The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-30


hours' Discussion In the House,
Passed by a Large Majority.
WASHINGTON, July 90. The tariff
bill was pushed through the confer
ence stage yesterday after two hours
discussion before the full conference
committee. democrats and republic
ans. held in the senate finance com
mittee room yesterday morning. At
the outset the democratic conferees
asked until this morning to go over the
report, saying this course was prefera-
bic To going over it with the repub-
leans. To test this question Mr.. Vest
dem, Mo- moved an adjournment,
which was defeated by strict party
vote.
The democratic conferees then Of
fered amendments to the report, but
we're met with the statement that it
would merely consume time TO urge
amendments, as they would be re-
jected.
Representative Wheeler dem, Ala. J
offered amendments placing cotton
bagging aud cotton ties on the free
list; also a substitute proposition for
rebates ON these articles. These and
other amendments were withdrawn,
however, as there was no prospects of
favorable action on them.
Shortly before noon Mr.. Dingley
moved that the report be submitted to
the two houses. This prevailed by a
party vote and the meeting adjourned.
There was little clash during the dis
cussion, and the democratic members
of the conference contented themselves
with protest against the report and
the manner of agreeing to it.
Action of the House.
WAsHISGToS, July 20. = Yesterday
the floor of the house presented an
animated appearance long before the
speaker raped that body to order.
Members stood about in groups and
discussed, sometimes in excited tones,
the result of the conference agreement
on the tariff bill.
The final conference report on the
general deficiency appropriation bill
was adopted.
This out of the way Mr. Dingley
arose. Holding aloft the report and a
great mass of papers he said in calm
tones:
Mr.. Speaker, desire to present the
conference report on the tariff bill.v
Salvos of applause from the repub-
lican side greeted this announcement.
An effort was made TO secure an
agreement for a vote.
Mr.. Bailey said the minority desired
three days, but, knowing they could
not obtain them, would be satisfied
with two
Mr.. Dingley refused to agree to this.
saying: Talk at this time is very ex-
pensive. 1t costs the treasury 500, 600
a day."
Not SO expensive as the ten days
you spent in arranging The sugar
schedule with the Sugar trust" re-
torted Mr.. Bailey, amid counter-round
Of applause by his followers.
Mr.. Dingley, in reply, pointed out
that never before in Legislative history
had a tariff bill been in conference sc
brief time. The Mckinley bill had
been in conference two weeks. "And
our friends on the other side" said he,
addressing the democrats, "Were in
conference six weeks without reaching
an agreement
The trouble in 1894" retortcd Mr..
nj laf trxv n.
run the democratic party with n lot OF
mugwumps in command" daughter
and applause ON the democratic side.)
Mr.. Dingley continued his efforts 10
fix time for vote, the republicans
during the discussion crying vote,
vote. vote"
II suggest we wait until Sugar stock
goes up little higher" said Mr.. Bal
ley, sarcastically. 1T has gone up six
dollars share since the agreement was
reported"
All efforts to reach an agreement
having failed, Mr.. Dingley opened his
speech on the conference report. lie
took up each sche dule, explaining in
detail the changes made and following
closely the formal statement given out
by the committee.
Concerning the sugar schedule Mr..
Dingley read from the official state
nent, adding brief comments. by the
new arrangement about $4,000, 900 in
crease Of revenue would be realized, as
the increase had been placed on raw
sugar at the point where revenue
would be received and at the same time
the beet sugar industry will receive
substantial benefit.
When Mr.. Dinghy referred to the
elimination of the stamp tax, Mr.. Todd
dem. Mich.) asked him il he then
confessed" that they had abandoned
the idea OF taxing the stock gamblers
Of Wall street"
Not at ALL replied Mr.. Dingley.
1--WE discovered that the sales on Wall
street could not be followed. No rec-
ord is kept The machinery of collec-
ton would be too complex"
Mr.. Cooper rep, Wis., wanted an
explanation of the net result of the