The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-27

Passed the HOuse--A Duty ON
weoI, Lumber and Number of
Other Articses--ro be in Force Uatii
August 1, iS9S-e democrats Given no
Time to Prepare a Minority Report
and One Dav Allowed for Debate
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The House
to-day responded to the appeal OF the
President by passing the tariff bill,
the operation of which is limited to
two and a half years and which is de-
signed to raise $40,000,00O for the re-
lief OF the treasury. The bond bill will
be passed tomorrow.
The vote to-day was on party lines,
with two exceptions. The Repubil-
cans all voted for the bill except Hart
man. of Montana, who did not vote,
and the Democrats and Populists
against it. save Newlands Pop, Ne
yada), who voted in favor of the meas
ure. The special order under which
the bill was brought to vote at .
O'Clock this evening, after three and
a half hours of debate, was iron-clad
in its character and compelled the
members to adopt or reject it without
opportunity of offering amendments
of any kind.
Although there was the brilliant
setting that usually accompanied
field day in the House, the debate
lacked much of the spirit and vim
which generally characterizes partl-
san battle in the lower branch OF Con-
cress. Even the preliminary sklrmish
over the adoption of the rule, winch
ordinaIlv precipitates the iiercest
wrangling. passed off quietly The
debate itself was participated IN by
the leaders on both sides. The Repub-
hcans contended that the first neces-
sity of the treasury was revenue to
supply the continued deficiency.
Every speaker denied that the PRO
posed measure was a Republican pro-
lection bill. 1t was. they claimed, an
emergency revenue bill on protection
lines. 1t was significant that several,
notably Mr.. Dalzell, Mr.. Payne. Mr.
Hopkins, and Mr.. Grosvener predicted
the passage of genuine protective
measure as soon as the Republicans
repained control of the White House.
The Democrats took the position
that there was no lack of revenue in
the Treasury and that the passage OF
a bill to increase taxation would Ill no
wise help the situation nor furnish
the relief desired by the President and
Secretary of the Treasury. All who
took part in the debate acquitted them
selves we'll Mr.. Dingley and Mr.. Doll
yer, of the Republicans and Mr.. Crisp
and Mr.. Turner of the Democrats ear
ried off the honors.
The bill passed to-day repeals the
present tariff law until August /. 1898.
1t restores 60 per cent of the McKin-
lev rates on woll and woolns, lumber
and carpets and makes a horizontal
increase of the present rates in all 9th
er schedules. except sugar, OF Is per
cent. The House at 5:37 adjourned
until tomorrow.
The final passage of the tariff bill
was much confused, and individual
counts do not tally with the official
records The vote as it will appear to-
morrow in the Congressional Record
shows the ayes 227, nays 81. The only
divergence from party lines were as
follows: Baker, of Kansas; Bell, OF
Colorado: KEN, of Nebraska: and
Stroud, of North Carolina, all Popu-
lists, voted against the bill. Hall,
Missouri. and Spencer, Mississippi.
voted for the bill as well as Howard,
Alabama, and Skinner, North Caro-
lima. Populists. and NewIands, Nevada,
silver men.
The Record has AZ men not voting.
The text of the tariff bill which was
10 fnlloNyG
"a bill to temporarily in
crease revenue to meet the expenses
of the government and provide against
a deficiency.
ssBe il enacted, etc. That from and
after the passage of this act, and until
August l. 1898, there shall be levied,
collected and paid on all imported
woods of classes one and two, as defin-
ed in the act hereinafter cited. approx
ed October /, 1890. and subject to all
the conditions and limitations thereof,
and on all hair of the camel, goat, al
paca and other animals, except as
hereinafter provided, and on all noils,
shoddy, garnetted waste, top waste,
slubbing waste, rowing waste, ring
waste, warn waste and all other wastes
composed wholly or in part OF wool.
and on all wooden rags, mungo and
fiocks. duty equivalent to 60 per
-centus of the duty imposed on each
of such articles by an act entitled, An
act to reduce the revenue and eqnalize
duties on imports and for other pur-
poses approved October /, 1890, and
subject to all the conditions and limita-
tions OF said act; and on all woods and
Russian camel's hair of class three, as
defined in said act, approved October
], 1885, and subject to all conditions
and limitations thereof, there shall be
levied, collected and paid the several
duties provided by the said act, approy-
cd October !, 1890. And paragraph
279 of schedule X. and also paragraph
685 in the free list in an act entitled,
An act TO reduce taxation. to provide
revenue for the government and for
other purposes which became a law
August 27,1S94, are hereby suspended
until August /, 1898.
Section 3 That from and after the
passage of this act and until August
/. 1898, there shall be levied, collected
and paid on all imported articles,