New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-19
FREE TRADERS DEFEATED
FIVE MAJORITY AGAINST MORRISON.


.,,.v,s WHO HAVE CHANGED THEIR MINDS SINCE
,uSr-How TO REDUCE THE SURPLUS
far TELEoRArn TO THE TRIBUNE
uv.smSorox Dec. 1s-By vote OF lof 10 i4' 'nc
s,os. has defeated the second attempt oil CHAIRMAN
,.s.on and his freetrade followers to take the hrst
Arm step toward free trade. This result was accom-
,,.hcA by the vote OF 1913 Republicans and 20 Demo
,as against the votes of LAB Democrats ana kepuo
ucans The Republicans who voted with MORRISON arc
nelson Strait Wakefield and White, OF Minnesota ana
HAYDEN and stone. Massachusetts The Democrats
who voted against motion Bliss Merriman Mn-
lar snriecs and stahneoker Of New-iork; Boyle Cur
nm Frnentrout Randall and sowden OF pennsylvania
Campbell Foran, Geddes. LIE Feyre seney, warner ana
Wilkins OF Ohio Gay IRWIN ST. Martin and "ailsee, Oh
Louisiana; Green aud McAdoo. of New-Jersey LAWYER
and Ward of Illinois and Martin of Alabama Pidcock'
of New,Jersey, aud Henley. OF California, De"o
crats were paired against the notion ~
were the following Republicans: Galiinser. OF new
ram,shire; Whiting. OF Massachusetts,; Brown Oh Tn
diana Warner of Missouri; and Little OF OHIO iindar,
Tim Campbell aud viee. of New York. and flrdlay OF
Maryland voted against Morrison In june s.ooo oy
him today. aud Ellsberry OF Ohio. VINO voted WIN
Randall I'm June. lodged" to-day Three Democrats
were absent who not paired They were hihe Vi
louisiana Reagan, OF Texas; and Reid OF North Caro
lima All of them would have voted for the NOTION
which even then would been rejected by majority
of two votes. $50 -
There was full attendance long before noon ought
was known the vote would not be taken until ABOUT
The men who charge OF the pairs ~ aosen'ees were
husy comparing and closing their accounts "heh
The House is called order than 800 members are
In their seats The half-ozen men who are sui sup
,,osod to be ION the fence bcset by Appeals
mud piled with arguments for and against the notion
IIiseock lakes a seat beside Ranney whom ne en-
cages in long and earnest conversation Interrupted now
md then by a suggestion from the bright anu active
vounr Mryande McComas. who sits on the DINER SIDE
in lpOll
Hewitt has assured his friends that Tim has exper
fenced change of heart and viii vote for the NOTION nut
some OF them exchange anxious glauces as SthihcckoT
leads him out OF the chamber followed by that active
Young Irish Amer,an foe OF free trade McAdoo OF New
Jersey. - Tim looks more anxious than ever wheh nc
returns The Republicans have abandoned their efforts 10
recall Hayden and Stone of Massachusetts, to their o
care Georgia member Is On his feet making M earnest
plea behalf the tribes the Indian Territory out MS
sprceh although better one than does not
hold the attention OF the members VINO wa'cn the
minute hand OF the great clock ana mink 'na'
n never moved slowly. Abrim ). Hewitt nervousiy
rlnck at his gray beard The alert Mckinley who Is 10
raise the question Of consideration closely Watches
Morrison glum aud twiris his thumbs continu-
ally His Is hot the face OF man who expects
10 win victory. At Last the morning
hour expires The oklahoma bill is dropped and Morri-
son il on his feet demanding recognition and saying
move that the House resolve itself into Committee
OF the Whole to consider the Revenue bill"
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Mckinley.
The sneaker appeals to House preserve order as
the vote to be taken close and important one ana
the hum OF closes As the clerk begins 10
read the long list hundred busy pencils jot
down the responses, and in twenty minutes II Is known
that the free traders defeated by votes
What plans they have formed II any, to meet this con-
tngency nobody seems Q know. If the Ways and Means
Committee will propose some practical measure not nos
tile TO the interests OF American manufactures anu labor
the House doubtless will consent to Its prompt eosid
Grafton The only trouble is that the
free Trade leaders not so anxious
TO reduce the surplus they to play ducks and brakes
with protective system Ever since the beginning oil
the Republican members OF the House have
consultation the subject oil legislation
to effect reduction of the They have agreed
almost unanimously that the Morrison plan If adopted
would result in little reduction OF the revenues that
its cons liberation would great amount OF time
and would probably result in aconand therefore that
they ought oppose IT, The Republican consultation
also that least hundred Repuo
lean of the next House will stand in the sup
mort of a surplus hy reducing the
duty sugar % per cent, repeating the h'eiha
taxes tobacco cigar and snun ana ieAeNug from III
ternal tax aon alcohol used the hanic arts such
egislation would effect reduction in the
revenues estimated at 500 900 to $40 $1,000 year
If larger should be found necessary the gen
eral sentiment is that il should he made by taking
larger percentage of the duty on raw sugar IL Is known
that Mr. Hiscock has prepared Dill which ethpouios 'e
items aforementioned He said to-day that there is no
doubt OF the pracabiy OF relieving acoho nsei III he
arts from internal taxation without danger to the revenue
alcohol used as a beverage Ii is altogether probable
that the end this session the Republicans in the
House will far united the question OF revenue
reduction get before the country in an official form
orexpresson their views that subject Most OF them
al anxious that should be begun early day. and
the prospect of 1t has induced several to vote against
motion who otherwise would have supported
H. Among them such men as James, OF New-forS,
who voted with Morrison June and Messrs RanDey and
Long, OF Massachusetts, McComas, Of Maryland, and
others