Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-28
A NOV Eli PROPOSITION.
kELLEYs PLAN TO DISPOSE OF THE
MILLS TARIFF FILL,

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Passed omcini Notes.
WAsHINGToN CITY, june 9S.--The tariff
| hill was resumed IN the huusc yesterday
When Mills called it uI, kellry said he wound
make a proposition that he thought would In
acceptable in botlI The hun &C. anrl tile country
lie spoke for himself only Ills suggestion
wis that as the issue bet wern tue two PARTIES
had been made a distinct one, the Mllls bill
Should he laid over until the next session,
with the understanding that If, at the Novem-
Der election, il should Ire approved by the
people the Republicans would withdraw their
oppusition und if 1t should be condemned the
blll should be no further pressed As TO the
surplus--"t condition which confronts us
lac would suggest that the Democrats should
allow the entire tax on tobacco to be re-
pealed He thought that his proposition
should oe accepted and thus prevent mem.
beers sweltrring away their lives in Washing
ton until the end of September,
Mills sad that it was trae that the issue
was squarely and fairly made between tho
parties; that it must he decided in Nuvem.
lcr whether the peopl" proposed to reduce
the surplus by the reduction Of taxation on
the necessities of life or 10y II reduction of the
tax ON whisky. II tl,r gentleman from Penn
sylvunia had faith in his own proposition it
would be the part OF wisdom for the minority
10 welcome the time when n vote should he
ken upon the bill. ii" [Milsl would make
proposition that an early date should be
fixed upon which the hill should lie put upon
is passage
Reed said that kcllevs proposition had
been properly declared To be an individual
suggestion. 1t was the duty of the Rrpub
lcan party to explain and expose tho errors
Of the Mills hill. The Republican party
would stand by the doctrine OF protection
and by that sign they would conquer.
Breckenridge of Kentucky said that the
ma inrity of the representatives intended to
have vote ON the bill unless the 4th of
March was reached by obstruction tactics.
The Republican party had formulated its
purposes into platform; let that platform
be put in the form of proposition and let it
come to vote. The Democratic party had
been liberal in its allotment of time for dis
cussion of the measure before the house A
conclusion ought to be reached after ten days
more of discussion. If this was too short,
let tho other side suggest proper period
Let the gentlemen deal with the question a
business men.
Reed said that it was AN impoSsibility for
a minority to present bill which could pass
IL would be absurd for his side to make
proposition that would require AN abatement
of Republican principles SO rs TO secure Dem
Ocratic votes When the other side had been
charged with the suppression of discussion
in committee it was said that ample time
would he given for discussion In committee
of the whole. No sooner had the bill reached
that stage than it was attempted to crush ont
the Republican minority, as il was also at
aenpted to crush out tha Democratic minor
ity who were opposed To the bill. No effort
at delay had been made or desired. The dis
cusson had been the spontaneous uprising of
the imperIIled business interests of the coun-
try.
Springer asked unanimous consent to pass
a resolution instructing the ways and means
to fix date for the passage of the
bill
Kelley objected, and after further remarks
by Breckenridge demands for the regular or
der stopped further discussion and the house
in committee of the whole took up the bill
Mills, in opposing motion offered by Blu
rhanan of New Jersey to strike out brick
'other than fire brick" defended the bill
against aspersions cast upon it by Reed and
others He denied that it was sectional and
political. While admitting that the bill
might not be perfect he criticised the Repub
leans for their failure to make any effort to
it,
Reed remarked that ever since the bill had
)een before the house the Republicans had
endeavored to improve it, but
iad received no support from the gentleman
rom Texas aud his friends.