The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-28
pUTTHROUGH THE HOUSE
CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE
TARIFF BILL ADOPTED.

TARIFF BILL ADOPTED.
O,1v Few Hours Allowed for De-
ra.a-Turner Characterizes the Bill
a Sectional mings
I,veirhs Against the Protective
svstem-Resolution to Adjourn Tues
day Adopted.
WASHINGTON, Sept 27.-The House
.,.de its final disposition of the Mckinley
+orif monstrosity to-day by rushing
+brough the conference report. The trium-
,-;rste composing the committee on rules,
Cor Reed. Napoleon Mckinley and Joe
cannon. with their usual ibsrality, accorded
.ho rnembers Of the House five hours for
discussing the conference report. AS the
.-;,inal ass amendments of the Senate,
roanv of them of the most important char
oo.or have never been considered at all in
.bo House. the members Of the peoples
hrsnch of congress have been practically
disharred from debating these provisions of
tho hill Il is farcical to talk of debating an
.r,enduent at the rate of three every two
minutes, and the five hours allotted this
afternoon was merely an aggravation.
A DISMAL DISCUSSION.
The administration of the last rites to the
4 Mn to-day, therefore. was an extremely
SsnaI affair. About fifteen representatives
an each side participated in the application
\ the sacred oil. The republicans who are
dissatisfied with the measure, but who dared
NOT vote against il, raised their heels
,csinst it for the last time and subsided,
mile the democrats contented themselves
With entering their formal protest In
csneral terms against the scheme of the
fIl which. as a whole, increases tariff
tsxation from AZ to 60 per cent; while the
NILS bill reduced it from AZ to AZ per cent.
On the average.
AS it stands now, the boasted reciprocity
clause is palpable fraud.
AIMED AT THE SOUTH.
The bill increases the tax on nearly every
article worn or used for food excepting su-
gar. 1t breaks down the duty on machinery
used in the manufacture of beet root sugar,
western industry. 1t retains the duty on
machinery used in making cane sugar. a
southern industry. 1t increases the duty on
cotton ties from IS per cent to over 100 per
cent 1t boosts the bagging trusts, elevates
the duty on trace chains, and increases the
duty on nearly every article used by the
farmer that happens to be manufactured of
iron. Instead of reducing the revenues of
the government to just and economical
basis, it increases them from $6,000,00 to
100000.
REPUBLICANS VOTE AGAINST 1T.
That this additional burden is laid almost
on the broad shoulders of the farmers was
eloqueutly demonstrated by three republi-
cans who spurned the bill under their heels
when the time came to vote on it this after
noon. Each responded mo" when his name
was called. They were Coleman of
Louisiana. Featherstone of Arkansas, and
Kelly Of Kansas. The former is a sugar
grower Featherstone was the candidate of
the Wheel" republican farmers alliance
organization III Arkansas, and Kelly repre-
ents one Of the strongest agric lltural dis
uicts IN Kansas, with these three exceptions,
tue republicans, l51 in number, swallowed
the bill whole, and the democrats to man
voted against the report
HOW IT WAS DONE.
by the associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept 27.-In the House
this morning Mr.. Mckinley asked that the
reading of the journal be dispensed with, in
order that more time might be accorded to
the debate on the tariff conference report,
Out Mr.. Turner of Georgia objected. The
Journal having been approved, Mr.. Nc
MAlln OF Tennessee Withdrew his demand
Tor the reading of the report, in view of the
lsct that the report was printed in the
Record
MI Mckinley said that he understood
tna0 tne republican members desired no
nore than one hour for debate He asked,
tuereloFe' that debate should continue for
'e nourS, TWO hours to be given to friends
nu Iaree hours to opponents OF the re-
port '-o
MF. VT McMlllln protested against limitation
.t.t tIe discussion, but suggested that if such
Df.aVon s.NI were to be made, the hour would
nxed at o'clock.
MI Mckinley acquiesced in this sugqes-
,ni. In, allu asked for consent that the pre-
IouS question be considered as ordered at
bat hour 10 ''0'' "'
- WlI3: tns Mr.. McMillin objected, whereupon
ama1.I .CAiniey .ly gave notice that he would
JnoI, laiN 'ue previous question at $50
AKINLEY's STATEMENT.
aa. %. NceiAinley then made a business state
~ VI I 1ue changes between the provisions
Ss SIouse uouse bill and the bill as 1T passed
aroo osua.e' "' and the provisions of con-
So Suso, :, VI ~ ractlcally, as they are explained
NJ ~ SVaVelnent tnent of the conferees. In refer
as ~ ~ sue sugar schedule, he said that the
gars ~ pN,o0u Iile house provided that all
Sds,s Sds up to and including No. 16. Dutch
dIGSra' tSra' should be admitted free.
oos C9a' sugar above that color should pay
mag y, a cent pound duty. That was to
rafni,e sfSrisale tor the difference in labor, cost
untriang tti.ig IN n, the country and in competing
. aDJ 'Gs D. The Senate had stricken out No
Inn NV ta ta0 u Inserted No. 13. Above No. I3
Of Of q 20 oa NO. l6 it had placed duty of
!" of cent pound, and above No. 16.
n y "a a cent: The first struggle had been
sss Ine bes uiyldlng line. The Senate con-
: Is Dau g. yielded, and made sugar up to
ed a. .tse, Over No. Is the duty was
4 L6af ~ o-lO OF cent, with an additional
nEioa Tt cent on all sugars coming from
h. ts'OS DSoS Where bounties were paid TO do
tsrTearo, 1Tsard to the subject of binding twine
H. sSreised Sc his opinion that the duty was
trs A., cool ouo he INDUCED the hope that some
Ia Sragress reIsc would discover the fact and
N CYCLONE BILL.
rs.sDN saower of New York characterized
, M bI'Sure sure as cyclone bill. The point of
sss, vas as that there should be no trade
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