The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-13
MILLS MEN WILL STICK.
THEY WILL FIGHT FOR A VOTE TO
THE BITTER END.

Another Effort to Get the Republicans
TO Fix Date for Taking the Ballot
The House Still Busy With the Free
List-Mr. Kelley and the Jute Clause.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-The house to-
dav went in committee of the whole on the
tariff bill.
Mr.. Bynum of Indiana moved to strike
from the free list fax hacked, known as
dressed line. This was agreed to-
Mr. Kelley of Pennsylvania moved to
strike from the free list hemp, MANILA, end
other like substitutes for hemp The mo-
ton was lost by vote of 81 to 76.
Mr.. Kelley moved to strike from the free
list jute butts.
The question recurring on Mr.. Kelley's
motion to strike out jute butts the republi-
cans refrained from voting, and left the
committee without quorum.
The call of the committee was ordered,
and 200 members responded to their names
Then Messrs Kelley and Scott were ap-
nointed tellers to count the vote upon Mr..
Kelley's motion, but the count progressed
slowly owing to the refusal of the Republi-
cans to vote.
No quorum voted and another roll call
was ordered.
A QUORUM OBTAINED.
A quorum having appeared Mr.. Scott
attempted to state his view of the situation,
but he was met with cries for the regular
order" from the republican side.
Mr. Kelley in the meantime had asked to
be permitted to withdraw his motion and
offer formal amendment to the bill.
To this Mr.. Scott objected and accused
the republicans of fillbustering.
M off o1
amendment to strike out the last word, and
proceeded to speak upon it. He sent to the
clerks desk and had read from the report of
Prof. Waterhouse on jute that port on
which showed that while, in 1923, India had
raised but 40, 900 pounds of jute, in 1872 she
had raised roo 100000 pounds. Jute has
risen to the fourth great industry of British
India, and he wanted to show to the people
of the south that they had lands and labor
admirably adapted to competing with India
in this industry. He then withdrew his
formal amendment, and his motion to strike
jute butts from the free list was defeated.
The committee rose, and the house at 5
o'clock adjourned.
DEMOCRATS IN CONSULTATION.
The democratic members of the ways
and means committee were in consultation
for some time to day in pursuance of the
effort to bring the hve-minute debate on
the tariff bill to a close. Taking advantage
of the desire of number of republicans to
have consideration of the bill suspended so
as to allow them to attend the Chicago con-
vention, the democrats offered to consent
to postponement if, on their part, the re-
publicans would agree to take the final vote
upon the bill at fixed date.
BOUND TO HAVE A VOTE.
As indicative of their willingness to
allow the fullest debate the democrats
offered to let their opponents set their date
themselves, but the tender came to naught
for the reason stated by one of the members
of the committee that the Republicans could
not agree among themselves. The demo-
Gratis, however, have not abandoned hope of
an acceptance of some such proposition,
particularly when they have succeeded in
convincing the republicans of their purpose
TO pass the bill, or at least to have a final
vote upon it, even if it should become
necessary to remain in Washington until
next December