Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-22
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sucb Was the House of Reprcsent-
atives To-day When the MCKINLEY
Riil Was Reported.
Associated Press Dispatch by special Wires.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-For half an hour
before noon to-day the House OF Repre-
sentatives, In committee OF the whole, was
perfect bedlam. No respect was given 10
the rules; no attention was paid 10 tne
recognition Of the chairman aud nproar
WAS the order OF the hour. At noon the
committee rose and reported the Mckinley
Tariff bill to the House.
ORDERED TO THIRD READING.
The previous question on the engross-
ment and third reading OF the Dill and
amendments was ordered by vote OF yeas,
161: nay, 148.
Mr. Coleman (La) and Mr.. Featherstone
(Ark.) were the only Republicans voting In
the negative.
on tae vote Of ordering the previous
question Messrs. Adams Qll.) and Butter
worth (Ohio) reirained from voting. The
following paics were announced: Messrs.
Peters and Hooker, Cornell and Walker
(Miss.) Grout and Bankheed, Reed DAD
and S.ockdale Turner (Kan.) and Norton,
Payson and LAWYER.
The first amendment upon which sep
arate vote was demanded was that chang
ing the phraseology OF the tin plate clause,
and 1t was adopted-yeas, 100; nays, l49.
DEMooRATTo MOVE FOR REDUCTION.
| The Democratic minority Of the ways and
| means committee, as the result OF coneul-
tatIou sis morning, instructed mir. Carlisle
| to offer In the House at the proper time a
motion to recommiC the tariff Dill
/ to the ways and means committee
\ with instructions TO report back bill re-
duclng taxation from existing rates. or
course 1t is not expected that the motion
i will prevail but the purpose OF It's submits
sion Is to place the Democratic members
on record as endeevoring to carry out the
Views contained In the national platform.
DEMOCRATS SCORE VICTORY.
A committee amendment to restore inte
yarns from 80 per cent Gas In the bil) to 80
per cent. the present rate, was rejected
yeas, 143; nays. IA.
The Republicans voting with the Demo-
Gratis agGinst the amendments we're Messrs
Anderson, Featherstone, Kelley. Lind
Taylor, DeHaven, Flick, Henderson, Lacy
snyder, Kerr, Dunnell.
The effect Is to reduce the duty Ave pei
cent BY taking advantage Of misprint 10
the bill and Is the first Democratic victor,
SO far.
TIE PROCEEDINGS IN COMMITTEE.
The House went into committee OF TIT
, whole (hIr. Grosvenor Of Ohio, IN the chair
on the tariff bill.
/ MIR. Baker On. Y.) offered an amendmen
providing that ali articles on importation
into the United States whether embraced II
the free list or otherwise, shall be subiec
to and pay no less rate Of duty than is
may be imposed by the country Of eEpor
on like articles exported into the Unite
Z States. This amendment, he said, was Il
4 the interest of good government
) Mr.. Anderson (Ken.) opposed the amend
4 ment on the ground that 1t would place
' In the power of the Canadian governmen
! to regulate the tariff Of the United States
h He was in favor OF protection, but he wa
a bitterly and unRlterably opposed to III
i abuse OF II. He did not propose to a!lo'
!. the Canadian government to usurp IL
v power OF the American Congress.
q Mi. Butterworth co. opposed the annent
< ment. It would wreck the interchange {
i commodities between the United Stat,
4 and every other country and would Wei
v great hardship upon the people.