The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-04-11
MILLS BILL RIDDLED.
A Mastery Arrangement of the
Measure of the Majority.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-Chairman Mills
re-appeared in his seat for short time
to-day His desk was covered with flow
ers, and members OF both sides pressed
about and congratulated him on his re.
covery. He only remained long enough,
however. to hear Acting Chairman Me-
Miilin introduce the tariff bill, with tie
majority and minority reports, and give
notice that he would call up the bill for
discussion two weeks from tomorrow.
When he left the hall, he met Mrs. Mills
in the corridor, and was driven home.
An outline of the majority report has
already been given the public. An al
legged abstract Of the minority report was
also sent out a day or two ago, but it was
simply a sell. The report was presented
to-day in manuscript form, ard went i'm
mediaiely to the Government Printing
Office; and so has not yet been seen by
anybody except the minority of the COM
mittee and few leading Republicans
outside who were consulted.
II is a severe and exhaustive arraign-
ment Of the bill, showing how it discrim-
mates against farmers and wool and
stock growers in the free list how arti-
clcs are put on the free list on which
Canada and other countries charge 4
duty how The fax and hemp raising in
dnstries which hare been increasing rap
idly in volume would be destroyed by
this bill: and how the eaF;hen-ware,
glass, Tin plate, steel rail, steel wire rods,
and other great manufacturing industries
would be either destroyed or seriously
injured 4.
MAsrERLY ARRATGNNENT.
1t is considered by the few who have
seen it outside Of the committee TO be
mastery arraignment Of the measure of
the majority, which will probably
strengthen the spinal columns OF nuui-
ber of Mr.. Randalls folio yers who have
shown a disposition to weaken of late.
The report Of the minority Of the
Committee on Ways and Means on the
tariff bin was prepared by Mr. Mckinley
and is signed by all the Republican
members of the committee. The open
ing paragraphs are as follows:
The extraordinary manner in which
this bin came to the committee, and the
total lack Of consideration given 10 81
grave a measure by those charged with
its investigation demand notice and COM
ment. 1t was fashioned outside of the
committee and reached it, not by the
reference of the House, which is the usu-
al channel through which committees
obtain jurisdiction of subject II was
presented rea,.y-made by the Chairman
of the committee, was framed, completed
and printed without the knowledge of
the minority and without consideration
or discussion in the fall committee. IL
any consultations were held the minority
were excluded.
Thus originating, after three months Of
the session had gone, it was submitted 10
the committee. Since there has been no
consid ration of it, Every effort upon
the part Of the minority TO obtain from
the majority the facts and information
upon which they constructed the bill
proved unavaiiing. A resolution to refer
the bill TO the Secretary of the Treasury
for statement of its probable effects up
on the revenue, together with statist-
ical abstract, which would facilitate lis
consideration by the committee and the
House, was voted down by a strict party
vote.