Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-29
TARIFF BILL PASSED.


Hproar and Confusion In the House ON the
Last Day of Debate ON the Tariff Bill
Passage 81 the BIN.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The scene In
the House yesterday was . confusing
If not exciting one. The object Of mem
bers on both sides seemed to be to out
vie each other in creating noise
When the House went into committee
on the Tariff bill Mr.. Baker, of New
York, offered an amendment providing
that all articles on importation into the
United States, whether embraced in the
free list or otherwise, shall pay no less
rate of duty than may be imposed by the
country of export on like articles ex-
ported from the United States
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, opposed the
amendment on the ground that it would
place it in the power of the Canadian
Government to regulate the tariff of the
United States.
Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, opposed the
amendment and said it would wreck the
interchange of commodities between the
United States and every other country
and would work great hardship upon
the people. He regretted that there was
no opportunity to ascertain the consen-
sus of opinion on his own side Of the
House touching the bill Democratic
applause The Committee of the
Whole had proceeded along the lines
of the bill for a number of days
and then the gentlemen on the
Committee on Ways and Means had
taken the floor and held it with amend
ments until nearly the last hour, so that
amendments which other gentlemen
might desire to submit could not have
the consideration which was necessary
to determine what the concensus of
opinion was. It was not fixed that the
ark of the Republican covenant was
committed to few and he regretted
that there had not been that conference
which would enable members to prune
the bill.
Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, appealed to
the House in these closing moments to
adopt the amendment proposed by him
to gradually reduce duties which were
in excess of so per cent. He said the
increase of 100 per cent in the tax on
hops would be serious injury to a large
class of industrious and intelligent Ger
man population.
During this brief discussion the House
was in a turmoil. The demands of the
chair for order were UNDECIDED.
In the midst of the confusion the hour
OF noon arrived and Tin accordance with
the special rule adopted, and without
vote being reached on Mr.. Bakers
amendment,) the committee arose and
reported the bill to the House.
Mr.. Mckinley demanded the previous
question on the bill and amendments.
The Democrats demanded the yeas and
nays and the previous question was Or
dered-yeas t61, nays 143. Mr.. Cole
man, of Louisiana, and Featherstone, of
Arkansas. voted with the Democrats,
and Mr.. Adams, of Illinois, and Mr.. But
terworth declined to vote.
The amendments were then read in
detail. The first amendment on which a
separate vote was demanded was one
changing the phraseology of the tin
plate clause. 1t was adopted by the
narrow margin of $50 to 149.
The next vote was equally close, but
this time the Democrats were victorious,
the amendment fixing the duty of jute
yarn at 35 per cent. being defeated
yeas, 145; nays, IA.
The amendment providing that the
duty on wooden and worsted yarns,
valued at not more than 80 cents per
pound, should be six and one-half times
the duty imposed on a pound of un-
washed wool of the first class and IS
per cent. ad valorem, was rejected-yeas
1877. nays 14S. The bill now fixes the
duty at twice the duty of the unwashed
wool of the first class and 35 per cent.
ad valorem.
The Republicans who voted with the
Democrats on the wool and worsted
goods and yarn amendments were: An
| derson of Kansas, Comstock, Dolliver,
Dunnel1, Featherstone, Flick, Hender-
son of Iowa, Kerr of Iowa, Lacey, Lind,
Struble, sweeney and Taylor of Illinois.
The amendment providing that on
wooden and worsted goods, and all man
ufacturers of wool and worsted, not
otherwise provided for, valued at not
more than thirty cents pound, there
shall be imposed duty of three times
the duty imposed ON a pound of un-
washed wool of the first class and of 40
per cent. ad valorem, was rejected-yeas
143, nays 146. This leaves the duty at
twice the duty on unwashed wool and 40
per cent. ;ad valorem.
The amendment to the paragraph inn
posing aduty of so per cent. ad valorem
on all manufactures of silk, not especial
ly provided for. providing that all such
| manufactures, of which wool or hair of
the camel, goat or other like animals
| was component material, should be
classified as manufactures of wool, was
agreed to-yeas 1855, nays 142.
The vinegar amendment adopted in
| Committee of the Whole was agreed to
yeas 1854, nays 13S.
This was the last amendment and the
| engrossment and third reading of the
| bill having been ordered, Mr.. Carlisle,
of Kentucky, offered the following
| amendment:
Resolved. That the pending bill be recon.
mitted to the Committee on Ways and Means
with Instructions to report the same back to
he House at the earliest possible day. SO
| amended by substitute orsOtherwise as to re.
| duce the revenues of the Government by re.
| ducing the burdens of taxation on the people
| instead of reducing the duties by imposing
prohibtOry rates Of taxation upon imported
| goods.
The resolution was defeated, yeas,
l40; nays, 100, and the bill then passed
by vote of 1874 yeas to142 nays, Messrs.
Featherstone (Ark.) and Coleman Ola
voting with the Democrats.
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