The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-05-30
TARIFF BILL PASSED.
upfoar and Confusion In the House on the
Last Dav Of Debate on the Tariff Bill
Passage of the Bill,


Passage of the Btu.
WASHINGTON, May 22-The scene il
the House yesterday was a confusing
If not exciting one. The object of mem
bers on both sides seemed to be to out
vie each other in creating a noise.
When the House went into committee
on the Tariff bill Mr.. Baker. of New
York, offered an amendment providing
that all articles on importation into the
United States, whether embraced in the
free list or otherwise, shall pay no less q
rate of duty than may be imposed By the
country Of export on like articles ex
ported from the United States
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas. opposed the
amendment on the ground that it would
place 1t in the power of the Canadian
Government to regulate the tariff of the
United States.
Mr.. Butterworth. of Ohio, opposed the
amendment and said it would wreck the
interchange of commodities between the
United States and every other country
and would work great hardship upon
the people. He regretted that there was
no opportunity to ascertain the consen-
sus of opinion on his own side of the
House touching the bill. Democratic
applause The Committee of the
Whole had proceeded along the lines
| of the bill for a number of DAYS
and then the gentlemen on the
Committee on Ways and Means had
taken the floor and held it with amend
ments until nearly the last hour, so that
| amendments which other gentlemen
might desire to submit could not have
! the consideration which was necessary
| to determine what the concensus of
| opinion was 1t was not fixed that the
ark of the Republican covenant was
committed to few and he regretted
that there had not been that conference
| which would enable members to prune
the bill
AIR. Wheeler, OF Alabama, appealed to
the House in these closing moments to
| adopt the amendment proposed by him
to gradually reduce duties which were
in excess of 80 per cent. He said the
increase of 100 per cent in the tax on
hops would be serious injury to large
class of industrious and intelligent Ger
man population.
During this brief discussion the House
was in turmoil. The demands of the
chair for order were unheeded.
In the midst of the confusion the hour
of noon arrived and Gin accordance with
the special rule adopted, and without a
vote being reached on Mr.. Bakers
amendment.l the committee arose and
reported the bill to the House.
Mr.. Mckinley demanded the previous
question on the bill and amendments.
The Democrats demanded the yeas and
nays and the previous question was or
dered-yeas i61, nays 143. Mr.. Cole
man, of Louisiana, and Featherstone. of
Arkansas, voted with the Democrats,
and Mr.. Adams, of Illinois, and Mr.. But
terworth declined to vote.
The amendments were then read in
detail. The first amendment on which a
separate vote was demanded was one
changing the phraseology of the tim
plate clause. 1t was adopted by the
narrow margin of $50 to 149.
The next vote was equally close. but
this time the Democrats were victorious.
the amendment fixing the duty of jute
yarn at IS per cent. being defeated
yeas, 143; nays, IA.
The amendment providing that the
duty on wooden and worsted yarns,
valued at not more than so cents per
pound, should be six and one-half times
the duty imposed on a pound of I'M
washed wool of the first class and SIS
per cent. ad valoren. was ejected-yeas
49,, nays las. The bill now fixes the
duty at twice the duty of the unwashed
wool of the first class and IS per cent.
ad valorem.
The Republicans who voted with the
Democrats on the wool and worsted
goods and yarn amendments were: An
derson Of Kansas, Comstock. Dolliver,
Dunnell, Featherstone, Flick. Hender-
son of Iowa, Kerr of Iowa, Lacey. Lind, /
Struble, sweeney and Taylor of Illinois. /
The amendment providing that on
wooden and worsoed goods. and all man /
ufacturers of wool and worsted. not /.
otherwise provided for, valued at not /.
more than thirty cents a pound, there /.
shall be imposed duty OF three times /.
the duty imposed on a pound of IN |
washed wool of the first class and of 10 |
per cent ad valorem, was reiected-yeas |
143, nays 1+6. This leaves the duty at /
twice the duty on unwashed wool and 40 |
per cent ad vslorem.
The amendment to the paragraph i'm
posing duty of 50 per cent ad valorem
on all manufactures of silk, not especial
ly provided for. providing that all such
of which wool or hair of
the camel, goat or other like animals
was component material, should be
classified as manufactures of wool, was
agreed to-yess 155, nays 142.
The vinegar amendment adopted in
Committee of the Whole was agreed to
yeas 164. nays 1SS.
This was the last amendment and the
engrossnent and third reading of the
bill having been ordered. Mr. Carlisle,
If Kentucky, offered the following
Resolved, That the pending bill be recon-
nitted to the Committee on Ways and Means
With ms iructions to report the same back to
he House at the earliest possible day, so
Imended by substitute or otherwise as to re-
luce the revenues of the Government by re-
ucing the burdens Of taxation on the people
instead OF reducing the duties by imposing
'rohibitory rates of taxation upon Imported
GODS.
The resolution was defeated, yeas,
40; nays, 100, and the bill then passed
y vote of I64 yeas to 142 nays, Messrs.
'eatherstone lark and Coleman Ia.)
citing with the Democrats
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