New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01

no prohibition against an post facto law 10 tne
effect that retrospective law was not o re,rosnec
tive he said in that 1t would levy customs duties on
merchandise bought and shipped a dd ot ann,v TO
1t was liberal provision in that 1t did not "pp'' ~
p9n aw was wh %aa born date
of August l. 1884, but not finally enacted unuil
tsm,ioSa the Supreme Court had held that was
retrospective The income tax, although IT had been
hd yarY nar held On on ' Se st of the
ceding January whiskey in bond. manufactured i
bill bill paid 20 cents additional. sroo cour,
Mr. Richardson contended that the Supreme Court
which the opinion was delivered by Chief Justice
o geSdsd xa oyd 70 between tive
and August 2S 1884 il was decided shouia pay tns
whether it was proposed to refund part of the duty
where the Dngley bill reduced rates ,.
auctions that this would make little difference, al
though in such cases duties should be refunded ~,
Baev She s on the Mn fails to
gush between the power OF Congress to pass retro
action at the same time, The proposition OF the
Ways and Means Committee is tina, Congress shall
States to live at the same time under two different
nd H cd, msR do ~ that
power. 1t would not be wise to exercise Il; You
IN the unfathomable wisdom Of the United States
proposed an amendment to the amendment. which
was that the Her imposed by this act on goods i'm
bill should be only TO the amount OF the excess oi
amendment to the amendment was adopted
THE AMENDMENT STAYS IN THE BILL.
The vote was then taken by tellers the original
amendment. fixing April l the date ON which
the bill was 10 go into effect. and II was ADOPTED
by vote of $50 TO l20.
The Clerk resumed the reading OF the bill. but ne
had not completed single page before motions 10
strike out the last and the last two words,
were again forthcoming and made the ground OF
nve-minute speeches Some OF these were fast and
furious the galleries by mS me versions
one Of the features of the closing hour of the de-
bate was brief speech by Mr.. White. CRep, n. c..
the only colored man in the House In commendai,
the galleries to applause by saying that the South
ern Democrats had advocated az dlnerent Tines
thing except free elections and free nisgers,. IN
the name of 100000 Of his race. !" PEI, cent or
whom laborers, he indorsed the bill
AS the hour for voting approached the excite
msnt There H ys @ cdSK M Nor for
Miilin. of Tennessee was reeognized for i've min.
reviewed. the extrSordinary methods by which the
bin being brought 10 vote lie chafseu t, nav
S maorfy feared that they might be crushed by
their own cohorts. Il defy you now" he said TO
de which was framed to protect the biggest trust
in the country. And to-day you crowned the m
McMiun closed by having read at the Clerks desk
the words of Speaker Reed then in the opposiiion
with these words said he, Il LEI the bin 20
forth TO the jdst execration OF robbed ana out
ra ged people, Democratic applause)
DEBATE CLOSED BY MR. DINGLEY.
Mr. Dingley then took the floor and closed the
debate in a ten-mnute speech. In calm words he
smoke Of the extraordinary circumstances that had
produced the exigency Congress had been called In
extra session to meet. The Ways and Means Com
mittee had abored faithfully for months to ADJUST
duties to present conditions There might be some
little dissatisfaction with rates but he assured MS
colleagues and the country that he felt confident
the bill would accomplish the purpose for which II
was framed. .o..,oo,, ,,a Re-
aPppause' which was taken up by the galleries. It
Continued for several minutes The debate being at
an end sa Wdre to the MI
Sherman, the chairman or the committee oi inc
Mi Bailey demanded separate vote on the
amendment fixing tomorrow as the GATE on winch
The other amendments were adopted in na sTUs s
with only formal opposdtom r0lcp and Was was
adopted 200 to 40 The combined opposition OF
pOPuss and S NaWn yH.cG ee
New, who voted for it, and Messrs. Hartman tsil-
TeGi5s Mq2t 's sharoth (Yete co shuord
Pop, \. CO. and strowd pop c. VINO dia h noi
time after which MI Doskery offered the motion
Of the minority to recoInnl the Dill WIN ilStyyS
tons The motion was in the form or resoiI-
ton. follows:
Resolved. That the bill. II. r. $40. be recommit-
structions 10 repor. the same back 10 the House
with amendments placing upon the free isi an arti-
cles manufactured. produced or col.roen oy os
lions formed in the United States for the purpose
of limiting. regulating or controlling the supply or
price Of any such articles; and with the durther
provision that the rates OF duty now prescrlpe ny
law shall be Levied and collected on any ana an
Of such articles when. In the opinion OF the Secre-
be manufactured produced. or controlled in the
United States by any such combination or organ
ization.
Contrary to the general expectation no point Of
order raised against the mo,ipn- MT pihg.eg'
however Immediately demanded the previous qies-
ton on the motion. which was ordered ana without
debate explanation the vote was taken upon
lost l to 1876 The Republicans voted solidly against
it, and the combiaed opposition Witt the exception
OF Mr.. NcWlands, Tor H.
PASSAGE OF THE BILL
Tho roll-caU on the passage of the bill. was then
taken and followed with intense interest No'
a break occurred in the Republican ranks Five
Democrats Messrs. Meyer. Broussard and Davey,
of louisiana and Kleberg and Slayden, OF Texas,
voted with the majority. Mr.. Howard. OF Alabama
was the Only Popust who voted for the bili, but
twenyone OF the Po9ullss, rusioh nh ar BE-
fore announcing the result OF the vote the Speake?
directed his name to be calico
Mr. Reed" sh Juted the clerk.
Aye" replied the Speaker
The Republicans applauded vigorouvsiy. ana wn rs
l2l: present and not voting, 81 and SO the Dill Is
passed the Repgbfons rose n en- aSsg @
Immediately af,erward, on Mr.. Ding.ey's motion.
the House adjourned until Saturday
A RUSH TO PAY DUTIES HERE.
There was a great rush yesterday to pay duties
at the Custom House. Importers had heard that