St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-14
MANY BIG REDUCTIONS.
Nc Millin Points Out Good Feat
ures in the Bill.

Nc Millin Points Out Good Feat
ures in the Bill.
McMillin Dem.. Tenn.) followed Mr..
Reed. He began by recalling in connec-
ton with Mr.Reed's prophecy of political
disaster to the Democrats of the house,
the overthrow of the Republican house
after the passing of the Mckinley bill
in 1890. After criticising Mr.. Reed for
not discussing the question at issue, he
proceeded to point out some good feat
ures of the senate bill, free wool, free
lumber, free hemp, ETC., and the reduc-
tons III the general schedules. The
duties in the chemical schedule Of the
senate bill about to be adopted. he said,
were reduced from So to "a per cent :;
metals and metal manufactures from IS
TO sc per cent; wood and wood manu-
features from 81 to %; tobacco, 1T to
los; cotton, SO to 43; fax, hemp and
jute, 43 to Al; wool and woolens. 50 to
As; silk and silk manufactures, SO to
46: pulp and paper, % to 90; sundries
: from 26 to 24; total reduction from 50 to
80 per cent. Mr.. Mcmillan eulogized
other features, including extensions of
involved in the income tax provision,
which taxed not what people consumed,
but what they had.
Ir. Burrows
(Rep., Mich said the chairman of the
ways and means committee had been
deserted by his party associates. In
semi-humoroHs manner he quoted from
MIR. Wilson's speech when the bill
Ia 10 at
all who paraded as tariff refurmerS were
in line when the musketry began te
rattle. Now the chairman of the COM
mittee leads the retreat, aud asks you
to adopt the bill which gives public de-
VotlOn 10 the most mOnStrous trust in
this country"
Friday last Mr.. Burrows declared
was remarkable day in the history of
the bill. The house was firm that morn
ing, but when MIR. Vest in the senate
threatened to turn on the calcium light
and expose the secrets Of the confer
ence, come what would, the Democrats
of the house had fallen OH their knees
Democratic jeersl. The democratic
executive, heretofore firm. was quiet
ana yielding when he heard that threat
So the caucus met. and all was aban.
doned. 1t was not compromise. 1t was
unconditional surrender. In view OF
what the president had said OF the bill,
in view of the rumorS that would cling
to it forever. the president would belle
his character if he did not return 1t
with all his scOrn and contempt, and
the interrogotory: SIS thy servant a
dog that he should DO this thing?"
Republican applause.
Mr.. Wilson then yielded few min
uteS to
NIr. Pence, of Colorado.
the leader Of the Populists. who said
that the Populists had thought, and
thought still, that the contest over the
tariff between the two old parties was
good deal of a mock conflict and sham
battle. He was convinced this was true
when he saw the mock fury of Mr.. Bur
rows Like Mr.. Burrows. however, ne
did not know what the president would
do. Nor did any one else Oh this floor
unless" he added as he locked up and
saw Mr.. Tracey, of New York, in the
chair, "unless it is you, Mr.. Speaker"
This sally at Mr.. Tracey's expense
brought down storm of applause. Mr..
Pence quickly apologiZed 10 the chair,
and said, amid renewed laughter, he
thought the member in the chair was
the new mouthplece of the administra-
ton (Mr. Strauss, of New York;.
Any measure was q measure for the
relief of the masses, Mr.. Pence pro-
ceeded, if it repealed the Mckinley law.
In conclusion he paid glowing tribute
to Mr.. Wilson.