Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-06

WASHINGTON, June 5.-The House
went into Committee OF the Whole on
the Tariff bill, the debate pending on the
clause, wood manufactured, and not
specially enunciated or provided for"
and limited to thirty minutes.
Springer took the chair and reporter
in the gallery waved large red hand
kerchief. Instantly there was an out
burst of applause on the Democratic side.
Grosvenor called the Chairs attention to
the red handkerchief, which he said had
been mistaken by the Democrats as the
bandana from Ohio, while in fact it was
telegram from Oregon. This sally and
Mr. Parker's statement that it would be
better to use the handkerchief for the
purpose originally intended, turned the
laughter to the other side.
Parker, OF New York, addressed the
House in opposition to the lumber
clauses of the Tariff bill. He was fol-
lowed, in opposition, by Reed, OF Maine.
While the bill was defended by Cox, of
New York and Bynum, of Indiana.
Upon expiration of the debate,
Baynes motion to strike out the para
graph was rejected, and the next
paragraph, ''sawed boards, planks and
other articles Of saved TIMBER" was
considered.
Moffett, of New York, Howard, of
Indiana and Kelly, Of Pennsylvania, re-
newed the attack on the lumber
schedule.
Herman, Of Oregon, presented to the
Democracy the:compliment OF Oregon and
a message from her people, saying Ore
gon had voted for protection by three
thousand majority. [Applause.l
Moflitt moved to strike out the para
graph. The motion was rejected, so the
Clerk turned over the first page of the
bill and read the next clause of the free
list, hubs for wheels, posts, last blocks,
wagon blocks, car blocks, heeling blocks
and all like blocks or sticks, rough
hewn," which Bayne moved to strike
out. He said he had heard that the st.
Louis platform would straddle the tariff
question. He predicted that although
the Democratic banner would read Cleve-
land and the Red Bandana, tremendous
applause on the Democratic side) the
Republicans in November standing on
reform platform would be victorious.
Cox read bulletin from the Conven-
ton to the effect that Cleveland's name
was received by storms of applause,
whereupon the Democratic members
again broke out in tumultous applause.
After further debate the motion to
strike out was rejected by party vote.
"Staves of wood" was next considered.
After a long discussion Buchanan, of
New Jersey, offered an amendment add
ing the words, Sin rough state and not
shaved" Which was rejected.
Bayne, OF Pennsylvania, remarked that
the Democrats did not appear to gather
much satisfaction from the perusal OF the
Convention bulletins, and he therefore
read number OF kilograms showing Re-
publican gains in Oregon to the delecta-
ton of the Republicans.
Lawler, of Illinois, replied by reading
clippings from an Oregon newspaper,
denouncing high tariff as humbug.
The amendment to strike out the para
graph was lost and the Committee rose.
The Speaker pro tenn. laid before the
House message from the President re-
turning without his approval bills for the
erection OF public buildings at Bar Har-
Dor, Maine, and for the purchase of ad-
ditional ground for the building at Coun-
ell Bluffs, Iowa. The announcement OF
the veto of the first named bill was re-
ceived with laughter by the Republicans.
The conferees on the bill relating to
! postal crimes presented their report and
the Senate amendments were agreed to.
| Adjourned