Evening journal., 1890-08-02
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WASHINGTON. Avg . I'm the selsafe forty.
seven senators answered 10 the Soll call.
The Journal having been reed, AIr Bd-
munds OF once moved 70 correct and amend
II by inserting the names of lhirty-two
senators who were present Thursday when
the roll was first called The motion wss
antagonized by Messrs Sherman, igvarts,
Butler, Plast and others, aud was finally
rejected MIR. Blair oifered resolution
iooking to the incorporation OF the previous
question in the rules of the senate, and
asked for its immediate consideration. but
on objection from the Democratic side the
resolution went over.
The tariff bill was discussed further. md
on motion from the finance committee,
sponges and sulphate OF potash were placed
on the free list and the rate on sulphate Of
soda was made one-tenth of cent per
pound instead Of % per cent. ad val0rem.
Mr. Plumb proposed several reductions IN
the rates fixed in Che earthenware schedule.
but they were voted down.
Mr.. Vance made speech In which he
declared that the whole earthenware sec
ton was disgrace to people who claimed
TO be tinctured with sense OF humanity.
1t made discrimination In favor Of the
rich and against the poor Mr.. Plumb
made bitter attack on the senate bill.
particularly on the schedule under discus
sion. Tho whole tendency OF civilization.
be said, was toward a reduction Of prices
OF all products Of human labor. 70 claim
that the tariff had been the sole or The
main factor in the reduction OF prices OF
manufactured goods was 10 ignore Che
forces of civilization, but as fast as the
point was reached where lower prices
might be expected the manufacturers came
to congress demanding more duties where-
by the reduction Of prices might be stopped.
The tax on china was per capita tax be-
cause china was used on the tables Of the
rich and poor alike
lie charged that the pottery men of Ohio
had entered into an agreement with the
importers by which they were 70 divide the
market. When structural beams were
needed for the state house at Topeka and
for the Texas state house the American
manufacturers refused to supply them at a
fair rate, and the contractor had to import
them, paying a duty Of 1903 per cent He
thought the senate owed something to the
American people as well as to the manu-
facturers. The Democrats should have
their full share OF the responsibility. he
said, because in the house. instead OF try
ing to correct the iniquities OF the McKin-
ley bill, they had sought to evade the 70
sponsibility OF their votes 1t was con
tinual fight for political and for personal
advantage, and between the two the great
American people were being crushed and
ground.
Mr.. sherman replied TO Mr.. Plumb He
spoke OF tho development Of the crockary
industry and said that it should be ao-
corded every reasonable demand. Strange
to say, the price Of chinaware today was
less than the duty which it paid ten years
ago. The bill went over without a vote
Mr. Vest having modified his amendment
50 as 70 make it provide for a rate ol Il
per cent. on plain china
Senator Quay introduced m the senafs
the following amendments to the tariff
bill; "All sugars above No. 49, Dutch
standard in color, shall bo classified by The
Dutch standard of duty as follows; All
sugars above 13 and not above l6, Dutch
standard in color, in $40 per cent Der
pound All above 10 and not above l9
Dutch standard in color, shall pay a duty
q 0-l0 Of cent per pound. All sugars
above 20, Dutch standard in color, cent
per pound; provided, that il an export duty
shall hereafter be laid upon sugar or mo-
lasses by any country from whence the
same may be imported, such sugar or mo-
lassess so imported shall be subject 70
duty as provided by law prior to the pas
sage Of this act" Also an amendment i'm
posing duty OF 20 per cent. ad valorem
on all lTa animals not specially provided
for by this net, except wild animals intend
ed for exhibition in geological collections
for scientific and educational purposes, and
not for sale or profit, which animals shan
be admitted free Of duty.