The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-01


this morning to the immediate further
consideration of the tariff bill, and at
1906 Mr.. Sherman (Rep., n. W, called
the committee of the whole to order.
On motion of Mr.. Dalzell (Rep., Pa.),
the paragraph imposing a specific duty
on Dhenacetine, antipyrine and anti
toxine was struck out.
On motion of Mr. Grosvenor CRep.,
%, the duty on currants was increased
nom IL to cents a pound.
Mr.. GroSYenor after a section or two
OF the bill had been read by the clerk,
offered the new section authorized by
the committee on ways and means,
making the duties in the bill appli-
cable to all imports after April l.
Mr.. Bailey (Dem.. Tex, made the
POINT of order that the amendment was
not in order at this time. He briefly
stated that the amendment was on all
tours with the amendment offered by
Mr. DockerY CDem., MOD, to the first
paragraph Of the bill. 1t was obnoxi-
Gus, also, to the well-established prin-
ciple OF law that there shall be no
retroactive enactment
Mr.. McSillin (Dem., TENN, made
the further point that the amendment
sought to regulate the practice of
courts and. therefore, was not germane
to the bill
Mr.. DalzeH (Rep., Pal, called Mr..
Sailey's attention to the fact that the
amendment was offered as a commit
tee amendment. to which Mr.. Bailey
responded that if that be the case, of
course his point was not well taken.
But he insisted that the gentleman
from Pennsylvania should stand in his
place and distinctly state that the
amendment had been agreed upon by
the committee on ways and means.
Mr.. Dalzell declined to do that, but
stated that the amendment, in sub
stance, had been agreed to by the COM
nittee on ways ana means and referred
10 a Subcommittee to put in shape. Mr..
Dalzell admitted that there had been
no meeting of the committee, but he
protested to MI. Bailey that the only
result of his objection would be to COM
pei meeting of the committee, when
the amendment would be approved.
After further discussion of the point
OF order, the chairman said his ruling
must depend upon question of facts;
whether or not the committee, on ways
and means authorized the sub-commit-
tee TO offer the amendment in behalf
of the committee.
Mr.. Dingley (Rep., Me.), said that in
order to obviate all doubt on the ques-
ton, the amendment would be with
of the committee on ways and means
in three minutes.
Mr.. Barrows (Rep., Mass.), recurring
to the amendment by which the duty
on curr,lrts was increased from IL to
2 cents, eloquently pleaded for a sub
stantial recognition of Greece, which
vas today, he said, giving TO the
world a splendid exhibition of heroism,
patriotism and courage.
Mr.. Dingley (Rep., Me) explained
that the duty imposed by the bill upon
Zante currants was just half of that
collected by Great Britain.
Mr.. Devries (Fusionist, CALI favored
the amendment as affording protection
to the fruitgrOwers of his district.
While the members of the commit
tee on ways and means were acting
upon the Grosvenor amendment an ir
relevant discussion on the Homestead
strikes of 1892 and the general pro-
visions OF the bill was engaged in by
Messrs. Jett Dem., IlL), Ray (Rep.,
n W and Sulzer (Dem., n. W
Mr.. Grosvenor then, by direction of
the committee on ways ana means, re-
introduced the amendment, making a
new section.
Mr.. Dockery Dem, MOI moved an
amendment to the section. authoriz-
ing the introduction free of c uty of ar
ticles controlled by trusts in the United
States.
Mr.. Dingley made the point of order
that it was not germane, relating to
the free list while the Grosvenor
amendment proposed to fix the day
when the duties fixed in the bill should
take effect. The chair sustained the
point of order 1t was that the amend
ment proposed by Mr. GrosVenor
should be limited TO half an hours de-
bate.
Mr.. Grosvenor said the attention of
the country should be directed to the
attitude of the gentleman from Mis-
souri, (DOckery) and his associates in
their frantic efforts to do something
about trusts. The amendments which |
they had been offering, Mr.. Grosvenor
said. as a bluff were copied by them
from the Mckinley law. They were
in the Wilson bill, the au-
thors taking the idea from Republican !
legislation where the Democratic party |
had got every good idea of the past
half century. These provisions. he
and would not be disturbed by the |
pending bill.
Mr.. Grosvenor offered an amendment |
to perfect the text to cover the point |
suggested by Mr. Richardson Dem, |
Tenn), which was agreed to as fol- |
lows:
provided. that the lien hereby Gre |
ated and the liability hereby imposed |
shall be only for the excess of duty |
Imposed by this act over and above |
the duties. il any, paid and collected |
at the time Of importation of such ar
ticles."
Mr.. vandiver CDem., Mo- offered an
amendment requiring all employees of !
labor engaged in producing any pro-
tected article to divide equally with |
their employees all excess of profits
over 8 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.
Continuing the general debate. Mr.
Hartman (Sil., Mont.) made an earnest
speech, following the suggestion in the
remarks of Messrs- Newlands and
that not schedules, but
refrain from voting on the pending bill
because he did not believe it to be the
remedy for existing evils, and prophe-
sled Republican defeat III 1898 and 1900
Tor failure TO give prosperity and sue
cess under the bill
Mr. Smith (Rep. Mich.), made few
remarks upon the general features of |
he bill which met his approval. Be
ie.ring in the value and benefit of the
protective tariff system, the bill con-
aimed some features that he did not
approve. but he was willing TO take it
as Il came from his Republican asso-
ciates. (Applause)
to the hoop-iron paragraph
% admit cotton ties free of duty, sup
porting it in a vigorous speech. The
was not in order.
Mr.. w II. King, the new representative
rom Utah escorted by Mr.. Grosvenor