The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-31


In favor OF II. Mr.. Cannon. of Illinois, also
gave qualified Endorsement to this de-
nand The Republican leaders defended
their bill to-day with vigor.
The ways and means committee held the
i1oor with its amendments from 10 o'clock
In the morning till o'clock in the after
noon. About thirty-five were offered and
adopted. Among them was one admitting
free OF duty books. scientific apparatus,
cational purposes. After that five more
pages of the bill were read, making twenty
pages in all of the 162 pages of the bill.
Tomorrow the bill will be open for amend
ment until o'clock, an attempt 10 extend
the debate having failed after. which an
The voting will begin at o'clock.
The Democrats displayed a good deal of
anxiety to-day 10 get in an amendment TO
strike out The di1erential on sugar. but
they probably will be frustrated in this.
The only motion they may be able to secure
a vote on is one 10 recommit with instruc-
lions. This motion has been prepared in
the shape of a resolution and is the Dockery
amendment to suspend the duty articles
whose prices are controlled by trusts or
combinations. Even this motion may be
held TO be out of order under the special
order There is some talk of number of
bill, but, after investigation. il seems proba-
Die that those who may be dissatisfied with
particular provisions of the bill will line up
on the hnal vote and there will be no break
in the Republican ranks.
AMENDMENTS ADOPTED.
Among the amendments adopted were the
following: Paper not specially provided for,
% per cent. ad valorem hats bonnets. etc,
unbleached. 15 per cent. and bleached. p
per cent; making the duty on brushes uni
form at 40 per cent; safety fuses, 50 per
cent; qualifying the duty on crude tartar
dutiabe at l cent per pound so as 10 pro-
vide that such tartar must not contain
more than 80 per cent. of bitartrate of
potash; striking out Paragraph $50, fixing
duties on Oriental Berlin and similar rugs
CMr. Dingley explained that the effect of
this amendment was 10 restore the duties
phraseolcgy Of the embroidered glove
schedule 10 meet the recent decision or the
board OF general appraisers. Another
amendment provided tnat no gloves larger
than size 6 should be ciassed as childrens
Mr.. Cannon Rep., Ill) prefaced his re-
marks on the bill with the declaration that
he was for the pending bill. He not
pleased with all its features. he never had
been pleased with any revenue bill. He ap-
preciated that there must be Il spirit of
give and take, and he frank to say he
thought there could well be "a duty on
hides as the impression was deeply ground
ed in the West that duty on hides would
raise the price of cattle 81 a head.
Mr.. Slayden dem. Tex expressed graft
hcation that the dormant Republican con-
science had been awakened In spots. He
proceeded 10 argue that duty on hides
would be of practical benefit to the cattle
raisers of the plains OF Texas, Kansas and
the DakOtaS.
Mr.. Bell Pop, COLI warned the Republic
ans that ii they passed this bill containing
high duties, without imposing at least a
revenue duty on hides. distinctly a product
should the wool men of a few States be so
generously dealt with and the cattle raiser
denied anything?
Mr.. Dingley defended the action of the
committee, saying that when the act of
1890 was being prepared the present occu-
pant of the White House made a very ex-
OEf figrf fnr nf fhD lala saasf
found. first, that the great body of hides
produced in this country We're a biproduct
price was made here; second that goat
and other skins tanned in this country were
not produced here. and third, that the hides
imported, except in few instances, We're
dry hides used in making sole leather, a
large proportion of which was exported.
We could tan hides with our cheap ma
terial for the foreign market. he said.
weighing the balance of advantage, the
committee decided against duty on hides.
Our tanning industry. he said, was ADJUST
ed to free hides, and II was decided that
duty on hides would not be of advantage
to the farmer and would be distinct dis
advantage TO our export trade.
HEPBURN AGAINST FREE HIDES.
Mr.. Hepburn Rep., la then came for
ward with a vehement speech in favor of
a duty on hides. Mr.. Hepburn declared
that the wool interests dwarfed in contrast
with the vast cattle interests of the coun-
than wool She marketed annually $S
600 worth of hides and not 10 per cent. of
that amount of wool. He demanded that
the ways and means committee allow the
sense of the House TO be taken on this
question, and affirmed with great positive
ness that every Republican from the West
favored a duty on hides. I'VE insist" he
shouted, that the tanning and leather in
dustries of New York, Pennsylvania and
New England should not be allowed to
stife the demands of the West Demo
Mr. Dockery contributed to the contro-
versy over hides. the statement thai you
then representative on this floor (Mr
Lodge), that if hides were not left on the
free list Massachusetts would defeat the
BILL
Mr. Norton Dem. Ohio made a vicious
assault the majority. Instead of de-
nouncing Mr.. Cleveland on every occasion
he said the other side ought to be down
on their knees at the feet of his ''perspir-
ing obesity and ponderous ponderosity,' -
thanking him for the opportunity ne mad
given them TO again rob the people"
An amendment rating steel strings for
musical instruments at 40 per cent. one
at 25 per cent. (free under Mckinley biiD
and reducing the duty on cocoa fiber and
rattan mating from to 4 cents per square
yard, and on mats of similar material from
to cents were adopted
Mr.. Perkins (Rep., Ia.) made humorous
speech of five minutes deriding the Democ-
racy and its panaceas for the peoples ills.
Magnesia, not medical, carbonate of pot
ash and sheep dip were placed on the free
list.
Mr. Henderson. of Iowa. took occasion at
this point 10 deny that this bill was framed
in the interest OF the East. He pointed out
that the West held a majority on the COM
mittee and were entirely competent 10 care
for the interests TO which they were COM
mitted.
Mr.. Crawford (Dem., Mo- declared that
the tariff on Mexican cattle was a blow at
the farmers and the wool schedule also
In reply Mr.. DoIliver had read letter
from Norman Gibbs. of Mount Vernon. Mo-,
president of the Shorthorn Association
asking duty of so head on Mexican cat
tie i'm the name of the cattlemen OF that
Mr. Smith Dem, Ariz) talked the
cattle schedule, asserting that the rates
amounted to 125 per cent. ad valorem so far
as they concerned his territory.
In rebuttal of Mr. Delivers letter Mr..
WbaeIeT Dem. Ala.) read a letter from
Hon Norman J. Coleman, of st. Louis the
first secretary of agriculture, asking tor
an ad yalorem dut. on cattle that Mex
| lean stock might be brought into this coun-
try for feeding.
A VEHEMENT MICHIGANDER.
Mr.. Brucker Dem., Mich.) denounced the
| dutv of 81 on lumber as robbery. The lum-
| her barons were permitted to go into
| Canada and have their lumber sawed by
| the cheap labor there. 1t was free trade
| in labor and protection for the manufac-
| turer.
The amendment pending was adopted;