Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
Mckinley Explains the Provisions of the
Tariff Conference Report.
The Report is Adopted as Is Also Resolution
Providing for Final Adjournment
Next Tuesday.

HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2I.-Mckinley sa id it was
understood the Republican members desired no
more than one hour for debate. He asked that
the debate should continue for five hours, two
hours 10 be given 10 the friends and three hours
to the opponents of the report.
Mckinley gave notice that he would demand
the previous question at $50 clock.
Mckinley explained tIe provisions of the con
ference report regard to the bject of binding
Irvine. He expressed his opinion that tine duly
was too low, but he INDUCED the hope that some
apply the remedy. Commenting upon the re-
ciprocity provision he said: We consent to the
reciprocity provision put into our Dill BY the
well understood by both sides of this
house. 1t is declaration that whereas
the United States has already made coffee and
hides Tree and now proposes to make sugar free
in the interest of reciprocal treaty arrangements
with other countries and with the ex-
pectstion that we shall secure valuable
concessions from those countries; therefore, in
event that these countries do not respond to
this generosity on The part of the American con-
gress, the president of the United States may
by proclamation declare that they have
furnished US with no reasonable or just recipro-
cal advantages IN return Tor our concessions,
and therefore the duties hzed by the ball shall
be imposed on these articles. We have &C.
cepted the amendment known as the ''Aldrich
amendment and we indulge the hope
that in accordance with the expectation and be-
country this will enable US to open up great
field for the products OF our farms. We have
a result will be fully realized.
Mr.. Flower OF New York characterized the
measure as cyclone bill. The point Of the bill
was to arrange it that there should be no trade
between the United States and forcign count rIes
1t would enable the manufacturers 10 combine
and fleece the people, while the farmers would
fail to find RELIEF. Referring TO the subject OF
binding Irvine he said that while gentlemen
would expatiate in the West upon the pro-
vision as being in favor of the farmers
of the West, it would run ~, QUO
men in New York and New England out of the
party.
American protection was the most perncious
that had ever psrmeated the American people.
but was deprivation of the markets. It was
self destroying, but the whistle of the tariff
locomotive was gagged and bound.
enger on this congressional train.
The down east engineer OF this Juggernaut
press had thrown the throttle open, the Illinois
stoker was shoveing in the coal, the Buckeye
conductor was punching tickets, and the protec-
ton hoodlum were filling the air with wild
hurrahs. The train was nearing the turn where
it would certainly Jump the track.
The debate was further continued by Messrs.
Turner, Fitch, Covert, sweeney, Wilkinson
Coleman, Grain, Cutcheon, Chandler, Evans,
Morse and Dingley-
Mr. McKinley took the floor to make the clos
ing speech in advocacy of the bill In conciud-
ing the gentleman said the domain OF debate
had passed; the time for action had come
question. Applause on the Republican side I
The previous question was ordered yeas ISL
nays 20. The conference report was then agreed
to- yeas 1872. THE speaker voting in the aft una
tive NAYS So. The only deviation from strict
party vote was on the part of Messrs. Coleman
Featherston and Kelly, who voted with the
Democrats in the negative.
Mr.. Mckinley then reported from the COM
mittee on ways and means resolution pro-
viding for final adjournment on Tuesday next
and it was adopted without discussion and the