Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Iro,,-Ore ScheduIe-Teller Talks Sense
"Sniyel" Service Attacked.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. May 22.-SEN-
ATE.-In the Senate Mr.. Walsh, OF
Georgia, rising TO a question OF privilege,
referred to the publication in this morn
ing's papers of a dispatch from st. Paul,
Mimi, stating that the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers had adopted reso-
luton condemnng him for having intro
duced in the Senate a bill to punish
with twenty years imprisonment the OBJ
struction of trains carrying United states
mails. He had, he said, introduced no
such bill. He had introduced Dill 10
protect the United States mail. DUE ne
had had no intention of having IL appiien
directly or indirectly. to the brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers or any other
combination Of laborers. He recognized
that labor had its rights as well as capt.
tai or corporations. Having himself served
an apprenticeship TO the printers trade.
he had never seen the day when he dld
not sympathize with the laboring people
of this country. He recognized that they
had a right to organize TO protect thelI
interests and TO advance their material
condition in life. but he also recognized
that capital had rights just as well as
labor.
At l0:3O o'clock the tariff bill vas taken
up. the pending question being the amerd-
ment offered yesterday by Ir. Piatt tke-
publican). OF Connecticut, TO increase the
duty on iron-ore from 40 to I'd cents a
ton. Mr.. Platt spoke for some time IN
support of his amendment.
A DISPUTE.
Then followed a long discussion. or
dispute rather upon the subject OF delay
of the tariff bill. between Messrs. Berry
and Hoar. Finally. on motion OF MT.
Harris. Mr.. Platt's resolution TO increase
the duty on iron-ore from 30 TO 70 cents
a ton was laid on the table-yeas, ~;
nays, q. The negative votes We're al
given by Republicans. Messrs. Allen,
PETER, and Hill voted In the dfnrmative.
The committee amendment making the
duty on iron-ore ~ cents ton was agreed
TO without division.
The next question was on the Jones
amendment TO paragraph ITO. making II
read: Iron in pigs. iron kentiedse, splege.
leisen. ferro-manganese. wrousht ana cast
scrap-iron or scrap-steel. 81 per ton"
|, In the course Of the discussion on this
paragraph a suggestion on the part OF
Mr.. Aldrich that the amendment was
intended to benefit the pig-iron INDUSTRY
Of Alabama was denied by Mr.. German
who asserted that 1t was more FOR the
benefit OF the piz-iron industry north
OF the Potomac than that south OK II
that under the bill as 1t came from the
House every furnace in Pennsylvania
would be closed, and that the amend
ment was recommended by southern
members of the Finance Committee. Al
ter a long discussion the Jones amend
rnent was agreed to-ycas, 30; nays, r
Messrs. Allen. Mills. Palmer. and Pener
That disposed OF Item no
The next item was No. Ill. taxing al
iron In slabs. blooms, or other form
more advanced than pig-iron. and les
finished than iron In bars % per cent
ad yalorem.
Mr.. Jones moved to strike out the iteu
and substitute for Il the following
..Round iron In coils or rods less thai
7-is of an inch in diameter. and bars o
shapes Of rolled iron not specially pro
| yided for In this act S-i0ths OF cen
| ppr pound. provided that all Iron In slabt
| blooms, loops. or other forms less iiniahe
| than iron In bars and more advanced tia
/ ptg-iron, except csstings. shall b suhjec
! 10 I duty Of S-loths Of aTcsnt per pound
| nroytded, furthar. that ~ iroa In bar
| blooms, or shapes ot any kind IN =
! msnufaetuss of which charcoal = ~