Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-20
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The Tariff Debate-Bayne Apologies to
Wilson and Bynum.

wilson and Bynum.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-The house this
morning again went into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill. After the
chairman had given sharp admonition
to the spectators in the gallery that
they must preserve order, Wilson, Of
West Virginia, took the floor on ques-
tion of personal privilege. He asked
Bayne if he indorsed the charges con-
tained in Campbell's letter SO far as
they applied to him (Wilson). and
Bayne replied, expressing regret that
controversy had occurred, and denied
that he intended any reflection on
either Bynum or Wilson. Wilson then
said he had no further statement to
make, and the subject was dropped.
The house then, in committee OF the
whole, proceeded to the consideration Of
the tariff bill, the pending amendment
being that offered by Funston, of Kan
sas, striking from the metal schedule
the proviso that silver ore, and all other
ores containing lead, shall pay duty OF
IL cents a pound on the lead contained
therein.
Frank, of Missouri, regretted that the
amendment emanated from the repub-
lican side, and opposed it.
the importation of Mexican ores was a
blessing to American miners, as we'll as
to workingmen engaged in smelling. In
the name of American labor he pro-
tested against the proviso which would
control the output of the American
mines.
Grain, of Texas, said the lead-silver
proviso was illustrative of the logical
sequence of protection, namely, the pro-
hibition of importations. The adoption
of the proviso in the bill meant ruin to
the frontier towns, and incalculable in
jury to American capital invested in
Mexico.
Dubois, of Idaho, objected to Hop
kins posing as representative OF the
miners. No word in favor of free lead
was heard from the representatives OF
the miners. The amendment struck a
blow not only at the miners, but at the
silver producers.
Perkins, of Kansas, protested against
the amendment as putting the Ameri-
can miner in competition with the MeXi-
can workman.
Townsend, of Colorado, said the amend
ment was in the interest of the Mexican
miner. 1t would ruin the mining indus
try of the west.
Clunie, of California, and Bartine, OF
Nevada, also opposed the amendment
vigorously.
1t was then rejected, "a to 1876, Hop
kins, Funston, Maisch, Butterworth,
Kelly, Post, Adams, Gear and Morrill,
voting in the affirmative, and Clunie in
the negative.
Hopkins offered an amendment pro-
viding that ore containing silver and
lead shall pay duty of half cent a
pound on the lead contained therein.
Lost, 101 to 122.
The amendments offered Saturday by
Mckinley, to the internal revenue clause
OF the bill were adopted, as were also a
number of others OF McKinley's amend
ments, regarding the tobacco and snuff
tax; among them one that the internal
taxes on smoking and manufactured to-
bacco and snuff be four cents pound,
and reducing the bond of cigar manu-
facturers from $500 to 800.
Henderson, of Iowa, spoke in favor OF
the present internal tax on tobacco, and
offered an amendment to that effect.
The people believe, he said, that this tax
is the last that should be taken from
their shoulders. They prefer that the
tax should be taken from the necessi-
ties of the table, rather than from the
pipe, cigar and whiskey jug. The main