New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-15
LAUNDERING AWAY AT THE MILLS BILL
THE HOUSE PASSES FoRTY-FIvE LINES AT ONE sks-

LAUNDERING AWAY AT THE MILLS BILL
THE HOUSE PASSES FoRTY-FIvE LINES AT ONE sKe'
sroN-woRrHY AMENDMENTS REJECTED.
Washington, June 14-In tho House to-day Mr..
Bryce, Of New York, rising to . personal cxpana-
ton, referred to Mr.. woodburn's speech last Monday
concerning Mr. Hewits alleged apology to the Brit
fish Minister, and said that Mr. woodburn either had
not read tho British Minister'S letter or had grossly
perverted It. Mr. Bryce denied that Mr. Hewitt had
called upon tho Minister for tho purpose OF making
apology. In confirmation, he read . letter from
gentleman who at tho interview, characterizing
the story invention.
The House then considered tho Tariff bnl. and
Mr.. Buchanan, of New-Jersey had read recent rsso-
luton Of the Amalgamated Association OF Iron ana
Steel Workers which emphaticaly declared their OPP
position to tariff reduction and condemned in UNI
qualified terms tho Mills bill and called ON their
Representative to vote against It.
Mr. Dalzeil, Of Pennsylvania. said thst tho srgu-
ment made by tho other side that the duty on tin
plate not needed because there was no industry
to protect would have applied to nearly Ill Of Gun
industries at some period Mr. Kelley, Of Ponnsyf
vania said that he had lived three score and thirteen
years In tho faith that hs countrymen could maho
anything that other men could make But listening
to the other side, he plunged into tho deepest
detection to hear that We could not grow jute or
sugar, or mutton, mako tin plato, and that the
Southern country was at only for cotton growing
Mr.. Buchanan offered amendment TO striks OUT
tho words admitting free Of duty plates coated VIVA
o mixture Of lead and tin. 1t would prcvens Inn
portation of aduitcrated and poisoned TIN
Mr. Springer of Illinois, held that to increase the
duty to the figure demanded by tho Republicans
would be to take s12 600 ont of tho pockets Of
the consumer and add it to tho surplus. Mr. Reed
Of Maine, said that this duty on tin was revenue
duty-they wanted to repeal It But what about tho
duty on rice, from 60 to 100 per cent? How wss
1t possible to exist in such mongrel situation -
the gentlemen on the other side were INT" Mr. Bu'
chanans amendment was rejected, as was another 20
strike out the entire tin plate paragraph.
The paragraphs relating to gue and gelatine vore
struck out Mr.. Dngley and Mr. Bayne taunted tns
Democrats with Inconsistency In making glue nee
and then restoring to the present duties in order 70
gain votes for the bill motion to strke out crude
glycerne failed, but by . committee Amendments, or
fered by Mr.. McMllin isingass was restored TO The
existing rate of duty. Other articles were passed
over without debate objections, folows' indigo
iodine croton OIL hempseed and rapeseed OIL cotton
seed oil and petroleum. Mr.. O'Nen, Of Pennsylva'
nia and Mr.. parquhar,' of New York, pleaded for
maintenance of the duties alum compounds, bue
without avail Mr.. Morrow and Mr.. Vandover, Oh
California wero equally unsuccessful In an ehore TO
save the duties on boraclc acid and borax. Nitrate
of soda was placed upon the free list -
Forty-fye lines of the bill cons1dorcd To-Day
or more than had previously been covered during the
entire fortnights debate under the fve- minute RUE.
II IL the understanding that the Tariff Dill Will now
be laid aside for q time and the Army ApprVVio@os
bill be taken up tomorrow.
WILL THE TARIFF BILL BE LAID ASIDE
Washington, Juno IA QSpeciaD-Some arrangement
will have TO be reached by which tho tariff bill can
be laid aside during the coming weeh. During the