The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-05-22
After an Awful Uproar, the
National House Gets TO
Business.
Deciding the Fate OF the Amendments
70 the Famous Mckinley
Tariff Bill
Two Republicans Vote with the Demo
Gratis. and Buttsrworth Flunks
on the Previous Question.


The house went into committee or the
whole ON the taritf bill. Baker, Of New
York, offered an amendment providing
that all articles for importation into the
United states. whether embraced 10 tho
free iist on otherwise, shall be subject to
pay no less rate OF duty than IL or may
be imposed by the country OF export, on
like ARTICLES exported into the United
States. This amendment. he said, was In
the interests Of good government.
CjAnderson. of Kansas. opposed the
amendment on the ground that 1t would
place II In the power of the Canadian gov
ernment 10 regulate the tarin Of the United
States.
Busserworth. Of Ohio, opposed the
amendment.
IL would sreck the interchange Of com
moditiss 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 = concensus of opinion
on his own side of the house
touching this BILL Democratic applause
The committee Of the whole had proceeded
along the lines of the bill for number of
days, and then the gentlemen on the COM
mitaee ON ways and means had taken the
door and held IL with amendments until
nearly the last hour. 80 that the amend
Ments which ether gentlemen might desire
10 submit, conld not have the consider
alton which was necessary TO determine
what coneeasus Of opinion was.
Brewer, OF Michigan, said the time for
aIsbafs had been FILTERED away by the
other side. He was in favor OF the bin
because n was carrying out the pledges
made 10 the American people. Applause.
Wheeler. of Alabama, appealed 10 The
houss In les closing moments TO adopt the
amendmst proposed by him TO gradually
reduce the duties which ara Ia excess of so
per sent.
Farqnhar, of New York, protested
against the amount Of protection given
to barley and Bliss, Of Michigan, eharac-
tsrixed the bill a. the best measure which
had ever been presented TO congress,
During this brief discussion the house
vas in q turmoil. TIE demands of the
chair for order we're unhseded, the rnles Of
the committee we're disragarded, aud each
speaker as he rose was greeted with calls
of louder. and with laughter.
The chairman used his best endsAvor to
secure quiet. but be was absolutely unable
to qnsll the nproar.
In tho midst of the confusion the heur of
noon arrived and (in accordance with tbs
special rule adopted and ~ltheas rutc-
being reached on Bakers amandmAnt) the
committee rose and reported the bill to the
house.
Mckinley demanded tins previous ones.
tion on the bill and amendments.
The democrats demanded the yeas and
nays, and the previous question was or
dered-yeas, l6l; nays, la.
Coleman, OF Louisiana, and Feather
stone, of Arkansas, republicans. voted with
the democrats, and Adams, Of Illinois,
and Buttarworth declined 10 vote.
The amendments were then read In detail.
The hrst amendment on which seperate
vote was demanded was the one changing
the phrassoloey of the tin plate clause. II
was adopted by the marrow margin Of yeas,
i50; nays, las.
The mart vote was equally close, but this
time the democrats we're victorious. the
amendment fixing the duty on jute yarn
at % per cont. being defeated yeas, I43:
nays, la. The duty rs now fixed
by the bin 10 30 per cent.
The next amendment TO be voted on was
that bringing Russian camel's hair into
class ID or the wool schedule. II was
agreed to-yaas, lAS; nays, ISs.
The amendment providing that the duty
ON woolsn and worsted yans, valred at not
more than 30 cents per pound, shall
be two and half times the duty
imposed on o pound Of unwashed
wool, OF tbs nrst class, and IS psr
cent. ad yalorsm was reiectsd--yeas, 1877;
nays, i4s. The bin now axes tbs duty Al
twice the duty on nnwashed wool Of the
flrst class and 50 per cent. al valorem.
want co co ON Record.
The democratic minority Of the ways
and means committee as . result Of the
consultation this morning instructed Oar
isle to offer In the house motion 10 re-
commit the tariff BIN to the ways and
means sommittse with instructions TO re-
port back the bin reducing taxstion from
existing rates. OF course II ia not e.
pecisa that ths motion win prevail, but the
parpose u 10 place the democrats on req
ORD ~ sndeasoring 10 carry ont the views
contained In the national platform.