The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-26
CHRISTMAS DAY SESSION
Patriotic COngressmen EndeavOr to
Undo Democratic Mischief.
BILL TO RELIEVE TREASURY
The Measure Framed in Response to tho
Presidents Appeal for Help Is Con.
tested Stubborniy by democrats.
Tarsney Votes with Republicans.

Washington. Dec. 25.-Despite Demo-
cratic appeals for delay and Demo-
cratic assertion that such legislation
was unnecessary. the tariff and bond
bills, prepared by the Republican MEM
bers of ways and means committee,
| were ordered to be favorably reported
at the full committee meeting of the
committee this morning. by a strict
| party vote.
All the members of the committee ey-
| cept Mr.. Grosevenor, of Ohio, and Mr..
McLaurin, of South Carolina, were in
attendance. The session lasted two and
onehalf hours. The Democrats made
| a general protest against both meas
| ures. The tariff bill was first consider
| ed. AS each section was read Mr..
| Turner, of Georgia, moved to strike 1t
| out, the Democrats voting In the affirm
ative and the Republicans in opp0si-
tiOn. Mr.. McMillin, OF Tennessee. then
entered an earnest plea for more time
in which to consider both bills. He
argued that this being a holiday the
departments We're closed: that it would
be impossible to secure from the treas
ury department before Thursday the
data necessary to support the Demo-
cratic contention, and closed with a
motion that further consideration of
the measure be postponed two days.
This motion was defeated as was al
so his motion for twenty-four hours
delay.
After this, the discussion for while
became general. The Democrats con-
tended that the treasury now contained
q cash balance of $170.O00.000; that this
was ample to meet any deficiencies
which might arise for several years;
that the receipts before the close of the
fiscal year would equal expenditures
and that no tariff legislation was neces-
sary.
MIR. Dinglcy's Disclaimer.
To this Chairman Dingley responded
with a general disclaimer. He stated
that S70000.000 of that amount was in
greenbacks which had not been received
as revenues. but which were redeemed
with gold. and that they belonged prac-
tically to the redemption fund. They
were a part really of the cash balance
and ought not to be used for current ex-
penses. He showed that the greenbacks
were used as an endless chain" to draw
gold from the treasury and approved
the policy of the secretary in locking
them up The purpose of the tariff BILL
Mr. Dingley continued. was to furnish
the money needed for the expenses of
the government without intrenching on
the gold reserve or the greenbacks
which had been redeemed in gold. He
admitted that In offering these reve-
nue. measures the Republicans had
waived, for the moment, their protec-
tion principles and they made this con-
cesson. hoping that the president
would be equally unselfish In putting
his own objections behind him.
Mr.. Dingley insisted that the bill was
int n1
was, he explained non-p partisan in char
acter and he hoped that it would poll
the full vote of congress, In order to
save the credit of the government,
which. according to the presidents
message and disclosures made in pri-
vate by Secretary Carlisle, was in great
danger. The condition of the treasury,
he insisted, demanded prompt action,
Every days delay added to the embar-
rassment of the administration lnas-
much as no revision of the tariff was
attempted in the measure In question
no discussion In committee at this time
was necessary.
The Republicans, he said in conclu-
sion, had taken the tariff law OF 1894 as
a basis, and. according to the importa-
ton for that year, the new bill would
add $40 900. 900 annually to the revenues.
IL,
rived from duties on raw wool, $14 ,OOO 900
on manufactured wool, and $l4,OOOOOO
additional increase on the remaining
schedules, except sugar which was not
changed. and lumber the duty on which
would be go per cent. of the Mckinley
tariff rate.
First democratic Break.
The first and only break in the Demo-
hn nf =.
Turner Dem., Ga.) to strike out the
second section of the bond bill au-
thorizing the issuance of $5O.OOO,O 900
certificates of Indebtedness. On this
motion Mr.. Tarsney Den., MOI voted
with the Republicans and the amend
ment was lost.
Thereupon Mr.. Mcmillan (Dem.,
Tenn.) offered an amendment that the
certificates issued should be subject to
taxation as are the greenbacks and
other moneys, but this amendment was
also rejected, the Republicans voting
against 1t.
Chairman Dingley has been author
lied by his Republican associates to
prepare the report of the majority.
which he will present to the house to-
morrow. There is no indication that
report will be presented by the minority
inasmuch as they have not yet been
furnished with copies of the bill, as
amended i'm committee this morning.
1t may be stated in explanation that
tariff schedules A, i, c, j. +, II, ], j,
l.. M. and N of the act of 1894, especial
ly mentioned In section four, on which
a duty equivalent to 15 per cent. in ad-
dition to that imposed by the present
law, shall be added, are the schedules
pertaining to chemicals, earthenware
and glassware, metals. manufactures
of woods. tobacco, agricultural pro-
ducts, spirits and wines, cotton manu-
factures and flax, hemp and jute, silks,
pulp. papers and books and lastly,
sundries.
Full Text of tho Blli.
The following Is the full text of the
revenue bill which the ways and means
committee will report to the house to-
morrow.
A bill to temporarily increase revenue
to meet the expenses of government and
provide against deficiency.
BE 1t enacted. ETC.. That from and after
the passage of this act and until Aug. l.
1893. there. shall be levied collected and
paid on all imported woods, Of class b one
and two, as defined In the act hereinafter
cited, approved Oct. ]. 1880, and subject
to all the conditions and limitations there
Of and ON hair. camel. goat, alpaca and
other like ANIMALS. except as hereinafter
provided. and on all nails. shOddy, garnet
ted waste. top waste. slubbing waste. row.
ins waste ring wns5s yarn waste and all
Of wool, and on woolen rags, mungo, and
fiucks, a duty equivalent to 90 per GEN.
tum Of the duty imposed on each of such
articles by an act entitled. IAN act to re-
on imports, and for other purpose APP
proved Oct. /. 1890. and subject to all the
conditions and limitations of said act; and
on Gil woods and Russian camel's hair
proved Oct. I, 1880. and subject to all the
conditions and limitations thereof, there
shall be levied, collected and paid the sew
Oct. i iS0O, and paragraph 40 OF schedule
Il aId Also paragraph 6S5 In the free list