The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-30
CLASSIFICATION OF wooLExs.
4 Revision Bill Causes y Tariff skirmisl,
In asx f.s rata nlsnfxuat IL.

s 4 Revision Bill Causes = Tariff skirmish
Democrats Obstruct IL.
WARRINGTON CIrY. April g. the
Heuse the Senate resolution was concurred
b concerning the irrigation OF arid lands
u he valley OF the Rio Grande. The pres
ident is requested to negotiate with Mexico
NTH view to the irrigation OF the valley.
An amendment was agreed TO requesting
~ president TO include I'm the negotia-
lions eli other subjects of interest which
may be deemed to affect the present or
rospective relations Of the governments.
1hs postoffice appropriation bill was re-
ported and placed on the calendar.
senate bill was passed for the dispose! OF
ths Fort Sedgwick military reservation in
Colorado and Nebraska.
The House went into committee Of the
whole on the bill providing for the CLASH
6cation OF worsted cloths rs wooden. Mr..
Dingley said the object OF the bill was to
make clear questions which had arisen in
regard to the classification OF worsted
goods under the existing tariff and TO cor
net I'll doubt and misapprehension.
nr. Carlisle said the effect of the bill
Uoold be simply to raise the compensatory
6u(y on worsted cloths from Island "a cents
y IS cents, thus placing these goods on the
ome footing ~ wooden cloths. The pres
ent secretary OF tho treasury, in the face Of
he law, had decided that no legislation
Vas necessary to correct the inequality. and
that under the law DO would direct Gus
toms officers to impose the specific duty OF
3 cents on Worsted cloths. Importers
paid the higher rate of duty under protest
ID the circuit court OF New York IL had
hen decided that the higher rate was I'M
authorized. and the decision would un-
doubtedly be affirmed by the supreme
court. The importer would recover from
The public treasury all that he had paid in
excess OF is or "a cents. after having al
ready added that excess to the price 10 the
consumer. This could not be prevented
now, but congress could prevent importers
from continuing this until the supreme
court rendered a decision. 1t was the
duty OF congress TO protect the people and
Ne treasury against this wrong.
Mr.. Mills said the secretary of the ,rea-
sury's decision was palpable violation of
The law. To save the government from
plunder authorised by the illegal act of the
socretAry, to save the people from the bur-
den OF paying duty twice. the government
and people had TO yield 10 ralpahle
wrong. As the bill WAS IL might be better
70 pass II than 10 have the people pay duty
twice.
Mr.. McMiilin OF Tennessee opposed the
bill.
The committee then rose and Mr.. Ding
ley moved that further debate be limited To
forty minutes.
Mr.. McMiliin though. this too short. and
the consequences was three roli-calls before
the motion was agreed To, and another
roll call was necessary 10 resolve the House
back into committee.
Messrs. Springer of Illinois, Wilson Of
West Virginia and Breckenridge of Ken
lucky opposed the bill.
Mr.. Mckinley defended the decision Of
the secretary ri the treasury. The bill pro-
vided for simple justice. Ii did not in-
crease the duty now paid. IL was pad
under the decision OF the secretary and all
the bill did was 10 continue the collection
Of the duty under the Interpretation OF the
Law given by the secretary.
Mr. Breckenridge Of Kentucky offered
On amendment providing for free raw wool
and duty of IS per cent. al valorem on
worsted and WOODEN cloths after the ist at
October, fsa0 The chairman ruled the
amendment ont on a point OF order on the
ground that the hill referred 10 classified
Ton and not 10 rates OF duty. Mr.. hTeck-
enridge appealed. hu, the decision was ssts-
0ined by 10 10 -. The commiste then
rose and reported the bill 20 the House.
On the passage of the bill. no quorum
voted and. there teine no quorum present.
Mr.. ninFley, in view of the fact that Re-
publican caucus had been called for this
evening at 80. moved sn adjournment
which was carried.