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I. I MEN'S BA i IN 0 tn In rn In nit rn ti lit Ut Itt fit 'It 114 lii 1-6 fil 111 ,11 It 'Lk 1, I 1 1 fr 1 1 to I Senate, Having Dismayed the Lumber Alarms the Steel Men. Close Call Given the Iron Men-. Finance Committee Again Defeated. Another Day Spent by the House on the Naval Bill.

WASHINGTON. to by a vote of 25 yeas to 22 nays. The amended amendment was subsequently adopted by a viva voce vote. Vance moved to reduce the duty on steel railway bars one-eighth of one cent front the Senate, Having Dismayed the rate proposed in the. bill.

This amendment Kings, was adopted Dy a vote of '25 to '21. The effect Lumber Alarms the of this reduction is to reduce the rate on steel rails from to per ton. The Steel Men. only Republicans who voted to make this reduction were Edmunds and Ingalls. i TILE SUGAR MEN AGAIN ALARMED.

The sugar-relim7rs are a good deal dis- call Given the Iron MenThe turbed by the amendment which Mr. Frye has proposed to the. sugar-schedule. It was Finance Committee Again reported at the time that the rougher grades Defeated. of lumber were placed upon the free list that Mr.

Frye was so incensed that the only industry in which Maine bad an interest was to be stricken downand by the votes of Ile publicansthat he would move to put sugar 11 Another Day Spent by the on the free list. Ile has not done this, but House on the Naval he has presented an amendment which seems to be scarcely less objectionable Bill. to tile representatives of the sugar-interest here. Mr. 'rye' amendment in substance I kll ..1.

JUN au ati to ha Senate, Having Dismayed the ral Lumber Ki Men. Alarms the Steel WO of ste on du 1 Call Given the Iron MenThe tw Finance Committee Again Defeated. ha re of MI du to Another Day Spent by the Du on he House on the Naval Bill. sel to he 'ITT A TNT rilrylk-r i Wt. 4- na .1119 OMR' WI or 0,1 eal Skin made by the Bessemer, pneumatic, Thomas, tlilehrist.

Basic, 6iewens-Mattin. hearth, or any other process except the crucible process, and fixing the duty at six-tent hs of one cent per pound. Mr. Aldrich offered an amendment (agreed to, he said, by several members of the Committee on Finance) striking out this paragraph and Ftthstitutinz one providing for a duty of six-tenths of a cent per pound on the articles above enumerated, not exceedinz in value two cents per pound, one and two-tenths cents per pound on those above two cents and below live cents per pound in value, the rates prescribed for crucible cast teet. Mr.

Brown moved to amend the amendment by substituting five-tenths for six-tenths. Agreed to. Mr. Brown moved to further amend by substituting one cent for one and two-tenths. Agreed to.

Mr. Aldrich's amendment, thus amended, Was then agreed to. The next paragraph makes the duty on Iron rails weighing more than twenty-five pounds to the yard, seven-tenths of one cent per pound. Mr. Vance moved to make it six-tenths.

Ile said the reduction of the cost of railway rails would give the people cheaper transportation for their products, and be presented a calculation to show that the duties paid on iron and steel rails the last fourteen years amounted to $397,000,000. The atnendraent was rejectedyeas, 22; nays. Mr. Vance moved to amend the next paragraph so as to make the ditty on steel railway bars and railway bars made part of steel, weighing more than twenty-five pounds to the yard, se en-tenths of a cent per pound, instead of eight-tenths of a cent, as in the hill. Agreed toyeas, nays, Adjourned.

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1 Sacques anti Dolmans! proposes to reduce the tariff on sugar on an average to about one-half a cent per pound. or about one-half the rates proposed ill the bills reported by both committees. The amendment is practically the plan which Mr. Candler, of Boston, has so long advocated, which, the refiners say, is in the interest mainly of the West India trade, and to the advantage of houses importinz that class of goods. Whatever the purpose of the amend-tent, it contetuplates a reduction of sugar to about one-halt of one cent per pound, and for that reason will receive very considerable support on the Itepublican side.

'STATEMENT OF SPRECKELS, THE SUGAR KING OF 1.1AWAIL!' Dr ay or bi ali ut WJ HI ad go 411 to "A Extraordinry Break ill Prim!" "331c!" "5009." On the Dollar! Li. "16 rrl UT La La In Ta UT at Dl lit 10 UT it Lit itt Show unequaled varieties in all qualities. unequaled varieties in all ualities. next House, and is obliged to carry water ott both THE SPEECHES OF THE MI AVASHINGTO-N, D. Jan.

24.The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the Naval Apfiropriation bilk the pending paragraph being that making appropriations for the Bureau of Construction and After the Chair had overruled several points of order against the paragraph. th committee proceeded to the consideration et the paragraph providing for the completion of De of the double-turreted monitors. Mr. Harris, of Massachusetts, moved that the contract for the completion of either of these vessels be approved by the Naval Advisory Board instead of the new board. as provided by the bill.

Mr. Morse, of Massachusetts, endeavored to have stricken out the proviso for the completion of the monitor by contract, so the work might be done in the navy-yards. Mr. Robeson moved to amend by adding a clause permitting the work to be done in the navy-yards, provided it can be done as cheap-and with as much advantage to the Government as by contract. Adopted.

A spicy discussion ensued on the motion of O'Neil, during which Mr. Belford, of Colorado, said he knew nothing about this bili; had never seen the ocean until last summer, and he represented a State where 41 cents a Pound was paid for water, yet he felt it his duty as an enlightenod statesman to discuss the question. ILaughter. He had listened to this discussion for four days, and hal been edified and electrified by the diseourse of Ilear-Admiral Calkins, of ludiana, and Commodore Anderson of Kansas, the western part of whose' State did not contain water enoug1 to freshen a salt mackerel. and he was positively delighted With the learned dissertation of the gentleinan from Georgia (Mount), whose vision seemed to rest on sand-hills where there is not water enough to mellow a sweet potato.

Laughter. Atter further remarks he referred to the pending Tariff bill as "great National measure," and in concluding said: "In the name of God, let the statesmen front thr! Prairie State who have no water, and expk, to get none. allow the House to expe1 dite tile passage of this bilk" 'LLitughter and applause. Mr. O'Neill's motion (which directs the Secretary of the Navy, in case the work la not done in the navy-yards, to invite )lroposals from all shipbuilders whose yards are fully equipped) was adopted.

THE ES MONITO AS AGREED UPON'. Many inetiona were made and rejected, and finally the monitor clause was agreekto la the following forms: The money is to be applied by the Secretary of the Navy under the appropriate hureau for completing, in accordance NVitit the recommendations of the Naval Advisory Board, the engines and machinery of the doubleturretett ironclad which said board may adviseto be first completed in the Government navy-yards, under direction of the Navy Department, by officers and employes of the Government, and not by contrators; provided, he can do the work of the same quality in the navy-yards as cheaply end thor()tighty, and with as much advantage to the Government; and provided, it he shall not decide to do this work in the navy-Yards of the United he shall then invite proposals from all American shipbuilders whose shipyards are fully equipped for repairing' or building iron or steel ships, and for the construction of engines, boilers, and machinery, and shall build the same by new contract or otherwise, as the Secretary may think best for the interest of the Government, but the execution of no new contract shall be eutered upon for the completion of either of these vessels until the terms thereof shall be by the Advisory Board, who shall approve only such contracts as may be to the best advantage of the. Government, and fair and reasonable, according to the lowest market price for similar work from responsible and competent bidders, and at i 1 C3LIVAI1A.0E, AILLatiLD, MuAl nu Comprehending seriously the many advantages enjoyed in clearing out stocks at the close leach successive season, we have this day determined upon Sacrificing Part of the original cost, and in some few exceptional cases the major portion of the entire cost, on, Superior Quality 1 alp or lor Quality I. tu ha 11,1 ha 111 1 1, 1 I Lt I I 1 1 iL Ready Made," and Made to Order." Ready Made," and Made to Order. Sacqubs'anti Dolmans! Fur-Lined Garments! Black Diagonal Beaver Dolmans! And we might with confidence add St tS FINE CARRIAGE ROBES 111iE CARRIAGE OBEs Ir st i--- TIIE PRESIDENT.

7 The Star says: "The President recently told a New England Senator that, while he was anxious to have Congress pass a bill to revise the tariff, he was fearful on itecout of the lateness of the session and the diversified interests in the bill that it would fail. Being asked if he would call an extra session if the bill did fail, he said: 'That is an emergency I Will not consider until it TUE LUMBER TARIFP-ROW VAN WYCK GOT AWAY WITH CONGER. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. New York Tribteme.1To4lay Mr.

Conger, the sarcastic Senator from Michigan, met an antagonist who is worthy of him- On Saturday Senator Van Wyck offered an amendment to the Tariff bill striking out the lumber schedule and putting idl articles enumerated In it upon tne free-list. Senator Conger naturally took the opposinon in the interest of his constituents, and brought all his batteries of irony and ridicule to bear upon the head of the Senator from Nebraska. When the Senate adjourped on Saturday Mr. Van Wyck. who had taken his punishment smilingly and almost in silence, had apparently been convicted of the inconsistency of working against the true interests of his constituents; of political inconstancy; and finally of dense ignorance of the subject he had attempted.

Today Mr. Conger concluded. and was then taken in hand by the Nebraska Senator, very much to the delight of Senators who had on former occasions suffered from the eaustic tongue of the Michigan statesman. Senator Van Wyck assumed to know very little of the matter in band. but drew his material, point by point.

from the speech made by his antagonist. Question after question was asked of "my friend from Michigan." each calculated to bring out some latent inconsistency or presenting some dilema, one horn or the other of which the Senator from Michigan would have to choose. -lie dwelt on the protection of an infant industry as old as the continent; the sympathy manifested for the American laborer by hiring thousands of Canadians who came over. as described so eloquently by the Senator from Michigan, with their axes on their shoulders to cut American timber and returned to their homes after their season's work to enjoy the fruits of their industry; the help extended to Lazarus by heaping up the good things of the rich -inan's table, so there might be more crumbs to fall off, etc. Senator Conger maintained his poise for a time and parried the quick thrusts or returned them, but as the pitfalls grew around him he turned red in the face and relapsed into indignant silence.

The debate did not add largely to the sum of human kuowledge1 but it was highly enjoyable. a "The Entire Contents of our -Cloak and Suit Clan Spreckels, the San Francisco sugar-refiner, said tonight that the idea of his having a monopoly of sugar business of the Pacific Coast was humbug. There are, he said, two other refineries opposed to him. One 13 owned by Boston parties. the other ny Californians.

"There is a greater monopoly of the sugar-relining interest," said Mr. Spreckels, in the East than there ever was in California, for white there are three separate and entirely distinct concerns in the latter State, the Eastern refineries are virtually under the control of a syndicate. The whole trouble about the Hawaiian sugar-business comes from the Jealousy of a few men who are anxious to get control of the sugar trade of the, Pacific Coast. They are envious of my success simply because I have been successful. When I first went into the sugar-planting business in Hawaii 1 sank NVben I conceived the idea of supplying my plantations with water by artilician means, and established a system of canals over many miles for that purpose, the knowing ones laughed at the idea, and said Spreckels was a fool.

Now that they see that I have made a success of the venture they think they were fools fof not doing what I succeeded in. It is true that I have made money in the sugar business, and I shall continue to do so, no matter what the outcome may be of the attempt to nullify the Hawaiian treaty. But the idea that I have a single thought of pensioning the Hawaiian King and annexing the islands, as stated in the Republican this morning, is the bight of absurdity. All this fuss and rant about my business has grown out of the jealousy of the Eastern refiners, and, because I have succeeded in selling my products cheaper than they can afford to do after paying freight, they have adopted the foolisli policy of hiring a blackmailing sheet in California to abuse me. This, however, doPs not affect me in the least, and, in spite of the fact that I am accused of owning every railroad that enters San Francisco, the udges of all the courts, and the Senate and Legislature of the Stale of California, besides a few Congressmen, nky possessions do not weigh me down.

To sum up the whole matter, of course I don't want the treaty abrogated, but if the Senate coucludes that the small percentage of sugar used in the United States produced by the Hawaiian Islands will eventually crush out the planters of Lonisiana, you may rest assured that I shall still continue to supply that necessity to the Pacific Coast consumers. and the Eastern refiners Win have a hard tight to get a share or the trade." WHAT TUCKER SAYS. Tucker, of the Ways and Means Committee, says that the table 'designed to show the reduction made by the Ways and Means bill is deceptive. lie says: "Take a duty where it is carried very nearly to a prohibitory point and you get only a small amount of revenue--carry it a little higher. and you reduce the revenue.

On the 'other hand, in these cases where they have reduced the duties there will probably be an increase of the revenue." THE TOBACCO TAX. re ill 0 01 ill tt al 11 cg' si 1 t. el, 11 ti tl 0 ti NI lit ti a ti t) a r1 tl 0 1 sti I I 5 6 I i I I I I WE CM DO IT illE CAN Do IT e. 1114 14 1 Au tu 134 With our calculations based correctly, does it not appear reasonable to expect Immense Bargains? I i i It t. eq.

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in our employ, and thorized to use our any transaction. ta EN. SAML 3 Samuel R. Bullock is not not au-name in POPE tt CO. The A Still The Previous Question Toted, and Either Filibustering or Tariff Now in Order.

Inexcusable Absence of Depresentatives Defeated Last NovemberAgricultureNotes. THE TARIFF. THE SENATE STILL MOVING IN THE DIRECTION OF LOWEII WASHINGTON, D. Jan. 24.Special.

The action today hi the Senate was of a character to promise the passage of steel to a rate considerably below the rate of the Commission bill and of the Senate bill, and the reduction has created much alarm among the Bessemer-steel men. Parks, of Pittsburg, one of the largest manufacturers of steel in this tountry, says tonight: "The action of the Senate will ruin the manufacturing-steel industry in this country it it shall be enacted into law." The steel-men are unwilling that there shall be the slightest reduction below the rates proposed by the Tariff Commission. There are some Indications of a purpose to defeat the bill by loading it with propositions so objectionable that even those who reported the bill should feel called to vote against it. Mr. Sherinan's opposition to any reduction is so marked that he is hardly to be relied upon to support any measure which will deviate very much from the bill of the Tariff Commission.

Some very shrewd observers are of the opluion that the bill will be so overloaded with reductions that It will not receive the support of the protectionists, and that, in its last stage, a motion will be made to strike out the enacting clause and be carried by Republican votes. There are other methods of killing an objectionable bill than by striking out its enacting clause. The smothering plan will be chosen in preference to any such method. DEBATE. The debate was on the metal schedule, and, from the present rate of progress, fully four more days will be required to complete it.

The Democrats are very jubilant tonight at their success in adopting amendments pro- viding for even a slight reduction. Beck Is very Much elated. The summary of the routine details of the day is as follows: The first vote was on the amendment of Camden, who proppsed that the duty on iron-ore, dross or residuum from burnt pyrites, be placed at 60 cents per ton, instead of 50 cents as proposed in the bill. Lost, by a vote of '23 yeas to .31 nays. Maxey moved to strike out the first two lines of the paragraph, thereby placing iron-ore and dross from pyrites On the tree list.

This amendment was also lost, sixteen Senators voting in the affirmative and thirty-seven in the negative. The sixteen Senators who voted to put these articles on the free list were Bayard, Beck, Butler, Cockrell, Coke, Farley, Garland, Grover, Hampton, Ingalls. Maxey, Pugh, Slater, Vance, Vest, and Williams. In the list there was but one RepublicanIngalls. The The A Still The Previous Question Toted, and Either Filibustering or Tariff Now In Order.

1 Inexcusable Absence of Depresentatives Defeated Last NovemberAgri- cultureNotes. 113 115 State-st 9 THE TARIFF. THE SENATE STILL MOVING IN TUE DIBEC- TIoN OF LOWEE TAIFF. D. Jan.

24.Special. The action today hi the Senate was of a character to promise the passage of steel to a rate considerably below the rate of tne Commission bill and of the Senate bill, and the reduction has created much alarm among the Bessemer-steel men. Parks, of Pitts- burg, one of the largest manufacturers of steel in this tountry, says tonight: "The action of the Senate will ruin the manufactur- ing-steel industry in this country it it huh I pl, 71" shall be enacted into law." The steel- 't 9 tnen are unwilling that there shall be 1 'h the slightest reduction below the rates proposed by the Tariff Commission. There are some indicabors of a purpose to defeat the bill by loading it with propositions so objectionable that even those who re- ported the bill should feel called to vote against it. Mr.

Sherwan's opposition to any reduction is so marked that he is hardly to be relied upon to support any measure which will deviate very much from the bill of the Tariff Commission. Some very shrewd observers are of the opinion that the bill will At reduced prices. be so overloaded with reductions that it will not receive the support of the protectionists, and that, in its last stage, a motion will be made 1 to strike out the enacting clause and be car- ried by Renublicarl votes. There are other i methods of killing an objectionable bill than 7 by striking out its enacting clause. The smothering plan will be chosen in preference to any such method.

DEBATE. The debate was on the metal schedule, and, from the present rate of progress, fully four more days will be required to complete it. The Democrats are very jubilant tonight at their success in adopting amendments pro- viding for even a slight reduction. Beck Is very flinch elated. The summary of the routine details of the day is as follows: The fi rst vote as on the amendment of Camden, who proppsed that the duty on iron- ore, dross or residuum from burn.

pyrites. be placed at 60 cents per ton, instead of DO- cents as proposed in the bill. by a of '23 yeas to 31 nays. Maxey moved to strike out the tirst two lines of the para- graph, thereby placing iron-ore and dross from pyrites On the free list. This amend- ent was also lost, sixteen Senators vot- ing in the affirmative and thirty-seven in the negative.

The sixteen Senators 2 who voted to put these articles on the free list were Bayard, Beck, Butler, I Cockrell, Coke, Farley, Garland, Grover, Hampton, lugalls. Maxey, l'ugh, Slater, i rr Vance, Vest, and Williams. In the list there was but one RepublicanIngalls. The yes-Take i 1o8 Chicago. Samuel R.

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Exhaust Ventilator allanst Ventilator C0.9 a total cost not to exceed the amounts estimated by the Advisory lioard, in its full report, required by the act of Aug. 5, and the Secretary of the Navy shall taie possession of tile double-turreted and if he thinks best remove the same to the i Government navy-yards, and he ascerthin the amounts which ought to be paid to the contractors severally tor the Ilse and oecupation of their yards with said ships, and for the care thereof, and report the same to Congress with all facts in connection there- with." Mr. Harris, of Massachusetts, under dire Lion of the -Naval Committee, offered amendmentin the-nature of a substitu ap propriating 2,300,000 for one steel cruiser ot not less than nor more than 0,000 tons displacement; for one of not less than 4.000 tons displacemeht; for three of not less than '1 tons displacement; for a dispatch- boat having an average speed not less than fifteen knots per hour; for a torpedo-boat not less than 10J feet-towns; and 000 for the manufacture of guns for the arum-went of those vessels. Mr. Harris, advocating the amendment, said, on the subject of the building of a navy, that his committee was not divided by nal ly lines, and gentlemen representing both parties had pledged themselves to the consideration of the stern demands of the country.

Atkins, of Tennessee. saki there hail been spent since the Var $300,000,000 on the American navy. and it was a connentary on the Government for the gentleman to make appeals in behalf of his amendment. Soine- thing besides the mere pay of the navy shou have come out of such an euorinous appropriation. Mr.

Whittborne offered, as a substitute, provision for the by contrast, under the supervision of a board of thissa officers, of a steel steam frigate of 5,000 tona 'displacement, and a steel steam torvet of 7 4,500 tons displacement. The substitute details elaborately the finties of the board, provides that no money shall be paid until the vessels shall be accepted by the board. and fixes as the maximum cost of the frigate and 51,400,000 as the maximum cost of the corvet. 1 Mr. Holman, of Indiana, offered an amend-merit for the original text, so as to provide that the new cruisers shall be built by coo-tract with the lowest and best responsible bidder, made after sixty days' advertisement in five leading papers of the -United States 7 inviting proposals for constructing said vessels subject to such rules, regulations, and provisions as to bond and security tor the due compietion of the wotk as the ecre-, tary of the Navy may prescribe, and no such vessel shall be accepted unless completed in strict conformity with the contract adopted.

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We will attach it to any ordinary boiler furnaccs, subject to a thorough trial and approval, for $125 each. STORY (11 CAMP, iss 190 State-st. 112 ill ktie ST ICTL SIT 1 ICES! sl 1, IcIL 1 It II :11 1 Fs! 'A and SOFT MADE FOR JANUARY ONLY. MADE FOR JANUARY ONLY. JA The Tobey Furniture Coil el iwe the UV.

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REPUBLICANS MOSTLY. ABSENT, AND THE nEsr WILLING TO WASTE TIME. WASHINGTON, D. Jan. It appears that about half the Republicans have not recovered from the thrashing they received last November, and they take little interest in legislation.

Notwithstanding the short time to elapse before this Congress will end, during the last three or four days not one-half of the members of the majority has been in attendance at any time during the sessions of the House, and it has been at all times within the power of the minority to obstruct legislation if they chose. Everything that has been accomplished has been by sufferance, and t1irou0 the excellent management of Mr. iliseock and two or three other Republicans whose personal relations with the Democratic leaders assist them in their efforts to proceed with business. The consideration of the Naval bill ought to have been finished last night at the very latest. With an alert and determined majority it might have been sent to the Senate Monday night and the Tariff bill takenup yesterday, according to the program of the Republican caucus.

More than half of yesterday's session was wasted in useless and trivial distussions on points of order, all of which were made by Democrats merely for the purpose of wasting time. Today was very little: better. When the House was called to order this morning only twenty-three Republicans were in their seats, and they were confronted by forty-six Democrats, who had arrived early. During most of the day about this proportion of Republicans and Democrats continued, althongh, of course, the total number present was greater. The Naval bill is not yet finished.

The last before adjournment was spent by the Democrats In filibustering. The Republicans were not in sufficient force to make any headway, and they therefore desisted after having secured the previous question on the bill. The general feature a of the Naval bill were not changed today, and probably nobody ex-petted they would be, although there was endless talk on various amendments. it will be impossible for the minority to waste more than a couple of hours of tomorrow before the bill is finally passed, unless they shall decide to filibuster. It must be apparent by this time, even to the most stupid Republican Congressman, that unless the majority shall eviuce greater energy in the future than it has during the last few days the consider-ton of the Tariff bill nifty as well hot be begun at all.

There are some indications still that the. friends of the Donded Spirits bill will undertake to secure its consideration tomorrow in preference to the Tariff bill. Such an attempt, if made, will in all probability fail. The friends of tariff reform, including the supporters of the Ways and Means bill, have counted all the time upon the assistance and cooperation of the tariff Democrats as an offset to any defections in the Republican ranks. in this they may be disappointed.

Mr. Randall, who is looked upon as the leader of the tariff Democrats in the House, has been artfully dodging every proposition in regard to the tariff since this session began. lie dodged the vote on the bill in the committee, and secured pairs whenever he desired to escape making a record on any particular item of any schedule in the bill. Yesterday, before iliscock offered his resolution providing for seven-hour sessions during the remainder of this Congress, with the privilege of offering only one motion to adjourn before the fixed hours of the dav's session had been reached, it was shown to Randall, who expressed his approval of Today Mr. Randall objected to the resolution being pressed and explained that such action might drive the minority hit fitieusiering.

Holman and some other Democrats, including some of the tariff Democrats who want to see public business brought forward in an orderly manner and considered. favor the resolution. The trouble with Mr. Randall appears to be mainly that he is a candidate lor the Speaker-ship of the SL NICH9LAS 3 Ii were lost. I On motion of Mr.

Robeson. the reuutsit 1 number of tons displacement for the largest crn I ser was increased from 4 WO to 4 300. were lost. ern iser WiL 'Hug in.Luua rniversally prescribed by Me Facility. A Laxative and Refreshing Fruit Lozenge for amendment offered by Senator Aldrich yesterday was adopted unanimously.

It is as follows: Sulphur ore as pyrites. or sulphuret of iron in its natural state. containing not more than 834 per cent of 50 cents Per ton, provided that ore containtng more than per cent of copper, dry assay, shall pay in addition thereto two and a half cents per pound for the copper contained nnowN's DECISIVE yinE. A motion by Mr. Maxey to amend by striking out the whole paragraph was disagreed to by a vote of 27 to 28.

had this amendment been agreed to iron ores and pyrites would have been placed upon the free list. The twenty-seven affirmative votes were all cast by Democrats, while of the twentv-eight in the negative all were cast by Republicans except onethat was the vote of Senator Brown. Had he voted with his party, the tariff on iron-ore would have been stricken from the bill. On this vote he was a protectionist trying to stand on his Polk platform. There was an animated contest over an attempt to increase the lengths of the billets, crop ends of steel railway bars, front twenty-four inches to thirty-six inches.

This motion was mods by Mr. hoar, and was supposed to be in great measure in the interests of the manufacturers of barbed-wire fences and similar material in which these billets are used. The amendment, if it had been adopted, would have been of great service to that industry, but it was opposed with the most intense earnestness by the Bessemer-steel protectionists. Mr. Sherman vigorously opposed this, as he said it would give a greater chance for foreign manufacturers to send over steel which could be easily cut nu in suitable lengths to avoid the higher rate of duty, and could be melted into the best and most expensive steel at very- little expense.

The amendment was lost, 16 votes being east in the affirmative, against 89 in the negative. BECK'S VOTE. Intendment offered- by Senator Xidrich yes- Mr. W. P.

Burrell, the representative of erday was adopted unanimously. It is as the National Tobacco Association, who was ollows: "Sulphur ore as pyrites. or sulphu- selected by the late convention to remain and 'et of iron in its natural state. containing not further its objects among Congressmen, says uore than 334 per cent of copper, 30 cents he has made a very thorough canvass of the rer ton, provided that ore containing more Ilouse, and feels confident that a tobacco bill per cent of copper, dry assay, shall will be passed before the end of the session. ray hi addition thereto two and a half cents reducing' the tax to eight cents, with a rebate rer pound for the copper contained therein." to Sio packages.

lie thinks such a proposinnowN's DECISIVE tion will pass whether the general tariff re- A motion by Mr. Maxey to amend by strik- vision succeeds or not. ng out the svhole paragraph was disagreed DETAus OF THE WORK OF TIIE SENATE s) by a vote of 27 to 28. Had this amendment YESTERDAY. reen agreed to iron ores and pyrites would WASITINGTON, D.

Jan. 24.At the close lave been placed upon the free list. The of the morning business the Tariff bill was aventy-seven affirmative votes were all cast taken up, the pending question being on Mr. ay Democrats, while of the twentv-eight in Cameron's amendment to make the duty on the negative all were cast by Republicans xcept onethat was the vote of Senator iron-ore 60 cents a ton. Mr.

Voorhees offered a resolution providBrown. Had he voted with his party, the ing that hereafter reciprocity treaties be con-Waif on iron-ore would have been sidered in open session, and gave notice that stricken from the hill. On this vote he would ask a vote upon it as soon as possihe was a protectionist trying' to ble. stand on his Polk platform. There was an Mr.

Cameron's amendment to the Tariff animated contest over an attempt to increase bill, to make iron-ore 60 cents per ton, was the lengths of the billets, crop ends of steel lost-railway bars, front twenty-four inches to Mr. Maxey moved to strike out iron-ore, in thirty-six inches. This motion was made by order to put it on the free list. Lost. Mr.

Hoar, and was supposed to be in great Mr. Aldrich's amendment to reduee the measure in the interests of the manufact- duty on pyrites containing not over 8.14 per urers of barbed-wire fences and similar cent of copper to 50 cents per ton with 2 -4 material in which these billets are used. The cents per pound additional for copper con-amendment, if it had been adopted, would 'Mining more than 3,4 Per cent was unanihave been of great service to that industry, mollalY agreed to. but it was opposed with the most intense Mr. Matey moved to strike out the latter earnestness by the Bessemer-steel protec- part of the paragraph (covering pyrites), as tionists.

Mr. Sherman vigorously opposed tiles amended. Lostyeas, 2, 28. The atext paragraph. embracing pig-iron.

this, as he said it would give a greater chance for foreign manufacturers to send iron kentledge, spiegeleisen, wrought and over steel which could be easily cut no in cast, scrap-iron and scrap-steel of every de-suitable lengths to avoid the higher rate of scription, was taken up. duty, and could be melted into the best and Mr. Sherman nioved to strike out per most expensive steel at very- little expense. ton and make the duty three-tenths of a cent The amendment was lost, 16 votes being east a pound, equal to S6.72 per ton, the rate in the affirmative, against 89 in the negative. recommended by the Tariff Commission.

It was the opinion of those best inlomied that BECK'S VOTE. the reduction proposed by the Finance Corn-This vote did not move on party lines, Daises, Hoar and Kellogg voting with the four- if enacted. would stop half the fur- naces in this industry. teen Democrats, while Beck. always so al r.

Sherman's amendment was rejected: ready to vote for a reduction, voted Yeas. Republicans, in roman. 12; Demo-nay, which was a vote in favor of a snits, in smile, 3: Independent, in SMALL large monopoly against a small industry. A cars, total, 16; nays, Democrats, in italic, good many Western men, evidently, were 24; Republicans, in roman, 12; Independent, ignorant of the fact that the, amendment in suA LT, cm's, 1: total, 37. might have helped to make the barbed-wire TRAS.

fencing cheaper, and voted against it. Mr. Anthony, Conger, McMillan, a Sherman stated that the Finance Comittee 1 sair, tiarrisoo, MAHONE. desired him to report an amendment chaug- Brown, Mt, l'enalettin, ing the rate of duty on pig-iron, from 0 Cameron WO. Lanham, Sewell, per ton to three-tenths of one cent per Cameron Logan, sherman.

Pound, which would be equal to S6.72 cents Chlicotts NAYS. per ton, and he moved that the amend- Alit Grorge, NeDir 4 ment be meorporated in the bill. Mr. Mor- RdeeaT Grooms, rill stated that he objected to this uneven sort Binisn4 3impta, of a rate. He would vote for a rate of .56.59 Berk, lisle, Morrill, per Lou, but would not vote for S6.72.

The lintter, Jiattli4ort. Platt, amendment was sixteen Senator a sup- Call, flame, Ptivh, porting 31r. bherman's amendment, against Catridoi, Hawley, Mater, thirty-seven who opposed, and the Finance f.fm.krfli litiar. Vantc, Committee was again defeated. Coke, nwtils.

Vest, HAis Jilt kigon, THE GIST OF THE DAY'S WORK. Dawes, hethaeg, The reduction of the duty to tone-tenth of Edmunds, Lamar. one cent Der pound on certain kinds of steel Frye. importations is the one to which the steel Mr. Brown moved to make the duty on men most object tonight.

The Tariff Coma- wrought iron and steel scrap S7 per ten, leavniisSien had proposed six-tenths of one cent ing the rate on cast scrap S6, as in the bill. per pound on steel ingots weigh- Lostyeas 10, nays 45. ing over 500 pounds. Mr. Aldrich Mr.

Brown moved to make the greatest today moved to insert in the Finance Coin- lengths of "coop ends" admissible at S6 per mittee's bill the following as a sunstitute for ton 72 inches, instead of 24, as in the bill. their recommendations: "Steel ingots, Lost. cogged ingots, blooms, billets, and slabs Mr. Hoar moved to make it 36 instead of 24 made by Bessemer, pneumatic, Thomas-Gil- inches. LostYeas 16, nays p7.

christ, basic. Siemens-Martin, open-hearth, itan motion of Mr. Platt, boiler punchinga, or by any other process except the crucible or clippings of iron or steel, beams. or bars, process, and not exceeding in value two were added to the list of articles to be ad-cents per pound, six-tenths of one cent per milted at SG per ton; and the proviso at the pound; exceeding two cents and not exceed- end of the paragraph amended so as big five cents per pound, one and two-tenths to read: "That nothing herein speciof one cent per pound: and all such steel ex- fled shall be deemed scrap iron or ceeding in value live cents per pound shall scrap steel, except waste or refuse iron pay the rate of duty prescribed in this or steel that has been in actual use, and Is lit act for crucible cast-steel. Mr.

Brown moved only to be remanufactured by remelting or to amend by changing the rate on steel below rerolling." But by general consent this pro-the value of two cents per pound to five- vise was reserved for further consideration tenths of one and on steel above the by the Committee on Finance. value of two cents one cent per pound. The The next paragraph waa read, embraeing amendment to the amendment was agreed steel ingots, cogged. ingots. blooms.

and slabs amendment offered by Senator Aldrich terday was adopted unanimously. It is as I follows: "Sulphur ore as pyrites. or sulph- ret of iron in its natural state. containing not I more than 834 per cent of copper, 50 cents I per ton, provided that ore containing more i than 3.i; per cent of copper, dry assay, shall pay in addition thereto two and a half cuts per pound for the copper contained therein." 1 nr.owN's DECISIVE yOTE. by Mr.

Maxey to amend by strik- I A motion out the Whole paragraph was disagreed 1 to by a vote of 27 to 28. Had this amendment been agreed to iron ores and pyrites would have been placed upon the free list. The 4 twenty-seven affirmative votes were all cast by Democrats, while of the twentv-eight in the negative all were cast by Itepublicans except onethat was the vote of Senator Brown. Had he voted with his party, the tariff on iron-ore would have been 1 stricken from the bill. On this vote he was a protectionist trying animated on his Polk platform.

There was an a mated contest over an attempt to increase the lengths of the billets, crop ends of steel railway bars, from twenty-four inches to thirty-six Inches. This motion was mada by 1 Mr. Hoar, and was supposed to be in great measure in the interests of the manufact- urers of barbed-wire fences anti similar bbiel leentst are ttel sde, dw. 01111 have been of great service to that industry, but it was opposed with the most intense earnestness by the Bessemer-steel protec- tionists. Mr.

Sherman vigorously opposed this, as he said it would give a greater chance for foreign manufacturers to send over steel which could be easily cut no in suitable lengths to avoid the higher rate of duty, and could be melted into the best and most expensive steel at very little expense. The amendment was lost, 16 votes being east in the affirmative, against 89 in the negative. BECK VOTE. This vote did not move on party lines, Hoar and Kellogg voting with the four- teen Democrats, while Beck. always so ready to vote for a reduction, voted nay, which was a vote in favor of a large monopoly against a small industry.

A good many Western men, evidently, were tact to tthee ll i ignorant the thhele helped nret fencing cheaper, and voted against it. Sherman stated that the Finance Committee desired him to report an amendment changing the rate of duty on pig-iron, from per ton to three-tenths of one cent per Pound, which would be equal to S6.72 cents per ton, and he moved that the amend- nnsttabet incorporated a ie Aj int etdliteo tbl li Isl. a 1 11 vr. n3 sort rr t- of a rate. He would vote for a rate of per Lou, but would not vote for S6.72.

The amendment was lost. sixteen Senators sup- Dorting 31r. Sherman's amendment, against thirty-seven who opposed, and the Finance (,,,, mmittee was again defeated. TITE GIST OF TUE DAY'S WORK. The reduction of the duty to tone-tenth of one cent Der pound on certain kinds of steel importations is the one to which the steel men most object tonight.

The Tariff Coin- HAISSiOH had roposed six-tenths of one cent per pound on steel bigots ing over 500 pounds. Mr. Aldrich today moved to insert in the Finance Com- bill following substitute for milYe's th their recommendations: Steel ingots, cogged ingots, blooms, billets, and slabs made by Bessemer, pneumatic, Thornas-Gil- christ, basic, Siemens-Martin, open-hearth, or by any other process except the crucible process, and not exceeding in value two cents per pound, six-tenths of one cent per pound; exceeding two cents and not exceed- ing five cents per pound, one and two-tenths of one cent per pound; and all such steel ceeding in value five cents per pound shall pay the rate of duty prescribed in this act for crucible cast-steel. Mr. Brown moved to amend by changing the rate on steel below the value of two cents per pound to five- tenths of one cent, and on steel above the value of two cents one cent per pound.

The amendment to the amendment was agreed J. B. HALL TAILORS. II B. HALL Sr EC COs TAILORS.

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