The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-05-24
TARIFF BILL PASSES THE HOUSE
Boss Mckinley Applies the Gag and
the Final Vote is Taken.
ONLY COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS ADOPTED
Betllam Reigns During the Closing
Hour of the Bills COnsidera-
tiOn.
Several Republicans Vote With the
Democrats on Amendments
Offered to the Bill.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-When the COM
mittee of the whole arose and
reported the Mckinley tariff bill
to the house Mckinley moved
third reading on which he demanded the
previous question, which was ordered by
vote of 157 to 143, Coleman voting with
the democrats in the negative. A vote
was taken on such amendments of the
committee as increased the duty. Tin
plate had a narrow escape, the duty being
increased by vote of 15O to 149. An
derson of Kansas, Butterworth, Hender-
son Of Iowa, Kelly, Mason and Mudd
and Taylor Of Illinois, voted
in the negative with the dem
ocrats. Lind and Thomas of Wis
consin first voted in the negative but
changed their votes at the last moment
thus adopting the amendment. The only
amendment Of the committee defeated
was that on jute yarn. The COMMITTEES
wanted it 30 per cent but by vote oi
143 to IA it was left at 80 per cent. tha
figure having been printed incorrectly iI
the bill and by this vote being fixed
there. Republicans who voted in the
negative on this were Anderson Of Kan.
Ta1berstone, Kelly, Lind and Taylor OF
ILL.,, DeHaven, Flick and Henderson oi
Iowa, Lacey, Snider, Kerr and Dunnell
An amendment providing that on wooler
and worsted goods and all manufactures
OF wool aud worsted not otherwise pro
vided FOR, valued at not more than thirty
cents per pound, there shall be imposed ,
duty OF three times the duty imposed OF
a pound of unwased wool of first clas
and forty per cent advalorem was rejected
yeus 143, nays lag. This leaves th'
| duty at twice the duty on un
washed wool and 40 per cent ad valorem
Comstock, Donnell and Lind with II
others voted with the democrats in tn
negative.
An amendment to the paragraph i'm
posing duty of SO per cent ad valorem o.
all manufacturers of silk not speciall
provided for, providing that all sue
manufacturers Of which wool or hair q
camel, goat or other like limitations !
component material, shall be classified a
manufacturers Of wOol, WAS agreed tt
yeas 1856, nays 142. Vinegar amendmen
adopted last uight in committee OF tn
whole was agreed TO-, yeas 1874, nays 13t
This was the last amendment and en-
grossment and third reading of bill has
ing been ordered, Carlisle Of Kentucky
offered the following amendment:
Resolved" that the pending bill be re
committed to the committee on ways an
means without Instructions 10 report tn
same back to the house at the earlies
possible day so amended by substitute Q
otherwise as to reduce the revenues G
the government by reducing the burden
Of taxation on the people, instead Of RI
ducing duties by imposing prohibitor
rates of taxation upon imported good
Democratic applause.
The resolution was defeated-yeas ID
lays l44-amid applause on both sides
the house, the democratic applause bein
derisive in its character. The vote was
party vote with the exception Of Colema
and Featherstone, who voted with tn
democrats. ~
The last hour of the consideration q
the tariff bill In the house regular par
demonium reigned. No one receive
the attention of the chair and apparentl
all we talking and wildly gesticulatin
at once. II was a scene only rarely wi
messed in that body.