Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-13
Amendments offered to the Tariff
Bull


mittee Of the whole on the tariff BILL
No one desiring to occupy the one min
ute, the clerk pr ceeded TO read the bill by
paragraphs for amendments.
breckenri .ge Of Kentucky offered an
amendment providing that any citizen OF
the United States who manufactures or
produces articles and sells them outside of
the United States shall be entitled to ad
nit free of duty any article of commerce
he may desire to use in his business to the
va ue of the goods exported.
Lost BY vote of SO to Ill.
Anderson of Kansas offered an amend
ment, providing that the President may
suspend the rate of duty on any imported
article when the production, manufacture
or sale Of such article is monopolized or
attempted to be monopolized by any trust
or combustion
McMillin of Tennessee. while advocating
the amendment, expressed belief that it
would not be agreed to, and incidentally
made an earnest attack upon trusts and
combines. Nothing would be done against
trusts a, long as the republicans were in
maj prity in the House.
Grosvenor of Ohio, declared that two
years ago, the leader of the greatest and
most extortionate trust in this couniry,
came to the Capitol, marched into the dark
chamber Of the ways and means committee
and, tigurstively. tool the majority Of that
committee by the head, and shook free
tugar out Of it.
Mills of Texas-"That statement is false.
Every word of it false" [Applause on the
democratic side.
Grosvenor-"Weh hear the old plantation
slogan again" [applause republicans
Mills-"You will always hear it when
you deserve It,"
Grosvenor-"A man who at the head Of
great committee. and pufs his name upon
bill that slnks his party into oblivion had
ought to get indignant. The plantation
ma lners of the gentleman who made the
-ns sch in NV Hsro. VII; ~. d.i,e
from my position
Mills-"Nobody will drive you from
your position of falsehood"
McMillin-"wiliy iii you permit question:"
Grosvenor-"Yes if it is in parliamentary
language. l do not propose to be inter
rupted by shotgun policy"
Applause on republican side.
McMilin-"How is it since the McKin-
ley bill was reported that sugar trust cer-
tifcates have risen more than ten million
dollars and more than six million dollars
within the last week?"
[Applause on democratic side.
Grosvenor-"If the gentleman will tell
me how that during the pendency of DEM
ocratic majority in the House the sugar
rust WAS formed and certificates reached
fabulous prices | will answer his question"
McMillin-"Sugar and jute trusts were
formed under high tariff laws inaugurated
by the republican party. which we were
unable to repeal on account of the republi-
can Senate"
Grosvenor-"Will the gentleman answ er
me question:"
NJ cMiilin-"if the gentleman will ask it
in par liamenrsry language" Laugh er.
Grosvenor-''I will do SO, as I am asking
il Of gentleman who understands parlia-
mentsry language. Laughter Is it not
a fact that the ways and means committee
Of the Fftieth Congress changed its sugar
schedule the day following the visit o;
Hsvemeyer of New York;
McMillin-" 'ris not true a. far as
know, that Havemeyer wa, in Washington
the day before or two days before it. The
sugar schedule was never changed in con-
sequence of any visit of Havemeyer."
Grosvener-'. Did he not visit your com
mittee2"
McMillin-"Never that heard Of"
Grosvenor-"Didh he not visit members
of your cammittee?"
McMiilin-'Never thst heard of, and
all that stuff that the sagsr schedule was
arranged in consequence of this visit was
alb solutely false"
Mills regretted that snything of a per-
sonal character should be thrown into the
debate. He had rot intended 1t He in
tended to discuss the que stion as a question
affecting the public policy Of the country
He did not intend to asssll any gentleman.
and did not believe that any gentleman of
the WAYS and means committee had been
improperly approached.
McKinley-"And do not believe that
any member of the majority of the com
mis;ee on ways and means of the last House
was Improperly approached " Applause
Mills ssid he had frequently remarked
that the sugar trust had procured advan-
tsges in the last Congress. The present
bill allowed the sugar trust . hundred per
cent more than was allowed it by the bill
in the last Congress. No republicans at
tackled the democrats about the advantages
procured by Havemeyer. Hsvemeyer had
ever opened his mouth to him (Milis) on
the subject Of sugar.
Kerr of Iowa suggested that Breckin-
ridge of Arkansas had stated on the floor
that he had . conversation with Have
meyer.
McMillin-'' 'Breckinridgs stated that
Hsvemeyer never was before the commit
'es."
Kerr-"He stated hat he had conversa
ton with Havemeyer.'
McMitlit THAT is another thing"
Breckinriaee of Kentue ky-"Does the
gentle man from lows mean to intimate
that Brecki 1ridge of Arkansas made any
admission on the floor that touched his char
ac,er as a gentleman anc as the repre-
sen alive of the people?"
Kerr-''I an here TO say that not only is
B B-eckinridge of Arkansas an honorable
gentleman but every gentleman on that
side of the House san honorable gentle
man
Brecsinrldge-"Why does ths gentle
msn ask q lestioa which is maart to cas-,
sh insinuatiop upon the gentleman from
Arkaasss?"
K-rr 'eplied that be bad done - because
the msmbsrs Of the ways and mears com
mi,t-e of he last Congress. had admitted
thss they were Influenced just as other
| gentlemen we're Influenced
What was that last state
ment?'
I Ksrr-'I stated that the committee per.
missed i-sef to be Influenced in the interest
of the sugar trust l."
Breckinridge = "And the gentleman,
state mens is simply demoussration made
! in which he locks at public questions, ant
a. to Us absolutely grstuifous and vi.hou
foundation"
Ksrr-"Well, I believe the public un
defstands u.s."
Breckinridge-..It think So Otherwise
should have very p,or opinion Of th'
public rApplause