The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-26
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Tariff Bill May be Voted on
September 8.
TO BE DECIDED ON TO-DAY.
Tho Tariff Debate Continued-Sc Scna.
tor Nnncc's Amend
Death of Representative
Watson, OF Tcnnsy lynnia.

Death of Representative
Watson, OF Pcnnsylynnia.
| WASHINGTON, D. G., August o5.-Th
Senate met at 10 a. IN. The resolutio
heretofore offered by Mr.. Plumb to pre-
hibit tho sale OF aplrituous, vinoua o
malt liquors in the Senate wing OF tn
capitol was taken up, but in the absenc
OF Afeasrs. Blair and Butler, who had OF
fc:ed amendments, it went over till to
morrow. Tho tariff bill was then takel
UP.
Mr.. Aldrich referred to the unusua
length oitha- -discussion that has taker
place on the tariff bill and the suspense
the country was in awaiting tho results
He asked Senators on tho other side tc
considar the question OF fixing the day
Of closing the bill.
Mr. German said he thought he was
perfectly at liberty to speak for bis col.
leagues when he said tina: they would
be very glad il the Senator in charge O:
the bill had any suggestion to make that
ho would make 1t. !
MIR. Aldrich--l have prepared C propo-
stion which I ask unanimous consent 10
have adopted.
The paper was read. It proposed that
the reconsideration Of tho tariff bill shall be
continued to the exclusion OF all other
business, except appropriation bills and
conference reports to and including Sep.
tember lst, aud during September 9, 3
and !, subject to the live minute rule
in: debate; that no Senator shall speak
on any ono question more than once,
and that on September aud thereafter
the consideration shall be continued, on
the bill or amendments without debate
to and including the third reading,
when three hours shall be allowed to
each side for general debate, and the
final vote shall be taken OH it's passage.
Mr.. Cul!om-On what date is the final
vote to be taken?
MIR. Aldrich-My suggestion is tha.
the general debate shall close on the
first OF September. 1t is merely a su,.
gestion. | am quite willing il Senators
on the other site or Oh this side think
that the time proposed is not sufficient
t. consent to any reasonable extension.
MIR. German thought the suggestion
OF the Senator from Rhode Island rea.
sonably fair, but it would be- more salts.
factory to the Democratic side of the
chamber If the time for general debate
were extended to the third Of Septem.
ber, and then TO have three days for the
five minute debate. That would bring
the time for taking the final vote to tho
eighth OF September, two weeks from
to-day. Ii that were agreeable TO the
Republican side of the chamber, it
would be equally so, he thought, to the
Democratic side. OF course, all allow.
ance would be made for timc that might
be consumed in the consideration oil
conference reports. Mr.. Aldrich ex.
pressed his willingness to have the
memorandum modified so as to continue
the discussion up to aud including Wed.
nesday, September 3, TO have the iiy.
minutes debate on Thursday, the 4tb.
Friday the 9Th, and Saturday the 9Th,
and to Fix Monday, September S,h, and
thereafter for the consideration OF tho
bill and amendments without debate;
then three hours to be SLOWED to each
side for general debate and then the
final vote to be taken on the passage of
the bill.
The presiding officer INF. Iucalls) ask.
ed il there was any obj o:ion to having
the order entered.
MIR. Plumb objected and asked to have
the matter 80 over till tomorrow. II
seemed to him that the time Il ixed in the
order was too abort. .
Mr.. Aldrich-Then offer the memo.
randum in the form Of an amendment to
the rules, and Igive notice that l will
ask tomorrow Tor modification ofothe
rules in accordance with the memoran-
dunn.
Mr.. Harris said that he understood
MIR. Plumb's object in having the rider
90 over till tomorrow 10 be only that he
might look into it. In all human prob.
ability the Senator from Rhode Island
could unanimous consent to the order
Tomorrow. He therefore suggested that
the steps proposed Ito amend the rulesl
was unnecessary. r
Dir. Aldrich thereupon withdrew the
notice, but said that he would ask for
unanimous consent tomorrow morning.
THE TARIFF BILL. "
The tariff bill was taken up, the pend
ing question being duty OF u cents per
pound on lead ore and lead dross, in.
cluding lead ore in silver.
Mr.. Coke wanted ores admitted free
where the lead was OF less value than
the silver. He said that the passage Of
the bill as reported would destroy the
smelling works in Texas, Kansas City,
Chicago and st. Louis.
MIR. Plumb moved to reduce the duty
on lead ore from ! cents a pound to !
OF cent.
Mr.. Stewart and Mr.. Teller advocated
the adoption Of the paragraph as report
ed. The latter said that the contest was
one between'the lead truet lin combina.
lion with smelters) and the miners of
the Rocky Mountains. These miners
were $4,000 strong.
Mr.. Jones, Of Nevada, said that the
most important feature Of the bill for
the mining industries OF tho country
was the duty on lead and lead ores.
seventy.tive per cent Of the silver Weld
of the United states Came from mines in
which that metal was found in combi.
nation with lead. Without a duty on
lead and lead ores those mines would
have to be abandoned, and thus serious.
ly Affect the money supply Of the world.
Tbs bill was laid aside informally and
the House joint resolution in relation
to oaths in pension csseo vas reported
and passed authorizing them to be ad-
nllnistered by any person empowered
TO administer oaths. q : >,
In the House. %
WASHINGTON, D. G., August 25.-In
the House to-day, on motion Of Mr.. Nc.
Creary, Saturday, September 9, was set
ouart for the tlnlivnrv ri o,ioot., - an :