New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-03
KICKING OVER THE CAUCUS TRACES.

,,p T,urpFr FRIGHTENS THE DEMOCRATS
WITH HIS VIEWS ON THE LUMBER QUESTION.
WASHINGTON. June . (Special The vote by
which tho Committee of the Whole rejected, yes
terdav. Mr.. Adamss amendment to fix January :,
1880 as the date ON which the new free list shall
become lucrative indicates that the supporters OF
the Darl, Lentern7 bill are determined to force
the measure through if practicable, IN the form IL
took in the caucus That the amendment was
necessary became evident as soon as Messrs' Ad-
ans Morrow Parker and others had suoihlVoeu
their statements of the facts and conditions which
govern the lumber business NO arguments "eIe
needed TO support the proposition although chey
were not lacking. Mr.. Randall, with other DEMO
Gratis who are opposed to the BILL voted WIN une
Premier, and were rewarded by burst OF Tree
trade applause. Like indications were 1urnsheu
bv the rejectment of amendments TO prohlDlC lfee
importations Of articles produced or manulactureu
by convict labor; to prohibit the Importation VI
articles the manufacture or sale OF winch ID coL-
trolled by trusts or other combination OF capitl'
to depress the price 81 labor or increase the cost 10
the consumer and to provide that imports from
Canada shall nav the same rates of duty that are
imposed mon like articles imported into CANADA
from the United States" ca. 80
Pr tnier7 Mills and Baron Scout mo
mentariIy forgot their hostility to trusts, Tor
which thsv hold the protective system mainly re-
sponsible and they and their followers deloer-
atey voted TO give Canadians the henent OF It Tree
market in the United States, while Canaqa I'M
poses duties on like commodities from the Ohlteu
States.
The first paragraph Of the free hst c 4nds
many manufacturesio f wood, upon when Cunau"
imposes duty When the first item OF tne pal,' 1
graph was read. and Mr. Strube, OF Iowa, m0Ved
TO strike it out Premier Mills and his DARK DARK
Lantern" associates were thrown into sometnauIns
like "A panic by quiet announcement IRON Mt II
Taulbee. Kentucky Democratic member thaI oi lie
intended 70 make that motion, ana also 10 n.y.
that timber hewn and sawed, and Timer useu Iol
spars and in building wharves should oe reStoi
TO the dutiable list at an ad valorem rate OIL ~
per cent Such an expression by MN was ~ un-
expected as thunder from cloudless SKI. ~ T T
the first muttering Of rebellion against caucus ulc,
tatiOn, and it came from a man whose ueFoUion !"
free trade never had been suspected i'll
breckenridge, Of Arkansas, hastened 10 nL . ~
and there was long and earnest colloquy between
the two men, which was carried on IN an unuer-
tone and the result Of which was anNloIsy
awaited by Mills and his associate bIecNinei,.
The report, when made, was unsatlsla.'oiiS
Later in the day, when Taulbee tired 10 GeSy he ne
floor 10 support the motion, he was cuo oH ~ ~
Premier" Mills, who insisted on the d,pa 6ll1
did so, too despite suggestion from MT hlilu. d
that he would like to say something on the 9ln LIZ
ment. or course, Mills believed that h, al a.
would favor il or something like It, ana ne wa
termined if possible TO quell the lncipiehV
against the edict of the caucus