Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-31
House.

WASHINGTON, May IA conference wau
ordered on the senate antitrust bill, and
the house then went into committee of the
whole on the tariff bill.
After several amendments offered by
Mckinley had been adopted Mr.. Bayns, OF
Pennsylvania, sent to the clerks desk and
had read a letter from James Campbell, of
Pittsburg, Pa, denying the statements re.
1ecting upon his character made a few
days since by Mr.. Bynum, of Indiana, and
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia. In the let
ter he strongly attacked the two gentle.
men.
One of the most exciting incidents Of tho
session followed. The letter was placed
on record amid many objections. Bynum,
In defending his action, used what the
chair termed supplementary language
and was called before the speaker aud
cen sured. Bynum said under the circum-
stances he accepted the censure of the
house as u decoration Of honor, and amid
great applause from the democratic side
the house az adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May l9.-The house wen,
Into committee of the whole on The tariff
bill, and Mr.. Wilson, Of West Virginia, a.
q question Of privilege, made . statement
concerning the controversy between
the Campbell affidavit. He asked Mr..
Bayne IL he Endorsed the charges con.
tanned in Campbelrs letter SO sar rs thoy
applied to him (Wfison), and Mr.. Bayne
replied expressing. regret that the con-
troversy had occurred, and denied that he
intended any reflection on either Mr..
Bynum or Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. Wilson then
said he had no further statement to make,
and the subject wal dropped.
The bill was then taken up and Mr..
Tucker, Of Virginia, offered n advo-
Gated an amendment abolishing the tar on
tobacco, which was rejected.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, offered an
amendment to restore the present Internal
revenue tax on tobacco. IL wa rsjected.
Mr.. Henderson offered another amend.
ment restoring the present rate Of duty on
wool and woolens, and pending a vote the
committee rose and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON. May 2o.-A conference was
ordered on the District Of Columbia appro.
p~ristion bill and then the house went into
COMMITTEES Of the whole on the tariff bill.
Amendments a~bolishing the minimum
punishment prescribed for the violation of
the internal revenue laws and repeating
the tobacco tax were offered, but were re-
tected.
Mr.. saysrs, Of Texas, offered an amend
mert prescribing that iron and steel. cot.
ton ties or hoops for baling or other pur
poses not thinner than number 20 wire
gauge shall be admitted free.
After considerable debate, In which the
southern members and Mr.. Mckinley par
ucipeted, the amendment was rejected-96
TO 124.
Mr.. Breckinridge, Of Arkansas. moved
20 M the duty ON cotton ties At IS FER cent.
I'D valorem. Lost
Mr.. McKenns (republican), OF Cali.
fornis, moved an smendmsnt TO the sugar
schedule reducing the sxisting schedule 39
per cent and retaining the dividend line n
ID and 10, - In the present bill. He at
tackled the sugar schedule In the McKiu,
Icy bill, amid great applause on the demo
cratic side. The amendment wal rejected.
Several other amendmsnts were offered.
but oil we're rejected.
WASHINGTON, May 2i.-The tariff bill
wa taken mp and Mr.. Baker, OF New
York, offered an amendment providins
that ell articles Of importation into the
united States, whether ON the free list or
otherwise, shall be subject to pay NO less
rate OF duty than 10, or may be, imposed by
the country Of export on Ike s~rticles or.
poyted into the United States.
The amendment was discussed at length
and without reaching q vote the hour OF
noon arrived and according TO prsarranQs.
ment the bill was reported TO the house.