Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-14
B0EDIrCH, WEBSTER Z co.

lative branch of this country
You are going to march to free coal over
the dead bodies of the ways and means
committee. You are going TO have free
iron ore in defiance of the rule, of this
House, in defiance of the principles which
you always proclaimed necessary for the
due transaction of public business.
"You are going to give half an hour to
the discussion of free sugar in all branches.
You are going to give Is minutes on the
side to dispose of the question of coal.
You are going to give Is minutes on the
side to discuss the question of iron. You
are going to give an hour on the side to
discuss 600 amendments, not one of wi ich
has been touched by this House, tenth of
second for each amendment. Laughter.
Now, how do you like the whole programme?
You are going to it. Say, how do you like
il? Democratic shouts of First rate"
Laughter. Providence loves a cheerful
devourer." Laughter.
Turner (Dem.) of Georgia, member of
the committee on ways and means, followed
Reed. He gave his opinion of the parlia-
mentary status of TIE tariff bill. He sa;d !:
81 have had to eat dirt SO many times under
the dlspensation Of the gentleman from
Meme that it has got to be less nauseou.
than it used to be. Applause. l want to
commend TO my friend from Michigan
(Burrows} the full measure of even-handed
justice. IF it took only two hours to inn
pose the burden of the Mckinley bill on the
American people in the meme of all that is
fair ought it to take longer to remove these
burdens from the people?" Loud ap-
plause.
III ,koll ,rk,
rupted with: "The Carlisle sugar tariff
schedule had no. been made when the bill
was under discussion in the House."
Reed contrae;cted Turner's assertion
sbout the time allotted for the passage of
tie Mckinley bill. 1t had six hours dis
ission, he SID, and the Democrats clt m
ored for more. ale (Turner) says he got
used to eating dirt. / am a..sid he eot too
used to it. Laughter. l am afraid he
got to ike the flavor of 1t and perhaps what
IL is going to do now under this bill will
become tasteful to him also"
The period for debate on the passage of
the resolutions having expired, vote was
taken, resulting: ayes, 1855; noes, 3. The
Republicans did not vote. the three mega
live votes bling cast by Democrats.
Yeas and nays were ordered. Just as
the clerk began to call the roll Wilson,
Dem of Washington, askedif v ould be in
order, before the vote was taken, to have
tie Presidents letter read ag:in for the
information of the House (laughter). The
vote resulted :; yeas, l76; nays, 81; with
Is present and not voting. Democratic
cheers greeted the announcement.
Wilson offered mo..on providing that
the order heretofore adopted asking for
further conference with the Senate en- the
tariff bill, be rescinded; the conferees ap-
pointed under the order be discharged, and
the House recede from the disagreement to
the Senate amendments to the tariff bill.
Reed claimed the bill was in conference
yet, and was cheered derisively by the
Democrats.
A vote was taken on the repolt of the
commi, lee on rules to concur with the SEN
ate amendments to the tariff bill; agseed
to yeas, ISL; nays, l05; present and not
voting or pair, l, Black Dem } of Illinois.
The announcement of the vote was re-
ceived with clapping of hands and cock
growing A motion to reconsider the vote
and lay that motion ON the table was made
by Wilson and agreed TO, masking the ACTON
of the House in concurring in the Senate
amendments final.
Wilson Iepo led the bill to Place on the
free list bitumirous coal, shale, stack and
coke. from and after the passage of TIE act,
and after some discussion the bill was or
dered engrossed and read the third time
yeas, 100; nays. 104; present ard not vot-
ing, l. The bill was then passed without
division.
Wilson reported TIE bill to place on the
free list all ores of ron from ard after the
passage of the act. Passed, 1913 TO l02.
The next bill provided Tor tire placing of
barbed wire and iron rods from which it is
made on the free list. The bill, after fur
Their discussion, was passed, yeas, lS7 /;
nays, 81.
Wilson introduced bill to place all
sugars on the free list. Robertson (Dem.) I,
of Louisiana, asked unanimous consent to
offer an amendment to reduce the bounty
granted by the Mckinley law an eighth
each year until it shall cease after the year
1907. Dockery objected. The bill was
discussed by Dingley and others, and was
passed; yeas, 216; nays, II. At 1925 the
House adjourned, until Wednesday.
IN THE SENATE