Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-20

came manner in which hundreds and thou
sands Of bills bad been referred daring the
present session.
Point Of order vas raised BY the gentle
man from Illinois (Cannonl, !, put the chair
Ia an embarrassing position because the
proposed action Of the House Vas q decls-
ration that Al error vas made in the pArii-
amentary lav. Ii vas proposed to erase
from tue Journal the question Of fact
while the chair might have some doubt
Aboa. the point of order. be felt that il VS.
= question the House ought to determine.
and you'd therefore over rule the point Of
order and submit the question to the
House.
| CAnnan moved to table Mile fesolutioas.
Ga standing vote it Vas carried 100 to no
Morrow Of California. Bartiu Of Nevada,
| Townsend Of Colorado, voted With the
democrats. They stood in . little group
on the extreme ~ss'srn side of the hall
and we're ove'l ~ by the Speaker in the
first count Morrow called attention to
the omission and is Vas ree'ited. Motion
to table sas lost, yeas. lis; nays. isS. |
Question REQUIRED on the Mllfs resolution |
was agreed TO. yeas, l2i; nays, III. At
the conclusion the roll call vote stood yeas. |
liz nays. III. The change of one vote |
you'd be necessary to defeat the resolution |
By tie vote, the change being made by |
Funston Of Kansas amid defisive jeers |
of the democrats. This left the vote yeas.
lis; nays. lis. The change proved una
| vaihng.
Abbott of Texas And Bullock of Florida, |
whose names had not been recorded, stated
they had voted in the affirmative, and the |
Speaker accepting their statement. the vote |
l a.. u -,
arose amid demo cratic laughter and
| changed his vote to Affirmative, and the |
vote hpaliy announced was, yeas l2l, nays
III. Mckinley vas then recognized to
move . r. consideration and also to move An |
adjournment. Mills managing to sandwich |
in = motion to lay the motion to reconsider |
on the table.
On motion " lay Mills resolution on the
table, the following republicans voted with
the democratic in the negative Bartin.
Carter. Dellaven, Ewart. Kelly. Morrow,
and Townsend Of Colorado. On the reso.
| luton itself Esert did not vote. The other
gentlemen mentioned voted with the demo-
Gratis in the affirmative. Mckinley voted
in the affirmative, but only for the purpose
Of moving . reconsideration. The motion
to adjourn vas loSt. yeas. ll9, nays l20.
Mills motion to table the motion 10 recon
sider vas sgreed to. yeas l2l. nays ia.
Mile moved the approval Of the journal
US amended. asking to withdraw the pre-
Amble which recites an order of reference
made by the Speaker referring the silver
bill to the committee on coinage, IS the
Seights and measures are incorrect usder
the rules of the House and are done with
out authority unler such rules
Mckinley objected, and the question re-
Cured on the adoption Of the preamble WAS
lost. Yeas. l09; nays l2l. (Republicsn
applause.
Springer moved the approval Of the
journal rs amended, pending which en-
motion Of Mckinley, the House at o'clock
adjourned.
What Will Become OF the Silver Bin2
The status Of the silver bill, after the
action Of the House today 10 purely profile
matical. 1t 10 In the possession of the
clerk of the committee on coinage, weights
and measures, and he has no lthority to
surrender its custody except upon order Of
the House or Speaker. No such an order
was made by the House and the Speaker is
not likely to recall it.
There is no record on the journal that
any referance Of measure had been made
and it is doubtful whether the motion to
discharge the committee of the whole from
further consideration OF the measure will
be in order or even whether the committee
on rules can report on the resolution fixing
the day for its consideration. The bill is
in the possession of Chairman Congess and
he will refuse to take any action in dissen-
ance with the wish Of the ma siority Of the
committee. The journal of "Wednesday
hiss not been approved. Some method may
be devised to relieve the House from it's
present dilemma.
Blaine's Letter on Pan-Americans
Idea for Customs Union.
President Harrison today transmitted 10
Congress letter from Secretary Blaine
conveying a report of the Pan-A merican
conference upon the subject of customs
union. In his letter, Blaine says: The con
ference recommended that the several gov.
ernments represented negotiate reciprocity
treaties upon such basis as would be sc-
ceptable in each case. taking into consider
alton the special situations. conditions and
interests of each country. with a view TO
promote their common welfare"
The delegates from Chill and Argentine
republic did not concur in these recon-
mendations for the II ason that the attitude
of our Congress at that time was not such
A. to encourage them to expect favorable
responses from the United States in return
for concessions which their government
might offer. They had come here with the
expectation that our government and peo-
pie desired TO make whatever concessions
we're necessary and possible to increase
trade between the United States and the ,
two countries named. The unfortunate
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rival in Washington, in search of reciprocal
trade, should have read in the daily pres,
the propositions pending in Congress, to
impose heavy duty upon Argentine hides, +,
which for many years have been upon the
free list, and increase tn, duty on Argen-
tine wool.
Since the adoption Of the re ,mmenda-
tions Of the conference, which herewhh
inclose. hides have been restored to the free ,
list. but the duty upon carpet wool remsins.
and, as the Arge ntire delegates declared,
represents the only concession We have to
offer them 10 exchange for the removal of
duties upon our peculiar products. A con
siderable portion of bis letter 10 devoted ty
Mr.. Blaine to statistics showing the value
and amount Of the commerce of the Cen
tral and South American States, in which
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limited extent. He says. to escape the de-
lay and uncertainty of treaties. it been
suggested that practical and prompt mode
of testing the question, Vas to submit an
amendment to the pending tariff bill author
izing the Presidens to declare the ports Of
the United States free to all the pro
ducts Of any nation of the Ameri-
can hemisphere upon which no export
duties imposed whenever and 30 long a.
such nation shall admit TO its ports free Of
all nations), provincial (Statel municipal
or other taxes. our -four. corn meal, other
bread stufs. preserved meats. fish, vege-
tables. fruits. cotton seed oil, rye. other
provisions, including all articles Of food,
lu nber, furniture. other articles of wood,
agricultural implements, machinery, mir
ing and mechanical machinery, structural
steel. iron. steel rails, Locomotives, railway
cars and supplies. street cars. refined petro-
leum. I mention these particular articles
because they have been most frequently
referred 10 as those With which valuable
exchange could be readily effected.
This list could no doubt be proftably err
larstd BY 4 careful investigation of the
needs and advantages of both the home and
foreign markets. The opinion Was general
among the foreign delegates that the legis-
lation herein referred to would lead TO the ,,
opening of new and profitable markets for
products of which re have so large = sur
plus. and thus invigorate every branch Of
agricultural and mechanical industry. OF
Course the changes involved in these prop
ositions would be rendered impossible if
Congress should repeal the duty on sugar
by direct legislation, instead Of allowing
the same object to he attained by the re-