New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
REVISING THE TARIFF
DEMOCRATS MUST NOW ACT IN GOOD
FAITH.

rpoN-rHE BILL TO PASS NEXT wEDNES-
nAy-AMENpMENrs PROPOSED BY THE
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
,BY rErxoRAPH THE TKrBrNE''
washington, May notwithstanding on the Revenue
bill is at end. The House dlo WHAT ~ "e'
prohtably, and with entire proprety nave oo"e '"o
DAYS ago; the delay caused by iaiii' o"' al''
reasonable belief that the minority "o"'" '.s. i'o
.hns,sh tactlcx and address itself in good faith to
Che dispatch of the public business Ihs' oenei uiu
credit 10 the generosity of the Republicans not 10
their political sagacity. OF course they iei oouho
TO take the Democrats at their wofu' WHICH was ''a'
they desired an opportunity to discuss 'he revenue
hill in good faith and have vote upon amendments
hni,,ed nv them But IL was apparent from the
hecnnins that the thing which the Free Traders least
desired N do was to discuss the merits OF the bill or
of amendments thereto They have talked against
time and their secret scheme TO prevent the Offering
or discussion of substantial amendments was no fonger
a secret when the House adjourned last night 1t
Was then plainly the duty of the majority, which IS
responsible for legislation to provide against the
wasting of any time and to require that chance
should be given for the Offering and discussion in
GOOD faith Of amendments eermane to the bill. These
things are assured. The Committee of the Whole
will have ample opportunity between this time and
noon Of May 81 10 discuss and dispose Of every
meritorious amendment which may be offered TO any
part of the bill. The final vote will then be taken.
Probably the Democrats were not taken BY surprise
by the report of the Committee Rules which. after
some debate adopted by vote Of 129 to %. In
behalf of the minority. Mr. Bount, of Georgia. the
member Of the Committee Rules, protested against
the adoption of the report. Chairman Mckinley. who
spoke the opposite side showed that the time al
lowed debate the opportunity given for amend
mens in of the time and opportunity given
In the past, when the Democrats controlled the House.
His recital Of facts on these points was conclusive
argument favor of the pending proposition far
the minority concerned. 1t noticed that when
Major Mckinley referred in terms of appreciation to
the course of Mr.. Randall. well to Mr.. Randall
himself the applause which was hearty, was confined
TO the Republican side of the House The freetFade
pygnie- treated with silent contempt the dead giant OF
the Democratic partyits only real leader In Congress
since the war
omen 10 amendment and the Free Traders are left with
out the shred for their refusal to propose
substantial amendments and have them disposed OF 10y
the Committee % the Whole In other words. their
scheme i spoiled. AS soon as the report OF the con
mittee on Rules adopted, the Ways and Means
Committee held a session TO consider the amendments
TO be offered and compare them with the original text
Of the bill The more important Of these amendments
are here given. In the wool schedule sectlohs "o4
and SIS now read as follows:
Ssi woos Of the third class. the value "hereoi shai
bc - cents or less pound the duty shall be 81 cents
per pound. ,.,
ss5 Woods of the third class, the value whereof
shall exceed IL per pound the duty shall be Genus
Der pound. A.. -
The committee will recommend that the duty on
woods Of the third class, aud on Russian c'eei>""i
of the third class the value whereof shall be 10 cehs
or less per pound shall be 81 per cent ad raloem ana
the duty on said wool and Russian canieishar'
worth more t.an IL cents per pound shall be % per
cent ad valorem. Tie rate on burlaps OF hemp' haA
or jute not exceeding sixty inches in width is re-
duty on bags for grain from = 2lo cents TO cents
por mound IL is also recommended that the provl-
sion for duty equivalent to the export duty on logs
coming into the United States shall become oper
alive March 1. 1901. There are some other amend
uents but members Of the committee stated tonight
that those mentioned are the only ones WHICH Can Us
REGARDED as important.
is understood that strong efforts VIII be maze 10
place hides on the dutable nst and TO reduce the
proposed hops. There is not much prospect
that either attempt will succeed, although the Drew
ers-and the Brewers Association is strongly rep
resented here Just now-seen to be rather confident
that bv the aid Of Messrs. Fitch, of New-Iork and
Buterworth Of Ohio and their friends the recon-
r1endation of the Committee Ways and Means may
be dsapproved
The resolution reported by Mr.. Mckinley, from the
Committee on Rules provided that hereafter the House
shall meet at IL o'clock that after the reading OF
the journal and the disposal of conference reports
the House shall go into Committee Of the Whole on
the Tariff bill; that the bill shall be read through
beginning with Paragraph Ill, and snail he open 10
amendment on any part of the bill following Para
graph no. and that Wednesday next at noon'
The bill with pending amendments, shall be reported
the House.
Mr. Blount of Georgia, criticised the majority Of
the Committee on Rules for reporting the resolution
The majority Of the House had accepted code oi
rules which recognized the right Of debate III Coi-
mt;ee of the Whole. 1t had given the committee
had LODI
should constitute a quorum Yet, after all, these re-
,ruts were thrown over the consideration Of bill
IN committed 1t was proposed 10 set aside the rule
governing the committee. 1t seemed to be the pocy
Of the majority, whenever any matter was OF h'e'
ude recurring debate and careful consideration that
this rule should be suspended and become nugatory
The majority said TO the minority. We VIII allow
you 10 debate until IL o'clocs. Wednesday. N llat
time we intend to stop discussion and pass the bill
through the House. 1t mattered not whether The
Paragraphs of she bill had not been considered II
nat,ered not whether the Ways and Means Commlt'ee
had taken weeks 10 gather information upon which to
base their report 1t mattered not that the measure
involved the business relations OF all he Pcopo IA
this mighty nation; it mattered rot that 1t involved
commercial relations with all the countries Of the
world IL mattered not that it involved one OF the
greatest political Of the times matered ho'
that IL fastened a system upon the people Ior years
he majority had determined upon the measure, ana
impatient with debate powerful MINORITY wac
asking for freedom Of debate. The Republican party
had elected It's Government by minority OF the peo
pie
Before the bill had been considered at all the iat
had gone forth that four days would he pcrit'eo io
general debate and eight days for debate uhaer 'o
fyeminute rule The very announcement nau 10
pressed debate. Gentlemen OH the Democratic SIDE
had felt that il was idle prepare for the discussion
He protested against the resolution as un-Auer'eah
unvise and violent TO parliamentary procedure TAP
PAUSE
Mr.. Mckinley denied that the resolution hao any
purpose 10 sthe debate. IL was INTENDED W Gun
eetrate debate on the paragraphs and provisions OF
the bill Any gentleman who had listened 10 lhe
discussion for the last three days must nave Dcei
convinced that everything discussed except u'o
real question 10 be determined The resolution wa
70 deny to the minority freedom OF deDapc' pu'
10 denv n II the right 10 delay public business BY