Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-28


Senate had stricken out No. 16 as the line
of demarcation and mad inserted No. 10;
Above No. - and up to No. 16 it had placed
q duty OF $40 Of cent per pound. ana
above No. 10 6-10 Of cent. The first strug-
gle had been over the dividing line. Inc
Senate conferrees bad yielded and made
sugar up to No. l6 free. Over No. 10 the
duty was placed at $40 of a cent, with an
additional Ito of cent on oil sugars
coming from countries vhcro bounties
were paid to domestic producers.
BINDING TwINE-
In regard TO tho subject of binding
Irvine he expressed his opinion that the
duty was too low, but he indulged the
hope that some future Congress would DIS
cover the fact and apply the remedy.
CYCLONE BILL.
Mr.. Flower, of New York, characterized
the measure az a cyclone bill. The point
Of the bill was to so arrange it that there
should be no trade between the United
States and foreign countries. IL would
enable manufacturers to combine ana
fleece the people. while the farmers would
fail to find relief.
Referring to the subject Of binding
Irvine. he said that while the gentleman
would expatiate in the West upon the pro-
vision as being IN favor OF the farmers OF
the West it would ruin 800. 900 workingmen
in New York and New England.
ADDITION, DIVISION. AND SILENCE"
Mr.. Turner, of Georgia. criticised the
majority for limiting the time for debate.
This process might commend itself to those
who were benefciaries of the policy. OF
protection. but it looked TO the victims
more like a policy of addition, division,
and silence" He arraigned the bill as q
sectional measure, its benefit being TOR
those who lived in the North and Its hard
ship for those who lived in the South.
THE RECIPROCITY PROVISION.
Upon the subject of reciprocity he que
ried, What benefit would come TO the
country from the provision of the bill
His opinion was that the provision was
Jr1't,un fialDen. lie objected to the pr .Snt
sion because it inaugurated a system that
was in violation of the Constitution.
The bill proposed to invest the President
with the power to enact laws. and he was
opposed to giving the President such
power.
POLITICAL MAKESHIFT.
Mr.. Herbert said that the reciprocity
feature of the bill was a mere political
makeshift, in that it was good enough for
Morgan until after the election, and utter
" worthless for any practical purpose.
PROTECTION A PERSIcIoUs DOCTRINE.
Mr.. Cummings, of New York, declared
that the doctrine of American protection
was the most pernicious that had ever per
meated the American people. lnvelghlng
against the protective system be SAID that
the decay of the agricultural. interests OF
the country gave the lie to the statement
that protection was for the benefit of the
farmer. This bill was not a protection to
industry but was deprivation of markets.
1t was self-destroying.
THE MARAUDING M'KINLEY TRAIN.
But the whistle of this tariff locomotive
was screaming. Gagged and bound, ne
was still an unwilling passenger on this
congressional limited marauding McKin-
lev tram. The down-east engineer of this
Juppernaut express had thrown the throt-
tie open, the Illinois stoker was shovelllng
in coal, the buckeye conductor was punch
ING tickets. and protection hoodlums were
filling the air with wild hurrahs. The
train was nearing turn where 1t would
certainly jump the track.
The debate was continued in opposl'
ton TO the bill by Nlessrs. Fitch and
Covert of New York, Wilkinson OF Ioulsi-
anna. Grain of Texas, McAdoo of New
Jersey. and McAlillin, and in favor of 1t
by Messrs. Peters. Sweeny, and Dolliver, OF
Iowa, Hit Of Illinois. Cutcheon, Gambler
of Massachusetts,. Evans OF tennessee,
Gear of Iowa, Morse of Massachusetts,,
and Dingley of Maine.
AN INCREASED TAXATION OF 81 PER CAPITA.
Mr.. McMillin asserted that the bill as
agreed TO increased by one dollar the tax
paid by every Caucasian, negro. man,
woman, and child in the land. Referring
TO the reciprocity amendment, he declared
that the reciprocity provision OF the OIL
was q cowardly surrender of the highest
prerogative of the House. The bill gave
the President power not exercised by the
Car of Russia. Heappealed from tie ma
ioritv of the House to the people. who
made and unmade Congresses. Applause
on the Democratic slde.I
Mr.. M'KIsLEY CLOSES.
Mr. Mckinley closed the debate in
speech IN favor of the bill, and at its con
clusion demanded the previous question
amid applause on the Republican side.
The previous question WAS ordered-yeas
15l; nays, 79.
THE REPORT AGREED TO.
The conference report was then agreed
to-yeas, 152 (the Speaker voting IN the
Affirmative; NAYS, 81.
The only deviation from strict party
vote was on the part of Messrs. Coleman
Featherstone and Kelley. who voted with
the Democrats in the negative.
ADJOURNMENT TUESDAY.
Mr.. Mckinley then reported from the
Committee on Ways and Means the reso
luton providing for final adjournment or
Tuesday next. 1t was adopted without
division, and the House. at $50, adjourned