The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26
ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
The Ways and Means Gemmitte Still
LabOred
AND THE REVENUE AND BOND
BILLS ARE FRAMED.

mittee ON a Strict Party Vote-Govern-
tion-The Party Valves Its Protection
Principles for the Country in Its Ex-
tremity.
Washington, December 25.-Despite
the Democratic appeals for delay and the
Democratic assertions that such legisla.
tlon was unnecessary, the tariff and..bond
bills prepared by the Republican mem
bers OF the ways and means committee
were ordered favorably reported at full
meeting of the committee this morning
by strict party vote.
| All the members of the committee ex-
cept Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio and Mr.. Nc
Lauren of South Carolina. were in atts1i-
dance. The session lasted two and one
half hours.
The Democrats made general protest
against both measures. The tariff bill
was first considered, and as each section
was read, Mr.. Turner of Georgia moved
to strike 1t out, the Democrats voting in
the affirmative and the Republicans in
opposition.
| Mr.. McMillin Of Tennessee then en-
tered an earnest plea for more time in
which to consider both bills. He argued
| that this being a holiday, the departments
were closed and it would be impossible
| to secure from the treasury department.
before Thursday, the data necessary to
support the Democratic contention. He
moved furth er consideration of the meas
ure in the committee be postponed two
days.
This motion was defeated, as was his
| motion for "a hours delay. After this
discussion, which became general, the
Democrats oontending the treasury con-
tanned cash balance of $17O 900, 600 and
that this was ample to meet any detici-
encies which might arise for several
years. Also that the receipts before the
close of the fiscal year would equal the
expenditures, and that no tariff legisla-
t1On was necessary.
To this Chairman Dingley responded
with a general kdisclamor. He stated
that $40, 100000 of that amount was in
green backs which was not received as
revenue but to be redeemed with gold,
and they belonged practically to the re-
demption fund. They were part, real
| ly, of the cash balance, and ought not to
be used for current expenses. He showed
| how greenbacks were used as ON s'endless
chain'' to draw gold from the treasury,
and approved the policy of the secretary
in locking them up: The purpose of the
| to furnish money needed for the expenses
of the government, without trenching
on the gold reserve or greenbacks which
had been redeemed in.gOld. He admitted
that in offering these revenue measures,
| the Republicans had waived for the mo-
ment their protection principles and
| they made this concession hoping the
President would be equally unselfish in
putting hissown objections behind him.
| DIR. Dingley insisted the bill was not
| intended as party measure. 1t was he
explained non-paTtisOn in character
and he hoped it would poll the full vote
of Congress, to save the credit ofEthe gov
ernment, whichEacording to the President s
message and disclosures made in private
| by Secretary Carlisle, was in great dam
ger. The condition of the treasury, he in
sisted, demanded prompt action. Every
days delay added to the embarrassment
| of the administration.
Inasmuch as no revision Of the tariff
| had been attempted in the measure in
question, no discussion in the committee
at this time was necessary. The Repub-
1
of 1894 as basis, and according to the
| importation of that year, the new bill
| would add $40, 600 QUO annually to the
revenues. OF this, $12, 600. 700 would be
derived from the duties on raw wool,
$14, 600, 600 from incl eased duties on man
ufactures of wool, and $14, 600, 600 addit-
ional from horizontal increase on the re-
naming schedules, except sugar, which
was not changed. and the lumber duty, on
\ which the duty would be go per cent of
the Mckinley tariff rate.
| The first and only break in the Demo-
cratic column was on the motion of Mr.
Turner, Democrat sof Georgia, tosstrike
out the second section of the bond bill,
authorizing an issuance of s50 600, 600 In
certificates of indebtedness On this
motion, MI. Tarsey, Democrat, of Mis-
souri,, voted with the Republicans and
the amendment was lost. Thereupon
| Mr.. McMllltn, Democrat of Tennessee
offered an amendment that the certif-
Gates issued should be subject to taxation
as are greenbacks and other moneys
The amendment was rejected, the Repub-
licans voting against it.
Chairman Dingley has been authorized
by his Republican associates, to prepare
| the report of the majority, which he will
present to the House tomorrow. There is
no indication that a report will be pre-
sented by the minority, las they havo not
| ueeu luFulSnoQ WIN copies OF the. Dill as
amended in the committee this morning.
Following is sthe full text of the reve-
nue. bill the ways and means committee
will report to.the House, tomorrow:
Bill to temporarily increase the revenue
to meet the expenses of the government
and provide against deficiency.
Be it enacted, etc.-That from and af-
ter the passage Of this act and until Au-
ugst, 1898, there shall be levied, collected
and paid on all imported woods of classes
one and two, as defined in the act here
after cited, approved October l, 1890,
subject to all conditions and Limitations
thereof, and on all hair, of camel, goat,
alpaca and other like animals, except as
hereinafter provided and on all nails.
shoddy, garnetted waste, top waste, sip..
bing waste. rowing waste, rug waste,
yarn waste and all other wastes composed
wholly or in part of wool or woolen
rags. The nungo and faoks duty is
equivalent to go per cent of the duty i'm.
postd on each of such articles by the act
entitled "Act to reduce revenue and
equalize duties on imports and for othel
purposes" approved October 1, 1880, sub.
ject to all conditions of said act
On all wOnls and RuSsian canals h.;