Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-21
HOUSE.


HOUSE.
Mr.. ONelll (Pa.) presented a memorial of
the Manufacturers Club of Pennsylvania urging
the passage of the Mckinley tariff bill and ask
ing that 1t take effect as a law not later than
thirty days after its approval. Referred and
ordered printed in the Record
CLOSING SCENES IN THE TARIFF CONTEST
The House went into committee of the whole
(Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio in the chair) on the
| tariff bill.
Mr.. Baker CN.Y.) offered an amendment pro-
vlding that all articles on importation into the
United States. whether embraced in the free
list or otherwise. shall be subject to and paw
no less rate of duty than is or may be imposed
by the country Of export on like articles ex-
ported into the United States. This amend
ment, he said, was in the interest of good gov
ernment.
MIR. Anderson (Kan.) opposed the amend
ment on the ground that it would place it in
the power OF the Canadian government to reg
ulate the tariff Of the United States.
Mr.. Butterworth (Ohio) opposed the amend
ment. 1t would wreck the interchange OF COM
modities between the United States and eyery
other country and would work q great hard
ship upon the people. Further reference to
the remarks OF Mr.. Butterworth will be found
in the article elsewhere headed "Uproar in the
House,
Mr.. Brewer Mich said that the time for de-
bate had been frittered away by the other side
He was in favor of the bill, because it was car
rying out the pledges made TO the American
people. [Applause.l
Mr.. Wheeler (Ala.) appealed to the House in
these closing moments to adopt the amend
ment proposed by him to gradually reduce
duties which are in excess Of 80 per cent. Speak
ing OF the duty on hops, he said it increased
the price Of beer and that such unjust legisla-
tion would be rebuked by the people. IAp-
plause.
Mr.. Farquhar (N.Y) protested upon the
amount OF protection given to barley
Mr.. Bliss Mich characterized the bill as
sented to Congress-
BEDLAN IN THE HOUSE,.
During this brief discussion the House was
in turmoil. The demands of the chair for
order were unheeded, the rules of the COM
mittee were disregarded and each speaker, as
he arose, was greeted with calls of ..louder"
and with laughter.
The chairman used his best endeavor to
secure quiet, but he was absolutely unable to
quell the uproar. In the midst of the confu-
sion the hour of noon arrived and Gin accord
ance with the special rule adopted and without
vote being reached on Mr.. Bakers amend
menD the committee rose and reported the
bill to the House.
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION onDEREp-YEAs l6l.
NAYS l43.
MIR. Mckinley demanded the previous Dues
tion on the bills and amendments.
The democrats demanded the yeas and nays
and the previous question WAS ordered-yeas
16l, nays l43. Mr.. Coleman Ua.) and Feath-
erstone (Ark voted with the democrats, and
Mr.. Adams Ql. and Mr. Butterworth declined
to vote.
The following pairs were announced: Messrs
Peters and Hooker, Connell and Walker (Mo. ),
Grant and Bankhead, Reed Qowa) and Stock,
dale, Turner tkan.) and Norton, Payson and
Lawler.
VOTING on THE AAIENDMENTs
The House then proceeded to vote on the
amendments adopted in committee of the
whole.
CLOSE VOTE on TIN PLATE.
The committee amendment increasing the
duty on tin plate was adopted by scant ma
jority Of one, the vote standing-yeas, $50;
nays, 149 (Messrs. Anderson (Kan.) }. Butter
worth, Henderson (Iowa). Mason Ill), Nc
Comas Mudd and Taylor Gil. }, all republicans,
voted with the democrats In opposition TO the
amendment.
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.
A committee amendment to restore jute
yarns from 80 per cent Gas in the bilD to S5 per
cent - the present rate-was rejected
Yeas 143. nays 14I The republi-
uemOCrav8
the amendment were Messrs. Anderson.
(Kan.), Featherstone, Kelley, Lind, Taylor
0owa), De Haven, Gulick, Henderson 0owa).
Lacey, Snider, Kerr, Duunell. The effect is to
reduce the duty per cent by taking advantage
OF a misprint in the bill, and is the FIRST demo-
cratic victory SO far.
By vote of yeas 143; nays, IS, the House
agreed to the amendment which embraces Rus
sian camers hair in class of the wooden
| schedule.
ANOTHER REJECTED AMENDMENT.
The amendment providing that the duty on
wooden and worsted yarns valued at not more
than 80 cents per pound shall be two and half
times the duty imposed on a pound of I'M
washed wool of the first class and 35 per cent
ad yalorem was rejected-yeas, 1877; nays, 14S.
The bill now places the duty at twice the
duty and IS per cent ad valorem.
lit looked when THE Stars report closed as
though the final vote on the tariff bill would
not be had until or 8 o'clock