St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-26
RECIPROCITY REP EALED.
BLAINE CLAUSE OF THE MKfHLEY
BILL KNOCKED OUT.
TARIFF REFORM PROGRESS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. - Only one
amendment to the tariff bill OF impor-
lance was adopted by the house today,
that repeating the reciprocity clause of
the Mckinley law. The entire day was
consumed by the New York Democrats,
who were filibustering against the
income tax proposition, which they
feared would be offered, along
with other features of the internal reve-
nue. bill. as all amendment to the Will
son bill. As on yesterday, several
Democratic speeches severely crticising
the bill were delivered. The Demo
cratic advocates of the income
tax became so impatient late in
the afternoon over the course
pursued by the New York members
that they concluded that the best way
to settle the question would be by hold
ing caucus. This Mr.. Wilson finally
agreed to, and on his motion the house
recessed at 4:30. and the fight was trans
ferred from the open house to secret
caucus.
The main proposition to place cotton
machinery and equipment On the free
list was also defeated. 60 to 13O.
Mr.. Draper (Rep., Mass. Oh behalf Of
the cotton yarn manufacturers, offered
an amendment in lieu OF the cotton yarn
schedule. Mr.. Draper said if this
amendment was adopted 1t would make
areduction of so per cent. The rate
proposed by the Wilson bill would, he
said, cripple, if not ruin. the cotton yarn
industry.
MIR. Stockdale (Dem., Miss.) offered
as an amendment to the amendment
proposition to permit citizens of the
United States 20 ship materials abroad
to be manufactured into goods for their
own Use. such goods to be admitted
free of duty. Some debate followed.
1t was of general course. and was
participated In by members OF both
SIDES. Both amendments were lost, but
Mr.. Cochran
SUCCEEDED IN BLOCKING
the committee for half all hour on the
point of no quorum. Mr.. Wilson was
then recognized to 20 ahead with com
mittee amendments. The first, which
was adopted without objection, was to
place crude opium OH the dutiabIe list
al 81 per pound. Mr.. Wilson explained
that this would give the government
100000 additional revenue. Several
other insignificant amendments were
agreed to without objection. An amend
ment to place duty of Is per cent ad
valoren Oh cod oil was adopted; also to
change the rate OH pearl and shell but
tons from one cent per line to one cent
per gross. The New York Democrats
persisted in their filibusterng to con-
sumo time, forcing the adoption of
these amendments by the laborious
process of tellerS each time.
Mr.. Springer Oem., Hid offered and
advocated an amendment providing
that treaties made in pursuance of this
section should remain in force. Mr..
Dingley Rep., Me- commended that the
repeal of the law would necessarily
abrogate the treaties made.
Mr.. Turner (Dem., Ga.) called at
tention to the fact that the alleged
treaties were not treaties at all. They
were not negotiated in the regular way.
They were simply arrangements en-
tered into by the secretary of state
Sf'i'.'' WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
BY careful prodding. Mr.. Cochran
succeeded IN precipitating quite a le-
spectacle debate Oh this amendment.
His object of course, was to consume
time. Mr.. Dingley defended the recip-
rocty provision of the Mckinley law
and Mr.. Coombs Dcm.) assailed it.
n. " said that while he did not lndorse
the spirit of the law, he did not think
anything should be done to force Amer
lea to relinQuish her hold upon the
markets acquired by it.
Later, after few more minorssamend-
mentS, Mr.. Wilson offered an amend
ment to distinctly repeal section 3 of
the Mckinley law. This is the reci-
prOcitv Spotiop
Mr.. Hendrix Oem., n. Y. y advocated
the retention of the reciprocity clause
of the Mckinley law.
Mr.. Turner. one of the Democrats of
the ways and means committee, in op.
posing it. sketched its history. James
&. Blaine, he said. was its author, and
it had furnished the Republican party
much excuse for Qualification. 1t
might have widened our markets, but
he was surprised to see any Democrat
indorse law that invested in the presi-
by Napoleon. The debate was con-
tinued by Messrs. Warner, McRae,
Flynn, Brookshire and Marsh.
The debate was concluded by Mr..
Wilson and the amendment was then
agreed to-126 to SO.
The next amendment was then offered
by Mr.. Wilson. 1t was to limit duty on
chocolate valued at over So cents per
pound to cents per pound, other
chocolate % per cent ad valorem.
Representative Lockwood (Dem., N,
" vigorously attacked
THE INCOME TAX.
Mr.. Hall moved to close debate on the
pending paragraph. This was carried,
aud the chocolate amendment was then
agreed to. Mr.. Wilson next offered an
amendment to strike out the reciprocity
provision relating to petroleum. w. A.
Stone (Rep., Pa.) opposed the amend
ment. The bad blood that had existed
during the afternoon came to the sur
face during the consideration of their
amendment.
Mr.. Slckles (Dem., n. " seized the
opportunity to repeat his attack OF yes
terday on the income tax proposition.
After considerable general discussion
the pending amendments were agreed
to, and the committee rose i'm order that
the Democratic caucus could be held.
AT the evening session Hicks (Rep.,
Pa.) took strong ground against the
Wilson bill and denounced it as an
act to abolish revenue and to destroy
American industries; it renamed
for the Democratic party in
1892 to discover that protectionwas un-
constitutional. He said the pending
bill was relic of ante-bellum days,
and represented the shrouded spirit of
Calhounism stalking abroad. The
Republican party did not believe
in direct taxation and the policy of that
party during the past thirty years
proved how abundantly successful
protection policy has been in making
this greatest and most prosperous ma
ton Of the world.
The other speakers were Messrs.
Hutchinson (Dem.. TeX.). Cobb Dem.,
Ala.), Goodnight (Dem., Ky.) and Hines
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