Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
REGRETS THE BYNUM AFFAIR.
Bayne Intended no Reflection on the Gentle
man from Indiana.
TAKE THE TAX OFF NECEssARIEs
Henderson of Iowa Argues That the
People Would Rather Have Free
Raiment Than Cheaper
whisky.

WAsufvGToS, May 19.-The house went
into committee of the whole on the tariff bill
today. Mr. Wilson Of West Virginia took
the floor on question of personal privilege.
He made a statement concerning the coutro-
versy between Bayne, Bynum and himself
about the Campbell afIldavit. He asked Mr..
Bayne If he endorsed the charges contained
In Campbells letter so far as they applied to
him (Wilson) and Mr.. Bayne replied express
ing regret that the controversy had occurred,
and denied that he intended any reflection on
either Mr.. Bynum or Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. VIII
son then said he had no further statement to
make and the subject was dropped.
The committee then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the bill, the pending amend
ment being that made by Mr.. Funston of
Kansas, striking from the metal schedule the
proviso shat silver ore and all other ores con-
tanning lead shall pay duty of - cents per
pound on the lead contained therein, accord
ing to the sample and assay at the port of
entry.
The amendment was defeated after some
debate
=, The amendments offered Saturday by Mr..
Mckinley to the internal revenue clause Of
the bill were adopted, as were also a number
OF others of Mr.. McKinley's amendments re-
garding the tobacco and snuff tax, among
them one that the internal taxes on smoking
and manufactured tobacco and snuffs be
cents a pound reducing the bond of cigar
manufacturers from 800 to Sl00
Mr.. Henderson of Iowa spoke in favor of
restoring the present internal tax on tobacco
and offered an amendment to that effect.
"The people believe" he said, "that this tax
was the last which should be taken from their
shoulders. They preferred that the tax
should be taken from the necessities of life
rather than from the pipe, cigar and the
whisky Jug The main question before the
house was whether the treasury contained
enough money to pay the expenses of the
government" At such time he did not be-
lieve in taking the tax from tobacco. He did
not propose with soldiers of the union knock
ing at the doors of the capitol, to take the tax
off tobacco
Mr.. Tucker of Virginia offered and advo-
Gated an amendment abolishing the tax on to-
bacco.
Mr. Kerr of Iowa favored the repeal of the
tobacco tax. Under the system of monopoly
in the production of whisky and the tobacco
tax, these articles had been more demoraliz-
ing to the people than any other taxes i'm
posed
Mr. Mckinley said the committee had not
abolished the tax on tobacco, because the
not necessary to abolish it in order to pre-
serve the protective system
Mr. fuckers amendment was rejected-6S
to llS.
Messrs. Atkinson, McComas, Kerr, Lea
bach, Ewart, Waddcll, Brown of Virginia
and NIudd voted with the democrats.
Messrs. Heard, Williams of Illinois, Owens
Z OF Ohio, Tarsney and Morgan voted with the
republicans.
Henderson's amendment was also rejected
go TO lis.
Henderson offered another amendment re-
storing the present rate of duty on wool and
w0olenS. Pending vote the committee rose
and the house adjourned