St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-17
THE END IS IN SIGHT.
The Administrative Portion of the
Mills Bill Disposed of and the
Internal Revenue Clauses Taken

The Administrative Portion of the
Mills Bill Disposed of and the
Internal Revenue Clauses Taken
Up.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-The house
devoted its time to-day exclusively to
the tariff bill and made unusual pro-
gresS. The essentially tariff features
of the bill were finished and the admin
istrative portion of the bill passed upon,
and considerable progress was, made in
the internal revenue portion. The
event of the days proceedings was the
defeat of free whisky amendment to
the internal revenue law. The house,
in committee of the whole, took up the
tariff bill, the wooden schedule being
pending. E. B. Taylor, of Ohio. in
opposing the free wool clause, said the
passage of the bill would absolutely de-
stroy the wool industry IN Ohio, Penn
sylvania, West Virginia and the North
western states. Wool had been placed
on the free list simply because the pres
ident recommended it, and the presi-
dent knew no more why he recon-
mended it than Dickens fat boy knew
why he went to sleep. Mr.. Anderson,
of Iowa, speaking of the bill generally,
could not see how it was that a reduc-
ton of 40 per cent was an assault on
American industries. Mr.. Williams, of
Ohio, protested against the ruthless
disregard of the interests of Ohio farm
erS by placing wool on the free list.
Mr.. Kelley replied to some criticisms
made by Mr.. Scott last Saturday, in
which, after referring to Mr.. Kelley, he
had said: Neither age nor association
can cultivate in one what
NATURE HAS NOT GIVEN HIM
Those traits of character which gentle
men recognize, both III public and pri-
uate life, as the best types of true man
hood" Mr.. Kelley said that if Mr..
Scott alluded to traits which permitted
him to falsify statements made by gen.
tlemen, or which, according to his code,
required a man who was forced to hear
conversation, all the essential points
of which were falsified by party to
such conversation, to abstain from eX-
posing such Justification, then Mr.. Kel-
ley humbly thanked God for having
protected him from the domination Of
such traits. Mr.. Breckenridge spoke in
favor of the free-wool clause, and then
motion by Mr.. Wilkins, of Ohio, to
strike wool from the free list was de-
feated. and on division, yeas 90, nays
122. MeSsrs. SOwder, of PENNSYLVANIA,
Wilkins and Foran, of Ohio, were
the only Democrats who voted for
the motion, and Mr.. Anderson, of
Iowa, Republican, against it. Mr.. Mills
offered an amendment, which was
agreed to, fixing the duty on hemp and
jute carpetingS at 6 cents per square
yard, of 20 per cent ad valorem on floor
mating made of vegetable substances,
and 40 per cent ad valorem OH all other
carpetlngS, druggetS, rugs, ETC., made
partly or wholly of wool, flax or cotton.
Mr.. BOothman offered an amendment
proposing to restore the wool tariff of
1867. Rejected, yeas SO, nays %. This
disposed of the WOODEN schedule. Sew
eral amendments were offered to the
paper clauses and rejected. Several
committee amendments offered by Mr..
following: Increasing the duty on card
clothing from Is to 20 cents per foot,
and when manufactured from tempered
steel wire, from 25 to 40 cents per square
foot; striking out the India rubber
fabric paragraph; fixing the duty on
kaolin at 81 per ton for crude and 50 for
wrought kaolin; on rough marble, in
blocks, at 40 cents per cubic foot. This
finished consideration of the
TARIFF FEATURES OF THE BILL
excepting few paragraphs that had
Ucoll pdSSeu over informally, ana the
administrative portion of Sthe bill was
taken up. Mr.. Dingley, of Maine,
offered an amendment to allow rebate
of duties on imported plates, angles,
bars and bolts when used in ship build
ing. Rejected. When the tobacco sec
tiOns were reached an amendment by
Mr.. Mills was adopted, fixing Oct. l,
1888, as the date upon which the repeal
of taxes on manufactured tobacco and
snuff shall go into effect. Mr.. Wise, of
Virginia, urged and moved the repeal
of taxes on cigars, cheroots and cigar
cites. The repeal of the tobacco taX
would surely reduce the surplus, but
by lowering tariff taxes it might be that
the revenues would be increased: in
many instances he believed it would
be. Mr.. Wise wanted it distinctly un-
derstood that he was in favor of deriy-
ing revenue needed to support the gov
eminent by taxation on foreign prod.
ucts imported into this country. Mr..
Johnston, of North Carolina, here
brought
THE QUESTION OF FREE WHISKY
fairly before the house by moving to
amend Mr.. Wise's motion so as to pro.
vide for the repeal of internal revenue
taxes on spirits distilled from grain OF
fruit of any kind. He did not want
free brandy, but he wanted to see his