The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-17
SENATE GIVES up;
DRAWBACK STANDS
Upper House Yields to Lower
Tho Hansbrough Hints at
Continued Contest.
Rv w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Feb l7.--The senate re-
coded gracefully today, withdrawing the
jHansbrough wheat drawback amend
mentl from the agricultural appropria
W VIII u amendment an R h Closes es The the
incident. &
| Senator Hansbrough made an elab-
crate statement in defense of his posi-
ton and quoted extensively from the
letter Representative v olstead wrote to
Secretary Shaw. Hes wound up by adj
hitting that the senate had exceeded its
authority. @.. .s..
Senator Spooner then moved a re-,
consideration Of the vote by which the
offensive amendmentshad been adopted
and everything was Strengthened out to
the satisfaction of the house.
In his speech Mr.. Hansbrough said he
expected that in the next two weeks the
house would send an appropriation bill
amendment. This, of course, would be
regular. t.s
From this statement it is apparent
| that Mr.. Hansbrough expects his
amendment to become operative before
the close Of this session, thus shutting
the millers out from the privileges OF
the drawback acquisitions: There are
| be considered in the house., and this
amendment can by consent Of the house
be attached to anyone Of them: 1t
might be, tho, that an attempt to incor-
porate the substance Of the Hansbrough
amendment in OF the appropriation
| bills would be knocked out in. the house
! on the point Of order, that it would be
new legislation, and if this should seem
likely, the question will come before
the house in the form of a Joint reso:-
luton, which would make It's passage at
this session unlikely, unless the speaker
would consent to have it come up.
House Blocks Scheme.
At a late hour this afternoon it was
agreed in the house that the substance
Of the Hansbrough amendment could
not be offered tosany appropriation
bill, because it would be new legisla-
ton, and thus subject to point Of or
der: This throws the question back
on a joint resolution, and am advised
that such resolution, if introduced
), would go to the ways and means com
mittee and would meet with opposition
from RepresentatiH Lowering ano
Stevens, who have Drawback bills pend
ing. The. consideration OF the resolu
tion by the hcnse J1laht, therefore, open
q up the whole stlon Of draWbaeks
and, incidentally Ssahe tariff, which no
body wants az this session. therefore
the chances of action at this session
are poor. 49, >1.>.,.,j ID.
Il However, the farmerssof the country
: especially: the wheat growers, arr
aroused, and are sending letters ane
:, kilograms by the hundreds to- thei1
members, urging action. : 4...l&.
II When the matter can be brought be
fore the house on Its merits, therefore
it will stand good chance Of goin,
thru by tremendous majority. A
, least, so house leaders think at present
The drawback on wheat would thu
! seem to be doomed eventually to wall
the plank. ....* ,..... ..
Definition Sought.
While the two houses are wranglin
over the drawback, the trade Is NOV
4 ing for more accurate definition OF 1t
' powers. The attorney general wa
a asked today to define what "yalue
;. means in such q case as this, where
:, drawback is to be paid on several by
:. products. Their value might be intel
! preted as affected by reason Of the re
n bate to which they were entitled fo
= expectation under the regulation, Of
!. might mean simply the mill or home
a consumption value of the same article
- Of general commerce without rebat
- provisions. Value at place Of exports
y, =. ton is another possibility:
~ It is thought that a question just hh
~ this has never gone to the attorney gel
'p eral before. Efforts in the directio
ae Of more liberal drawbacks thus involv
10 many complications.