The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-26
SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
COOmbS Offers an Outline for a Tar
if Bill.

Representative Payne Asks Sarcas-
tioally Whether Such a Measure
Would Be Constitutional, According
to the Terms of the Chicago Plat
form Representative Lane, of Ill-
nois, Speaks in Opposition'to the
Bankruptcy Bill.
Washington, Oct 25.-In the House to-
day Mr. Caminetti this morning asked
unanimous consent for the consideration
separation of the independence and
Visalia land districts of Califor-
MIA Mr.. Coffin withdrew his objection
and the resolution was passed.
Mr.. Coombs, dem, of Brooklyn, crea-
ted something of a sensation and some
amusement by Offering a resolution out
lining plan for a tariff bill, and in
structing the ways and means committe
to bring in a bill in accordance with its
provisions. The bill, according to the
resolution, shall have four schedules.
A-Composed Of articles free of duty,
including all raw materials.
B-Articles to pay a duty of 10 per
cent.
C-Articles of luxury, wine, spirits and
tobacco upon which a duty must be
charged sufficient, at least to protect
manufacturers who pay the internal reve
nue. tax.
D-A schedule for the protection of
labor.
AN UNCLAssIFIED SCHEDULE.
All articles not covered by the prece
ding list are to go into an unclassiied
schedule After the amount of revenues
paaHnd shall ha acanptaiUa1 nd tho
amount of revenue to be obtained from
the first four schedules shall have been
deducted from the amount needed, the
remainder shall be raised by import take
on unclassifed articles. The principle 10
govern in the formation of schedule d
and the unclassificd schedule is to have
regard for the protection of the labor
cost wherever difference of labor cost
exists between this country and abroad.
When the reading of the resolution had
been completed, Mr.. Payne, of New York,
asked sarcastically whether such a bill
would be constitutional according to the
terms of the Chicago platform.
Mr. Cultivate insisted that the reso-
luton be referred to the ways and means
committee, and it was so referred
Mr.. McRae called up his bill for the
protection Of forest reservations. The bill
is bitterly antagonized by the far western
members. Several filibuste"ing motions
were made, but quorum had not been
developed when the morning hour expired,
and debate on the bankruptcy bill was re-
sumed
LANE OPPOSES THE BILL.
Mr.. Lane, of Illinois, took the floor in
| opposition to the measure He made the
| broad statement that a bankruptcy bill
| could not be passed in this country at this
| time. If man fails for 30 days to pay an
obligation that has become due, he for
| feits his estate. The bankruptcy laws of
no other country were more drastic, more
merciless, than this. His people were
| debtors Their farms were mo rtgaged.
! Agriculture was depressed Farm lands
! worth $40 few years ago, sold for $50 to-
| day. Horses worth Sl75 could be bought for
| $50; sheep that brought s. were bargains
! at $3.50. In the name of heaven does a
democratic congress intend to force a
| farmer in times Of such depression to go
| a hundred miles to be brought up in a
! federal court to pay a bankrupt merchant
in his own town. The eastern creditors
would foreclose western mortgages.
Mr.. Kilgore, of Texas, who led the fl
| ibuster against the bill in the last con-
| gress, made u strong speech against the
measure. He analysed the bill section by
! section, giving many practical illustra-
| tions of it's effects
Pending further debate the House, at
| 400 p. m, adjourned.