Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-28

Tie Senate Substitute Tariff Bill
Reaches the House.
ARGUMENTS PRO AND CON.
Mr.. Reed Calls for Immediate Attention
toll, but SIR. Mills Insists on the Usual
Course via Committee-Other WASH
ington Matters OF Interest.

senat' substitute therefor, together with the
request Of the senate for conference.
Mr.. Reed Caiel moved to concur in the
senate substitute.
Mr. Mcmillan TENN raised the point of
order that the substitute must first be con-
sidered ia committee Of the whole; and Mr..
Mills Texl the point that it must be referred
70 the committee on ways and means
Mr.. Reed, in advocating the immediate
consideration Of the senate measure, quoted
the sentence from the tariff speech of
Speaker Carlisle. in which he said: at is the
imperative duty Of the representatives Of
the people to reduce the revenue before this
congress shall adjourn"
There was a difference between the house
and senate bills. The house bill very largely
increased the ad valorem list OF duties and
the senate bill increased, somewhat, the
specific duties.
The senate had followed the advice of
every secretary of the treasury and almost
every person who bad had in hand the actual
administration OF the tariff law
Tho senate, anticipating some difference
arising from the ordinary rules OF the house,
had proposed committee on conference.
The house could come to a speedy conclusion
ON the matter and such a conclusion was
very much TO be desired Members knew by
experience that should the bill 60 TO the ways
and means committee long discussions be-
tween persons Of different belief upon that
committee would be likely to take place. Such
n course would only provoke delay. The
session was so short that if gentlemen meant
10 dispose of the bill they ought 10 go to
work at once. tApplause on Republican side)
Mr. Mills (Tex) said that in pursuance
of It's constitutional power the house had
made rule requiring all bills Of this nature
to be considered in committee of the whole.
So jealous had the house been of the purse OF
the people and so regardful had it been OF
the peoples rights, that it had made rule
that whenever "a bill, dealing with those
sacred rights, came from the senate, ii should
receive its first consideration in committee
of the whole The senate had been busy, in
defiance of the constitution preparing the
bill which il now sent 10 the house. before
the house had sent It's bill to the senate Now
It was proposed in violation of the rules of
the house that the house should agree to a
committee of conference, and pass this ex-
traordinary measure at a time when the
Golfers of the government were loaded with
excessive revenue; at a time when the people
were grooming under excessive taxation-a
bin to increase the revenue by increasing
the burden on the people for private pur-
poses. Applause on the Democratic side.)
He would not indulge in further comment on
the measure.
There was time for all things: and IL the
majority of the house was true to itself the
senate bill would come here to be discussed,
to be criticised, TO be exposed to the Ameri-
can people: and it would come, in accordance
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nittee to which it belonged.
Mr. Mckinley (Ol said that the question
as to whether there was to be any revenue
legislation before the conclusion Of the
present congress depended very much upon
the action taken now upon the motion made
by tho gentleman from Maine. Everybody
knew that if the bill, with the senate amend
ment, was sent to the ways and means COM
mittee, no practical legislation would be had
at this session of congress 1t was not q
question of high tariff, it was not a question
Of low tariff 1t was question whether the
house would meet the senate in an open and
free conference. and see IL their differences
could not be composed and reconciled Ii
the house would meet the senate in full con-
ference and only occupy common ground, as
found in both bills. it could reduce the reve-
nue. from SIS. 600, 600 10 SAC, 0O0, 900. All that
mon to both bills. First, the abolition of tax
on tobacco-a reduction of $50, O00,0 GEO. That
was common to both bills. Then there was
tho free list common to both bills.
ssShall we refuse, he continued, Ito reduce
the revenue of the government We have
the opportunity to do it at once, but if this
bill goes to the committee on ways and
means. mark my words, there will be no
practical results reached at this session Of
congress. / ask gentlemen on both sides of
the house to s;gnalize the close of this Demo-
cratic congress with some practical, patriotic
result Applause ON Republican side.l
Mr. Mcmillan (Tenn.l said that the remarks
Of the gentleman from OHIO would be very
fine for stump speech, but had nothing to
do with the rules OF the house. The gentle
man had said that the house had given the
country one bin, that the senate had given
it another, and that these bills were entirely
different and framed on entirely different
ideas
In the face OF this declaration more candid
than he could have expected from any mani
the gentleman requested the house to walk
ap and surrender ats constitutional preroga-
tive to frame revenue bills and give it over
TO the senate. Applause on Democratic side)
Mr.. Breckenridge lky.l said that the re-
marks Of Mr.. Reed showed that he had
merely made his motion for ths purpose of
giving himself and his colleague lAfr. McKin-
levi an opportunity to MAKE speeches to the
country In so far as the principle on which
the Mills bill was founded--that the revenues
should be decreased and the incidental bur-
dens on the people decreased-had been de-
parted from by the senate, and the reverse
principle adopted-that the revenues of the
government should he increased and private
aggfandiz ment and incomes increased-he
was heartily opposed to il, and he judged
that his Dem cratic colleagues agreed with
him ii that sentlnent tApp:ause on Demo
cratic Ssde.)
mr.. Nils and Mr. Mcmillan then sub
mitfed thu point OF order which they had
held in res rye, and the speaker decided that
under the rales the bin must b. referred to
the committee On ways and means
RIr. Reed then asked for unanimous con-
a..