St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-07

from July l, 1883, and all laws and parts
OF laws in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
The total reduction in revenue made
by the bill is about S25, 000, 600, made up
OF $40, 000,0 900 on tobacco and $1,000, 900
on various special taxes removed.
The presentation of the bill was the
signal for
A VIGOROUS ONSLAUGHT
by the Republican members upon their
Democratic colleagues. They roundly
denounced the majority for their con-
duct in the preparation of this and the
tariff bill, and their indignation was
heightened when proposition was put
and carried, despite their objection, to
consolidate in one measure the tariff
and revenue bills. Mr.. Reed demanded
to know upon what precedent or by
what authority the Democratic MEM
bers of the committee had departed
from the usual plan of considering the
presidents message by sections in full
committee and adopted the scheme of
preparing bill alleged to be based upon
its recommendations without affOrding
the minority an opportunity to discuss
in detail proposed changes that might
involve enormous loss and irretrieya-
BILE damage to the country. Mr.. Kelly
joined with MI. Reed in vigorously pro-
testing against the methods adopted by
the majority. Finally Mr.. Breckenridge,
of Kentucky, offered a resolution de
claring that the committee had
acted fully within its powers
in the preparation and consideration OF
the bills upon the recommendations
contained in the presidents message
and suggestions carried by various
measures introduced in the house and
referred to the committee. This resolu-
ton was adopted by strict party vote,
all of the members being present and
voting, except Mr.. Scott, of Pennsyl-
vania. 1t was then suggested by the
Republicans, in view of the apparent
determination of the majority to begin
Immediately the formal consideration of
the bill, that manufacturers and pro-
ducerS whose interest might be affected
by the bill should be afforded an Oppor-
tunity to address the committee upon
the subject This proposition did not
OF the majority, and some of the Demo
cratic members took the ground that any
needful information might be supplied to
the committee by means of printed briefs
OF arguments Mr.. Breckenridge, of Ar
kansas, made spirited speech against
the proposition. Mr.. Reed, however,
characterized such proceeding as hum
buggery, and declared that no infOrma-
ton of value could be impaired by
printed screeds as had been abundantly
shown in the past. He appealed to the
committee to allow a proper considera-
ton of the bill, and not to cut off infor-
nation easily Obtainable. which would
enable the members to act intellIgently
and without destroying vast interests.
Otherwise the minority would be
obliged to go through the details of the
bill on their own account, and with
very inadequate means of acquiring
knowledge of the probable effect of the
proposed changes in the tariff laws.
The session of the committee lasted
about an hour and three-Quarters, and
finally without formally disposing of
the question of hearings, the committee
adjourned until tomorrow morning,
when it is the understanding that the
consideration of the bill by sections will
begin.