The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-21
A DAY IN WASHINGTON
Another Day Spsnt In Considering The
Tariff Bill.
Some Humorous Thrusts at the
Sugar Bounty-Much De-
bate Over the Duty
on Tobacco.

WASHINGTON, May 2O.-The house went
into committee of the whole on the tariff
bill. Cowles of North Carolina, offered
an amendment repeating the tobacco tax.
Rejected.
The bill made sugar contraband In
the protection system. II the bounty
principle was correct why not apply II to
other things; why not apply il to tin
plates Laughterl and save at once III
the committee was right, he was only re-
peatinR its reasons, not endorsing them
81 ,O00, 900 i'm revenue and taxation. Why
not apply II to linen goods which we did
not produce and give the people cheap
linen to go with cheap tin and cheap
sugar: [Laughter.l Why not apply II to
wool until that article was produced in
this country to the extent of the peo-
ple's wants? Democratic laughter
Think of the splendid political
effect upon the republican .arty
when II was enabled to point with pride
to the working man and farmer sitting
down TO a cheap breakfast in q cheap
suit of clothes. Laughter.
Cannon, of Illinois, opposed the amend-
ment. What was the position OF the re-
publican party touching the protective
system? To relieve from duty those ar
ticles of foreign production, except luxur-
les, the like of which could notbe pro-
duced at home. Less sugar was produced
in this country now than 30 years ago.
The gentleman from California was not
happy when he said wool stood on all
fours with sugar. The production of wool
last year under the present insult
ficient tariff was 250,00,O00 pounds
and the import was 12O,000,000 pounds.
Twice as much was produced at home as
AZ
sufficient to control the price at home
and regulate the worlds price OF wool.
Because he was n republican and he was
i'm favor of removing the revenue leech
from the protective system and placing
sugar on the free list, he denounced the
reciprocity treaty with the Sandwich is
lands and declared that n few men i'm
California controlled the production of
sugar in that country. Put sugar on the
free list and good bye to S5.000,000 to the
four men OF California who owned the
sugar plantations Of the Sandwich islands.
Price of Louisiana favored the amend
ment and opposed the bill as being i'm
furious to the interests of the colored
laborer of the South. Morrow Of Cali
fornia supported the McKenna amend
ment on the ground that il was the only
legitimate method Of protection, and for
the further reason that the revenue of
S55,000,000 derived from sugar was neces-
sory W nhee' he oohkouohs VI hc ko'-
ernment.
Mckinley closed the discussion and
Mckomas' amendment was rejected 115
to 134, McKenna, Morrow, O'Neill, Har-
mer, Dehaven, Bartine, Kerr of Iowa,
Coleman and Reyburn voting i'm the
affirmative. On motion of Mckinley n
number a amendments were adopted, re-
ducing the duty on certain building or
monumental stones except marble, chang
ing the duty on steel ingots, etc., valued
above l6 cents per pound from As per cent.
ad valorem To seven cents pound, plac-
ing on the free list fish from Ameri-
can fisheries and fresh or frozen fish
caught i'm fresh waters except salmon.
Mckinley also offered an amendment
fixing the duty on shot guns valued at
not more than S12 Mt 8 per cent; more
than si2 40 per cent. Pistols and revoiv-
ing pistols rs per cent.
Waller OF Massachusetts. protested
vigorously. II the amendment was
adopted, he said, within five years the
business OF manufacturing fire arms in
this country would be destroyed. The
amendment was finally agreed To as was
also one taking bristles from the free list
and fixing the duty upon them at 10 cents
per pound.
MIR. Linde of Minnesota complained
that he had no opportunity to offer an
amendment reducing the rate OF duty
upon binding twine, and Mckinley Of
fered a long amendment, the substance OF
which was to impose tax of five cents a
gallon upon alcohol used i'm the manufac-
tIre OF vinegar and putting the manlIfac-
ture under the superintendence of the
commissioner of internal revenue.
Sawyer of New York offered a substi.
tute. After three hours OF confusion and
inattention, during which the amend
ment was read but not the substitute. or
der was restored, but without any attempt
TO vote upon the amendment, tie commit
tee settled down to general discussion
of the details OF the bill and amendments
under the five-minute rule.
Linde of Minnesota, made fierce at.
tack upon the binding twine trust. He
asserted that the action of the committee
in placing raw material on the free list
without making any reduction In duty on
the finished product amounted To an in
crease of 200 per cent in protection.
Hill of Illinois, objected 10 that clause
which allowed man to load ship in
Europe with diamonds and stat,iary aud
paintings and bring them into this coun'
try duty free.
Taylor of Illinois, objected vigorously
10 the increase OF duties on hemp and
flax. Sawyer's substitute was rejected
and the committee amendment adopted
Cannon of Illinois, offered an amend
water colors and statuary not otherwise
provided for shall pay n duty OF D pei
cent ad yalorum. Rejected.
Mckinley asked unanimous consentlfol
| the gentleman To print the amendment IN
| the record.
Henderson, of Iowa: What good doe,
that do? offered an amendment yes
tertlay restoring the present duty on WOO
and woolens. and / want vote on IL
| Applause on the democratic side
Motion 10 rise was agreed TO, 81 TO A ami,
great confusion and the house at II -