Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-19
NATIONS CAPITAL.
The Senate Passes the Amended
Deficiency Bill
Ind Struggles With But Cannot Settle
Tariff on Tin.
Maine People Granted Pensions
Changes in Maine Postal Routes.

WAsalssros, Aug ls.-Ssnator Ell
munds today offered the following amend
! ment 70 the tariff bill. which was refs rrei
to the committee on finance That when-
ever the President Of the United States
| shah be satisfied that a sugar producing
| country. whence sugsr Is exported into the
United States, has abolished its duties or
taxes op the importation Of the principal
| agricultural products of the United States
he msy by proclamation dimialsh o. Who'll
| ly remit duties imposed by law on sugar,
or any grade Of sugar produced in and ex-
| ported directly from any such country in
10 the United States. 50 long such pro
ducts of the United States are admitted
| free of duty or tax into such country, and
no longer
| Edmnnds also gave notice of sno her
smendment which he intended 10 propose
| to the tariff bill, authorizing the President,
| in case Of VI just determinations in the
matter by any forsiga country, TO make a
| proclamation excluding the products of that
country from importation into the United
| States.
| Qusy gave a formal uotIce of his inten-
| ti0n 10 ask the Senate TO adopt the order
| proposed by him last Saturday, 10 COM
mence voting on the tariff bill on Aug. 80,
and 10 postpone I'll the next session all
other legislative business, except classes OF
bills that are specified.
| Hosr-Let IL go over.
| Edmards- Let il 20 under. laushte I
| The notice went over till tomorrow.
| The Senate then proceeded TO the con-
siderstion Of the deficiency bill.
| Amendments appropriatins 81 239, SIS
for the payment OF French sp0liation
| claims were opposed by Plumb, who de-
nouf ced the claims as essentially ffaudu
lent, AMI Intended no. for the benefit Of
the claimants but attorneys and assignsss
| The amer dme1ts were agreed AMI the b.il
reported back TO the Senate. All The
smer1men's were agreed 10 by tie con-
| mltTee OF the whole. were agreed 10 in bulk
only one reserved for for special vote beiug
that Inserting $4,000 to complete the in
YES igatis ty the Department of agricul-
ture as u unferiiow and art sian wats rs
AMI their availability for irrigation.
| Morgan argued against the amendment
as the proposition was rnIer the iBspiratic n
of mes who wanted places. lie said tha,
before the session closed Congress would
have TO make provision by incrta ed taxa.
tion TO meet the appropria ions already
made.
| Plumb advocated The smeEdment 81 i
| suggested that Gormsn must have sIoken
| faceiiously, as that Senstor had just voted
| 81 200 600 for claims arising prior to lsUO,
| bills for the rayment Of which were yetot d
| by the democratic Presidents Polk aad
| Pierce.
| German said that be was perfectly sin
| cere in his statement ard that the Senator
| from Kansas had made n similar sentment
several times this season. lie wss opposed
| to any anne endmPnt for the increase of Gill;
ce' or enlargement of the scope lie part
| men Of agfigultIrc. The amendment was
virtually agreed 10. Morgan offered an
amendment prohibiting any officer of u
| governme ut from paving more than $50
| year or 81 80 per quarter for Il Il lephonC
/ instrument IN the District of Columbia,
| ard read a paper furnished him ty well in
| formed q niltmen which showed that in
! various government tfices at Washington
200 tclephonic Instruments for which $50
had teen paid, making SlZ 900 year paid
| by The government for the use of instrg-
| mems which did not cost more than $40
| each
You are entirely too liberal Plumb irt5r-
pore |, the in iruments do not cost more
than 81 Zach.
Morgan added shat there was a scandal
| arising cut of it. 1t is reported en- the
the Streets that goteinmeu. officials had
telephone iEsttuu etts put IN their private
hcuses free of charge.
Plumb ssii thst be had just been inform
ed by a Senator that TIE cost of those IT.
struments was nearer 81 90 or sl50.
The sms n lment was agreed 10 and the
bill passed.
Plumb offered resolution instructing the
committee on rules to make ,uoh orders as
| will wholly prevent The sale of spri Gus,
vnous or malt liquors in the Senate wing
of the capitol 1he resolution weut over
TIL tomorrow.
The tariff bill wss taken up, the penlrg
guest on being on PiuHb's amendme 4 10
reduce the duty on tnplstes from ? 2-lo
cents a pound to cent, snd providing for
a bounty of cent ponnd on tinplgte pro
ducsd in the INT d States.
Speaking of the proposed increase of
! duty on tlnFlst g and corresponding il crease
| in caneed goods. Plumb said the inc viia' l.
effees would be to drive away trade vi h
| Great Btitajn, Frsrce and Germany fr
| food products of the United Ststes a 'rad g.
/ vastly grestar than could possibly be estab-
| ishel with all South and Central America.
/ lfrt iprocity for any one why not, he asked.
make reciproeit wide rough to take in all
| nations. iih which the Gited States could
/ establish 4 tr ide in products of which there
| was bound TO be an excessive supply be
( youd the he me demand He asktd Why
| any ore Industry, like sugar, should be
! selected 10 he decorated (cr perhaps De
+ graded with the boun.y proposed by him:
4 1t m gIt be made large. Believing that
no large amount of TIN Ilste could b. man
ufactuiei within Il reason lble period
either under the operation of bounty or q
/ high tariff be was wiling to so as fsr as
/ the fsrlhs ST n regard 10 q liberal bounty,
| ard he hoIed although he did net b, lieve,
| tha. tie Cover ment wtuli g called upon
| to psv II.
| Blair a,ked Aiirich state Why he
though. the proposed duty OF 2 10 cen
I p pound on tin-pl4tes could be sufficient.
| Ad'ieh replied that in eS of the duy
/ On itner articles the committee b. Lived
I that the rate of 2 10 psr pound wouI b.
suffi ieat for the velopemsut IF the tin
+ p ate Industry, and had no; the slightes,
\ doubt if the bill passed ia the pseseut form
practically every pound Of tin plate sold in
the American markets within FIVE wears
po1ld be of American PRODUCTION. Neither
had be any doult that the price of tin plate
+ ins,esd of being higher would be, owing 70
/ the improved methods which would be
| al u ted, cheaper ttan today
| Carlisle ssid that the facts in the mat
ought 20 be emp hssizsd little. The b u
passed the House imposing = dUty Of
2 ? 10 c. ms pound on tlu-p'ate sn v h.
GU; any duty on blcek Tin. The 5nsGee
committee reported the bill to the Senate
wilhout any charge in either Of those
respects Either the detF of 10 cenis
pouni on tin | l4-e, wi b four ceat. pourd
on .sx matsr.sl, was too low or too h ga
when passed BY the House and reported
/ by the finance committee With block tn o.
| the free hss.
/ without coming TO q vote Plumb
I amendment to the bill was laid ssile.
| TIE Senate at 6 o'clock adjourned.
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