The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-01

6st 81 dhPSnss, ana such i6lnt Or sewers
81 dndgEaehge, Or oeereaa may pe teti7
dered therein. Including the entoteer
meat ~ any such lien a. Justice and
equity may require. In avery gunn case
tha pr0co OF the court IN the ql9ttlet
where the action or suit - 1tuught ana
whore otl0 detopdant resides ana
GerVeA tlnll run 70 and may he served
on anl, aAtl9 mt i1 any other dtstttet'
II n hefol5y made the duty Of the Sec
retSf 81 TIE treasury to prescrtbe ana
enfofeO suitable regulations 20 carry
out fhe broYieionG dt this section, ips
alfldiHF t56 retention IN the bonded
lIareh5ii = of the United States or any
other nlace Wherb such g0odo are de-
Iifkd n samples ot such goods until
requifed Tor AVldenca ON any 3ucceea ding
fft1t
Tha Democrats were alert ar. Bailey
INN 6AlatalV made the point that the
nm0plment Was out Of order. y was
6bn0Ei0pl, ha said. 10 the Oldest and
bet rule 1e law that no statute should
~ retroactive.
DSbats on ths Amsndmsstt.
The parliamentary point was at once
rolsed by thS opposition that the
amendment had not yet been ordered
reported by the full committee. In or
dfr u ayoid any thnieal trouble. Mr..
DlnGfeY withdrew the Amendment and
cali6d d meeting " the ways and
MEANS cOmmittee. whose membern hled
out oe the hall. The committee was ABB
sent but u feW moments, and upon en-
t0Fing tine chamber Mr.. GroSvenoF
agnln oHfarbd the amendment making
tie Bill el1o6tlVe April 1.
Mr. DoekaFy (pein., MOD offered ag
an amendment the proviso to suspend
trusts. A point Of order being Ipads
agOinst It, after Q Short discussion
sustained by the chair. An arrange.
ment was made, for fifteen minutes
debate on each side on the GFosvenot
Rmeudment MI Bailey atayea tnet
the opposition was extremely 9nno ~
reach two schedules IN the bill, and did
NOT desire to consume more time on
this amendment s,!.,.. /,
In opening Mr.. GFoBvenor fefnaf!ted
upon th0 alleged attempt Of the Demo-
cPats 10 make political capital out QI
oltentStlous opposition 70 truBtg. Aa
70 the pending proposition, TO make
fhiy taffH btu 70 into effect April !. no
matter what the date Of IS fipal enRpts
ment, he said, two questions were IN
VolVed, itB GxpRdIeney and tta WISDOM
That II was wise he did not think any
one would deny and he would, thaEee
fore, direct his attention entirely 20 tlla
question Of Rxpediency.
Al question Of law, Of course.
everything was not in the power ot
ConRreSB, but his view was tiat these
thinTp not forbidden 70 Congress were
ieRaI. The law would be retrpsp spRetlFe,
he sad, Ia that It would levy ctlstomS
dutisH on merchandise bought ana
ghiDped after them. HR declared y
wHS 4 liberal provision In that lt dld
not apply 10 goods now afoat. Ar,
C}rosVenora strongest point was MADE
,sin eonnseti0n with the present tAEllE
law, which bore date Of August 1SSS.
but was not finally enacted until y
days later. Although this WAS Qnln; ";
tGhti0nRl, the supreme court nln llel0
it was retrospective. Tne ineol.s uss.5s.,I ~,
although It had been held pncopStltp'
tionai mot on that point, hoWoVeFl.
levied on every dollar held on the hFet
of the preceding January. WhlAkey Y
bond, manufactured under the nlneLy
cent tax. under the operation OF theE
3 iiii paid 20 cents additional.
M RlchRrdSou (DRm., Tennl con-
tended that the supreme court deele.
iOFI hnu6hd OdIFn bY Chlef Justice kFllls
81. decided exactly contrary 70 tae cor,
tion Of Mr. Qrosyenor. GOODS tnlpogsssSa SsS
batWeen August ! and August q. ,I,ss' 55s.'
It was decided. should pay the AtclAlti
les. and not the Rtlgqn IetSe. AS =,
s,If you are going to make tals lAW
take Sffoot to.m0TfoWi why not say tQs
DAVE demanded Mr. Bland (Den., MOI
S,oT whv not the day the Mckinley act
,ISSs reHeni led "a The real purpose ot
tbe act was to check all imports ~
long Hg the bill was pending before
Congress, if that should be untu next
The debate on the amendment was
Concluded by Mr. Bailey, who saiu 4lT'
GFogyenor. fails to distinguish between
the power Of congresB 10 pass retF9.
active laws aud 70 put TWO incohstA sI9,l SSllt {
laws IN action at the same ~ TINE. 80 5Ss ~
proposition OF the ways anS !, Isals tlt.s
ronmittoa "a that Congress shan have
fhe power 10 compel the people OF tAe
United States TO live a. the same time
under two dTRerant and comttct
iaws. You propose 70 put the people
under the laws that are yet In the ilps
fathorn0bie wisdom Of the ph8teu
me debate having been ended, NJ,
(3ro1venor proposed an amendment 70
fhe Amendment which was that the lien
nropoSed on the goods BY this act, lt4-
perted between April ana the QnaeL-
inent OF the act, should bel oniy 70 W
amount OF the eXe4ss OF the guUes VL
this act over the Wilson ACT St
EHeltlAE EoansS.
Tho au,audment to the amendment
was adopted. The vote was then taken
by teIIers on the original amendment
6xinr ApFil / us the date on which the
XII Mn waS 10 10 into effect and It was
sSonted i6O 10 i2O. The clerk rAspmed
tho readlnE Of the bill, but h0 had NOT
somDieted d single page before mptlola
Ia dstrike out the last word nnd tne
''iast two wordS' were again t0rtBcoPlE
ing and nnde the ground OF I'VE minute
gpeeches. Some Of these were taSt lIlll
Furious, The galleries BY this tllns
were crowded to gufOcation. Many
prominent persons were present.
Mr.. Hartman, (SllVeF Heppep9iiiic;S.ll epe9ii K,
Montana). declared that " this oiN neT
came law II would DO by the co.QpeiE-
alton OF anti.gold standard majority y y
the senate. The silver Republicans oi
Ire United States, he said, favored ade.
0uate protection. g4e Thought some q
{he Democratic had made q mistake ~
emphaSlSing the tArltt Issue. y was lol
n battle OF the schedules, iE was tne
battle of the Standard.
Mr Pierce, (Daul.. Tenn.), repudiated
the Democrats on his side who were sell
asj,iV seeIfipG prQtection for themselves
whether Il was "nlica In North Carols
nI. bauxIte in Georgia. sugar In Louis
lana, or cotton throughout the south
M. william Alden Smith, (Rep.
Afieb !. protested because opportunity
mad not bOon accorded 20 amend tho
blII In any OF Its schedules. But ha wai
q protectiOnist and would vote for che
bill, 80, - A..
Wr Allen, tDell.. MlsH9. VINO IS De-
nominated the wit OF the house' made
very entertaining speech,
In conclusion ne stlTrea w y SonlIIEV,' llIES,
veFsy BY bis slatenem !net yne ~. ny