The herald., 1897-03-30
IN THE HOUSE
Even Republicans Object to Excess
sive Tariff Rates


by demanding the presence Of quorum
before beginning any Legislative work.
| Richardson offered dilatory motions, but
finally withdrew them, saying: Let
the other side work out its own puzzle. "
There is no puzzle" remarked the
| speaker, except the Incidence of men,
bers'
1--WE have as many present on this side
| as the majority has," observed Richard
son.
| At this point Dingley moved the ap-
proval of the Journal, and after delay
of an hour and twelve minutes, it was
so ordered by vote of 222 TO 110.
| On resumption of considera ton of the
tariff bill Dingley announced that the
ways and means committee had several
amendments to offer. The first increased
| the rate on gelatine glue prepared from
| fish bladders, valued at not above 10
| cents per pound, from 2 to 21a cents.
| The second placed a duty of 81 per ton
| on beauxite not refined. In answer to a
! question by Wheeler, Grosvenor replied
| that a strong appeal had come up from
Georgia and Alabama for protection to
| the article. There were vast deposits in
| these two states, sufficient to supply the
world.
Dockery said this was a novel propo-
| sition in connection with protection
Heretofore. he said, protection was ac-
corded to equalize labor conditions; now,
for the first time, it was proposed to
equalize freight rates.
| Dalzell denied that any new doctrine
was involved in according protection to
beauxite. Labor was at the base of
| freight rates, and the theory of protec-
| ton was now and always had been to
| equalize labor conditions.
| Amendments were adopted increasing 6
the rate on common yellow and brown
earthenware, etc.. from 20 to 25 per cent
| ad valorem.
| Cylindered and crown glass silvered
were placed in the cast polished plate
glass sllvered paragraph
| Shafroth, Silver Republican, of Colo
rado, inveighed against obstruction, de-
claring that the failure of the tariff bill
| in the house or senate would be the most
| disastrous blow that could be struck at
| silver. The tariff bill should be passed
| gold and silver.
| A somewhat sensational scene occur
red at this juncture, which necessitated
the summoning of Speaker Reed from
| his room. Johnson, Republican, of In
| diana, entered an exceedingly vigorous
protest against the irrelevant discus
sions with which the time of the house
was being taken up. and after Sherman
| of New York. who was in the chair
ruled him out of order, he continued to
protest. Then the chair ordered him to
| take his seat Twenty times the irate
Indianan was admonished to take his
| seat, but he kept up his defiance. The
| greatest confusion prevailed. The
! speaker was hurriedly summoned.
| Johnson continued to stand defiantly in
| his place. Suddenly the doors burst
| open, and the large form of the speaker
came into view. His face was flushed
| AS he appeared on the scene Johnson
| quickly dropped down into his seat.
The speaker looked toward Johnson,
who arose and in calm tones said he de-
sired to get on with the bill, so that he
could have an opportunity to offer some
| amendments toward the close. He did
| not want the bill sent to the senate a
crude measure, "for," said he, "it had
been so characterized by the press and
| the public"
| He protested with feeling and We
hemence, but he said, he thought the
occasion called for warmth and vigor
His course may not have been parlia-
| L,,t e1o
be wasted in the consideration of a
measure fraught with such importan!
! consequences to the American people
Some Of the Republicans applauded
johnson.
The speaker replied In a conciliatory
| spirit. No matter what the provocatior
for such protest, he said, the gentle
man from Indiana could not but agree
that it was the first duty of memoer tc
| obey the directions of the presiding Of
| ficer
The house then went back into commit.
| tee and proceeded with the debate
Bland wanted fifteen minutes to dis.
cuss the silver question, but was giver
| five, and during the wrangle Barlow
Democrat, CT California. moved that al
debate be ended, and that I'VE close this
blamed farce
| A committee amendment added look
ing-glass plates to the varieties Of glass
dutiable at 10 per cent ad valorem
which was adopted, and then Bland
continued his remarks and wedged in
several five-minute free silver speeches
on various amendments, thereby max.
| ing a sort of continued speech
Dalzell offered an amendment which
upon inquiry. proved not to have beer
agreed to in regular meeting of ths
ways and means committee. Bailey in.
timated that the Democrats would MOI
raise any objection to such a course Il
they were permitted to offer two amend
ments.
One of these was in ragard to the diff
ferential duty on sugar and the other
an amendment aimed. as Bailey said al
the steel trust. Dingley refused to agree
to such proposition.
Bailey objected to the consideration OF
the amendment and was sustained.
While some general debate was in pro-
gress, the members Of the ways and