Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-17
DEFEATED.
A MOTION TO STRIKE WOOL FROM
THE FREE LIST
Lost by q Vote of 1&s to ss-Dssase On
shs clause-A Free whisky Amend
ment to the Internal Rsvsnus Laws
Voted Down-speschss on the Fishsries
Treaty In the Senate.


finished and the administrative portion Of
the bill passed upon and considerable pro-
gress was made in the internal revenue por-
tions. The event of the days proceedings
was the defeat of a free whisky amendment
To the internal revenue laws
The House in Committee of the Whole
took up the tariff bill, the wool schedule
being pending. Mr.. f. B. Taylor of Ohio,
in opposing the free wool clause said the
passage of the bill would absolutely destroy
the wool industry in Ohio, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and the Northwestern States.
Wool had been placed on the free list
simply because the President had recon-
mended II, and the President knew no more
why he recommended it than Dickens fat
boy knew why he went 20 sleep.
Mr.. Anderson, of lows, speaking-'of the
bill generally, could not see how it was that
reduction of forty per cent. was an assault
on American industries.
Mr.. Williams. of Ohio, protested against
the ruthless disregard of the interests of
Ohio farmers by placing wool on the free
list
Mr.. Kelley replied to some criticisms
made by Mr.. Scott last Saturday, in which,
after referring to Mr.. Kelley, he had said,
Neither age nor association can cultivate
in one what nature has not given him
those traits of character which gen.
tlemen recognize both in public and
private life as the best types of
true manhood" Mr.. Kelley said
that If Mr. Scott alluded to traits which
permitted him, TO falsify statements made
BY gentlemen, or which according to his
code required q man who was forced TO hear
q conversation, all the essential points of
which were falsifed by a party to such
conversation, TO abstain from exposing
such falsifcatson, then Mr. Kelley humbly
thanked God, for having protected him
from the domination of such traits.
Mr.. Breckenridge spoke in favor of the
free wool clause and then a motion by Mr..
wilkins. of Ohio, to strike wool from the
free list was defeated. and on division
this was defeated. Yeas, SO; naos, Id.
Mr.. Sowden, of Pennsylvania, Wilkins
and Foran, of Ohio, were the only Demo-
crats who voted for the motion, and Mr..
Anderson, of Iowa, Republican, against it
Mr.. Mills offered an amendment which
was agreed to gxing the duty on hemp and
jute carpetinss at six cents per square
yard, of 20 per cent. advalorem on floor
mating made of vegetable substances and
of 40 per cent. advalorem on all other
cxrpetings druggets, rugs etc, made part
ly or wholly of wool, flag or cotton.
Mr. Boothman offered an amendment
proposing to restore the wool tariff of 1867.
Rejected; yeas 59, nays IS. This disposed
OF the wooden schedule. Several amend
ments were offered to the paper clauses and
rejected. Several committee amendments
offered by Mr.. Mills. were adopted among
them the following: Increasing the duty on
card clothing from is to % cents per foot,
and when manufactured from tempered
steel wire from 25 TO 40 cents per square
foot; striking ont the India rubber
fabric paragraph; fixing the duty on
kaolin at 81 per ton for crude and 81 for
wrought kaolin; on rough marble in
blocks at 40 cents per cubic foot This
finished consideration of the tarif features
of the excepting few paragraphs that had
been passed over informally, and the ad-
ministrative portion of the bill was taken
up. Dingley. of Maine. offered an amend
ment to allow rebate of duties on imported
plates, angles, bars and bolts, when used in
ship building. Rejected.
When the tobacco sections were reached,
an amendment by Mr.. Mills was adopted
fixing October /. 1888, as the date upon
which the repeal of taxes on man ufactured
tobacco shall go into effect. Mr.. Wise, of
Virginia, urged and moved the repeal of
taxes on cigars, cheeroots and cigarettes
The repeal of the tobacco tax would surely
reduce the surplus, but by lowering tariff
taxes it might be that the revenues would
be increased. In many instances he be-
leved il would be. Mr.. Wise wanted it
distinctly understood that he YVES in favor
of deriving revenue needed to support the
Government by taxation on foreign pro-
ducts imported into this country.
Mr. Johnston, of North Carolina, here
brought the question of free whisky fairly
before the House by moving to amend Mr..
Wises motion so as to provide for the re-
peal of all internal revenue taxes on spirits
distilled from grain or fruits of any kind.
He did not want free brandy or free whisky,
but he wanted to see his people free from
the oppression of an almost military law.
Mr. McMillin said that if the internal
revenue taxes were totally repealed the
government would have to face deficiency
Of $50000, 600 annually. The question pre-
sented to Congress was whether it would
abolish the internal revenue system or re-
duce the duty on clothing. Speaking for
himself and his side of the House in this
contest, in the contest between whisky and
clothing, he was on the clothing side.
Mr.. Johnston's motion was lost. Yeas,
q NAYS, 135. When the vote was an
nounced, Mr.. Johnston inquired: what
hss become of the Republican partyf
thought il was going TO vote with me-"
Mr.. Yost, of Virginia, offered an amend
ment similar TO the motion offered by Mr..
Wise; but which was defeated. Yeas, "a;
nays, IS.
Mr.. Sowden, of Pennsylvania, offered an
amendment abolishing the tax on spirits
distilled from apples, peaches and other
fruits; but pending vote, the COMMITTEES
rose and the House at 4:5O p. m. adjourned.
THE SENATE.
Two speeches on the fishery treaty, one
by Mr.. Pugh and another by Mr.. Chandler,
was the feature of the Senate proceedings
yesterday.
Mr.. Hoar, from the Committee on
Library, reported back Senate bill appro-
priating SIS, 900 for the purpose of erecting
N Gauaral Ga0rOa Rouars
Clark in Louisville, KY. instead OF in
Washington, in recognition of his eminent
services TO his country in the conquest OF
the Northwestern Territory during the
revolutionary war After eulogistic re-
marks by Senators Hoar. Voorhees,, Black.
burn and Daniel, the bill was passed, and
the Senate took up the fishery treaty in
open executive session.
Mr.. Pugh took the floor and spoke In
favor of ratifying the treaty. Republican
Senators, he said, assailed the treaty but
did not propose to amend ii. They wanted
to close the door to further negotiations
and in doing this were wilfully avoiding
their sworn constitutional duty and placing
the Senate before the country in a disrepu
table attitude, for no other purpose than {
supposed and political and partisan consid
eration The Irish voters, for whom thu
RepubIicans were fishing, would find moth
ing in the rejection of the treaty to mortify
or punish England, who had every thing t
eain and nothing to lose by American non
fpterference with Canada. Referring Il
4 statement made by Senator Sher
man IN secret session, that he intended
10 offer an amendment to the OBJ
iectionable fifteenth article of tn
treaty. which it was feared would give tn
American market to Canadian fishermen
Mr.. Pugh said it was not until the Repun
jican Senators had determined that n
amendments should be offered, that the.