, 1890-05-22
MONDAY.
The Duty on Mexican Lead Ores tn
Ne Retained.

wAsHiaaros Nav Il.-Tbis morning
In the house. alter the chairman had
given a .harp adn,onition 20 the specta-
tors i'm tho gallery that they must pre-
serve order MIR. Wilson of West lir-
sinis, took the fioor on n question OF
privilege. He asked Mr.. Bayne n he
indorsed tho charges contained In the
Campbell letter so far as they applicd TO
him tWilsonl and Mr. Dayne. express.
ing regret that tho controversy should
have. occurred. denied tnat he intended
any reflection on either Dir. Bypum or
Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. Wilson then said he
had no further statement to make, and
the subject was dropped.
Then in committee of the whole
tho house proceeded TO the con-
sideration of The tariff bill. tho pendinp
amendment being that offered by Mr..
Funston. of Kansas, striking from tho
metal schedule the proviso that silver
ore, and all other ores continuing lead,
shall call for duty of IL cents per
pound ON the lead con tanned therein.
Mr.. Frank, Missouri, regretted that
the amendment emanated from the re-
publican side, and opposed II.
Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, contended
that tho Importation OF Mexican ores
was blessing TO the American miners
A. yoll As to the wofkiupnen engaged
In .mel,Ing In ths nano of Ams,ISan
:" - vs. "a '
iabor' ne pfoiesteu nya'hst any pro'iso
that would control the output oil the
American mines.
Mr. Crane, Texas, said that the silver
,,.ov,.o ,xas iIh,.,r.,iy, ~ ,h. io,,,c,,l
p,o'so "ss 'e sn.,n " Wv .os.a'
seIu.hc' VI p'o"e1ion, "n,meiy ."e pro'
hlpiuon oi ihportauons. Inc ADOPTION
Of the pVbviso In the bill meant ruin u
the frontier towns. and incalculable in.
iurv IN .mericsn canitaI inve,ted IN
vay,.,
A.. n,,... ,t ..,..,,, AZ.
MI Duoois, OF iusno. OBJECTED 70 DIT
Hopkins posing as the representative
OF the miner. No word In favor OF free
lead was heard from Representatives
~ Tho ,niner The amendment .trucL
.I. a, ,h. ,',ir..s h,,, a,
u o'o", nos yns " '"e '''"'''' ''' "'
Mr.. Perkins, of Kansas. protested
against the amendment as putting tho
American minor in competltion with
Mcxiean labor
NJ, Towns.na og Co,oraao ..w ,h,,
the amendment was In the interests ol
tho Mexican miner, and would ruin the
mining industry of tho West.
Mcssrs. Clunie, Of California, and Bar.
tine. OF Nevada, also opposed tho amend.
ment vigorously.
1t was then rejected 81 10 io6.
Messrs. Hopkins, Mason, Butterworti
Quell, Adams, Gear and Morrill, voting
In the affirmative, and Mr.. Clunie In the
negative.
Mr. HOPKINS offered an amendment
providinR that ore containing silver and
lead shall bo dutiable at u a cent per
pound on tho lead contained therein
fost--l0I to 2e2. if lli lF'iif'
The amendments offered Saturday BY
Mr.. Mckinley to the Internal
revenue bill were adopted, as were also
number of other Me kinley amend
ments regarding the tobacco and snufl
tax. Among them was one that inter,
nal revenue tax on smoking and
manufactured tobacco and snutf be 4
cents a pound. and reducing the bond OF
tho cigar manufacturers. from $500 10
3i0O.
Mr. Henderson, OF Iowa, spoke In
favor of retaining the present Internal
revenue tax on ,obacco and offered an
amendment to that effect. "Ths people
baiieve," no said, ''that this tax Is the
last tax which should be taken from
their shoulders. They prefer that the
taxes should b. taken from the ncces-
saries of tho table rather thar
from the pipe, the cigar and the
whisky jug. The main question