New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-22
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
READING OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
REPORT FINISHED.

READING OF THE CONFERENCE CoMMliiEhO
REPORT FINISHED
Washington, July H.-The tariff conference re-
port was taken up in the Senate to-day after
routine business disposed OF. and the formal
reading OF the report proceeded In the early nours
the discussion was purely formal. most OF the time
being given to identifying the numbered amend
ments with the text OF the Senate BILL
The first contest arose over amendment No $50. re-
lating to printing paper. The conference reported
a retalaory proviso as follows: THAT II any coun-
try or dependency shall impose an export duty
upon pulp wood exported to the United States
there shall be imposed upon printing paper when
imported from such country or dependency an ad-
dional duty Of one-tenth OF cent per pound for
each dollar of export duty per cord imposed
and proportionately for fractions OF dollar OF
such export duty"
vigorously protested against this amendment. say
ing it provision. not acted by the
Senate or the House. and beyond the power OF
the Conference Committee. Mr.. Teller character
tied such conference outrage as the COM
mittee acted arbitrarily and before the
Senate saying in effect What you going to
do about itT
MR.. JONES RAISES A POINT OF ORDER.
Mr. Jones finally made direct issue against the
Conference Committee making a point Of order
against the retaliatory clause the ground Of
its being new matter He said he would ask for
a ruling from the Chair on the regularity OF the
Conference Committees action
Mr. Chandler referred to the broad latitude
given to conference committees in the practice Of
both houses of Congress He raised laugh by
telling Mr. Jones that he had swallowed two
tribes OF Indians" conference report on one
of the Indian Appropriation bills.
Mr. Adrch, of the conferrees defended the
retaliatory clause, saying II strictly within the
rights of the conferrees. the general subject
In contest between the Senate and the House. The
conference report must be accepted or rejected as
a whole. he said. and the main question could not
be diverted by appeals for ruling from the Chair.
Mr. White referred TO the secret sessions OF the
Republican conferrees and ironically read Mr..
Chambers remarks on the Wilson BILL wherein the
New wHampshire Senator declared that the bill had
been brought forth in the dark and should bs
blasted by legislative lightning.
Mr.. Chandler good -naturedly answered that, while
his anathema the Wilson bill had not brought
a lightning blast against II. yet 1t had doubtless in
part inspired a Democratic President TO denounCe
that measure as one OF ''perhdy and dishonor."
Glancing across the aisle, where Mr. Morgan had
a stack Of books his desk, Mr.. Chandler said
he observed that the Alabama Senator ready
TO make "a short speech" on this point OF order.
MIR. MORGAN ATTACKS SPEAKER REED.
A long discussion followed on the powers Of q
conference committee. Mr. Morgan argued that
the committee had exceeded its powers, and that
1t could not arrogate to itself the right TO originate
new amendments. He braEched of TO the parti-
sanship Of the bill The man who would lift the
tariff out Of politics. he said, would be another
Thomas Jefferson as benefactor TO his country
The present bill was framed on purely partisan
lines. and designed give benefits to party
ton Of the Republican members OF the Ways and
NJ Means ans commee o, the fnanee anS
He became involved In several sharp cooques
Wilson bill had been considered In the same way.
M a0sa @ the Of q s es q sp :
resentatives had secured victory FOR the House
some "t mstake about the spesEers success for
Notwithstanding his ponderosty, the harder ne s.,s
Ing H: his sitting down on the sugar schedule up go
the prices. If he can't work the safety valve bet-
ter than that, he had better retire from politics."
MIR. JONEss OBJECTION OvERRULED.
vice-President Hobar, then announced his de.
cision on the point Of order holding that It was
not well taken. 1t was not. he said. for the Chair
TO determine whether the matter In conference
report was relevant. All such Ques-
lions for the Senate itself on the question Of
accepting or rejecting the report 49,
The reading OF The report pr a. hsn whsn %
drawback OF duty on exported leather made from
Mr. Adrich explained ,ha, the House had In
sisted on the proviso, and ne felt ,hst the draw.
10 this provision. He thought about from 10000 to
s750Oeo OF revenue would be obtained from the
duty on hides. and probably about haIf OF tnis
would be paid In drawbacks.
Mr. Allen spoke against the bill as whole and
Incidentally referred 10 the present coal strike con-
trasting IL with the promises OF prosperity: The
strike would be arbltrated he said and arbitrated
I'm one way only namely In favor OF the coal baron
and against the miner. and II the miner protested
he would be met with the baton OF the policeman OF
the bayonet OF the tin soldier: 49,
Mr. Teller and Mr. Vest criticised the hide amend.
menf the former saying that the drawback clause
was in the inte OF Eastern tanners as the West:
ern tanner. who did not export leather. would get
MI Aidrich answered that the East and West
stood on the same basis so far as this egisiation
was concerned. II was impossible to build batte-
ship at OMAHA but that was due TO the geograPhy
~ the country and not to legislative dscrlmna.
tion against Omaha and the West He said that
three Of the fiye Senate ceniesrees & were Iron
that New-Eng!and and the East had been unduiy
The conference amendment omttIng from the
free list scientific books and periodicals brought
out a sarcastic speech from Mr.. Vest. The derided
Democracy had In the Wilson bill. he said placed
paintings statuary and scientific books on tho tree