New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-07
MILLS BROUGHT TO BAY.
RAPID PROGRESS WITH TIE TARIFF BILL.
A wooD-scREw PRoTECTIoNisr-ALL hhfonh''AN
AMENDMENTS LosT-MIL1s SCORED bf REED
AND BURROWS
Inv rrIgoRAPI TO THE TRIBUNE


AMENDMENTS LosT-MILIs SCORED BIZ REED
AND BURROWS.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Washington July 6.-The House to-day made rapih
progress with the Tariff BILL and the proposed changes
in the schedule OF metals were all adoped WIN
single exception That exception was eNuemo's s's
nincant for 1t afforded conclusive evidence Oh 'io
partisan nature Of bin brought forward ana pressea
ostcnsbIy as an economic measure The DARK
Lantern committee had recommended the reducuon
of the duty on wood screws to 80 per cent au Vaoio
and the Democratic caucus refused to modify or ro
verse that recommendation. Now. MI. vance, q
Democrat represents the Connecticut Dls'ne'' III
which the manufacture of wood screws IS one Oh to
most important industries. He was clec'ed III NO
publican district because he persuaded the voters 10
believe that he was a better protcctionist than his
Republican competitor. II is now said that he mas
agreed 10 vote for the bill in consideration OF the
adopon of his amendment to strike out the paragraph
and restore the present rate of duty In other wofus
he has become what might be styled wood sore"
nrotectionist, OF course Nils and his coad1ntois
do not forget that Presidential election IS Impending
and that Connecticut IS very doubtful state so lar
as the frce-tradc Democracy are concerned. Nor 10
they forget that Mr.. Vance's district contains no
publican majority on the tariff issue
Tho Democrats were caught mapping once to-day
and 1t required the exercise of the utmost ingenuity
on the part Of that impartial statesman Chairman
Springer to extricate them from their dilemma ihc
item under consideration was lead and Mr. Stone
Missouri Democrat who has some lead mines IN MS
district moved to increase the duty ABOVE the ra'e
fixed by the BILL He was followed by Major warner,
a Missouri Republican. who moved to restore inc
present rate The short discussion brought out INC
fact that many of the silver mines now operated
would be Obliged to close II the duty on lead shouiu
be reduced to the rate fixed by the bill Inc stanu
ing vote on Major Warmers amendment showed that
ny n
that fleet footed scouts had been flying In every dec
ton 10 bring the friends Of the bill to the rescue ana
Springer had been doing some OF the sloweS' COUNTING
on record. The PREMIER excitedly demanded Vo.c
by tcllers and that gave time for his forces 10 rally
and defeat the amendment by a slim majority Oh nVe
votes Another amendment offered on inc hcpuOi-
can side lost by tie vote
THE pREMIERn AT HOME AND ABROAD.
An extremely interesting episode, for WINCH MI
Reed was responsible. feature OF inc das Pro
ceedings He rose, and In his biandest tones ca
pressed hope that the courageous chairman "i ays
and Means would define the position ana explain tho
purposes of his party regard TO the subject uhuer
! consideration lie sorry to hnd the Demoora"o
leader taking one position in the House and different
position in New-YoIk He really would Ike to know
where lie majority stood.
The Premier replied in his Hottest vcln, ana "an.od
the gentleman from Maine TO understand that ne MINIS
possessed the courage of his convictions, that he had
!
that they would return him to Congress Dy rou"u
majority and much more 10 the same elect
Mr. Reed replied, rcgTetting that the Democratic
leader would be moro specific lie would ihulcae
the sort of a speech which he had expected from
man possessing such high courage as The Chalhlah'
and then he quoted passages from MISS speech Oeoio
the Tammany Society, in which the Texas statesman
declared in favor of free men, free labor and free
traden "That," added Mr. Reed, Is the sort OF
speech expected to hear"
"Oh. we'll YOU may have the last word,' said Mills,
when Reed had concluded.
81 think not" the latter retorted, as BURROWS, OF
Michigan rose He hal uncarihed speech delivered
by Mills in the House several years ago, In which the
Texan declared in favor Of uniform reduction OF ~
nor cent i'm the dutiablc list That reduction, he SAID,
would increase importations and the revenues ana
would make another reduction necessary tbs pro
cess Mills said world have TO be repeated until all the
revenue derived from would be from duties on
non competing articles"
"Tha' said Mr. Burrows, IS in exact accordance
with the policy laid down in this bill, the effect OF
which will be to stimulate foreign mportaons and
increase the revenues and make further reductions
necessary until at last are reduced to free-tradc
basisn The gentlemans ideas have not changed. In
the same speech Mills denounced the taxes on whiskey
and tobacco taxes consumption" which mainly
| affected the poor and which should be repealed or
| greatly reduced. The Premier slugmed but made
| no reply. What could he have said!
| JUDGE KELLEY ON TIE CARNEGIE INTERVIEW
Another interesting episode Judge Kellcy's
emphatic denial Of Baron" ScOts statement in his
| speech that Andrew Carnegie had admitted to him,
that he Carnegie. had drawn $1,5OO00O as profits
in single year from his rail mills Judge Kelley was
| present at the interview SO far from making any
such statement, Mr. Carnegie said that he had made
| most OF his money from other investments When
| Judge Kelley began his statement " Premier" Milis
called HIS attention to the fact that Mr. scott was
not present. The Judge replied that be was sorry
| fer that but he had returned to Washington day
earlier than he had desired for the express purpose Of
putin. on record his denial of statement which was
untrue judge Kelley repeated the whOle converse
top and made the issue OF veracity clear distinct
and unmistakablc. lie closed by saying that the
object Of the whole interview was explicitly to con-
radict the statement which Mr.. Scott had put upon
4" The Record, as being affirmed by Mr Carnegie
The direct issue of veracy is left TO be settled when
Baronn Scott returns again /" from his o. avoca-
ons to attend to his occasional duty in CO.. ess."
When the sugar schedule was reached Mr. Cannon,
of Illinois, proposed TO strike II out, and insert sub
stitute placing all sugar below No. 10, Dutch stand
ard on the free list imposing duty of $40 OF ono
cent per pound on all sugars above No. Is: duty "
cents per gallon OH all mOlas above 90 degrees
duty Of cents per p1unn on ma2c s srpar az" With
this were coupled provisions for bounty OF cents
per pound on all s%gar OF or H"b and Somny Of
q cents per gallon on all moassos above % degrees
and cents per gallon on molasses below 90 degccs.
He lad added a prOysO that sugar or molasscs
shall " admitted free Of duty from apy country when
may impose an export duty on the same.
Mr.. Cannon made capital speech which showed
that he had made a thorough study OF the subject
Judge Kelley asked questions and injected some
remark which showed that he is strongly opposed TO
Mr. Cann0n's proposition and Nj. Funston, OF Kansas,
conceded with him. The discussion Of the sugar
question seems likely TO run several days.
| THE LAND GRANT FORFEITURE BILL PASSED
Washington July Elm the House to-day mes
sage was received from the President returning with
out his approval the bill granting pension to julia
Welsh; also communication from the Light House
Board relative the inadcquacy Of the appropriation
for light house service in the Sundry Civil bill
Mr. HATCH, of Missouri presented the report OF
the cnnferces Oh the Agricultural bill 70 the effect that