The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-31

WASHINGTON. March 5o.-Par.y feel
ing ran high during the lasv day % the
tariff debate IN the house. Political
speeches were wedxed IN al every oppor-
tznity. and there WAS constant vancouver
ing for political advantage The oppost-
tion directed their efforts toward stirring
Up dtSsension IN the Republican side. bur
they succeeded only IN exposing a single
instance Of revolt today. That was on the
subject OF free hides. The Democrats
pressed the question OF duty on hides
for the benefit Of the farmer with such
yigor that Hepburn was drawn into the
debate. and made a strong plea for duti-
able hides He demanded that the house
be given an opportunity to vote on this
question. and declared that every Western
Rspublican was in favor OF IL. Cannon %
Illinois also gave qualified Endorsement
10 this demand. The Republican leaders
defended their bin today with yigor.
The ways and means committee held the
floor with their amendments from 10
o'clock In the morning until 4 o'clock IN
the afternoon. About thirty-fvs amend
nentz ware offered ard adopted. Among
them was one admitting free OF duty
books scientific apparatus. charts. maps.
etc" FOR scientific aEd educational pur-
poses
After that five more pages OF the bll
were read making twenty pages IN all OF
the lsz pages OF the bill.
Tomorrow the bill viii be open for
amendment until O'Clock. an attempt 70
extend the debate having failed. after
which an hour on a side VIII be allowed
70 close. The voting viii begin az o'clock.
The Democrats displayed good deal Of
anxiety today 20 get Ia an amendment 10
strike out the differennal on sugar. but
they probably VIII be frustrated in this
The only motion they may be abe 70 Sc
cure vote on is ore 70 recommit with
Instructors. This motion has been pre-
pared in the shape cf a resolution. and Is
the Dockery amendment 10 suspend the
duty on articles whose Prices are con-
iro,isd BY trusts or combinations. Even
this motion may be he'd 10 be out Of or
der under the special order.
There is some talk OF a number Of Re-
publican votes being cast against the bill,
bat nothing definite IS heard.
In the debate today Cannon of Illinois
prefaced his remarks with the declaration
that he was for the pending BILL He was
not pleased with all It's features He never
had been pleased with any revenue bill.
He appreciated that there must be spirit
OF give and take. and he was frank TO say
he thought there could well be a duty on
grounded IN the West that duty on hides
would raise the price OF cattle 81 a head.
Slayden Of Texas expressed qualification
that the dormant Republican conscience
had been awakened in spots. He proceed
ed TO argue that a duty on hides would he
OF practical benefit 10 the cattle raisers Of
the plains Of Texas. Kansas and the Da-
kotas.
Bell Populist Of Colorado warned the
HNaf Ea,r y
containing high duties without imposing
at least a revenue duty on hides distinctly
a product Of the farm they would regret
s.. why" no asked. should the wool
men OF few states be 50 generously dealt
with. and the cattle raiSers den.~A every
thing?"
Dingley defended the action OF the COM
mittee, saying that when the act OF 1890
was being prepared the present occupant
OF the White House had made very ex-
hsustive Investigation OF the subject and
found First. that the great body of hides
produced IN this country were by-product
from the slaughter Of cattle and that their
rrice was made here: second. that goat
skins tanned tn this country we're not pro-
duce4 here and third. that the hides I'm
portSf. except in n few instances. were
dry hides used IN making sole leather. a
large proportion Of which was exported.
Dingley continued:
we could tan hides with our cheap ma
terial for the foreign market weighing
the balance Of advantages. the committee
decided against duty on hides Our
tanning Industry Is adjusted 20 free hides.
ard q was decided that a duty or hifes
would not be Of advantage 20 the farmer
ard would be distinct disadvantage 20
our export trade"
Hepburn of Iowa came forward with A
vehement speech In favor % a duty on
hides. He declared that the wool interests
were dwarTed in contrast with thu vas;
cattle interests of the country. Iowa was
more interested in hides than wool She
marketed annually So 90 osa OF hides. and
not 10 PER cent. % that amount Of wool.
He degna rCei that the ways and means
committee allow the sense % the house 70
BE taken on this question. and ne affirmed
with greet positiveness that every Re
publican from the West favored a duty
on hides.
we Insist" ne shouted. that the tan
ming and leather industries Of New York
Pennsylvania and New England should
not ~ allowed 10 stiNe the demands OF
the West (Democrstic apnlause0
Norton q Ohio made a vicsous assault
or the majority Instead o. 6enouncinE
Mr Cleveland On every occa son. he sad.
tne oshcr side ought 10 be down on their
knees ~ fhe feet of his '-perspirsrS
obesity and poaderous ponderosil y.'
thanking hAn FOR the opportunity he had
given theul &c again rob the people"
An amendment pg;ting batting cloths for
miilng parpoSes a. = per cent. (free IN
der the Mckinley bin VS. adopted
Magnesia. not rssaictral. carbonate %
potash and sheep dip were placed on the
fTca list.
Henderson. az Iowa. took occasion TO
deny that tnIs ban Wss framed IN the in
teresi ~ tne East. He po3ni~d ont tAat the
Weet held naa a5orfEg on the COMMITTEE
and were entirely competent - care for
the inteTeses for wafcA they were commit
ted
snita q Arizona talked or the cattle
schedule Asssertlna Jhsf fHs rates
araoanged - - per cont ad valorem 50
sar as taey concerned aas territory.
Brucker % Michigan denounced ths
&aty cs s. or lamheT as roAhpe~y. TIE
lumber barous we're permitted - 20 into
canada am havs their lumber SAVED by
s-e cheap lsear there r Eas free trade
- iahar and Esra&eefton Tor TIE E1anufac-
tuTer-
TIE Amendment pending VAS a5or;e,f:
stzo An amendment iEcreastcg rha rates
On hsrsess aud n,aiaS over tAose - tas act
of lssa.
Tas clerk then resumed The reading of
sse nslI where Re stopped OF saturday.
Iansx % oa4o was tAe frs 20 tu5er-
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r,gners against ths rsssorssson os = ceats
= tor On eaal. lie declared ta4t tae res-
te~stlssn W&s - EAe tnts<ext q ,hs antara-
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r.sss.s 20 Sxres 70 tais ualass tAe Democrats