Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Resumes Consideration of the Tin
Plate Part Of the Tariff Bill
House Proceedings.
Il. CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. lf.-MT: AlumOT
from the committee on appropriations
reported the senate house joint resolution
appropriating for the relief OF the desu-
tuition in Oklahoma the unexpenoeu
balance of the appropriation made last
April for the relief OF the district over
flowed by the Mississippi river, and It
was passed. The tariff bill was taken
up, the pending question being on MT.
Vests amendment offered last MONDAY
to reduce the duty on tin plate, para
graph 1877, page %, from 2-Ioc 10 &c
per pound. Mr.. Mitchell addressed the
senate in opposition TO the amendment.
Mr.. Reagan characterized Mr.. Mitch
ellis speech as an elaborate and in
genious argument for the subversion OF
the constitution in order to beneht 1e"
at the expense of many.
Mr.. Plumb gave notice of an amend
ment which he would offer to strike out
of paragraph 1877 the provision imposing
a duty on tin plate and to add to the
paragraph provision to pay to manu-
facturers of tin plate made in the United
States a bounty of one cent per pound.
Mr.. Teller expressed his belief that the
effect of the proposed increased duty on
TIN plate would be as had been the case
with all other protected Industries,
eventually TO reduce the prices to con-
sumers.
Mr.. Plumb repeated the word "eventu-
ally" as if it was too indefinite.
Mr.. Teller said he was willing to put
the time at year.
Mr.. Plumb had no doubt that in time,
or "eventuaIly, - if the manufacture OF
tin plate were entered upon in this
country one of the results would be to
reduce the price, but lie did not find in
the present situation any ground for the
reasonable presumption that even with
increased duty on tin plate there would
be IN one year, or two years, or FIVE
years enough tin plate made in the
United States to supply the
local demand. He was willing
to beg off, and to ask those men who
were now proposing to manufacture tin
plate not to exercise power which they
had got in the American congress, and
not to force an increase OF duty on all
tinware used in the country, on every
tin plate and coffee pot and on every
yard of tin roofing in the United States,
and instead of increased duty to take
bounty of one cent pound, or two cents
if necessary. If they were reasonable
men they ought to be willing to do that.
He knew that when q bounty was
given in the tariff bill congress
was entering on sea that had
no shore; but 1t was already in the bill
on the sugar schedule. He said none of
the single consumers of tin plate had
asked an increase, and intimated that
the finance committee had not taken into
account the condition of public opinion
on the subject, but had submitted itself
to be urged into overriding public opin-
ion and disregarding the great mass of
consumers. 1t seemed to him that it
would be wise to wait. unless in the plen-
titude of their mercy the manufacturers
| who had got control of the senate were
willing to take bounty, which he pro-
posed.
After further debate q vote was taken
and Mr.. Vests amendments were re-
jected-yeas, 26; nays, 30-Messrs
Davis and Plumb being the only Repub-
licans voting in the affirmative. Mr..
Ingalls, did not vote and Mr.. PaddocB
| voted in the negative.
Mr., Plumb offered an amendment, Of
which he had given notice, to strike ou
| the clause imposing a duty of 2 2-lC
cents pound on tin plate, reserving the
other part of the proposition rs Il
| DOuuIy Dul ~ anu "a
fered another making the duty on tn
plate l cent pound, and providing {
bounty of l cent pound on tin plate
manufacture in the United States.
without action on the amendment
the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE first bus
mess in order this morning was vote
sustaining the decision of the chair over
ruling the point of order made by Mr.
Springer of Illinois, that the Mckay re-
lief bill must be considered in committed
of the whole. The decision was su5-
tained-yeas, ia; nays, 3l-the speaker
counting a quorum.
Mr.. Struble of Iowa asked the unani
nous consent for the consideration of {
joint resolution for aid for the destitute
persons in Oklahoma, but objection wa
| made.
The house then resumed consideration
of the Mckay bill.
It was soon found that no quorum Wa
present and,the house ad journed.