The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-30
THE TARIFF
DISCUSSION !
Enllyened by a Day Of Sensational
Episodes.
REPUBLICANS OPPOSE The BILL.
Two Massachusetts, Members Declare That
the Proposed Duties Are Higher Than
Necessary--Mr. Morgan Attacks
the Central Pacific Road
in the Senate.

Washington, March 3O-Yesterday
was by far the most exciting day the
house has witnessed since the tariff
debate begun. The proceedings through
out were of a lively order, and several
times bordered on the sensational. The
Democrats blocked proceedings in the
first instance until a quorum appeared,
and then by a strategic movement
forced a meeting of the ways and
means committee while the house was
considering the bill. The majority
members of the committee had agreed
on some amendments which they de-
sired to offer without the formality Of
a meeting Of the full committee.
Mr.. Bailey, the opposition leader,
said the minority would agree to this
if assurance were given them that
they could offer two amendments.
When the majority ascertained, how
ever, that one of these amendments
was aimed at the steel rail pool and
the other to strike out the differential
on refined sugar they declined the pro-
posal. Mr. Johnson, of Indiana, grew
so obstreperous at one stage of the
proceedings in his efforts to check ir-
relevant debate that the speaker had
to be summoned to the chair to restore
order.
But by far the most interesting and
important feature Of the day occurred
toward the close of the session, when
Mr.. Mccall and Mr.. Lowering, two
Massachusetts Republicans, success
sively assaulted the bill the former
charging that the duties were higher
than We're necessary, and the latter
that the manufacturers wanted a bill
that would live. ''We don't want to
be strangled by free trade" said he,
neither do we want to be smothered
by protection" This was the first
break over the party traces, and the
action led to some very plain words
from the Republican leaders, 1t was
a family row. which the opposition en-
joyed hugely Mr. Russell, one Of the
members of the ways and means com
mittee from Connecticut poured hot
shot into the camp Of the Massachu-
setts dissentors, exposing the fact in
the course of his remarks that Mr..
Lowering who is a cotton manufac-
/ turer, had asked for increases on the
/ finest grades of cotton yarns.
/ Mr. Walker, of Massachusetts, also
attacked the position of his colleagues
/ and the extraordinary discussion" as
/ Mr.. Dingley termed it, drew from the
majority leader a vigorous statement
| concerning the cotton and woolen
/ schedules. Not a line Of the bill was
read yesterday, the committee on ways
4 and means retaining the floor through
out the day with committee amend
ments About 20 of these were offered
and adopted. Most Of them We're not
of great importance. The most i'm
portant placed copper on the free list,
Before turning to the arbitration
4 treaty the senate yesterday gave an
/ hour to routine business in open ses-
/ sion. Resolutions We're agreed to, by
/ Mr.. PettigreW, Of South Dakota, asking
the secretary of the interior for infor-
nation relative to President Cleve-
lands sweeping order establishing for
est reserves, and by Mr. Gallinger OF
New Hampshire, calling on the civil
service commission for the reason why
certain classes of woriSmen were sub
ject to competitive examination, con.
trary to the law Of exempting laborers
from the classified service.
The first phase of the tariff in the
senate made Its appearance in a senat,
resolution by Mr.. Allen of Nebraska
declaring that tariff taxes on articles OF
daily consumption should not be laid
so as to enrich one class at the ex.
pense Of the masses. 1t went over.
Mr. Hoar, from the judiciary commit.
tee, reported favorably the bill to pre-
vent kinetoscope exhibitions of prize
fights in the District of Columbia an6
the territories, and to prohibit the
shipping Of material for the exhibition
Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama, submitted
a minority report on the bill for
20
cific railroad Indebtedness to the gov
ernment. The report asserts that tn,
real occasion for this bill Is to avoiC
the disclosures and to provide for tn,
condonation of frauds and breaches o.
trust on the part of owners and di
rectors of the Central Pacific railroad
(which, if they were dealt with il
the spirit OF justice, would fasten liza
billties upon these men that would IA
exceed the vast sums which the com
pany owes to the government"
Mr.. Morgan refers to the "enormou
frauds perpetrated by both of thes
railroad companies upon the United
States, the remedy for which is easi1
in reach through tribunals of justice.
The report then urges that the presi
dent should not be left as final umpire
as proposed by this bill, "in a contes
between crime and public justice" Th
responsibility rests on congress. ant
it should not unburden it on the presi
dent. AIr Morgan adds that, although
the result would disappont the pow
erful orSer of railroad wreckers, ye
an easy adjustment is open by tn
passage Of senate bill 222. The repor
closes with a statement as to the pow
erful engine which the committee bill
places under the direction of the presi
dent and cabinet
The bill was passed for the settle
ment Of an account between Artansa
and the United states Ii involves
payment by the state of a balance o
100000. The rest Of The day up to 81
p. m was spent in executive session.
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