The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-22
House Passes the Mckinley Tar,
i'll Bill, 164 to 142.
ONLY TWO REPUBLICANS BOLT.
Featherstone and Coleman. Southern
Members, Answer 10.
Ambiguity of the silver Plank in the
R~pab,Scas Platform The Original
Package BiIi--seaator squire's Views
ON Argentine Legissation.

wAsHrssroS CrrY. May cl-when the
House first met this morning and xeas
into csmmitles OF the whole on the tariff
bill, Baker of New York offered an amend
mert p, ovlding that ri: articles OF impoFta-
ton into The United States. whether en-
braesd in the free list or otherwise. shall
pay no less rate of dnty than is imposed
by the country of export on like articles
exported into the United States.
Butterworth opposed the amendment
and said be regretted that there was no
opportunity TO ascertain the consensus of
opinion on his own side Of the house con-
cerning this bill. Democratic sppiause.l
The committee OF the whole had
proceeded along the line of the
bill for number OF days. then
the gentlemen OF the committee on ways
and means had taken the floor, ANA held it
with amendments until nearly the last
hour. 50 that amendments which ether
gentlemen might desire to submit, could
not have the consideration necessary to
determine what the consensus OF opinion
was. 1t was not fixed that the erk OF the
Republican covenant was committed to a
feH. He regretted tha. there had not been
q conference which would enable the MEM
hers TO prune the bill.
Brewer of Michigan said the time for
debate had been frittered away By the
other side. He was in favor Of the bill be-
cause il was carrying out pledges made to
the American people. tAppause.l
Al this time the House was in the great
est confusion, in the midst of which the
hour OF noon arrived, when the committee
rose and reported the bill to the House.
Mckinley demanded the previous question
on the bill and amendments. The Demo-
Gratis demanded the yeas and nays, and
the previous question was orGcred--yeas
l61, nays 143.
The amendments we're then read in de-
tail. The first amendment on which q sep
arate vote was demanded, was one chang
ing the phraseology Of the tin plate clause.
1t was adopted by narrow margin-yeas
150. nays lac.
The next vote was equally close, but tits
time the Democrats were victorious, the
amendment fixing the duty On juts iron At
- per cent bsing defeated, ysss lls, nays
La The duty - fixed BY the bill i 80 per
cent
The next amendment. thal bringing
Russia camel's hair into class of the rool
schedule. was agreed to-yeas l4S. nays
i3s. The amendment providing that the
duty on uoOlea and vorstsd yarns yslnsd
q not more fhan 80 csnts psf sound shall
Be two and one-half times the duty on un-
washed wool of the FIRST class and IS per
cent. I'd valorem. was rejected-yeas l37,
nays i4a The bill nov fixes the duty at
twice the duty on unwashed wool of the
first class and IS per cent nd valorem.
The amendment providing that on
woolen and worsted goods and ell manu-
factured wool and worsied not otherwise
provided for. valued at not more than 80
cents per pound, there shall be imposed Z
duty of three times the duty imposed on
unwashed wool OF the first class and 10 per
cent nd valorem. was rejected--yeas l43.
nays IA. This leaves the duty ct twice
the duty on unwashed wool and 20 per
cent, I'd valorem.
The Republicans who voted with the
Democrats on the wooden and worsted
goods and yarn amendment were Ander-
son OF Kansas. Consfock, Dolliver, Dun
nell. Feathersfone, Flick. Henderson of
Iowa. Kerr of Iowa, Lind, Struble, sweeney
and Taylor of Illinois
The amendment imposing duty OF 80
per cent ad valorem on manufactures OF
silk not specially provided for. and provid-
ing that all suc.. manufactures of which
wool or hair OF the camel. goat or other
like animal Is q component material shall
be classified as manufactures of wool, was
agreed to-ayes l55. nays ii2
The vinegar amendment adopted last
night in committee OF the whole, was
adopted--yeas ia. nays 3s.
This was the last amendment, and en-
grossment and third reading of the bill
having been ordered, Carlisle offered the
following amendment:
R<soinsa. That the pending bin be reeommit-
ted to the committee on ways aud means, with
instructions To r. port the bill to the House At
the earliest possible day. so amended a. TO re
Guce the revenues OF the government hy re-
dsssng the burdens al taxation on the people
instead OF reducing the duties by imposing pro-
btbitory rates OF taxation upon i'm ported gco9a
Democratic Appisase
The resolution was defeated, i40 to isa.
Republican applause
The bill was then passed--ysas i64. navs
IA. Following is the detailed vote:
yEAs-i6l
Adams. Alien iMica}, Anderson Kan ). Ar.
mold. Atkinson pal, Atkinson wv Val Baker.
Banks. Bsgsine. Bowien, Belknsp. Bergsu Bins-
ham. Bliss, Boothmar, Boute!le. Bsyne Beck.
with. Beaden. Brewer. Rrosius Brewer, Browne
gysi r. N. Beowne. BncAaaan ~. ~. Burrnws
Rar.on. BnIerwergh. Caldwell. Caadser Mass
Cannon. Garter. Ceswcil. Cheaase. Chesttam
Clark gNls.h togswell. ConssoeS. Copgsr
Cooper i0htoa, Craig. csl5erssen PA,
csi,E hecn. Dalxaii. psrsiagsNn De Haven.
De LAac. pingiey. poiiiveg Dorsev DunusiI.
Evsns. Ews-s, FsrQnhs-, Finley. F8cs Flaoi.
frank funst ID. sEar Gsst. Clifford tf-eeuhasxe.
Grcsvsner, Han. Hanso-oass. HaFzHes HAuxen.
asnarsson GID, Henderson Iows) Her ana.
HsEi. Hlsr. uapSigs. Hoax. kelley, kennxssy
Kerr Iowa 6etchsm- E1Hsey. Euagr. Lacey
Ia Fsiief'e. Lsialsw. lansing. Lsws, fehlhach.
Lsud Losise. Mason, Nc ozass, MeCore. Meier
mics. MeKeana. MsEiniey, Miss. Minixen.
". esrt. Moore ~. II ]. Anrey. Morrill,. Mo-ruw
MoFse. MuGd, N.-arznxhass. Sase. o Don
neil. oNeiA trenn-A osssras. owea
uai.A, Psyns. PeFslnss fsexier, Post,
FEgs'eY, gsxs kensusa, Rsiass Esnzfar R.v.
Rry barn, Kias, Raxkweli. RowesL Russell. saa.
ssys, sawyer, scrsa on. scusl. sasrmsa. -
meDas. Sza'tA iTlh Smi:a sw. Val sayse-.
: yses. ~Fooasr. e hens q. stewzrs w.
sssTers. Ssoexarsgs e >graele. sweu~v, TassoY
flllh Tsy3er gTear.l. T. 2. 5ayfa., Jos "a n
Tsyias. rnon a, TAoay ysoa. Towaseaa gC.se.a.
Ieass. "a srs.s, vaassvsr. vsa seEaAex. wass-
del. Asss. wzser Mas @asssee s2sssl