Daily Kennebec journal., 1890-05-22
THE TARIFF BILL
Reported 10 and Passed By the
Hoaa.
By Almost Z Party Iota, Blt One PaI.
usal Clm8h6.
Il Il Settled A. Par AZ the HOUSE I,
Concssnod.

| WASHINGTON, May 2l.-The House vent
into . committee Of the whole, Grosvenor
Of Ohio in the chair, On the tariff bill
Baker Of Nsv York offered an amend
ment providing that al art1cies on importa-
ton into the United Stsses, whether en-
brAce in the free list Or Otherwise, shall
b. subject to and pay no less rate of duty
than is or may be imposed by the conn
try Of export on like articles exported from
the United Ststes.
Anderson Of Kansas opposed the amend.
mens on the ground th.,t it you'll place il
10 the power Of the Canadian government
10 regulate the tariff OF the United States.
Brewer Of Michigan. said the time for
de ,ate had been fri tered sway bv the other
side. He wss in favor Of the bill, because
il vas the carrying out Of pledges made to
the American people. {Applause.)
Wheeler Of Alabama, appealed 10 the
House TO adopt the ameDdnent proposed BY
him, to gradually reduce the duties in ex-
cess OF so per cent.
Farquhar Of New York. protested upon
the amount Of protection given barley.
Bliss Of Mich, gan, characterized the bill
- the oest measure ever presented to Con-
gress.
During this brief discussion the House
WAS in turmoil. The demands of the chair
for order were unheeded and the rules Of
the com nittee disrsgarded. Each speaker
- he arose was greeted with calls Of
"louder," and With laughs. The chairman
used his best endeavor TO secure quiet, but
was absolutely unable to quell the upro.r.
In the midst of the confusion the hour of
noon arrived, and in accordance with Q
special rale adopted and without vote be-
ing reached on Bakers amendment, the
committee rose and reported the bill to the
house.
Mckinley demanded the previous ques
ton on the bill and amendments
The democrats demanded the yeas and
nays, and the previous question WAS Or
dered. Yeas, l6l; nays, l43. Coleman
of Louisiana, and Featherstone of Arkan-
sas voted with the democrats, and Adams
of Illinois and Butterworth declined to
vote. Peters and Hooker, Connell and
Walker Of Missouri, Strout and Bankhesd
Reed of Iowa and Ssockdale, Turner of
Kansas and Morton, and Payson and Law
Ter were paired.
The amendments were read in detail.
The frst amendment on which q separate
vote was adopted. changes the phraseology
Of the tinplate clause and was adopted.
yeas $50, nays 149. On the next vote the
democrats were victorious. the amendment
firing the duty on jute arm at 35 per cent
being defeated, yeas l43, nays 144. The
duty As now fixed by the bill 10 80 per cent.
The amendment bringing Russian canel's
hair into Glass 8 of the wool schedule was
agreed to. yeas las. nays l3S. The amend
ment providing that the duty on woolen
.rl tol "a a..
so cents pound shall be "a times the duty
imposed on pound Of unwashed wool Of
the first class. and 80 per cent ad salorem.
was rejected, yeas 1888, nays l4S The bill!
now Hxes the duty At twice the duty on un-
washed wool Of the first class. and at IS
per cent ad raiorem.
The amendment providing that on woolen
and worsted goods and all manufactured
wool and worsted (not otherwise provided
fo-) and valued at more than 80 cents
pound there shall be imposed q duty of
three time that imposed on . pound of un-
washed wool of first class and 40 per cent
ad rsiorem, rejected, yeas l43. nsys l46
This leaves the duty twice the duty on un-
washed wool and 40 per cent ad raiorem.
Republicans ~ho voted with the demo
Gratis on the wool. worsted goods, and yarn
amendments were, Anderson of Kansas
Comstock, Dolliver. Dunnell. Featherstone,
Flick, Henderson of Iowa, Kerr Of Iowa,
Lacey, Lind, Struble, Sweeney, and Taylor
of Illinois.
The amendment to the paragraph impos
ing duty of 80 per cent ad raiorem on all
manufactures Of silk (uot specially provid-
ed for) and providing that sll such manu-
features of which wool wool, or the hair Of
the camel, goat, or other like animals, is
the component material, shall be classified
a. manufactures of wool, was agreed to !;
yeas 1855, nays l42.
The vinegar amendment, which WAS
| adopted last night in the committee Of the
whole, was sgreed to; yeas 1854, nays 1873.
This was the last amendment. and engross
ment and third reading of the bill having
been ordered. Carlisle Of Kentucky offered
an amendment that the pending bill be
recommitted to the committee on ways end
me ans, with instructions to report the same
back to the House at the earliest possible
day, 80 amended by substitute or otherwise,
as to reduce the revenues to the govern
ment by reducing the burdens of taxation
on the people, instead Of reducing the
duties by imposing the prohibitory votes Of
of taxation upon imported goods. Ap-
plauss by the democrats.
The resolution was defeated, yeas. l40; !;
nays l64, amid republican applause. The
bill was then passed, yeas, 1874; nays, 14s,
amid applause on both sides of the House.
the democratic applause being derisive in
character. 1t was strict party vote, ex.
cept Coleman of Louisiasa, who voted with
the democratic in the negative.
The speaker appointed Taylor of Ohio,
Ste ewart of Vermont and Bland conferees
on the anti trust bill.