Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-31

of the committee on ways and means
as being against the rules.
In behalf of the people of the coun-
try say, God save US from the rules
of the House.
Closing the debate Mr.. Bailey said
the proposition of the amendment
meant that the people of this country
should be required to live under two
different and conflicting laws. Even if
Congress had the power to so enact, MIR.
Bailey said, it would not be wise to use
it. 1t was Roman emperor who wrote
his laws so high that the people could
not read them and punished his sub
iects for violations of laws of which
they were ignorant. The republican
party, he said, intend to emulate that
example which had been the execra.
ton of mankind ever since. Indeed
they would go further and require the
citizens of the United States to live un-
der law the terms and provisions OF
which were still confined within the
bosom of the members of the United
States Senate.
Mr.. Grosvenor offered an amendment
to perfect the text, to cover the point
suggested by Mr.. Richardson, which
was agreed to, as follows: Provid.
ed that the lien hereby created
and the liability hereby imposed shall
be only for the excess of duty imposed
by this act over and above the duties,
if any, paid and collected at the time
of importation of such articles.
Mr.. Vandiver offered an amendment
requiring all employers of labor en-
gagged in producing any protected arti-
Gle to divide equally with their en-
ployees all excess of profits over per
cent. on the capital invested. Rejected.
The amendment as amended by the
proviso was agreed to-150 to 120, the
vote being taken by tellers.
Mr.. Grow addressed the House upon
the assertion that protective tariff
was the best revenue producer until
the articles protected were produced in
sufficient quantity to supply the home
market. He rendered an apology to
Mr.. Vandiver for the use of rude re-
mark to him in debate the other day,
that the gentleman didn't have sense
enough to understand the matter.
General debate was continued by
Mr.. Linney, who addressed himself to
the criticisms of the bill by southern
members upon the ground that in its
operations it would work prejudicially
to the interests of that section. He
admitted that there were slight defects
the bill, but they were but as spots
on the sun, and the general excellence
of the bill would secure his hearty sup
port of it.
Mr.. Sayers moved an amendment to
the hoop iron paragraph to admit cot
ton ties free of duty, supporting it in a
vigorous speech. The amendment was
not in order.
The committee rose temporarily, and
Mr.. W. H. King, the new representa-.
tive from Utah, appeared at the bar
and was sworn in.
AS the hour approached for taking
the vote on the bill the attendance in
the galleries and on the floor increased,
and interest in the issue of the delibera-
tions OF the House, although it was set
tied from the beginning, seemed to grow.
The diplomatic gallery held an unusual
number of occupants, mostly ladies.
All the other galleries were crowded.
The last hours for the consideration of
the bill were largely given to general
debate, in which Messrs. Brumm, Viii.
liams, Foss, and Allen, the latter,
who had not previously, for many
months, favored the House with any
remarks, focused the attention of the
occupants of the House and galleries,
who looked for few minutes enter
tanment after his old-time fashion.
At 4:25 o'clock this evening the tariff |
bill was passed by a vote of :'05 ayes to
121 noes.