, 1890-05-20

amendment struck a blow not only at
the miner but at silver producers,
He believed In adopting these resolutions
as they voiced the sentiment, almost uni
versally Of the people of Oregon. But
| do not desire it to go out that my
colleagues speech hore tomorrow on this
question voices the whole of the sentl-
ment of Oregon 30 TAR as the representa-
ZION of that state Is concerned on TINS
floor.
On motion motion of Wilson Of Iowa
it was ordered that the senate bill subject
ing imported liquors to the provisions oil
the law of the several states be taken up
tomorrow after the routine of morning
business and the executive session had
adjourned.
Perkins of Kansas protested against the
amendment as putting the American
miner in competition with Mexican work
Townsend of Colorado said the amend
ment was in the interest of the Mexican
miner and would ruin the mining in
dustry OF the West. CluDie of California
and Bartine of Nevada also opposed the
amendment vigorously. 1t was then re-
iected-92 to l26. Hopkins, Question,
Mason. Butterworth, Kelley, Post,
Adams, Gear and Morrill, voting in the
affirmative and Clunie in the negative.
Hopkins offered an amendment provid
ing that ore containing silver and lead
shall pay a duty of half a cent per pound
on lead contained therein. Lost l0l to
100.
The amendments offered Saturday by
Mckinley to the international revenue
bill were adopted, as were also a number
OF other Mckinley amendments regarding
tobacco and snuff tax. among them one
that the international taxes on smoking
and manufactured tobacco be four cents a
pound; reducing the bond of cigar manu-
~facturers from $500 to 800.
Henderson of Iowa ssoke in favor Of
restoring the present international tax on
tobacco and offered an amendment to that
effect. The people believe, he said, that
this tax was the last which should be taken
from their shoulders. They preferred
the tax should be taken from the necessa
ries of the table rather than the pipe,
cigar and whisky jug. The main question
before the house was whether the treasury
contained money enough to pay the ex-
penses Of the government. At such a
time he didn't believe in taking the tax
from tobacco. He didn't propose to see
tie soldiers of the United States knocking
at the doors of the capitol to take the tax
of tobacco.
Tucker of Virginia offered and advo.
Gated an amendment abolishing the tax
on tobacco.
Kerr of Iowa favored the repeal of the
tobacco tax. Under the system Of
monopoly in the production OF tobacco
the tax on these articles had been more
demoralIzing than any other tax imposed.
McKinleY's committee hadn't abolished
the tax on tobacco because the country
needed money and because it was not
necessary to abolish it in order to preserve
the protective system.
fuckers amendment was rejected &C.
to lls. Atkinson, McComas, Kerr,
Lehlbach, Ewart. Waddell, Brown of
Virginia and Mudd voting with the Demo
Gratis, and Heard, Williams of Illinois,
Owens of Ohio, Tarsney and Morgan
with the Republicans.
Henderson's amendment was also re-
iected-36 to lis.
Henderson offered another amendment
restoring the present case duty on wool
and woolens Pending the vote the com
mittee arose and the house adjourned.