Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1896 — TARIFF IN THE HOUSE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TARIFF IN THE HOUSE

DINGLEY BILL GOES THROUGH, i » WITH A RUSH. : : • . :*w- ■ • ? T;' - '. , Measure Forced Tbronsh the House to Increase Revenue by a Horizontal Increase in the Tariff—Passed by a Vote of 205 to 81. I • ■ fli With Whip ond Spar. ( i ’ The-House Thursday responded* to the appeal of the President by passing a tariff bill, the operation of which is limited to two and a half years ami which is designed to raise $40,000,000 for the relief of the treasury. The vote was on party lines with two exceptions. The Repubircans all voted for the bill except Hartman (Mont.), who did not vote, and the Democrats and Populists against if save Newlarids (Pop, Net.), who voted in favor of th<» measure. The especial order under which the bill was brought to a vote at 5 o'clock in the evening, after

three and a half hours of debate, was iron-dad iu its character and compelled the members to adopt or reject it without opportunity of offering amendments of any kind. Although there was the brilliant Setting that usually accompanies a field day in the house, the debate lacked much of the spirit and vim which generally charae. terizes a partisan -battle in the lower branch of Congress. Even the preliminary skirmish over the adoption of the rule, which ordinarily precipitates the fiercest wrangling, passed off quietly. The debate itself was participated iu by theleaders' on both sides. The Republicans contended that the first necessity of the

treasury was revenue to supply tlie continued deficiency. Every speaker denied that the proposed measure was a Republican protection'bill. It was. tlie<y claimed, an emergency revenue bill cut protective lines,' The Democrats took the position that there was no lack ofsfevcnue In the treasury, and that the passage of a bill to increase taxation would in nowise help the situation nor furnish the relief desired by the President and Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Diugley and Mr. Dolliver of the Republicans and Mr. Crisp and Mr. Turner* of the Democrats carried off the honors. The bill passed repeals the present tariff law until Aug. 1, 1898. Except for a few articles it is the antipodes of Col. Morrison’s famous ‘'horizontal” bill. His was n straight 20 per cent, ad valorem cut. This is a horizontal raise. The duties on all the articles in all the schedules except those covering wool and woolens, sugar, and .wood ana wooden manufactures are advanced 15 per cent. This is ( subject to the condition that in no case must the duties exceed those collected under the McKinley law. Sugar is left, as it is, at 40 per cent ad valorem. Raw wool is required to pay a duty equivalent to GO per cent, of that imposed by the McKinley law. Most woolen manufactures are required to pay GO per cent, of the specific duties of the old law, but carpets will have to pay the specific duty of the old law In addition to the ad valorem duty of the present one. Imported lumber, is taken off the free list and required to pay 00 per cent, of the McKinley duties- Lumber anil wool are the only free list articles which are made dutiable. Therefore a number of agricultural products are not affected by Thursday’s legislation- When the bill was put upon its pnssago.it was passed 205 to 81, the vote being taken'by yeas and nays. There was no demonstration of any kind on the announcement of the vote.

CONGRESSMAN DINGLEY.

MAIN STREET IN CRIPPLE CREEK.