The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-05-22
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS-.
THE TARIFF BILL PASSES THE
HOUSE.
4 Long, Spicy Debate Over it..COl.
Canady's Resignation Before the
Senate.
lBy | uited Press.
House.

WASHINGTON, May 2l.-Atter the
presentation of memorial from the
Manufacturers club of Philadelphia,
asking for the pa sage Of the Mckinley
bill, and that Il go into effect thirty
days after approval, the House went
into committee OF the whole on the
tariff bill, Mr.. Grosvenor, of Oaio, III
the chair
Mr.. Baker. OF New York, offered an
amendment providing that all articles
on importation into the United States,
whether embrAc9d in the free list, or
otherwise, shdil oe subject to and pay
no less rate Of duty than is, or may be
imposed by the country Of export on like
articles imported from the United
States.
Mr.. Anderson, Of KaIsa,, approved
tho amendment saying it would place
1t IN tie power OF the Canadian govern
ment to regulate the United States tar
if.
Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, also ap-
proved it, saying il would wreck the en-
terchange OF comm oditieS between the
United States and every other country,
and would work a great hardship upon
the people
Nc. Mckinley, ut II m, demanded the
previous question and moved the third
reading and eugrossment Of the bill. Di-
vision was demanded by Mr.. Bland, Of
Missouri, and the Speaker, after coun-
ing decided that 13S had voted in the
affirmative, and 12S in the negative
Then the yeas aud nays were demand
ed by Mr.. Mckinley.
The Speaker announced that the yeas
were 16l, the nays 143
Mr. Coleman, of louisiana, and Mr..
Featherstone of Arkansas, republicans,
voted with democrats against the adop.
tion Of the motion.
Mr.. Butterworth of Ohio, and Mr..
Ndlms OF Illinois refrained from voting.
When the result of the ballots had
been announced, Mr.. Mckinley arose
and asked the gentlemen of the minori
q to name the amendments offered by
the ways aud means committee as they
were read, on which ballots were desir-
ed Mr.. Carlisle said that the minor
ity desired votes only on those amend
nents which made increases OF duty
The clerk then began to read amend
ments When be reached that increas
iug the duty on tin plate, the democrats
called for vote. Before the result was
dec ,red by the speaker, Mr.. Kerr. O
Iowa, and Mr.. Thomas, OF Wisconsin
wno had voted with the democrats
against the increase, changed their votes
Mr.. Lind, OF Minnesota, another repub
lican, announced that he had vote,
agaiu. the amendment under misar
preheu sion, and therefore changed hi
vote. The speaker then announced tha
the yeas were l50, the nays l40.
Applause from the democrats greete
the amendment OF the vote which cam
80 near being democratic victory
Messrs. Butterworth, Flick, Henderson
of Iowa, Kelley, Mason, McComas
Mudd AID Taylor, OF illinois, voted wit
tue democrats.
When the ways and means committe
amendment making yarn made of jut
dutiabie at 33 instead Of 20 per cent. wa
read. Mr.. Carlisle asked for vote.
was explained that by typograpbics
error, jute yarn was made dutiabIe /
the bill at 80 per cent, when the way
and means committee had intended ths
il should be dutiable at 35 per cent. Tn
democrats, however, decided to take &C
vantage of the error and called for
vote. Mr.. Mckinley called for the yea
and nays and the clerk started on th
monotony of a roll call.
On this amendment the yeas wei
li3; nays 144, the first democratic VII
tory. democratic applause greeted til
announcement Of the vote The republ
cans who voted against the amendmer
were Anderson. of Kansas, Featherston
Kelly. Lynd, Taylor, of Illinois; DeHavel
Flick. Henderson, of Iowa; Lacey. Sn.
der, Kerr and Dunnell.
After further debate the previor
question was called.
The bill was then passed; yeas 16
nays ll2. amid applause on both sides
the House, the democratic applause b
ing dersive in his character.
WAsHIsGToN, ID. c., May 21.-ln Il
Senate to- day the resignation of Sc
geaut-at Arms Cauady was presented
take effect June 30th. After the routil
business the consideration of the silv