Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-27
THE SUBSTITUTE BILL.
How it is Handled by the
Democratic House.
MCKINLEY WANTS 1T PASSED.
It is Finally Sent to the Committee
on Ways and Means-The Irri-
CATION of Arid Lands.
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In the House, after short and spicy
debate, the Speaker decided on the point
of order raised by Mills, of Texas, that
the Senate Tariff bill must 60 to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, and the re-
quest for it's immediate consideration,
made by Reed, was objected to by Mills.
McCreary, of Kentucky, from the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, reported back
Edmunds' resolution declaring the sense
OF the government in regard to the con-
nection of European governments with
interoceanic canals, and asked that it be
printed and recommended, with the
privilege to the committee to report il
back at any time. There was much OBJ
lection to this request, the objection be-
ing directed, not against the resolution,
but to the consumption of time in its
consideration. No agreement could be
arrived at and the request was not COM
piled with.
Mckinley, OF Ohio, followed Mills.
He said the question as to whether there
was any revenue legislation before the
conclusion of the present Congress de-
pended very much upon the action taken
to-day upon the motion made by the
gentleman from Maine. Everybody
knew that if the bill, with the Senate
amendments, was sent to the Ways and
Means Committee, no practical legisla-
tion would be had this session. So at
this very point the House would deter
mine whether the country would have
any reduction OF revenue, or whether the
excessive collections were to be contin-
ued for twelve or fourteen months. The
Senate had respectfully asked the
House to grant committee conference
If the House would meet the Senate in
free conference, and occupy the common
ground, as found in both bills, it could
reduce the revenue from $35, ,00O, 900 to
$40, 100000. All that was necessary was
to examine the items on both bills. The
administrative features of bills had
nothing to do with politics. They had
nothing to do with Free Trade or Pro. Pro-
lection. They had nothing to do with
high tariff or low tariff. They were
above politics, but they had everything
to do with the honest administration of
the customs laws, whether based on the
principle OF Protection or on the princi-
pie Of Free Trade. Why not, as prac-
tical men, seeking to relieve the Tlea Jury
of its congested condition, why not meet
the condition which the President had
described? 81 ask gentlemen on both
sides of the House." said he, "to signal
ize the close Of this Democratic Congress
with some practical patriotic results?"
Mcmillan, Tennessee, supported Mills.
Reed replied, and Breckenridge, Ken
lucky, said that his remarks showed that
he merely made his motion for the pur-
pose Of giving himself and his colleague
(McKinley) an opportunity to make
speeches to the country, and seemingly
for the purpose OF putting the Demo.
cratic side in false position. The Mills
Tariff Bill had been sent to the Senate,
under provision of the constitution which
gave the Senate time to amend revenue
bills originating in the House. The Sem
ate had not done that, as the gentleman
from Ohio had frankly admitted. 1t had
| framed different bill, based on a differ
ent principle. The bill came back from
the Senate six months after the
bill was sent to it, and sum
denly the gentlemen on the other side,
who had always declared there was no
necessity for revision of the tariff, were
exceedingly anxious for a speedy settle.
ment. 1t seemed to him that this was
simply a proposition that the House
should empty itself, not of it's rights
alone, but of its duty to consider the
question of taxation, both external and
internal. II the bill was sent to the
Ways and Means Committee, he would
try to see that the committee reported
back the bill in accordance with the
principle of the bill reported last session.
AS to the merits of the Senate bill he
had nothing to say. OF course if the
gentleman from Ohio was correct and
the Senate bill was entirely different
from the House bill, he was opposed
TO it.
Reed then asked for unanimous consent
for the present consideration of the bill ;
but Mills objected. Mckinley then asked
unanimous consent for the consideration
of the resolution making the tariff bill
the special order for February, and pro-
viding for vote on concurrence or non
concurrence in the Senate amendment
after II hours debate. To this Mills also
objected. So the bill with the Senate
amendment went to the committee on
Ways and Means.
McCreary reported Edmnnd's resolu-
tion declaring the sense of the govern
ment of The United States in respect of
the connection of European Governments
with the inter.oceanic canal at the lsth-
mus of Darien, and asked that the reso-
luton might be recommitted and the
committee granted leave to report at any
time. Outhwaite (Obio) objected. No
compromise could be arrived at, and the
demand for regular order" from
Browne, of Indiana, acted as an uccon-
ditional objection; but later in the
day the request was acceded to.
A joint resolution was passed appropri-
ating $500, 900 for payment to the legal
representatives of James B. Eads. The
House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the Sundry Civil bill. The
greater part of the afternoon was con-
sumed in consideration of the rendne
amendment coming from the Committee
on Appropriations, appropriating $780,
900 for investigating the best method OF
irrigating the arid regions.
On motion of Symes, of Colorado, the
amendment was amended by increasing
the appropriation to $500 The ques-
ton being upon the amendment as
amended, it received large majority
vote, but Holman, of Indiana, raised the
point of mo quorum" not in antagoism
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