Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-04
Tariff Fight IN the Kouse.

sTRUGGLE OVER An ATTEMPT To CALL UP Mr. oess-
VERSES BIII TO RESTORE THE DUTY on wooI.
Mr.. Converse WAS 10 have called up In the House
yesterday his bil TO restJN the duty on wool ulon
a motion TO sUSpcnrthe rultS His name was sec
ond on the Speakers list OF those To De- recognized
and the motion WAS awaited with great Interest as
the commencement of the tariff tight In the House
When the vote on the Mexican pension bin was an
nounced every eye turned Ia Mr.. Converse, as tt
WAS hlS turn Tor recognition, hut before that gen.
teinan could rise I'm his place the voice OF Mr. Cox
ot New York. was heard calling Tor an adjouSn-
ment. The hight then turned upon this question
ana beCane very exciting. aS Involving TIE motion
which would certainly Toe br0Ight up unless cut
pH 10y all adjournment. Every meIarNr the
iioor seemed alive 10 the situation ar. Beach
racu lor tie yeas ana nay tut Was not sustained,
ANA The vote WAS taken 10y telleTs. recalling In
favor ol adIournmcnt-yeas. lnl: nays. 6 Mr. Nc
hlhirt made motion 10 reconsider the vote aud
Mr.. Holman moved TO lay Mr. Mckinley's motIen
ca the table. During the CONFUSION which followed
TINS motion. and pending the vote upon IL, Mesars
Randall. Morrison and llurd held short consulta-
ll"il iiurd urEihg the others to let Converse Gau
his bill up, that they might defeat it and get rid OF
II al once. Mr. Morr.son then spoke few words
10 Mr. COX, wLo then offered 10 withdraw
MS motion To adjourn, lat IL was TOO
late. ana the vote was taken-yeas. las: NAYS J26:
and the House adiounncd al $50 The rrst iinprps.
sion VAS that This might be considered a test vote
but upon analysis IL MAS that free traders and
pfo;erHlonsis voted on both sides. the only ssIlid
Vote bring that of the republicans. who opposed an
adJ"uinmenl IN hopes of promoting the night On the
other side. Randall and Morrison ic,ed hands in
voting Tor an adjournment. and Hurd and Black
burn. both ui whom are known to oppose the weol
bill. voted with IT. friends against adjournment
The only tiing shown by the vote IS that the till
could not Lave secured he necessary twothiEds
majority. and even a bare majority appears doui,t-
iu though the prptectiunist democrats did not An
oppose adjournment. Mr.. Converse says that the
result yesterday inspired him with renewed Colfi-
deucL. AID le felt sure that the bill would pass
When II got before the House.
WHAT A pEMoCRaTIc LEADER SAYS.
a prominent democratic member OF the House.
in fact. one OF the party leaders, was asked 10y q
STAR reporter to-day for correct exposition OF
the majority movement Yesterday In adjournihg
the House said he III was fight between Hurd
and Converse. of the Ohio delegation, over the
wool tarin. Converse wanted Ia restore the cid
duty and iIurd preferred Ia cut down the present
duty. Well the truth IL. We preferred that Messfs
Hurd and COnNer>" should fight their battles out Ia
ohio and not involve us In them. Besides. sid
mol care 10 enter upon the tarin question until the
whole subject comes up In the Morrison bill Then
We VIII be ready 10 make our fight ON the whole
subject"
"lhen. suggested the reporter. "you think the
Morrison b VIII cOlne before the House."
''CertainlS IL Will. There is no doubt about that
and We VIII pass bill reducing the tarif, too."