The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-15
REBATE BILL
PASSES CONGRESS
Senate Vote Was Unanimous, and
Only Five Adverse Votes Were
Recorded in the House.

Washington. Jan. l5.-The senate yester-
day acted promptly on the house bill
providing rebates of the duty on coal. and
passed II unanimously without debate a
few minutes after It was brought over
from the house.
For All hour and a half Mr.. Ttllman
occupied the attention OF the senate I'm a
characteristic speech, I'm which he de-
nounced trusts and monopol.es and Sc
verey criticised the attorney general
Mr.. Tillman said that Mr.. Aldrich. since
ehe resolution came UP. had become more
strenuous and had exhibited more feeling
and earnestness than he thought him ca
pable OF.
Efforts have been made" said Mr.. TIL
man. proof has been filed. plead.ngs
have been had, petitions 10 the attorney
general filed. warning and begging him
10 protect the people against the impend-
tng vote As amended. the bill passed
offiee and done nothing"
The energy OF the venerable and bril-
liant senator from Missouri. MIR. Tiilman
said. spurred the tagging horses In the
house or representatives and those OF the
senate, who had been cold -bloodedly con-
templating the condition OF affairs for
month.
His only wonder, he said was that in
those trying times OF death and distress
mobs were not taking steps 10 show
monopolists that in the last resort men
will neither starve nor freeze To death
but will throttle the law. IL necessary,
and take u into their own hands and
seize supplies.
He criticised the coal strike commits
sioners, and said that they were taking
irrevelalt and unnecessary testimony
when. IL they wanted TO, they could find
'sut about the combination and report to
congress that such a monopoly exists.
REPORTED FAvoRABLY.
The house bill providing rebates of the
duty on coal was reported favorably by
the finance committee, Mr. Aldrich re-
marking that the committees action was
unanimous.
Mr.. Aldrich offered n COMMITTEES amend
ment adding new section To the bill pro-
viding that the provisions OF para
graph tlb OF the Dingiey act shall not be
construed hereafter 10 authorize the i'm
position OF any duty on anthracite coal
Mr.. Aldrich asked immediate considern-
ton.
Mr.. Vest remarked that he hoped the
bill would pass without a single dissent
Ing danger. but has sat quietly In his
unanimously
THE HOUSE.
Tho bdll reported from the ways and
ntuls confinittee TO provide FOR a. rebate
OF the duties on foreign coal for a period
OF one year was passed I'm short order by
fhe house yesterday by practically a
unanimous vote, 2&-5: those voting
against II being Messrs Cushman and
Jones OF Washington. Gaines 81 West
Virginia, Mondell OF Wyoming and Pat
terson OF Pennsylvania. all Republicans
The only opposition TO the measure
came frnm some OF the members repre-
senting coal states. who expressed the
fear that the admission of Chinese mined
coal from Canada would injure the coal
Industry of their states.
Mr.. Dalzen. after reviewing the his
tory OF the present duty on coal. said the
pending bill needed no defence IL was
designed tn relieve the existing distress.
Nevertheless. he said. he did not believe
II would accomplish its purpose. He did
not boheve ~ would increase the impor-
tftion OF a single pound OF coal.
GREED AND AVARICE.
u co not believe" said he, that any
thing can now stop the greed and avarfce
OF the cormorants who are taloing advan-
tsge of the already oppressed people. but
81 will satisfy a public sentiment and
show the disposition OF congress to do
everything in Its power to relieve the
situation"
Mr. Mondell CWyo) said that the bill
would seriously AFFECT the coal industry
of his state and tho Northwest generally
bv permitting composition.
the removal of the duties must result I'm