Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-22

IfET VHIOTpIl. VHnUTeF 7
(Alass9 and Henderson qowal both prominent
Republicans. protested and moved TO amend.
Gambler wished the specific duty taken oil
present
Gambler, henderson and other Republicans
opposed tho increase They did not see why n
bill entitled 40 reduce the revenue" should
not only not reduce but add 10 the duty.
Bayne, the official representative of tue glass
men, claimed that the present law did Hol give
sulcie i prOtec ion. Gambler finally Withdrew
his amendment and supported that Of fender
son. 4 vote by tellers was ordered and tho
amendment declared lost by n vote of lvs 70
lUG Thirteen Republicans voted with the
Democlat. in favor Of the amendment.
=, The - cngth OF party ties was painly shown.
Though odge and Gambler both spoke In favor
o. the amendment neither had the cUurhgc to
vote for it, Mckinley was able To protect his |
Dill from amendment only by tho h fdn5t |
work. He had to use his personal Influence |
with several Republicans u persuade them 10 /
vote against the amendment nutterworth |
was ono Of the Republicans who bolted tho /
party hill
chairman Mckinley. after the vote had been |
taken, admitted that there were things in Tho |
bill which he did not ~ prove and which would |
be changed If he alone was u be consulted, |
but the committee had 10 look to every interest
in INC United states The Mile bill glass
hchedtle percentages ranged from 60 % ~ per
cent, and he thought tho Republicans had u
right 10 increase that rate ii by 50 doing they |
protected American labor.
a number OF amendments were offered by !
Mr.. Mckinley, all OF which were adopted. u %
duty on sugar OF milk was reduced from 10 70
cents ii pound A rebate was provided of
duties on imported salt used in curing meat
for expectation, The duty on yarn made Gf
lutte was increased from 81 10 81 per cent nd
valorem. Binding twiue composed Of mAnia
iute or sisal grass. was taken from the clause
imposing duty of ] \ cents pound and
transferred to the Il cent class,
mo clause relative to carpets was amended
SO as to provide mat carpets made Of 1nte or
other vegetable material shall pay six cents
per square yard, and mats, rugs and screens
eight CONS
Aftera long drhate.durins which the speaker
WAS seycral time compelled 10 rap for order,
50 great WIS the concession, Mr.. Man5lr of
Missouri, secured the tinir and aroused the In
dignAtinn of the Iowa Republicans by thn
statement that they had been repudata1 Ivy
their people. Tho ilou7e was In an nproar for
a Jew minutes, dnAcn inemhers being on
cheering them On.
When the uproar subsidized MIR. Mansnr
claimed that lie was enttled % the floor The
| speaker said tnht tho gentlematIs time had
! expired three minutes before aud that he had
/. been trrspHsslng parliamentary law. Fho
gentleman had been taking advantage Of the
chairs good nature 10 Insult tho liouAn and to
/ lower hrs own standing Ia his own eatimation
\ Mr.. MHnan -inal may 10 the opinion q tho
rhuir, has ii will not DO INDUCED in outside Of
! this chamber
Pending q vote the committee rose, and At 3
o'clock TIC House TOOK = recess nm s9elock,
! the evening session being devoted to the con-
| sideratiun Of private pension bills.
WAsHINaToN, May l7.---The House wen
into commi tee Of the whole (Mr. Grosvenor
of 0liO In tbs chair) to-day on the tariff
1 bill.
Mir Mckinley 20 asked that the COM
/ mlttee would proceed az promptly az pos
/ sible to act upon the amendments offered
by the committee on ways and m aans. Tho
other gentlemen who had substantial
meniments 10 offer might be recognized.
Mr.. McMillln, (Tenn,) declared that the
manner In which this bill was being con-
+ ali M In hlr HDu9p
the taxpayers OF the country. L was ut
terIy IMPOSSIBLE to consider and debate the
bill carefully N the few days allowed by
the rigorous rule reported BY the committee
on rules.
Il Mr.. Cannon Qll thought that the chair
man OF the committee on WAYS and means
should be recognized to offer COMMITTEES
amendments, that those amendments be
acted upon promptly aud th n that laymen
--inen not members of the commlttee-be
given an opportunity TO present their Views
In the shape OF amendments.
Mr.. Breekinridge (Ky.) opposed the pend
ing amendment which tiKes a duty of GO
cents square yard and 40 per cent nd
valorem on Oriental. Berlin and similar
rugs.
the important amendments offered by the
ways and means COMMITTEES should bn acted
upon without a full explanation of their
effect.
MIR. Allen (Mss.) excused his entrance
into the debate by stating that he had some
friends from mississippi in the galleries
who wanted to hear him talk before theI
went home. [Laughter.l He thought (and
good many people agreed with him) that l
there was any one man In the United Statei
} thoroughly posted on the subject OF the
tariff he was the man. Laughter.l H.
! had discussed the subject on canal boa
flom Syracuse to Albany with the result
, already known, daughter | He camt
!, back from thnt trip and had IA conference
with President Cleveland and they agreed
: that the people in whose interest they hat
! made the fight had not appreciated II. Tht
gentleman from Massachusetts CHR. Lodge
q had com claimed that There was so much ssit
Q N the interest OF the farmer. The gentle
/ man must excuse members for talking som
. to the farmer because talk was all tn,
farmer got. [Laughter.l
!, In conclusion he recited some verses de
scriptive of the woes OF the farmer endlni
= with the refrain, "Bnt we love the G. 0
p; for IL gives us tariff yet"
a The amendment was agreed to.
4 MIR. Bynum Qnd.) argued that the pro
: tective tariff on raw wool had destroye'
manufacture of wooden goods and driver
the manufacturer to manufacture shoddy
n thereby destroying the industry OF woo
q growing.
/. fed HIS contention with statlstics) that
y high wool tariff had had deletertt us effet
!, upon the raising OF sheep on the price {
v wool and on the manufactures OF wool.
WASHINGTON, May l8.-The proceeding
9 Of the Eouse yesterday were marked b
7. scenes OF excitement and turbulence, Whic
If continued without Interruption from
10 O'Clock In the afternoon until nearly
O'Clock last night. The outcome OF the tumu
: wa the arraignment of Representattv