New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-28


-,n.px TO THE rRrPuNE1
lsf $500 ~. o7-The performances OF
.,a -Populists in the ~
the Oe'''o-- 80, were as silly and tiresome rs
sen'a'iVes a,s as devoid of originality
those OF 80. arc uslng are exactly the same
the 'A0'0e s1,h Carlisle Morrison. Mills AMI
as ms .-,de associates employed fourteen
their ~ han n tariff bill under con-
'e@'' a. the House OF Representatives. and
-'.,a az those which were resorted TO by the
,.ro,,c minority seven years ago The diff
- &c that ADLER and stronger were
,s,rs ~ the minority in those days than ir
these
n, course nobody ~ even ordinary intelli-
o,ca is deceived by the sort OF strategy which
McNunn. Richardson. Wheeler, Dockery and the
rost have adopted. They have determined TO
waste IN irrelevant and foolish discussion
much time IS possible in order to be able to say
when the bill IS brought TO a vote that they
have had no opportunity to offer or discuss
amendments to various paragraphs. And then
such free-trade howl as will be heard, The
fact will be forgotten-at least the Demo-Popu-
list leaders so hope and believe-that they have
consumed and wasted in foolish and Irrelevant
TAX time that would have been ample for the
t,lles; ard fairest consideration
IN two DAYS neither the minority nor any
member OF It has offered or tried 10 discuss q
single amendment which was germane 10 those
PARTS = the bill which were under considera-
ton In fact. few members Of the opposition
have taken the trouble even to vote on amend
ments offered by members Of the Ways and
Means Committee or other supporters Of the bill
This afternoon none Of the leaders Of the op-
position took the trouble even TO dispute the
Uspassionate statements Of Chairman Dingley
IN regard 10 the foolish wasting Of time by
them. although it is true that Mr. Dockery. Of
Missouri who regards himself as equal to al
most anything. did undertake 10 deny. in be-
half Of the minority, that single moment had
been consumed in debate which was not peril
nent. Mr. Dockery's partisan zeal often over
takes and smothers his candor.
In the latter part OF the days debate. while
Mr. Mahany OF the Buffalo district, was
gazing the Committee OF the Whole in consider
ing an amcnd-~ent proposed by him TO the duty
on lime Mr.. Lentz. OF Ohio. VINO seems to have
forgotten the mathematical drubbng admins
tered u him by General Grosvenor, delivered
Dhiippic in which he admitted that he had once
been a gold fool hu; was now silver crank"
M Mahany dashed him well FOR his change Of
sides on the money question. and said that he
expec. ed TO see the gentleman "out-McKinleying
Mckinley" in favor Of protection at the next
election
After the House had come out Of Committee
a. the Whole. Mr.. Fowler a raw young Popust
from North Carolina addressing the Chair. said
that he wished to correct The Record" There
upon he produced slip Of paper, and to the
Amusement Of the House and the amusement Of
the galleries delivered a brief anathema on the
Infamous tariff bill" 1t seems that while the
Sic ba Of was
in the House yesterday. Mr.. Fowler, of New
Jersey. interiected a single remark the Re
publican side Of the question. The North Caro-
Tina Fowler did not wish 10 be held responsible
for even this much Repubcanisnn and as the
reporter in The Congressional Record had
simply credited the remark 70 Mr.. Fowler"
there was danger that his constituents might
think it was the Tar Heel" Fowler who had
eer q new light since arriving In Washington.
The Speaker dryly observed that the gentleman
had fpoken a speech instead Of correcting The
Record"
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
The necessity for the continued presence OF a
Quorum Of the Committee OF the Whole was de-
rnonstrated al the beginning OF to-days session
TO the first paragraph that was read after the
House had gone into committee the Tariff bill
Nj Richardson Dem. Tenn moved amend
N.flt reducing I'VE uutI vi NAAilS 4lpHi o'iV '''N
. half cent on a division the vote IA yeas
20 . nays. and upon the announcement Mr.. Rich !
ardson made The point Of no quorum. He said that
q measure Of This Importance should not he con-
sdcrcd by fifty men only.
M Dalzen rep. PENN. innocently-Where are !
e. the Democrats this morning?
Mr. Richardson Evidently with the Republicans
There are proportonately many present on this
fde % the hall rs on yours.
Chairman Sherman counted slowly. and IN ten +
minutes was enabled 70 announce 1o1 members /
present and that Mr.. Richardson's amendment had .
been rejected
The duty on acetate Of lead. white and IN colors.
vas Increased half a cent n pound 20 and 81; /
cents. respectively.
M- Richardson called attention to the increase /
o. rates proposed N tho pending bill the articles
IN the chemical schedule. and in reply TO Mr.. /
Doc, cry Dem. Mo- said the duties in the Ding
Icy bill were absolutely greater than In the Nc .
Knlry hnl He gave IN detail the average OF du- +
ties in the several schedules fourteen in number .
showing, as he asserted, increase all along the
Inv
Mr Richardson said that the figures IN the COM
rarstve statement furnished by the committee
cid not bear ont the assertion Of Chairman Ding
ley r. hls opening speech that the duties in the
pending BIZ ranged between those Of the Mckinley
ana Wilson bills.
ANSWERED BY MR. DINGLEY.
NJ Dinrl-y responding 20 Mr. Richardson. said
rs speech showed how Juggling with figures
could he made 20 show an apparent increase OF
duties when n fact there was an actual decrease.
This Was done by reducing tho I'd vslorem duties
70 specific. and then comparing them with those Of
the present Bin. but the difficulty that in one
case 'he percentage calculated on the prices of
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