New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-16
THE HOUSE NON-CONCURS.
THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE TARIFF
BILL DISAGREED TO.
TIFF. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE TO BE APPOINTED
TODAY DEMOCRATS STILL WHINING
OVER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
VArX BREADS AN !" EMPIRE.
TO BE APPOINTED
,pY TELEGRAPH TO THE !RiDrNEl

hours time concurred in all the senate amend
ment> ~ the Tarir bill and ordered t'iat measure
into conference committee The Ways ana Means
Committee met in the morning. voted formally on
the sections left unanted upon AZ ucir oa'urusy
| session and ordered general disagreement. inc
Committee on Rules also met and authorized MAYOR
McKuiey report the resolution to facilitate vote
or The question of n0n-concurrence winch he "ao
| already presented to the House. rs soon as me
Journal was read and approved the previous question
was called on the adoption Of Major MchihlcyS rc~ol"-
ticn and sfic! two hours OF debate on the soha'c
! amendments they wcro disagreed TO ny the decisive
vote OF 1870 t. ~. This is about t"ire the normal
Republican majority in tie House. INT the h'hof'E
is at present di>organ!zed and d!'pir'cd tha even
imD)rtant party questions fail TO draw ont It's fuli
voting strength, aud it, sole effective resource as all
opposition has bcen prictral! rcuuccu W S"c""'"s
sort of flibustcrinS
As usual the Democratic leaders raised great ont
err about the lrsuicency Of the time allowed them
for debate. They Used mp their half VI the afteri"n
in fact chiefly in complaints about Republican
tyranny" the shadow Of coming Empire. ard
all sorts OF similar ora,oltcal nnbIe: 81 that. AZ Mr.
Mckinley ap,Iy poi:tcd ut. less than quarter Of
the limited time that given them WAS devoted To-
topics indirectly connected with the penang bil
Mr Vaux. OF Philadelphia. who las just failed I'll Il
denomination. and Mr.. Cummings. OF New YORK. maze
themselves about equally ridiculous bv their pcrlie
chatter about the outrage 10 Constitutional rights In
suppcssing the voice OF the people as represented III
their clap-trap e.O1uence. i" The Empire il & 'nic
cried the .nssy and eXcaLle old gentleman who is
filling for few months the empty shoes OF Mr..
Randall just what this had Ia Go with the question
OF none oncuiring in the senate amendments I" tho
Tariff bill will never be entirely clear 10 Mr. |diNa
auditors.
Major Mckinley used mp the last ten minutes OF
debate on the Republican side in telling rb'ike I"
the democratic speakers for their dciIar"gishi anu
hypocrisy. They had spent scarcely d1v since the
opened in legislative debate" Their Only &C.
onpation had been to call names at tn" Ha)"i1'N N'
in spite o: the malignant opposition and their -,n'r'
the I;o publican majority had gone ahead aud accom-
pi>hcd more IN actual LEGISLATION than had ever Den
accomplished b\ any previous Congress MI. M'N"cS
speech loudly applauded all the way thr" gh' IL
ctl actually ground for the Opposition speakers To-
stand on.
speaker Reed Will not appoint the House c"nfrrr|
until to- morrow They will probably be seven N
number. a. there are senatorial confcTt"i. ara
the liz, when made mp Is pretty sure To conan" N>'
Mckinley burrows, Bavnc. lngl'N and Gear or La
Toilette. Republicans, and Mc>>r~. Mills. M'Nillh ana
Flower. Democrats.
The Way ard Means Committee had some discussion
this laUIG,in: tn senate dm"Hinrid GXh5 ho dare
Lry0nd which beaded e.sLS will have ~ pay III"
dne> imposed by the new law. and there VA gen
era. expression If willingness 10 give two or i'irc"
months time to get the goods ont 81 bond II the
hESllr>> interests Oi tUc county Sct"N" ia "'' WV
70 demand IT,
Mr. VI, Kinlry gave Il brief stat 'ncat "f the r"'nf"
aicd:lrnt> but cu"ird INTO argument - 10 Their
piopic,y mplop;cty.
Mr. Flower Of New. Yo;k. said that the c-Ir''.i
revenue foc the wear wi> $ijo.op.0@ THIS Con
grc,> had appropriated SiGl oOO,OW. W'S' MA i''t
need Of this Tariff bill WHY not leave the present
law IL il WAS. with an amendment for r"'lpI"if
which meant reciprocity. aud not one OF these jump
ing juck> the string Of which thc President couli pull
at any time lie gcd the Republican 'naori',
With d,uo,alying business he iel.cvcd that the
pending bill dc,n"rallzng :.,c country anu w";i"
demo,,,lizc IL st further The time bu.nce, OF THIS
Congress Was et,noniyc-to chez sepa:c. II nccr'
soiy--to cut down the expenditures OF the Govern
mcnt 30 that they should eual the revenues and II"
more That duty and tina. vas business
Mr. Jcitar. OF Arkansas. opposed the hill b"th III
its original form aud amended on ;lr general
ground that II Disseminated against the farming ia
dustry.
Nr. Fur1nhar Of New. York. in behalf Of the millions
Of her pe.ple who inhabited cities the HoriLcrn
lakes hoped that the Senate amendments IN rvgard
10 the duty fish would he voted down
Mr.. Payson OF Illinois thought that In various
respects tho bill As passed the Senate was preferable
10 thu inca sur, II passed the IlOus" "" sprk" IN
favor OF tn. senate amendment placing binding twin"
on tl free list and SAID that he would DC delighted
"a vote could b" had upon concnrrng III that amci'd
ment. lie was = Republican, lie believed IN the
theory protection but Ire did not believe In theory
OF proec which put upon the dutabe list un article
the raw material Of which Was absolutely frye OF dufy
and tile manufacture OF which was In the hands OF
combination which could be Indicted under the s"t
passed By the present Congres,. After protesting
against the placing Ut works Of art upon the Ire" ''
he touched upon the sugar question: and hoped thai ia"
House would stand 10y it. schedule The Illinois Kclhbl
can del, CATION In the House lad reason 10 feel sa'hc
in the position II had assumed II had unanimously
of the grade OF No. ~
d. = and below should so on the free list. lie pro
posed land he thought he spoke for his Republican
colleagues from llllnOs to Stand by the sugar for ZIG
poor consumer TO the end Of the session lie WIS
ready 10 Sand here and .ay until the Just demands
OF an Intelligent constituency wcIe me, and satisfied
Npplause)
Mr. Morse Of Massachusetts,. characterized as abb"
utely and nnuuaIcdly false the statement tut there
was q binding. Irvine trust.
Mr. Turner OF Georgia. criticised Mr.. Puyson's
action in voting for the resolution looking I" n"u
concurrence In all the Senate amendments. ana thea
coming before the House and whining for free b!ndirs
twinc.
Mr. Pay ,on replied that the gentleman was mistaken
He had voted against the resolution: and. Instead OF
speaking wlinlngly. be had spoken rather detantl,
SIR Wheeler. Of Alabama, nvrighcd against tIo In
on,iderate tc In which the Hons" WAS called upon
10 pass which Involved every business inter
est in the country.
Mr. Vaux, Of Pennsylvania, said that the country
was looking 70 the House for Intelligent discussion
Of tine tariff question But he not TO SAY one wor
On th, subject but for the single purpose OF trying "
inform tho people that the Republican party forbade
the right uf representation IN the House lie wanted
the people to understand that FREE speech was gone In
the House OF Representatives. Talk about BILL for
free ballo, and fair count: the majority had better
pass bill giving free speech TO the people, representa-
tive which has been taken away BY the nlsrlo under
which the House was governed. He wanted the pOplc
to undcr,a that the Inherent right OF Representa-
tive 10 speak his constituents had been taken away
fr,,n him, With his consent never. That right never
could be taken from hin, aud never should Ne unoes
force wa, used to compel him tn take his seat The
empire was coming fast but not fast enough for that
The Tarin bin . matter o: general interest. Two