The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-22

abuse OF 1t. He did not propose to allow
the Canadian government to usurp the
power OF the American congress.
Mr.. Butterworth of Ohio opposed the
amendment. 1t would work interchange of
commodities between the United States and
every other country, and would work great
hardship upon the people.
Mr.. Wheeler of Alabama appealed TO
the House in these closing moments TO adopt
the amendment proposed by him to gradu-
ally reduce duties which are in excess of so
per cent. He said the increase of 100 per
cent. in the tax on hops would be serious
injury TO a large class of our industrious
and intelligent German population. The
evidence before the committee showed that
the change would invite the importation of
foreign beer, deprive American labor of
occupation and increase the cost of Amer
ican beer. This unjust legislation would be
rebuked by the people. [Applause.l
TIE HOUSE IN TURMOIL.
During this brief discussion the House
was in turmoil. The demands of the chair
for order were unheeded, the rules of the
committee were disregarded and each
speaker as he arose was greeted with calls
Of 'louder" and with laughter. The chair
man used his best endeavors to secure
quiet, but he was absolutely unable to quell
the uproar. In the midst of the confusion
the hour of noon arrived, and in accordance
with the special rule adopted, and without
a vote being reached on Mr.. Bakers amend
ment, the committee rose and reported the
bill to the House.
Mr.. Mckinley demanded the previous ques-
tion on the bill and amendments. The demo-
Gratis demanded the yeas and nays, and the
previous question was ordered by a vote of
161 to las. Messrs. Coleman of Louisiana and
Featherstone of Arkansas voted with the
democrats. and Messrs. Adams of Illinois
and Butter worth declined to vote. The fol-
lowing pairs were announced: Messrs.
Peters and Hooker, Connelli and Waller of
Missouri, Grout aud Bankhead, Reed of
Iowa and Stockdale, Turner of Kansas and
Norton, Payson and Lawler.
VOTING ON THE AMENDMENTS.
The amendments were then read in detail.
The first amendment, on which a separate
vote was demanded, was one changing the
phraseology of the tin plate clause, but not
the rate of duty. 1t was adopted by the
narrow margin of $50 yeas to 149 NAYS.
The next vote was equally close; but this
time the democrats were victorious, on the
amendment fixing the duty on jute yarn
at 35 per cent. and the vote being 143 yeas
to 144 nays. The duty as now fixed by the
bill is 80 per cent. The republicans voting
with the democrats against the amendmant
were Messrs. Anderson of Kansas, Feather
bOOn0y hol46J, l4luu, 1dNlOE VI lnluOlS,
Flick, Henderson Of Iowa, Lacey, Snyder
Kerr and Dunnell.
The next defeat for the committee on
ways and means was upon its amendment
providing that the duty on woolen and
worsted yarns, valued at not more than 80
cents per pound, shall be two and half
times the duty imposed on pound of un-
washed wool of the first class and 35 per
cent. advance This was rejected by a vote
lOf1 60 Thah Gx-as
the duty at twice the duty on unwashed
wool of the first class, and 35 per cent. ad
valorem.
wooLEN AND woRSTEDs.
The amendment providing that on wooler
and worsted goods aud all manufactures Of
wool and worsted mot otherwise provided
| for) valued at not more than 30 cents pei
pound there shall be imposed duty Of three
times the duty imposed on a pound Of un
washed wool Of the first class and 40 pei
cent. ad valorem, was rejected-yeas 143
| nays 146. This leaves the duty at twice
the duty on unwashed wool and 40 per cent.
ad>valorem. The republicans who voted
with the democrats on the wool and worsted
goods and yarn amendments were: Messrs
Anderson of Kansas, .Comstock, Deliver
Dunnell, Featherstone, Flick, Henderson OF
Iowa. Kerr of Iowa, Lacey, Lind, Struble
Sweeney and Taylor of Illinois. Two Min.
uGcOLd allo b6fou iowa l1l6u WGI6 Ill bu0 ASb
All the other committee amendments
were agreed to by varying votes.
M'MILLIN's CLOSING SPEECH.
MIR. McM illin of Tennessee, in closing the
debate for the democrats, said: Through
much tribulation and by methods mora
speedy than commendabe we have reached
the point where this bill is to be snatched
from committee of the whole, unfinished
| and forced through the House. Let us
pause long enough to see what
it is. Its trainers boast that they
have put sugar on the free list. Yes, they
have, but they have with that overriddeu
by placing the taxpayers under bond
age for fifteen years to pay a
bounty of between S100.000.000 and
$500, 100000 to the sugar producers.
We are now within fifteen minutes of the
time when the final vote is to be taken upon
this bill, and it is proper that a statement
of what it contains should be given to the
House. We have been told that this is a
Republican measure, to be passed by repub-
lican votes. Now the question is, what is
an ideal republican measure?
200 AMENDMENTS PENDING.
"Under-the rule that has been adopted,
there are 200 amendments pending before
the committee and printed in the Record
that can never be considered. There are
more than 100 items proposed in this bill
which make increases in the rate of duty
yet the committee of ways and means has
told us that it has no data and can give
none to justify these increases. They have
repealed the sugar tax only to put addi-
tional taxes on every other schedule. The
increases not estimated in the commit
tees calculations amount to $25, ,773, 500.
This, added to what the com mittee
confess they have increased, makes the in
crease on the different schedules outside of
sugar S66, ,049,00O Then they give bounty
on sugar, amounting to $7,500,000. The
net increase, therefore. by this bill TO the
people of the United States, is $73, ,549,
1881. This last does not include many
increases as TO which there is no data.
ask whether the House Of Representatives
is ready to take such republican measures