St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-13

tucky, offered an amendment to the
Mckinley tariff bill providing that any
manufacturer of goods who sells his
products outside of the United States
shall be entitled to admit free of duty
articles which he desires to use in his
business to the value of the articles eX-
ported. Rejected. Mr.. Anderson, of
Kansas, offered an amendment provid-
ing that the president may suspend the
rate OF duty on any imported article
when in his Judgment the production,
monopoliZed or attempted to be con-
tr0lled by any trust or combination.
Mr.. Mcmillan advocated the amend
ment, but expressed his belief that
it would not be agreed to. He then
made an attack upon trusts and COM
bineS, and said that nothing would be
done against trusts as long as the Re-
publican party was in the majority in
the house. Mr.. Grosvenor threw the
house into commOtion by declaring that
two years ago the leader of the greatest
and most eXtOrtionate trust in the coul-
try came to the capitol, marched into
the dark chamber of the ways and
means committee and fgurativeiy took
the majority OF the committee by the
hand and shook free sugar out or 1t.
Mr.. Mills at once jumped to his feet and
exclaimed: II want to state to the gen
lleman from Ohio that that statement is
false, Every word OF 1t is false" ''We
hear the cid plantation slogan again.
SAID Mr.. Grosvenor. .'You will always
hear it when you deserve it," Mr.. Mills
replied. I'VE hear the old slogan
again. said Mn. Grosvenor. "a man
who at the head of great COM
mittee puts his name upon
bill and sinks his party into oblivion
ought to get indignant. The plantation
manners of the gentleman who made
the speech in New Haven will not drive
me from my position" Nobody will
drive you from your position OF false
hood" interjected Mr. Mills. Mr.. Me
MILAN asked how sugar trust certifi-
Gates had risen $40, 000,0 since the Me-
Kinley bill was reported. Mr.. GrOsvenor
retorted that he would like to know
How the Trust Was Formed
when there was Democratic majority
in the house. Mr.. Mcmillan replied
that the jute trust and the sugar trust
were formed under Republican tariff
laws. Mr.. GrOsvenor asked If it
were not true that the ways
and means committee Of the Fif-
tieth congress changed its sugar
schedule the day following the visit OF
Mr. Havemeyer, of New York. Mr..
Mcmillan said the schedule was never
changed in consequence Of any visit OF
MIR. Havemeyer. SO far as he knew,
Mr. Havemeyer did not visit the com
mittee Or any members of it. Mr.. Mills
said he was sorry anything of per-
sonal character had been brought in.
He did not believe any gentleman of
the majority of tie ways and means
committee had been approached i'm
properly. Mr.. Mckinley made the
same disclaimer concerning the major
ity of the committee Of the last house.
Mr.. Mills said the present bill gave the
sugar trust leo per cent more than was
allowed it by the bill OF last congress.
Mr.. Anderson's amendment was adopted
on division vote. 81 to rs, Mr. Ander-
son and Mr.. Owens, of Indiana, being
the only Republicans voting i'll favor OF
it. The announcement OF the vote was
received with applause on the DEM
ocratic side, but on vote 'y tefiers the
amendment WAS rejected, ayes 81, nays
no. The Republicans in turn greeted
the announcement of the vote with
applause. Mr.. Bland. of Missouri,
offered an amendment proposing to
admit free foreign goods when eX-
changed for American products. He
argued that the American farmer would
be relieved from the oppression of
trusts and enabled to realize the full
benefit of his toll by the adoption of his
amendment. Rejected-yeaS n, nays
offered an amendment proposing to
change the date upon which the bin is
to take effect from July next to July
l, 1891. arguing that the business inter-
ests of the cOnntry would be rudely dis
turbed if the bill were to 20 into effect
at once. Mr.. Mckinley said that the
bill should 60 into effect as soon as
possible after enactment, so as
to prevent importers from filling
up our markets with goods
upon which the duties were
increased. just when the bill would
become law he could not say; but he
felt that it should take effect as soon as
possible. The amendment was rejected
ayes IA, nays 90. Tbe bill was then
read by sections for proposed amend
ments. MI. Niedringhaus, of Missouri,
proposed an amendment, making COM
mercial boracic acid dutiable at 8. in
stead of 5, cents per pound. Rejected.
Mr.. Covert, of New York, moved to
strike out the clause imposing duty of
a quarter of cent pound on muriatic
acid. and followed his motion with an
argument against the bill, as not being
for the benefit of agricultural interests.
Mr.. Perkins. of Kansas, referred to the
Democratic solicitude concerning the
Welfare of the Farmers
of Kansas. He was satisfied that the
arguments INDUCED in would not de-
ceive the farmers. 1t was unfortunately
true, he said, that for five years or more
the agricultural interests had been de-
pressed. Every day that Cleveland
was president farms appreciated III
value. But there were signs of re-
moval of that depression in agriculture
by the inspiration Of the proposed iegis-
lation of a Republican congress. Mr..
Breckenridge, OF Kentucky, ridiculed
the speech made by MIR. Perkins, of
Kansas, and expressed his qualification
that with the farmers Of Kansas every
thing was lovely. He hoped that the
Farmers alliance would accept the
assurance that every ything was lovely.
After further debate, Mr.. Covert's
amendment was rejected, as well as an
other to strike out the duty On sulphuric
acid. The committee then rose, and at
5:45 the house adjourned until IL o'clock
to-mor row.
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