The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-01
FIVE MINUTE TARIFF TALKS.
The Republicans Playing a Game of
Obstruction.


WASHINGTON, May 31.-In the House to-
day Mr.. Mills moved to dispense with the
morning hour, presumably to take up the
tariff bill, but he could not secure the
necessary two-thirds vote
The committees were called for reports,
and then, on motion of Mr.. Mills and with
out negative voice, the House went into
committee of the whole for consideration
OF the tariff bill
Chairman Springer announced that the
bill would be considered for amendments
under the five-minute rule.
Mr.. Mckinley asked unanimous consent
to have the eutire bill read.
Mr.. Mills objected.
MIR. Mckinley asked for the reading of
the reports of the majority and minority,
but Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, objected, and
the Clerk read the enacting clause of the
bill.
Without reSorting to f1libustering, the
republicans pursued q policy of obstruc-
ton that was so successful that shortly
before O'Clock Mr.. Mills asked that the
debate on the pending section the free list
be considered as closed, but objection was
made and he moved that the committee
rise. This prevailed by vote by the tellers
OF l22 to 83, the Republicans solidly oppos-
ing the motion, and the committee rose, not
having passed over the first five lines of the
bill.
The first amendment offered was that of
Mr.. Adams, (Republican) of Illinois, TO
make tho bill take effect Jan. l next, in
stead Of July l. After speaking until his
time had expired, Mr.. Adams modified his
amendment so as to make it read Jan. 2,
1889, instead of Jan. |, 1899, and explained
that he meant it to apply only to the first
section, or free list:
LUMBER INTERESTS.
In the debate which followed, several
speeches were made, lumber being the prin-
cipal topic of discussion, and Mr.. Kelley, Of
Pennsylvania, spoke for the Southern lum-
ber interest, as he said no one on the Demo
cratic side cared to do it. He pleaded with
the House not to impovei'ish the poor
people of Tennessee and South Carolina and
decrease the value of their splendid timber
lands by making lumber free
Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa, was the chief
champion of the BILL He spoke in the in
terest Of the farmers and poor men who
used lumber, and protested against any
action that would fasten a lumber trust
upon the farmer and not the consumer
Mr.. Parker Republican,, of New York,
offered an amendment proposing to sub
stitute Nov. 80, 1889, for the date given in
the section, and addressed himself to the
lumber clauses When the debate had
progressed some time, Mr.. Parker's amend
ment was rejected by vote of SO yeas to
1874 nays. The Democrats applauded the
announcement of the vote.
The disposition of Mr.. Parker's motion
atfording opportunity for further amend
ments, Mr.. Boutelle proposed to make the
date in Mr.. Adams amendment 1890 instead
of 1899, and the debate upon lumber took a
fresh start.
Other interests were touched upon in the
course of the discussion, and Mr.. Bayne, of
Pennsylvania, incidentally renewed the
charge that the bill had been drawn on
sectional lines, and that it was infinitely
worse than the Morrison bill in that re-
spect This brought about debate upon
the general policy of the bill,