The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-01-18
The senate transacted no important
business.

The senate transacted no important
business.
Washington, Jan. 15.-The real work
on the tariff bill commenced to-day, when
the bill was read by sections and is now
open to amendment under the fve-minute
rule. From now on the bill will be in
cor slant danger of amendment and the
house Democratic leaders have urged
upoD all their colleagues the absolute
necessity of their continued presence I'M
til the final vote is taken. The COM
n.:ttee amendments necessary to correct
inperfections discovered in the bill will,
according to the rule of parliamentary
p cceedure, have the right of way. The
amendments which the committee offer
are considered pending and take pre-
cedence over amendments offered by in
dividual members. The bill was first
read by sections under the special Or
der and is now open to amendment in
any part. The Democratic members of
the ways and means committee had
meeting yesterday afternoon to decide
upon the amendments to be offered. 1t
| will probably happen, as in the case of
| the Mckinley bill, that the special order
| will expire with many individual amend
ments pending but not voted upon. The
| decision of the Democratic members of
| the committee to report the income tax
| and other internal revenue features of
| the committees revenue plan as sepa-
| rate measure removes one Of the main
dangers to the bill, as the opposition to
the income tax feature was formidable.
especially in the East, and some of it
was of such character that had the
proposition been placed in the bill it
would have arrayed many Democratic
members against the whole measure The
fact that the proposition is not included
in the bill will, it is thought strengthen
the attempt to remove the sugar bounty
and substitute in it's stead duty of 1
cent on sugar. Should this be done, it
would raise $35, 100000 of revenue and
save $1O, 100000 of sugar bounty and re-
move the necessity for and probably kill
the income tax proposition which it is
now the purpose Of the committee to
present later with the internal revenue
bill. 1t is not believed that the attempts
to restore a portion of the duty on coal,
iron ore, lumber and other raw materials
placed on the free list in the bill Will
be successful.
Washington, Jan. l6. Congressman
Been delivered his maiden effort in the
house last evening, occupying an hour of
the time allotted for general debate on
The tariff. Mr.. Boon, however, did not
debate the tariff question, prefacing his
remarks by the statement that he did not
intend to try to convince any one that
| protection or free trade was the proper
governmental policy. His speech was for
the farmer, pure and simple, for some
sort of legislation which would give him
an equal show with the manufacturer
under any schemet of revenue OF taxa.
ton that might be in force. Commence
ing with the axiom about 'soil and toll
being the ultimate sources Of all wealth
Mr.. Boon led his audience along to the
point where he could Introduce Il bill OF
his own as the proper remedy for the
determinations under which the produc
ing classes are laboring. Mr.. Boen's
bill recognizes the ancient system Of
barter which he contends must be re
versed to meet the continued contra ctiol
OF the currency. 1t provides very briefly
that manufactured articles coming to Thu
country in exchange for farm product:
shall be admitted free of all charge fo]
duty save such as will create revenue
|
caused by his system of exchange l
this law were enacted, he argued, tn
farmers of his section could combine ant
fill their little warehouse at Wall LAX
with wheat. This they would ship t.
Liverpool in exchange for an equal valu
. in manufactured articles, and, since TN
der the law. wheat could be exchange
for steel rails duty free, he thinks tn
railroads might take wheat for thei
, freight charges. so that the only none
of account which would be necessar
, would be enough to pay the insurance
!. With such. law as this the Minnesot
Populist would not care how high 0
= how thick the Chinese wall of protectio
! might be, for the farmers would hav
- this convenient breach.
IF s3The consideration of the tariff hi
:" under the five-minute rule was begu
to-day. Only three amendments wer
disposed of, none of material molncn
o The attempt of Messrs. De Forest an
Sperry Dems. Comm to secure the adol
q ton of an amendment increasing til
! duty on sumatra cigar wrappers to til
a present rates was defeated. The debat
concluded with a brilliant tilt betwee
+ Mr.. Cochran and Mr.. Reed.
In the executive session of the senat
Senator Hill opened the fight against til
col frmation of Hornblower for associa>
. judge of the supreme court, and Senate
= Villas of Wisconsin, the only Democrat
= member of the judiciary committee WI
supported Mr.. HornBlow er in the con
q mittee room, made a strong appeal fl
: confirmation. After lengthy discussic
e Hornblower's nomination was rejecte
y by majority of 6.
o Washington, Jan. livery little pro
ress was made with the amendment
E. the tariff bill. The Republicans und
% the leadership Of Mr.. Burrows made a.
&c other struggle to secure the right to off
T. amer dments alternately with Mr.. w:
son, but, as yesterday, the chairman hel
n in view of the precedent of procedu
D. when the Mckinley bill was under CO
Re sideration, that Mr.. Wilson, on, behalf
IT the majority Of the committee, was e
lie titled to perfect the bill before it W;
1t thrown open to miscellaneous amendmen
E. Several minor amendments were agree
10 ITO, the most Important being that to i
fhn I,,fxy IT,