Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-20
HOUSE.


routine business the house went into COM
mittee Of the whole (Mr. Sprin ger, of Hi
nois, in the chair on the tariff bill, the
pending amendment being that offered by
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, restoring the present
rate of duty on tobacco.
Mr.. Lafollette, of Wisconsin, thought
the motion made by Mr.. Mills was not
actuated by any sympathy to the domestic
tobacco industry Mr.. Mills amendment
was then agreed to without division.
On motion of Mr.. Spinola, of New York
the present rate of duty was restored on
pipes, pipe bottles and all smokers artl-
cles not otherwise provided for.
The next five items were passed over
quickly, and amendments restoring the
present rate of duty on the various articles
were voted down without division.
Mr. Springer, of Illinois, having called
Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri, to the chair, ad-
dressed the committee IN regard 10 the
bill. He proceeded TO argue in support OF
the free wool feature of the bill.
Mr. Dingley, of Maine, ridiculed Mr..
Springer's arguments, and said that pro-
lection had developed the wool industry,
and if not broken down il would soon en-
able our farmers to produce all the wool
consumed in the country. He then pro-
ceeded in a general way to denounce the
ests in the north, while leaving duty of
IS per cent on sugar and 100 per cent on
rice.
The debate then took political turn and
was continued at considerable length by
Messrs. Bynum of Indiana, and Gal
lingher of New Hampshire, Butterworth
of Ohio and Reed of Maine Mr. Reed in
the course of his remarks said: Why was
it the gentleman from Indiana (Bynum)
was striving to show that the tariff was as
big as the Republicans desired? Why did
he violate the courtesy of debate in order
to thrust that idea upon the public? 1t
was because gentlemen on the other side
had begun to hear from the people of the
United States. 1t was because they recog-
nized the fact that the people were in
favor OF the American doctrine to protec-
ton applause on the Republican side |, that
they were in favor of having the articles
which the people of America used made by
American workingmen, and from now I'M
til election time the greatest effort of the
gentlemen on the other side would be to
Sxplain away the declarations they had so
boldly made and to show that Mr.. Cleve-
land himself was genuine protectioniSt.
Applause and laughter on the Republican
side.
Mr. Springer had hoped that in these
last moments of the debate there would
have been a kindler feeling prevailing
But the gentleman from Maine iteed) has
shown his usual popularity of sneering
and scolding the Democratic side. That
gentleman reminded him of Pooh Bah who
was born with a sneer and kept that ex-
preston TO the day of his death. The gen
tleman had charged that the Democrats
had not maintained the position taken by
them at the beginning OF the debate. The
minority ofthe committee on ways and
means had come into the house and with
q flourish of trumpets had declared that
If they could not amend the Mills bill they
would offer a substitute. Where, oh
where was that substitute. Laughter
The Democrats were not afraid TO go to
the country on the issue presented. On
Saturday next the roll would be called
and that roll call would be heard around
the whole world. 1t would indicate TO the
people of the country that their representa-
tlveS had been equal To the great emerg-.
ency which confronted them, of reducing
unnecessary taxation. In November next
the popular voice would be heard in the
triumphant election of Grover Cleveland.
Applause on the Democratic side
This closed the discussion and considera-
ton of the bill in committee of the whole
and upon motion of Mr.. Mills it was re-
ported to the house with a favorable re
commentator, amid hearty applause from
the Democrats. Its further consideration
was then postponed until 1880 Saturday
morning.
Mr.. Dibble, of South Carolina, as
question of privilege, called up the Allen
town public building bill and the pres-
dents veto message. The report of the
committee was read. recommending that
the bill be passed, notwithstanding the
veto. The house refused to pass the bill
over the veto-yeas al, nays 81, not the
necessary two-thirds vote in the atfirma-
tive.
The house then took recess until
O'Clock, the evening session to be for the
consideration of bills reported from the
committee on military affairs.