Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-02
FIVE MINUTE TALKS.
The Abbreviated Debate Upon the Mills
Tariff Measure Begun.

The Abbreviated Debate Upon the Mills
Tariff Measure Begun.
Washington special, 3lst: Il was not
until to-day that the debate on the
Mills bill war begun in the house in
real earnest. Shortly after noon Mr..
Mills called up the bill for amendment
and consideration under the five minutes
rule. The scene on the floor at the time
was extremely interesting. Every mem-
Der in the city was IN his seat. Scarcely
@ chair was unocoupied, most of those
who we're absent from the CITY having
been called here for action. The demo-
Gratis expected the republicans to fight
consideration. but there was no contest
and the measure came up promptly. The
galleries had few spectators, but the in.
crease Of interest manifested by the
members made the occasion almost ex.
citing, Mr.. Adams, OF Chicago, started
the ball rolling by moving to strike ont
July 1st, 1898, and insert Jan. LIST, 1889,
when the proposed law shall take effect.
Immediately Mr.. Adams precipiiated
the discussion upon free lumber by show
ing the effect the measure would have
upon the lumber interest il it became q
law, as proposed, on the 1ss
of next July. The debate went
along all the afternoon on lumber, every
man talking his FIVE minutes on the
Adams amendment. There was great
activity among the members who spoke
most, many of them talking at one and
the same time. MIR. Lind, OF Minnesota.
made the speech of the afternoon. al.
though republican he earnestly sdvo-
Gated free lumber. He declared that it
was inconsistent to encourage the des-
truotion of our forests by maintaining q
duty on foreign lumber while at the
same time we were giving away immense
bodies OF lands under the timber culture
law. He declared that the government
has given much more in value in lands
under the timber culture act than il has
derived from the tariff on lumber
The democrats Rpplauded Mr.. Lind
enshusiastically. Mr.. Breckenridge
OF Kentucky, created furore
when he sent to the elerkr
desk to be read speech by Mr.. Blaine
against taxing lumber. The point was
taken out OF it, however, when Mr.. Nc
Kinley showed that Mr.. Blaine spoke
against an internal tax on domestic
lumber and not against the duties upon
foreign lumber.
| "The tiE1e consumed in the discussion
OF the first paragraph" ]" said Mr.. Bynum
OF Indiana, a democratic member of the
committee on ways and means, in com
mensing on the days proceedings to-
night, "wss far beyond our expectations
However, free lumber 10 generally re-
garded very radical proposition
although 1t should not be 30 considered
There are very few men on either side O
the house who can afford *
antagonize free lumber. I havs n,
idea how long this debate will run
! We have no way Of limiting it ex
cept through the process employed dur.
ing the debate on the reInbIican bill il
1883. The house vested In the speaks,
at that time power to prevent diIator,
motions and filiousteripg tactics and ii
resulted in the speaker rulirg sgains
motions aud thereby Fastening the fina
vote, think the republicans intend :,
to efsnd en- the final vote as long .
possible. We will probably permit th
thing to run along until we ascertain
just what the republicans intend doing
and it we learn absolutely that that the,
intend to unnecessarily prolong the de
bate we will fortify against il. By th
J way tho debate runs to-day ii looks q
though it might oontinGs untii the en
OF this congress, whom in fact ID mus
stop within . few weeks, Z,