The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-13
THE DEBATE ON THE TARIFF.
IT rs MORE LIVELY and PERSONAL
UNDkR THE FIVE MINUTE RULE.

Declaring that MI. Mills Changed TIL
Sugar Schedule or his Bin ut the lie
mand Of M. GIavcmeyer-An Amendment
| 10 Admit Free Articles Controlled bl
Trusts Voted Down by tho Republicans
WASHINGTON, MAY 12.-After tho reading
Of tho Journal in the House this morning Mr.
Mckinney Q!ep, Ohio moved that the genera
debate on tho Tariff bill be limited to one min
ute. An absence Of quorum rendered n cal
/ OF the House necessary. Auuorum appearing
tho motion was agreed TO after two roll calls
and tho House went into Committee OF the
Whole Mr. payson Of Illinois In tho chair or
! The Tariff bin. No ono desiring to occupy the
ono minute the Clerk proceeded to reud the
bill by paragraph for amendments.
Mr.. breckenridge Dem., Ky.) offered m
| amendment to come In after the enactinI
| clause, providing that any citizen of the Unitod
States who manufactures or PRODUCES articles
anL sells them outside OF the United Estates
shul he entitled TO admit FREQ OF duty any artl-
Gle OF commerce he may desire to uSo in his
business TO tho value Of the articles exported
After explaining that his proposition was the
reverse action OF the old principle of rebate,
Mr.. Breckenridge demanded tellers on his
amendment. and 1t was lost 50 to III.
Mr.. Anderson uiep., Ham, offered m
amendment providing that tho President may
suspend the rate of duty on any imported arti-
Gle whom. in his judgment. tho production,
manufacture. or sale o. SUI article is monop-
controlled by any trust or com binntion
Mr. MclliIiin Dem, Tom while adyocat-
ing tho amendments ptoiesscd his belief tnat
it would not be agreed to. and incidentally
mn,ie nm en- nest attack upnn trusts and COM
blues Nothing would bo done against trusts
iv in the House.
a.Mr Grosvrnor rep Ohio> threw n ilrebrand
inio the debate by the declaration that Two
Ia Ian, r,,f n DSt
eStortionatc trust in tho country came to the
(nuitol marched int O tho dark chamber oi tho
took the majority of thu committee by the
head and shook free sugar out OF it.
the gentleman from ONO that that statement
is faisr. Livery word OF it is false. Applause
on Democratic side
Mr. Grosyenor-Wo hear Tho old plantation
Mr. Mils"iou viii always hear it when you
deserve it.
Mr. tirosvenor-Wo hear the old Texan slo-
gan again. a man who ut the head OF great
Comnttro nuts his name upon bill and sinks
made the speoch in New Haven will not drive
me-. from lhy position.
position si OF OF falseho1d. N'''
Mr. MrMillin-Wil you permit n question:
Mr. Grosvenor-Yes II 1t is in parliamentary
bv the ' shotgun policy. Applause GU the Re-
Mr. McAlillin-How is 1t that since tho Nc
Kiniey iii was reported The sugar Trust GER
,ssC1 have 5S W,h a" S ne "aa
Applause on the Democratic side
Mr.. iirosvcnor--If the gentleman will tell me
how during the pendeucy OF the Democratic
formed and the certificates reached fabulous
prices NTH answer s snd TerT ,s and thu ua
Trust we're formed under the nigh tariff Avs
inaugurated by the Republican party, which
Republican senate.
Mr. Grosvenor-Will the gentleman answer
me- RI yNT sSnLrr the gentleman will ask it in
language. Laughtcr.I
;. Mr.. Grosyenor will do so, as am asking
tary language. ILauGhter.l Is it not n fnct
that the Ways and Means. Committee of the
the day following the visit of Nj. Havcmeyer
Oh Mr. HsE MeS Stf not true so far as know
day before or two days before il. The sugar
schedule was meyer changed in consequence Of
an Mr. Or Grosyeuor"Did he not visit your com.
mittceS ''''D0- 40 NV 'ON- WIN
NJ. McMiliin-Neyer that heard OF,
your committee?
Mr Millin-Never that l heard OF. And
ransed IL S @ S d this Visit is abso
lutely false.
Mr.. Mills regretted that anything OF n per-
the debate. Il o bad not intended It, lie had in
tended. and he intended now to discuss this |
question as question affecting the public |
policy OF the country. He did not intend TO |
issail any gentleman. He did not believe that |
any gentleman OF tho majority Of the Ways !
and Means Com mittee had been Improperly |
anproached.
Mr.. Northumberland do not believe that any .
me Der o. the majority OF the Committee on
Ways and Means of tho last House was I'M
properly approached. lAprlausc
Mr. Mills said that 1t had been frequently re-
marked that the Sugar Trust had procured
advantages in the last Copgress. The present
)ill allowed the Sugar Trust n hundred PER
cent. more than was allowed it by tho bill OF
he last Congress and now the Republicans at
acked the Democrats about the advantages
by Mr.. Havemeyer Mr.. Havemeyer
lad mover opened his mouth to him tMr. Mills
N the subject OF sugar.
Mr.. Kerr Cltep.. Iowa suggested that Mr.
OF Ark ansas Ind stated on the
ioor that ho Ind had u conversation with Mr..
lavemeyer
Mr.. McMilliD-Mr BreckinrldGe stated that
II. Hayemeyer never was befol o the committee.
Mr.. kerr-He stated that he had had con-
CREATION with Mr.; Havemeyer
Mr.. Mem illn.That is another thing.
Mr.. Breckinridge Dem, ky.l-Does the gen.
leman from Iowa mean to intimate that Mr.
,reckinridEe OF Arkansas made any admission
n tho floor Tint touched his character us q
enteman and as representative OF the
eople?
MIR Karr--I m hare 70 tInt only Ia