New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-13
REVISING THE TARIFF.
SCHEME OF THE FREETRADERS EAPoShD
ONLY SIX PARAGRAPHS PAssED-A DAY '4hio
ALLY WASTED SOME DEMOCRATIC HOPES
BJECTs-REPUBLICANs STAND
BY THE COMMITTEE
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,sY TRLrGnArH TO THE IRIBUSE)
Washington MAY I2.-T'he Free Trade plan OF cam
n,isnr wa pretty clearly c,eloped TO-DAY 10y inc
,s ~ the t>se Traders i'm the House; 80 That
.ne siv winhs and mods and -lIUgN 10 WIG" "'''
,.stea their friends in out oftheway CORNERS "o'o
.uperauou.. In tones louder tlAh "''r' '''
e,nnded to their friends that the pohoy i 10 " Wv "
p-ocrss,ination and mastery inactivity ''"' a. NJ" ~,
- a. practic,,Ie &c 70 be killed during the eSR'
DAYS allotted TO debate under the hN'"l"'u' '"'o,
that when that period shall have eNpHeu' "o'o "''
-, An sxcnse II the Republicans then insist Oh Noe'
g. s.v that the Republicans have ihro'ted u'oa'e.
To This scheme apparently. "ca ffe""'' '' o.
nrcckinrdge Of Kentucky. nave Ie"'
Today for the first time since i",' ~,
day Mills emerged from MS sc'i">'"
800. 4, .ho bns,pe,s before the House ana To-Day JOY
the frat time since the Revenue bill was 'N'' "' VI"
Hreckiprdce have anything to say A." "'"'' ~
50 ,bat Rreckuridge made more thah lhi atone
mont NE past silence ny his extreme h"c".S az"
.e,lVitx today The efforts OF h"nNch anu nm
were warmly seconded by McMhhh' porN.'H ~
o,I,ers on the Democratic side. WHO "sVs" "ou's !"
aiseussng trr,stS farm mortgages. ana scores Oh QUIET
equally relevant matters on a mVu"" !" ~
muratc acid TO the free list
When the House adjourned, the Free TRADERS were
IN high feather. because. out OF 40 items u" NV
dutiable list OF the bill. only siN had been pss'eo
ny the Committee Of the Whole. Not one Oh uoS0
grand strategy was insult 70 the meAseh'
common sense of the American people. They were
100 busy with their favOIitc percentages ana PR"
po1ions, which showed that, at &c same rate III
progress the House would consume seventy elght
DAYS more the duiahlc list alone 81 course 'leN
do not expect that the majority VIII consent 10 cN
tend beyond due limit, the time allotted TO debate
under the minute rule. one object which they
hope To- attain is the opportunity t. say that inc
House forced to vote on the bill before an Inc
auuAble schedules had been regularly disposed Of
another object. apparently. is 70 dVo'd mecune !"
fair manly way the issue made by some 81 4" more
important schedules like metals. cotton goods WOOL
and woolen manufacture. etc. third mouNc i inc
hone If throwing the majority into confusion. ana
creating discord it> ranks. II may be dhcnt Tor
Il,In people outside Of Washington {" believe 'h"'
ih- representative belonging to ANY party coma ~
30 blind and foolish 90 engage in 'uch s'H'"o'
g. attempt transparent cheat and Yet MOI ONLY j.
,be-, no other reasonable explanation of to-d'N'N
De Torrance but there are positive indications that
II prcmcdaicd
II NAV he remembered that BrccIinridcc. Of Ken
.ncky was q prominent member oi the ways an"
Mean, Committee boz the la.t House. aAd Va, con
picuous s, one - the trainers and -'anch advocate
81 the Dsrs Lantern hill. That measure vicious
"a. II was couia ned mo- such foolish provision a. ne
sought 10 eneran upon the pending bill today "heh
he sounded the keynote of obstruction. and when he
smoke with - much obituary coquencr paih''' ana
,pps.cnt carucstuc,, That amendment and -pe'ch
alone ought 10 have removed every Doubt n regard I"
The purpose, Of the Free Trader. il not. the sub
sequent proceedings must have done >o
MANY Of the Republican Representatives DID nos
discover the purpus. the Democrats AID dcs"ilh-t
permitted IN ~, 10 h. drawn irto imp ohian" ''l
loquics and DISCUSSIONS. Chairman Mckinley SCI "
Iraiscworthy example of self control which IL m.-h'
have been well for other Republicans 10 initiate.
While the conduct 81 MIL, Erec.inudee and others
fe.fu
10 be- no rca.on why Republicans should Ma
into their hands and waste prcc Gus time IN trying
10 convince men who never could be convinced. or
An the discussion Of issues. which. under the ar
eumstances. w~r. wholly tricvan'. not 70 say uh-
finely aud improbable. 90 course. 1t W., vain fpr
MIL ana MS associates 20 deny the truth Of thu
statement that the sugar schedule % tAe Dark
Lantern bill WIS changed to meet the views a. the
sugar Trust Everybody who iucw anything about
The Circumstance va convinced OF that at tr' time
The chief result O.. bringing II mp TO-DAY wa- an
exhibition Of iltempor and baI manner, by Colonel
nm, and two Of Bis a--ocatr-. The one.ins
al Antl-Tru-t~ aui. udment Dog Mr. Anderson. o.
hausas. was boa good filth hut % Wet, unnecessary
and the result showed. un~.,e al.o.
A. far "a, It went the Committee Of the Whole
food by the report az the Way and Ncan- Committee,
and the debate. Irrelevant u many poet, though u
Wa resulted On thr ,mlurc OF tn. Fr,c Trailer,
at ever, point. II thcy had any expectation IL
making political capital ont Of %. they were wofulv
disappointed Perhaps when they heln actually 10
realize that. n the, persist in the policy which
guided and controlled them today they may mis-
90 opportunity - discus, amendment - important
features If the bill they VIII dc,i,t from measure,
a. obstruction and DELAY which must be futile
they blamcworthy
After the reading Of the journal Mr.. Mckinley
moved that the general debate Of the Tsrin bill be-
mited 10 ono minute. quorum appearing. tie
motion was agreed 20 and the House went into Com
tl,.f. Az Tts. Of ia fil.
An on the Tariff bill. 40 one dc-irinc to occupy
the one minute. the Ccfh proceeded 10 read tie bill
~ paragraph, for amendment.
Mr.. Brecklnridec Of KENTUCKY, offered an amend
Iaent 10 come u after The cnacin- clar~oj providing
ilat any citizen OF tlc n.tcd stlie- who manufacture
CT produce article and sells them out,idc Of the
n.ied states ,ball be- entitled to admit fee of dnl,
aly article, OF commerce which DE may dc-iic 10 u'c
In h, business. to the value Of the article exported
Afcr explaining that h.- proposition Wa tho revere
acton Of thc Cd principle Of rebate. Mr.. bl'chnrd,e
demanded teller. his amendment. AID 1t Wa, LOST
70 10 III.
Mr. Anderson. Il Knrsa, offered an amendment
providing that tlc President suspend TIE rate u
duty ~ any imported article. when. Dol, Judgment.
the production manufacture or sale Of such article is
monopozcd. or attempted to be mouorohlcd or con
ilolled bv any trust combination.
Nj McMIlnn. OF Tennessee. Will. advocating tho
amendment express cd hi, belief that woud not bo
= O. and cdeuaily mad an earncst attack up n
trusts and combine soothing would be dpno |
a-aIn.t trusts he laid long the Republicans were
In the majority ia tlc House.
Mp. Grosvenof of Ohio threw frobland into the
Il bate by The declaration thlt two YEAR the |
loader Of the greatest and mot cxt0rtiOnate trust IN
- country came % tie capitol. marched into the !
dafl chamber OF the Wa and Means Committee, and
1rativcly took the majority Il that committee BY
the head and shook FREE sugar out 81 It.
Mr.. NILS Of Texas want to state 20 the gentle
man from ohio that that statement is false. Every |
word Of IL is false. fApplausc Democratic sidcJ
Mr.. GrosvenOr-We hear the old plantation slogan
again. applause Republican sideD
Nr Mls-You will always hear 1t when YOU de
serve IL.
Mr.. GTosvenor-We hear the old Texan slogan again.
A who, at the head Of a great committee puts
upon bill and sinks his party into Oblivion