Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-12
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ley of Ohio moved that the general debate on
the tariff bill be limited to one minute An
absence OF a quorum rendered a call of the
House necessary.
Aquorum appearing the motion was agreed
to (atter two roll calIs). and the House went
into committee of the whole (Mr. Payson OF
Illinois IN the chair on the tariff bill.
No one desiring to occupy the one minute the
clerk proceeded to read the bills by paragraph
for amendments.
MR.. BRECKISRIDGE's AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Breckenridge (Ky.) offered an amend
ment Ito come in after the enacting
cause) providing that any citizen of
the United States who manufactures or
produces articles and sells them out
side of the United States shall be entitled 20
admit free of duty any article of commerce
which he may desire to in his business, TO
the value OF the articles exported
After explaining that his proposition was the
reverse action OF the old principle of rebate.
Mr.. Breckenridge demanded telers ON his
amendment and II was lost. So to III.
MR. ASDERsoN's AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Anderson (Kan.) offered an amendment
providing that the President may suspend the
rate of duty on amy imported article when. in
his Judgment, tine production, manufacture or
sale of such article is monOpohzed or at
tempted to be mOnopoliZed or controlled by
any trust or combination.
lIr. Mc.Iillin Tenn. while advocating the
amendment expressed his belief that IL would
not be agreed 10, and incidentally made an
earnest attack upon trusts and combines.
MR. GRosvENOR's FIREBRAND.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio) threw a iirebrand into
the debate by the declaration that two years
ago the leader of the greatest and most ex-
tortionate trust in the country came to the
{ "a marched ahtap
of the ways and means committee and figura-
lively took the majority of that committee by
the head and shook free sugar ont OF it.
IR. MILLS SAYS THE STATEMENT Is FALSE
Mr.. Mills TEX. Il want to state to the gem
tleman from OHIO that that statement is false.
Every word of it is false. Applause on demo-
cratic side.
THE OLD PLANTATION SLOGAN.
Mr.. Grosveao:-We hear the old plantation
slogan again. Applause on republican side.
Mr.. MIls-Nou viii always near II when you
deserve il.
Mr.. Grosvenor-we hear tho old Texan
slogan again. a man who, at the head of "a
great committee, puts his name upon
IA bill and sinks his party into
oblivion ought to get indignant The
plantation manners of the gentleman vino
made the speech in New Haven will not drive
me from my position.
Mr.. Mis-Nobody will drive YOU from
your position of falsehood.
MIR. McMlIhn Will you permit question!
SHOTGUN POLICY.
Mr.. Grosvenor-Yes, if it is in parliamentary
language. do not propose to be interrupted
by the shotgun policy. lApplause on the re-
publican side
Mr. McMillin-How is it that since the
Mckinley bill WAS reported the sugar trust GER
tificates have risen more than $4,000, COO and
rt,n., = a M N
Applause on the democratic side
Mr.. GrosyenOr-If the gentleman will tell me
how during the pendency OF the democratic
majority in the House the sugar trust was
formed and the certificates reached fabulous
prices viii answer his question.
THE SUGAR TRUST AND THE JUTE TRUST.
Mr. McMillin-The sugar trust and the iute
trust were formed under the high tariff laws
inaugurated by the republican party, which we
were unable TO repeal on account of the repub-
Mr.. Grosvenor-Will the gentleman answer
me a question?
Mr.. Nc cMillin-If the gentleman will ask it
in parliamentary language. lLaughter.I
MR.. GRosvENoR ASKS QUESTION.
Mr.. Grosvenor-Iwil do so, as l am asking it
of gentleman who understands parliamentary
language. [Laughter.I Is it not fact that
the ways and means committee of the Fifteth
Congress changed its sugar schedule
the day following the visit of Mr.. Hayemeyer
of New York?
Mr.. McMillin--'Tis not true so far as know,
that Mr.. Havemeyer was in Washington the
day before or two days before il. The sugar
schedule was never changed in consequence Of
any visit Of Mr.. Hayemeyer.
Mr.. Grosvenor-Did he not.visit your COM
mittee?
Mr.. McMillin-Never that heard Of
Mr.. Grosvenor-Did he not visit members of
your committee?
Mr.. McMillin-Never that heard Of And
ranged in consequence of this visit is abso-
lutely false.
MR.. MILLS REGRETS.
Mr.. Mills regretted that anything of a per-
sonal character should have been thrown into
debate. He had not intended it. He had in
tended and he intends now to discuss this
question as a question affecting the
public policy of the country. He
did not intend to assail any gentle
man. He did not believe that any gentleman
of the majority of the ways and means COM
mittee had been improperly approached.
Mr.. McKInley-And do not believe that
any member of the majority of the committee
on ways and means of the last House was i'm
properly approached. IApplause.l
THE AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
On division the amendment was adopted-
S7-76.
Mr.. Anderson and Mr.. Owens Qnd. being
the only republicans voting in favor of il. The
announcement of the vote was received with
applause on the democratic side.