ores as pro-
posed in the paragraph.
Teller also advocated the adoption
OF the. paragraph as reported, and
made the assertion that the contest was
one between the lead trust, which is in COM
bination with the smelters, and the miners
of the Rocky Mountains. The miners were
$4,000 strong, and they consumed more of
the agricultural products of Kansas and
Nebraska than tho whole of Mexico con-
sumed; and Kansas was indebted to the
miners OF Colorado for whatever prosperity
she enjoyed. he did not, as the Senator
from that State insisted, want to secure
trade with Mexico, and was willing to put
the labcr of Colorado, Montana and Idaho
side by side with the forty-cent labor of
Mexico. g Continuing his argument, Teller
said If the lead duty was Shorn from the
bill, which was the only thing in it for the
benefit of the great Northwest, there would
not be Republican in that region in favor
of the bill.
Jones OF Nevada said the most important
feature of the bill for the mining indus
tries of the country was this duty on lead
and lead ores. Not only were many thou
sand persons engaged in lead mining, but
70 per cent of the silver yield of the United
States came from mines in which that
metal was found in combination with lead.
OF those mines large number would not
pay the expenses OF operation for silver
alone. Without duty on lead and lead
ores those mines would be abandoned.
This would not merely destroy great in
dustry, but would seriously affect the sup
ply OF precious metals which formed the
money of the world. Jones paid warm
tribute to the personal characteristics of
American miners. and said their labors
contributed largely to the prosperity of the
coantry.
The bill was laid aside informally and
the House joint resolution in relation to
oaths in pension cases was reported and
passed, authorizing them TO be adminis-
tered by any person empowered to ad-
minister oaths.
The House resolution for the appoint
ment of a committee of seven Representa-
tives and three Senators TO take action for
experimenting the funeral of the late
Representative Watson was laid before the
Senate.
Quay offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, expressing the deep sensibility
with which the Senate heard of Watson's 5
death, and concurring in the appointment
of committee, and providing, as an addi-
tlonal mark Of respect, that tho Senate ad-
lOurl, which was done.