The Portland daily press., 1890-09-16
AMENDMENTS REJECTED.
House Acts on the Tariff BIIl-Mr
McKinley'S Speech.

WASHINGTON, September 15.-In the
House this morning Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio,
from the committee on ways and means. re-
ported back the tariff bill with the Senate
amendments, with the recommendation that
the amendments be non .concurred in. Re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Enloe of Tennessee, rising to ques-
tion of privilege, offered resolution to the
effect that the House condemns the utter
anees of Mr.. Kennedy of Ohio, on September
8. rejecting upon the character and integrity
of the Senate.
At the suggestion of the Speaker, Mr.. En-
loe withdrew the resolution for the present,
and MIR. Mckinley reported resolution that
after two hours general debate on the tariff
bill the House shall proceed to vote on nom
concurrence to the Senate amendments. The
previous question was taken on the resolu-
tion in order-yeas, 116; nays, IL.
Mr.. Plumb Of Georgia, protested against
the resolution as parody on deliberation,
as did Mr.. Mcmillan of Tennessee. The res
olution was adopted-yeas, ia nays, 70.
Mr.. Morse of Massachusetts, characterized
as absolutely and unqualifedly false the
statement that there was binding twine
trust.
Mr.. Turner attacked the method by which
the Republican majority rushed business
Mr.. Wheeler of Alabama, inveighed
against the inconsiderate haste in which the
House was called upon to pass upon meas
ure which involved every business interest
in the country.
Mr.. Vaux of Pennsylvania, said that the
country was looking to the House for an in
telligent discussion of the tariff question.
He rose not to say word on this subject.
but for the single. purpose of trying to in
form the people that the Republican party
forbade the right of representation in the
House in the American Congress. He want
ed the people to understand that free speech
was gone in the House.
Mr.. Cummings of New York, said he was
unwilling to be passenger on the Mckinley
tariff congressional limited express train. A
down east engineer and Buckeye conductor
were running the train on their own hook.
In defense of the will of the people, he ut
tered his protest against it. That was all he
was allowed to do.
Mr.. Mckinley said if the committee on
rules erred in reporting the resolution they
had erred in giving too much time for debate.
He invited the attention of the House to the
fact that not fifteen minutes of the two
hours had been devoted to discussion of the
Senate amendments or the tariff question at
all. The methods of the majority were
known to the country The trouble with the
members on the other side was that they did
not discuss measures but called names, and
while they were calling names, the majority
had done more public business than had been
done by any House since the foundation Of
the government. Applause on the Republi-
can side
Referring to the charge that the bill is
sectional, Mr. Mckinley said that not sin
gle paragraph in the bill was sectional In
character The Mills bill, he said, was sec
tlonal from top to bottom. 1t protected
Southern sugar and Southern rice and
turned to the farmers of the North and put
their agricultural products on the free list.
Applause on the Republican side.I Mr..
Mckinley continued; This is called sec
tional bill. 1t has taken care of every pro-
duct of the South, unless you except
sugar."
Several members on the Republican side
1T has taken care of that"
Mr. McKinleg-"And has given the pro-
ducers Of sugar bounty equal to the duty
tney nave been enjoying. Take anything
produced In the South and look through our
ll plll you VIII lind that in every particular 1t
mas tne same need of prote cti0n that we have
given the Industrial North. We propose to
go IIgnt on protecting the South as we have
4one pr yearS-in spite of themselves.
~ sa on oi iet we propose
70 go Oh giving them such protection as will
still further Increase their Industrial pros-
perlty ana development. [Applause on the
Republican sldel: We have done it for %
years. during nan9.oI 5he y years the Republican
the statute books $243, 900, 900 of animal t tax.
alton. We propose by this bill to roll away
$70,000,000 more. [Applause on the Rannhi} J}I
can sidel There is The record of q paptv
that has method. The Demoerstic" par.y paIE
has had no method except methods Of 9faris oS.
struction and badness" Laughter and on
plause on the Republican sidel. "'N "p-
The Senate amendments were non-oo,o,,.
red in-yeas, 100; nays, 50. 'A 'Onoui-
Mr.. Enl0e called up the resolution in re.
gard to Mr.. Kennedy's speech Sentemher ar 90 "a
Mr.. Grosyenor of Ohio raised the noint ~
order that the resolution was not in Lord order =.
The time t9 dSHeGI have called the gentleman from
gentleman delivered the speech. ""0" 'ii"'
Mr.. Enloe contended that the point of
order was not well taken and spoke in favor
of his resolution.
Mr.. Bayne concurred in Mr.. Enloe's re-
marks and offered an amendment to Mr.. En-
loe's resolution directing the public printer