Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-02
Referred by the Senate to the Com
mittee on Rules
AND THE TARIFF HOPS UP.
The House Still lacking the Sun.
dry Civil Bill.
WITH 40 OF THE MEMBERS PAIRED.
SENATE.

an increase Of duty on barIev; from Alabama
protesting against the passage Of the federal
election bill,a from rhe. Wage Workers Polit-
ical Alliance of Washington, D. c., asking that
when bills are introduced by Senator. at the
request OF any ASSOCIATION the fact shall appear
in the print Of the bills.
Mr.. Morrin granted unlimited leave Of
absence on account OF the condition of his
health.
Tho credentials Of Edward d. White as
Senator from the state Of Louisiana for the
ful! term beginning March 1, 1891. (to succeed
Mr.. EStis) were presented aud laid on the
table.
The Senate bills authorizing the construc-
ton OF bridge across the Chattahoochee and
Oconee rivers. Georgia. were reported and
placed on the calendar.
The Senate joint resolution to permit Lieut.
Col. Henry G. Corbin. U.S.A, to accept a civil
position i'll the worlds Columbian commission
was reported and passed.
Mr.. BLAIk's RESOLUTION REFERRED.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Blair instructing the committee on rules to re-
port within four days a rule for the incorpora-
ton OF the previous question or OF some
method Tor limiting and closing debate in the
parliamentary procedure OF the Senate was
taken up.
MIR. Blair said that Senators had spoken to
him indicating their desire to be heard before
action should be taken in the matter and who
were not ready to proceed this morning. He
should. therefore. not press :he resolution this
morning. But he desired TO say that he had
offered the resolution, not with special refer
ence TO any pending bill, but with a feeling
that thore WAS
NECESSITY FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE
The period had arrived. he thought, when.
In the transaction of the countrys business the
Senate must have some way by which a larger
number OF impor tant public measures could be
dec!ccd. The difficulty hitherto had been in
the o.her house of Congress; but that difficulty
iiad been (as all Senator'S knew removed to
some extent, SO that action WAS obtained there
more promptly than formerly. The Senate
which had been hitherto the more expeditions
BODY IN tie transaction of business, was now
liable to be and, in fact, WAS
FAR BEHIND;
he meant far behind i'll its capacity to reach
and decide whatever measure a majority was
disposed to pass. As it now was the whole
business OF the country was vt the mercy of one
or two individuals who might be opposed to
measure. fhc ma ajority was practically under
the control of the minority And so now, with
out reference to any particular measure now
penlIng or that might De pending he
tLought that the subject matter of his
resolution should receive the early and
earn. Jt colls. ration of the Senate He was
not clear but that it imperstively neces-
sary that tie matter should be considered
PRIOR to any pending measure. even to the
tariff bill. NoDody could complain that there
had been a disposition to procrastinate or
70 oostrgct the ordinary course OF de-
Y3t. although the Senate had already
speht ten days upon it, only Is pages had been
disposed OF out of total of 1872 pages in the
bill And all the great subjects OF discussion
sugar, reciprocity. &c.-were still TO come.
Ihecc was no reason to suppose. therefore,
that unuer the exlstiny rules the
bill would be concluded beforv next December
de had offered the resolution with view not
to any pending measure, but with a view to a
great change-a fundamental, radical. indis-
pensable chanSe-ln the parliamentary pro-
cedGrc Of ihe Seuate. He would call up the
resolution hereafter unicSa it should reappear
In some other form, authenticated bv a larger
constituency of the bod; but he hoped that
the idea would roappear with general back
ing OF the entire Senate or both Sides
Mr.. Morgan reminded Mr. Blair OF the long
tlme-siX or seven weoks-consumed IN the
consideration of the education bail, and said
that that time had lot be3n wasted. as the re-
suit OF the discussion OF that bill mad been it's
defeat. just as he hoped that the debate on the
tariff bill would result in the defeat of that
measure
MR.. BLAIRs RESOLUTION REFERRED.
The resolution was, on motion OF Mr. Al
drich, referred to the committee on rules.
The tariff bill was then taken I'D, the aues.
tion being On Mr.. Vests amendment 10 reduce
the duty on decorated china to 80 per cent ad
vaiorem and Oh plain white undecorated china
to 4O per cent, instead of 30 and 55 per cent in
the House bill, and OF So and 80 as proposed bv
the finance committee. Mr.. Vest argued in sup
port OF his amendment and having mad oc-
caslon In the course of his remarks to
question statement made by Mr..
Brewer. pottery manufacturer of Trenton,
n. j., he spoke of that gentleman as having,
when he was a member of tho House of Rspre.
sentatves, at the time that the tariff bill of
1883 was before that body exhibited piece of
ware known as "Beleck" and said that that
represented in its cost 80 per cent
OF labor. conveying the impression
in this country while the fact was that the arti-
Gle exhibited was the only one made at the
time. So that the assertion that it represented
ninety-nine per cent Of labor was probably
true. He therefore did not choose to take Mr..
Brewers statement. He was a very honorable
man, but he was a manufacturer and his state
ment was an ex parte one.
REPLYING TO Mr.. VEST.
Mr. Hiscook, replying to Mr.. Vest said that
he imagined there was not q member of the
House at that time who did not know that the
article exhibited by Mr.. Brewer was not then
made in the United States except as an expert
ment. He referred sarcasticAlly to Mr. Nc
Pherson q Senator who ''resolutely and with
such Roman frn,ness proposed to stransle the
pottery industry in his own state, SO as to show
his patriotism and devotion to party"
MIR. Mcpherson asked Mr. Hiscock to Weld
to him for . denial Of that statement, but the
request was declined and Mr.. Hiscock pro-
ceeded with his argument on the China para
graph, favoring the rates in the House bill "A
against the rates recommended BY the finance
committee.
Mr.. Allison entered into the discussion ana
declared his understanding of the intention of
the finance committee to be neither to dimin- |
ish nor 10 increase the duties on ohiuavare. ami
he went on TO argue that that intent was car
ried out In the amendments recommended by
the committee.
He expressed the belief that the pottery in
dustry required areasonably high duty in order
to make it successful in the United States He
wished to make the duties on that. and Ali
other industries. 80 reasonable and Just as to
give the American producer . shade Of adyant-
age ever the foreign producer.
HOUSE.
The Journal having been read and approved
the House proceeded to the further copsidera-
tiOn of the EanatA apepdu>cx.