The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-27
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The Honse Eefas<s to Hurry TIA,
senate TnriG BIN.

WAsHEyE-cS. Jaa- zs---The srexks~ ,x5l
before tic hoase the Mills tariff hssls. wits
TIE S1xtE Substitute ws.h the request o
the senate for eoneurxnee. Reed of rssr.
snaxEd 20 c1rrar IN sHe ssnxte sxahxsasuss,
McAlizn ~ Tsnneszee raised the poi a
Of order tAat tae substitute rausz fsrs. 3,
eonsiaersd n c0mEfitsec 81 TIE whole
Nils OF Texas n sz1e the point that Il IA ~
be referred 20 me eUus tasgsee on wsrs A.
means
Eee<. u-gxd the necessity of srep.sv xstiuz
ard askess tAas no 3elays be snserrs5sea fss
yszis the necessary oae Of reference 10 tzs
c0zH.zzee os tic whele.
Mills of TEXAS ccx:lzred thAt ths ssnass
10 presenting tais hili IN Stvxnee az ia -
csSfszts1 OF the house tesi Has assuming sz1s
prsrcEx<ases Of tie house was r~ep<z<lx ~
20 Increase taxation when the TIRE assxrF y Z.
greaniug WITH q su-nlus-
AeSsa@y sf Chic followed Mills Ee
ssid TIE anestSoa Es To whether Ezaewe was
I'D 1ee any revenue segssszs10n before sae
fssSEfaSsssa os the present congress de<ensz-
81 veFy naEh uEsan the @Essen fo-z1ay unua
tee faoSiou Hsas.e By sae gentleman frezs
Maine EFery body knew faas II the hin
Rssa the senate azendmsnEz yy2s seat -
Tias eofaEntfsee en- saEs ard zae&ns 10
Practical aexlssstazs Hauid hx haE; flsls sns-
ss01- 70 a. tbs VERY psinf the Aouse VOC "a
&etssrnine whether the conntxy w1sslsi
1Axe aI5 rexsEeFscu of resenae or Hheth ez
exeess-fe collections shoat1 be eansi ngesf
f@r = of Il rrGs2zfh&. TIE senate had ~
s3eEuEIly asked The house 20 erasss the
e1EaSnstfee . conference II the How =,
Hcail mesS the senate Ia free conference
atl ocegpy coaEaon gro5nd Is found IN
both bflls il could reduce the
rsvenae from s.. 200 ,1ss 10 80 oo.0n Al
fnss Was necessary was to Exaulag the
ls8n.s com mon 60 aorh ksiss- The aa,nS..
issrsuve features Of the hssss had nothing
g 90 sFita Politics They had neshiag 70
co Mifa free trade or protection TAey hsd
notatnz 70 do with high tariff or less tariff
They were above rolssles. bat they had
every sng 70 do with honest zdmsSsissra
tStn OF the cnss0Eas laws whether based
on the principle es prosscrion nr the rrsr-
csss1e OF free trade '-Why rot. Is practical
Nel sSe<. ng 20 resisve tee treasury Of iss
eoassssed condition. why uot meet the
coIl4i1oa which Tie presidenx has pre-
sssrthsc7 ] ask the gentlemen or fota
ssces OF the house 10 Slgnas2s- the close Of
this Democratic co1geeSs with Sanse rrxr-
sscal patriotic resuits
NeMi1sn OF Tennessee saEsporsesi Mills.
Aeed rsplIs q. and Breckenridge of Ken
Ssck{ said that the remarks slowed thar he
merely made his motion fo. the pary>cse 81
giving himself and his colleague lNcKin-
lef an opportunity 10 uakas speeches "a,
TIE co1hfry. and seemingly for the uur-
pose Of patEng the Dernocrafir side In q
false position. he Nils ts-iE bill had
osea sent @ the seazse under . provision
oI tae constitution which gave the senate
power 20 amend revenue hills originating
N tns house Tie senate had not done
thar. as the gentleman from Ohio had
frankly admitted. Il had framed q dssfer-
ent eills hasea On different psincipIe.
ne Dit came back from The senate months
and suddenly the gentlemen of
the ether sid. who had aluays declared
sRere was DO necessity for revision of the
tAr41. were exceedingly anxious for 4
spe@s1y seszlssRSnt I. sec EncEi 10 him this
was simply proposition that the house
shonEd empty Itself. rot of its rights alone.
but its dEty. 70 consider the question ~
taxation, both external and infsra9l. ii
the bib was cent 70 the ways aid means
eonlTnittee be woaia tTy 20 see that the
committee reported back hlsl IN areorsi-
snes with the principle al the bill reported
lsss session As 70 the merits os the seaate
TIE stntse-aaa fruia Ohio wzs efsFsect aasi
TIE seEste ash tsxs entirely different fFosn
the h01se bin. he vas opposed 10 III
Reed then asked for aDaaifaoas eassseus
for preseaf consideration. bMs Mills OBJ
iectec. Mckinley then askcs unanimous
consent for consideration 0f a resolution
making rhe tariff bill special order for
February I, and psuvfding for vote en-
eorscRr-efsce or noa-eonewrrVne1 In the
senate amendments after T. hOurx' debate
To this Mills also objected
So tie Bib, vita tie senate amendments.
went - the COMMITTEES on ways aud
means.
NeCreary reported the EdmGnss resoiw.
ton declaring the sense of the gosernfaeat
OF fhe Tniie- states ia respect 20 the eon-
neEfs0r Of European governs EsaFS with
1utEToce4uic canals ae5uss the sathmEs az
Darisli. and asked that the resolution
might De recesnaalifed and the committee
granted leave - sspcrs Al sny time. ua-
thwaite Of Ohio ohSretea. 10 ecnpxunss se
could tse arrived a.. sad dem9uG fay the
regular order from Browne Of Indiana
acted - au unconstitutional objection.
bat later n tne day tire Request vas ae-
ceetsed 70.
A ialnr resolution was passed approp<s-
atiag sSea. Go fer payment - the legal rep
TeseaEsfives OF James r. Eats.
The house then ssnt Into committee OF
the whole On the s0ndry ciya bill The
greater part Of the afternoon was consumed
IN the consideration Of the peEdiHe
amendment. coming frea the committee
oa arnrepr sations, appr0priaExng $a5a09
for investigation Of the osst meshod Of Il.
rigating she arid regions On motion OF
syaes of Colorado, the amendment was
amended hy increasing the appropriation
10 $25e.aS0 Tie question being On the
sInesdnert as amended. IL received .
large majority vote. but Holman ol In
diana raised the point 81 no quorum, Dot
N antzgonism 70 the ssnsn- meat. tat for
the purpose OF compelling the committee
10 allow 9 vote % be taken On ga xaend
rsens waEeh hs desired 70 ofser. repeating
the ses providing for she sale es desert
lands in certain states ard territories TIE
cosn miitsc taereapsn reese and The bossse
adjourned