Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-20
West Virginia's Representative Sc
cures Virtual Apology.
CAMPBELL IS AT THE CAPITAL,
But the Trouble Seems to Have Been Set
tied for the Present.
A DISPUTE As TO TOBACCO AND WOOL



unabated calmness and courtesy, even under
proyocation and excitement His his
tory of the size and growth of the dispute
with Campbell was entirely dispassionate,
and without personalities or epithet.
1t merely described what had been told
before in these dispatches in regard to the
difficulty, and when he paused to ask
Colonel Bayne whether he personally in
dorsed the language of the Campbell letter
as referring to him, Colonel Bayne arose
and very handsomely said that had he
known all the facts of the case which had
transpired previous to the attacks made
on Campbell in the House he wouldn't have
presented the letter. He did not lndorse
its language as referring to the gentleman
from West Virginia. and he deeply regret
ted the whole occurrence.
A VIRTUAL APOLOGY.
There was little ripple of applause as the
Colonel sat down, ,-but not from the hot
heads, who have not forgotten Bayne for the
humiliation which he was the cause of hav-
ing put upon Bynum. The Hoosier
howIer is much more to the taste of such as
Mills and Bland than are courteous gentle
men like Wilson, and they are none too
friendly to Bayne, because he virtually
apologized to Wilson and not to Bynum.
There will hardly be any further quarrel
ing, however, over this particular subject of
dispute, but Mills and Bland and McMil-
lin will have q rod in pickle for Bayne as
long as the session lasts, and will give him
the end of it at every opportunity.
Mr.. Campbell, who has been for the last
two days the best advertised man in the
country, outside of Congress, appeared on
the ground in person to-day to take part in
any further proceedings should his assist
ance be necessary, and to furnish Colonel
Bavne with further thunder if the battle
were to be continued. But the prospects are
now that his services will not be needed, and
it is not probable that he will have any ac-
tive labor to perform in connection with the
matter unless he and Bynum should meet
and resume the discussion outside of the
hall of Representatives physically as we'll
as Intellectually.
THE MEXICAN ORE TARIFF.
During the tariff debate which followed,
Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois, conteDded that
the importation of Mexico ores was bless
ing to American miners as we'll as the work.
ingmen engaged in smelling. In the name
of American labor he protested against the
proyiso which would control the output of
American miners. There was in the gallery i
now, 4 gentleman who. if the amend ment
were voted down, would leave the gallery
worth million dollars more than when he
entered it.
Mr. Grain, of Texas, said that the lead
silver proviso was illustrative of the logical
sequence OF protection, namely, prohibition
OF importations. The adoption of the pro-
viso in the bill meant ruin to frontier towns
and incalculable injury to American capital
invested in Mexican mines and Mexican
railroads, to American capital invested in
American railroads and American manu-
facturers 1t would injure tie merchants |
who furnished supplies to the miners; the
American Iaborers in American smelling
works, and it would lnjure American
farmers.
Mexico, with its u, 900, 900 of people, did
not raise enough meat and breadstufs for
their support. 1t furnished a market for
American cattle, American wheat and other
cereals. The suggestion of Secretary Win
dom had resulted in retaliatory measures on
the part of the Mexican Government.
A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
Mr.. Perkins, of Kansas, protested against
the amendment. as putting the American
miner in competition with the Mexican
workingman. Mr.. Townsend, of Colorado,
said the amendment was in the interest, of
the Mexican miner. 1t would ruin the
mining industry of the West. There was
not Democrat or Republican in the West
who was not IN favor of the provision OF the
bill.
The amendment was defeated-94 to 126,
(Messrs Hopkins, Funston, Mason, Butter
worth, Kelly, Post, Adams, Gear and Nor
rill voting in the affirmative, and Mr..
Clunie in the negatively
The amendments offered Saturday by Mr..
Mckinley to the internal revenue clause Of
the bill were adopted. They provide that
upon sample boxes of cigars, containing II
or 13 cigars, the tax shall be cents; ameId
the administrative features OF the law, and
provide that wholesale dealers in oleomar-
garine shall keep such books and render
such returns as the Commissioner of Inter-
nal Revenue may require.
THE TOBACCO TAX.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, spoke in favor
of restoring the present internal tax on to-
bacco, and offered an amendment to that
effect. The people believe that this tax was
the last which should be taken from their
shoulders. They preferred that the tax
should be taken from the necessities of the
table than from the pipe, the cigar and the
whisky jug. The main question before the
House was whether the Treasury contained
enough money to pay the expenses OF the
Government. democratic applause.1 At
such time he didn't believe in taking the
tax from tobacco. His Democratic friends
were applauding. They would give bet
ter applause if they would vote for
his amendment. II they meant the
clap OF their hands, let their hearts and |
their voices follow it. II the Democrats
were in control of the House he would vote |
to repeal entirely the internal revenue tax.
knowing perfectly we'll that when the Dem |
ocrats were in power they would not give |
one dollar to the soldiers, though the Re- |
publicans proposed to give them S5O, 600, 900.
He did not propose, with the soldiers of the |
Union knocking at the doors of the Capitol.
to take the tax off tobacco. The amendment |
was, however, rejected.
Mr.. Henderson then offered an amend
ment restoring the present rate OF duty on
wool and woolens, but the House adjourned
before this feature was considered.
Ex- Postmaster General DON NJ. Dickin-
son to-day telegraphed Congressman Bynum
upon his censure, and as
sured him that the next House would ex-