The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-20
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
LEAD Ore Clause epubiicans
Vote With Democratic

Aezd Ore Clause Remains-Repubiicans
Vote With Democrats.
WAsHiyGrox CRY, Msy lo.-The House went
into committee OF the whole ON the tariff bill
Alter the chairmsa had given sharp admoni-
ton TO the spectators In the gallery that they
must preserve order. wiIsaa Of West Virginia
took the floor on question OF personal priyi-
lese. BE asked Bayne IL he indors. d the CHANGES
contained In Smrbe.rs letter so far as they ap-
pied 10 him wilson. and Bayne replied. ex-
pfvxssng regret that ths controversy should
have occurred. and denied that he intended any
reflections on either Bynrm or Wilson. wEscn
then sGsd that be had no ether statement, ana
the subj set was dropped.
The House then. in committee OF the whole,
rruceeted TO . cons derAtion Of the tariff Siii,
the pending amendment being that Off red by
Funston oil ksnsas, striking from the metal
schecule the pzoriso that silver ore And all
other ores containing lsad snail pay duty OF
IL cents pes Ioun9 on the lead contained
therein
frank OF Missouri regretted that the amend
meat had come f.om the Republican side. and
opposed It Hopkins OF Illinois contended ths
the impor.asi OF Mexican or was blessing
TO American miners. as well as To wcrkingmen
cnsaged IN saeliing. In the name of American
labor he protested against the proviso
Crane of Texas said the iesd-silver prov;so
was illustrative OF the logical sequence OF pro;ec-
tioH-l Snciy, pfV1iuitl1u OF lIUpeftSsiou. Inc
adoption of the p-oyiso in the bill meant
ruin TO the frontier towns and incalculahie In
jury to American capital invested ia Mexico.
Dubois Of Idaho objected to Hopkins speaking
as representative OF the miner. M word in
favor of free lead was heard from the repre-
sentaiives of the miners The amendment
struck blow net only at the miner, but ct the
silver producer.
Townsend OF Colorado said the amendment
was in the interest OF Mexican miners and
would ruin the mining industry of tue West
Csurie OF California ard Bar;ine of Nevada
also opposed the amendment vigorously.
II was then rejccted-sc 10 f26- Hopkins Fun.
ston, Mason, Butterworih. Kelly, Adams, Gear
and Morrill, voting in the affirmative and Clunie
in the negative.
Hopkins offered an amendment providing that
Gre containing silver and lead shall be dufiahle
at J. cent per pound on the lead contained
therein Lost, I0l to lal.
The Amendments offered Saturday BY McKin-
ley TO the internal revenue clauses of the bill
were adopted, ~ were also number Of other of
McKiniey's amendments regarding the tobacco
and snuG tax. amoug them one that the inter
ncl reveaue tax on smoking and manufactured
tobacco and sIuT be csnts per ponnd. and re-
ducing the bond of cigar manufacturers from
$500 20 $l.eol
= Henderson Of Iowa spoks in favor OF restoring
I the present internal revenue tax ON tobacco.
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people believed. he said. that this tax was the
last which should be taken from their shoulders
They preferred that the tax should be aken
from the necessities OF the table rather than
from the pipe. the cigar and ths whisky jas.
The main question before the House was
whether the treasury contained enough money
TO pay the expenses OF the government: At
this time he did not believe In taking the tax
from tobacco. He did not propose, with the
soldiers of the Union knocking at the doors Of
the capitol, 10 taks the tax of tobacco.
Tucker OF Virginia offered ard advocated IN
amendment aboiishing the tsx on tosacco.
Kerr Of Iowa favored repeal Of the tobacco
tax. Under the present system OF monopoly in
whisky aud tobacco the tax on thsss articles
had reen more edemorasixing 70 the people than
any other tax inpoRd
Mckinley said the committee had not aboi-
i.hed the tax on tobscco because the country
needed money aud because IL was not necessary
to abolish Il in order to preserve the protective
system.
fuckers amendment was rejected. g. to u.s.
A.kinsos, Morril,, Kerr. Lehlhsck. Ewars. Wade.
Brown and Randall voting with the Democrats.
and Heard williams OF Illinois, Owens Of Ohio.
Tarsney and Morgan with the Republicans
Henderson's smendme Mt was also rejected, 35
- lis.
Henderson offered another amendment rector
ing the presen. duty on wool and wco.enx
Pending action the comm ttee rose and the
House adjourned.