The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-24
HAWAII In CONGRESS-.
Democrats Present Resolutions in
Both Branches.
THE HOUSE VOTES FOR BOTH
FREE SUGAR AND COAL.

Senator CulIom's Remarks on the Treacli-
cry Shown to Mr.. Cleveland's "Great
and Good Friend" Dole-The Election
Laws Discussed in the Senate With
Some Pointed References to Mr.. Hill
and Recent New York Politics.
Washington, January 23.-When the
House met in committee of the whole
this morning there was some discussion
as to the standing of the Warner amend
ment putting sugar on the free list. The
question was raised whether the Warner
amendmeat was a substitute or an
amendment to another amendment
previously offered by Mr.. Robertson. A
number of explanations which did not
explain very clearly were offered. After
nearly one and three-quarters hours were
consumed it was decided by the commit
tee that the Warner amendment was
substitute and the substitute was then
agreed to. The effect is to place all
sugars, raw and refined, on the free list
while the bounty is aboli shed.
At five minutes after one the coal
schedule was taken up and Mr. Oates,
Democrat of Alabama, offered an amend
ment striking out coal from the free list,
and putting a duty of forty cents upon
it, and twenty cents a ton on slack. Mr..
Wise, Democrat of Virginia, offered an
amendment to this amendment making
a duty of fifty cents ton. Mr.. McKaig,
Democrat of Maryland, submitted an
other substitute providing for the reten-
tion of the present law; seventy fiv e
CENTS CENTS ton slack Mo- aoa Hs5 ahd Repnb ent
can of Illinois, offered an amendment to
the substitute to insert at the end of
paragraph 4S9, provided that if any
article imported is the product of any
country which imposes a duty on the
said article exported from the United
States, there shall be levied, collected
and paid upon said imported article the
rate of duty existing prior to the passage
of this act"
Mr.. Wilson, Democrat of West Virginia,
made a point of order against the
amendment that it was not germalne to
the subject under discussion, and also
that it was in the nature of resolution.
Mr.. Hit spoke briefly against the point
of order, but it was sustained. Mr.. Hit
then altered his amendment by specify
ing that if any article "on the free list"
is imported, etc.
Mr.. Burrows of Michigan, made point
of order against it, that it was not ger
maine and the chairman sustained the
point of order.
Mr.. McKaig, Democrat of Mary
land, argued that the occupation
of coal mining was extra hazardous and
the men employed in it had to pay tax
on the tools used.
Mr.. Raynor, Democrat of Maryland, de-
livered an earnest and eloquent plea for
free coal, and said he held position
antagonistic toahiS state which wanted a
protective tariff on coal.
Mr.. Wise, Democrat of Virginia. spoke
in favor of his amendment putting tax
of fifty cents ton on coal. The Secre-
tary of the Treasury, he said, was COM
PEELED to issue bonds for the support of
the government. When the committee on
ways and means put coal on the free list
this was to be compensated for by inter-
nal revenue taxation to which he was
opposed.
Mr.. Tucker, Democrat of Virginia,
asserted that putting coal on the free
list would not cheaper the product to
those people who lived west of the
Alleghanies and east of the Rockies
Mr.. Anderson, Democrat of West Vir-
| ignia, said the Democratic party was
| elected to reform the tariff, and they
were going to do it whether right OF
| wrong. He earnestly advocated the re-
| tention of the present duty.
| Mr.. McMiIlin, Democrat of Tennessee,
| defended the free coal schedule of the
Wilson bill and said that some Canadian
coal will probably come into the New
Ell gland States, but our mines would
| cover ten miles of area to a mile of area
| of the Canadian mines. He instanced a
mum ber of prominent Republicans who,
| he said, had favored free coal, among
| them Senators Frye and Hale, and Presi-
| dent Garfield.
setts, said that there was no man in the
House who did not know that there was
no section of the country which would
| be so benefited by free coal, free iron
and free wool as New England, especially
| Massachusetts. New England had moi
asked for these things, believing the
| interests of the country OF more import
ance than the interests of Massachusetts.
Massachusetts would gladly vote for g
| tariff of seventy-flve cents ton, ano
that she had no iron mines, no GOA
mines and no natural gas, were cold facts
| which had never been controverted by
the Democratic party.
Mr.Simpson, Populist Of Kansas. pre-
sented letter from the Central Labor
union of Worcester, Mass, regarding the
petition from them which Mr.. Walker
refused to present, OH the ground that il
did not represent the sentiment of {
majority of the union. The letter wa.
| drafted by committee of the union ant
| denied in toto the assertions.o Walker
| Mr.. Wilson said the Democratic plat
| form, while declaring for tariff reform
declared specifically for free raw
| materials. In answer to question al
to whether free raw material did not ex
| clusively benefit the manufacturer, Mr..
Wilson replied that it did SO primarily
| but its ultimate result was to cheaper
| the product to the consumer. He sale
| the expectation of coal from the United
States to Canada, England, Germany
| France and other countries had largely
| Increased in recent Years There WAS