Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-05-24
THE BILL PASSED.
The House Passes the Mckinley
Tariff Bill.
Much Confusion In the acknowledgements
Succeed with Ono Amendment-Other
Amendments Adopted-Tln-Plate
Phrnseology Changed.

WASHINGTON, May o2.-+The scene In
the House yesterday was confusing
II not exciting one. The object OF mem-
bers on both sides seemed to be to out
vie each other in creating noise.
rather than to give any intelligent con-
sidcration to the Tariff bill. 1t was inn
possible to understand what was being
said, the applause and laughter and
cries of Louder" drowning the voices
OF the speakers.
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 .
rate Of duty than may be imposed by the
country OF export on like articles ex-
ported from the United States. This
amendment, he said, was in the inter
est OF good government.
Mr.. Anderson, OF Kansas, opposed the
amendment on the ground that 1t would
place it in the power OF the Canadian
Government to regulate the tariff Of the
United States.
Mr.. Farquhar, of New York, protested
upon the amount OF protection given to
barley and Mr.. Bliss, of Michigan, char
acterized the bill as the best measure
that had ever been presented to Con-
gress.
During this brief discussion the House
was in q turmoil. The demands OF the
chair for order were UNDECIDED. The
rules were disrcgarded and each speaker
as he arose were greeted with calls Of
''louder" and with laughter. The chair
man used his best endcavor to secure
quiet, but he was absolutely unable to
quell the uproar.
In the midst Of the confusion the hour
of noon arrived and lin accordance with
the special rule adopted, and without
vote being reached on Mr.. Bakers
amendment,) 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
aered-ycas 16l, 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 o
separate vote was demanded was one
changing the phraseology of the tin
plate clause. 1t was adopted by the
narrow margin OF $50 to l49.
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 Republicans
who voted with the Democrats against
the amendment were Messrs. Anderson
of Kansas, Featherstone, Keller, Lind,
Taylor of Illinois, De Haven, Flick,
Henderson of Iowa, Lacey, Snider Kerr
and Dunnell. The effect is to reduce
the duty per cent. by taking advantage
of misprint in the bill and was the first
Democratic victory so far.
The next amendment to be voted on
was that bringing Russian camels hair
into class three OF the wool schedule.
1t was agreed too-yeas 143, nays 1873.
The amendment providing that tho
duty on wooden and worsted yarns,
valued at not more than 80 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 10
per cent nd valorem, was rejected-yeas
1877, nays 14s. 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 amendment providing that on
wooden and worsted 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 un-
washed wool OF the first class and Of 20
per cent ad valorem, was rejected-yeas.
143, nays l46. This leaves the duty at
twice the duty on unwashed wool and 40
per cent ad valorem.
The amendment TO the paragraph inn
posing duty OF so per cent. ad valorem
on all manufactures OF silk, not especial
ly provided for, providing that all such
manufactures. Of which wool or hair Of
the camel, goat or other like animals
was a component material. should be
classified as manufactures Of wool, was.
agreed to-yeas 155, nays l42.
The vinegar amendment adopted in
Committee of the Whole was agreed to
yeas 1854, nays 1875.
This was the last amendment and the
engrossment and third reading of the
bill having been ordered, Mr.. Carlisle,
Of Kentucky, offered the following
amendment:
Resolved. That the pending bin be recon-
United to the Committee on Ways and Means
with instructions to report the same back to
he House at the earliest possible day, 80
amended by substitute or otherwise as - re-
,l,tre the revanuee of the GOvernmeuf by re-