The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-05
DEBATE CLOSED.
he Beginning Of the End Of the
Traiff Discussion in
Sight.
|Sme Large Figures Given, Show
ing Trade That We Do
+. Not Get.
the House. Cummings Arraigns Cannon
and the Speaker-An Attempt ut
Muzxling.

..tations of cotton goods by Great Britain
i the United States. He thought the in
nation might be valuable in view of re-
rocal propositions. It showed how alb
:utely Great Britain had control of the
'rket in South and Central America. Asia
= Africa. The value of the cotton goods
borted into these countries by Great
tain last year was 4177. O0O, 600, against
1,OOO, 600 from the United States. He
'refore asked to have the paper printed
The Record. So ordered. The presiding
,cer (Ingalls) announced that general de-
70 on the tariff bill was closed, with the
:eption of the resolution as to the day
en- final vote will be taken, and when
ee hours time is to be taken on each
e. The sugar schedule was laid aside in
mally. Schedule "cotton manufactures"
y taken up. Amendments to reduce
rate in various paragraphs of the
edule were offered by Mcpherson. Car
q and Vance, and were uniformly re-
ted with yea and nay vote. The COM
tee amendments were agreed to-
.aph of elastic stockings, hose and sub
,utes. making rate duty of 40
cent ad valorem. Rejected by yeay,
,nty; nays twenty-seven. Paddock and
i'm voted with the democrats in the
rmative. Neither ingalls, nor Anderson
fed. All paragraphs in the schedules
hing been disposed of, the schedule relat-
to fax, hemp and jute and their manu-
ture came next. The committee reported
ssed from one and one-half cents pound
swenty dollars ton. On this amend
hit Washburn demanded the yeas and
10. The committee amendment was
eed to by thirty-two to fourteen, all
democrats voting yea. The neg
ge votes were: Allen, Cameron,
icy, Davis, Dolph, Higgins, Nc
llan, Moody, Paddock, Pierce. Sher-
b, Stockbridge, Washburn and Wilson
iowa. The next amendment was that of
finance committee to reduce the duty on
killed. fax from two cents per pound to
per ton. Agreed to, yeas, thirty-three;
8, sixteen. The democrats all voted for
amendment and the following republic
Is against: Allen. Cameron, Casey,
Wis, Dolph. Higgins, Mcmillan, Mander-
Moody, Mitchell, Paddock, Pierce,
~, Sherman, Stockbridge and Washburn.
,awes moved to strike binding Irvine out
arder to have it afterwards placed ON the
list. After debate the amendment
agreed to. A number of other commit
amendments were agreed to. Vance
Fed to strike out paragraph 349, so as to
3 cotton bagging placed on the free list.
ected. Paragraph $50, relating to fax,
plng, nets, etc., was. on motion of
rich, amended by making the duty 20
ts per pound and 40 per cent. ad va
pm, instead of Is cents and 35 per cent.
,edules K and L, woolens. silk and silk
Ids, having been disposed of, schedule
tpulp, papers and books, was taken up
the committee amendments agreed to.
p remaining schedules of the bill were
apleted except the sugar schedule, and
iparaRraphs that had been passed over
ormally without action.
the house, Cummings, of New York,
ng to question of privilege, protested
inst his being blacklisted by the famous
mon resolution. The gentleman who
Fed the resolution made unjust imputa-
As, and in making these imputations fall
I'd the record and blacklisted himself.
then proceeded to make an attack upon
anon, comparing him to the noted Tim
3, of the French revolution. He then
ceeded to arraign the speaker and a ma
ity of the committee on rules. Cum
ut of order, he not combining himself to
Question of personal privilege. Cum
| ags proceeded with his arraignment
The speaker. but after frequent inter-
(tion asked unanimous consent to print
remainder of his remarks in the
sord. Consent was refused by Kerr ana
anell. Cummings then proceeded with
speech, and at the end Of an hour was
pped by the gavel of the speaker pro tenn.
trrows). Bland, of Missouri, made the
ut that in speaking to the question of
[ilege the gentleman was not governed
he hour rule. The speaker pro tenn.
rruled the point. Bland appealed.
mon moved to lay the appeal on the
le and on this motion demanded the
1ious question. but Bland protested that
vas entitled to the floor. Amid applause
she democratic side the speaker pro tenn.
sgnized BANDS right to the floor. Bland
ded to Cummings, and Notwithstanding
Iotest from Kerr the speaker pro tenn.
! pgnized the gentleman from New York,
proceeded with his speech. He was
ed to order by the speaker pro tenn. as
speaking to the point of order.
nmmings-I may be muzzled temporari-
put all the machinery of the house can
muzzle eternallv.
hcey. of Iowa. called up the Brecken-
he election case, the previous question to
hailed at one O'Clock tomorrow. Nc
of Arkansas, made an earnest attack
b Powell Clayton. The case then went
l.. The senate bill was passed author
| ,g the secretary of the interior to survey
seventh standard parallel between the
les of North and South Dakota.
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