The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-27

.,~.s,t 7s~rzrs<cr asked unanimous
cors.rr that the amendment be admitted
Dsrr.~v insisted that the appeal should
srs- - DISPOSED %. and the chair held
,has D.nxseys demand was equal to an
obtectsc.-
.sr-ssr -. gentleman from Maine OBJ
sa--s-s s-nusr4s Richardson The Demo
~rzts <~nfgess in selt-safisfactson al this
atfsr-7r 20 get the leadsr Of the majority
Or REGARD.
Tne wore on ne appeal vas taken and
r-A ~Ass~ was sustained by a strfc. party
vo+e "a 20 r4. The combined opposition
voted against sustaining the chair.
Similar amendments against trusts were
offered hy McRae. Dem. Ct Arkansas.
ard Coore~. bat were ruled out OF order.
Rshsn.on Of Indiana offered one 20 put
gopss en the free list when the prices in
thts country we're the prices charged
abroad. rlas the duty and per cent for
TRANSPORTATION. Smith Of Arizona one pro-
vfalng for customs duties 10 be paid in
silver bullion. El-1s grains 20 BE- eGuiva-
lent 20 81. Wheeler Of Alabama one direct
ed against oil railroad and other trusts:
McNillin for the payment OF cnssoms IN
bt-rnesauic certificates. but all failed BY
The same ruling.
A committee amendment fixing the dury
on boracle acid at cents a pound was
agreed 20.
The Democrats offered various amend
ments as the reading CT the pill proceed
ed. but all we're rejected. Committee
amendments offered, however, were In
each instance agreed 20. The duty on
carbonate OF ammonia was increased from
IL TO ~ cents per pound. The duty on
crude tartar wiae lees. etc. testing less
than 70 per cent. Of bitartrate OF potash.
was fixed at / cent: over - per cent.
y cent. The rates on Rochelle salts con-
tanning 80 per cent. OF bitartrate was
fixed al cents per pound.
McNilIln criticised rhe increased rate
on eellulold articles. saying that IL the
Republicans were 10 decrease importa-
tions that meant decreased revenue.
'"rhs purpose Of this bill Is not in every
iYsEance 70 increase the revenue" said
Russell OF Connecticut. Sometimes il -
to keep American la5orers at work (Re-
publican app2ause)
Frequently the discussion drifted into
political questions. Appropriations. the
money question and general party policy
furnished topics for argument. BroEn-
well. Republican, Of Ohio. and Grosvenor
got into a controversy over the protection
accorded In the bin 20 soap. 1t vas list
cred to with considerable interest, and
when i, closed Clark OF Missouri made
1t the text Of characteristic speech.
''You call US the unwashed Democracy"
he proceeded. Give Us free soap. Great
laughter) Once fer AL, / want TO unload
thas Old man OF the sea Democrats ap-
piause) Grover Cleveland Is not a DEM
ocrat and never was"
WAS Thomas Jefferson a Democrat7''
put In Bromweil.
He vas, and don't you forget it, re-
sponded Clark.
.sIt is understood. and those who are
with you are forgetting" returned
Bromwell. that Mr.. Jefferson stopped the
coinage OF silver and supported protec-
'.That Is a historic Iie," said Clark 1T
Is on par with the statement that Mad
fson was a Federalist. The trouble Is the
histories are written by New England
people. There viii never be any truth in
history until the Yankees quit writing
history and the Southern people begin"
tGreat laughter3
were seeking to dslay, Dockery said no
such tactics were being pursued on his
side.
ION the contrary" he said, I'VE are
very anxious 10 reach some OF the sched-
ules OF this bin before the final vote is
taken. We understand there is an In
ctpsent revolt over there among some or
the Republican mem bers from the Pa
cIac states who want lumber left on the
free list
When the Item OF white lead was reach
ed Mahaney Of New York moved to in
crease the rate from -z TO 8 cents per
pound After some debate. in which the
lead trust figured excessively, the amend
ment was adopted 20 10 g.
Only nine pages of the bill were dis
posed of today AT SIS p. m. the house
adjourned until tomorrow.