Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-11
AMENDMENTS.
"A Democratic Caucus Held at which
Several Amendments to the Mills
Tariff Bill Are offered.
Rfsire OF q Number Of Democrats to
Make Tsrlf Speeches Will Proioug
the Debate Another Week.
Judge Abbott for q Lower Duty on WOODEN
maHafpo: ured Articles thar Cont m
plated by this Mills Bill.
A DEMOCRATIC cAucus.


WASHINGTON, Nay, 10-The Demo-
cratic caucus last night called together
above l20 members OF the House. Spet ker
Carlisle was not present but Mr.. Randall
was. The proceedings were harmonious
throughout, and several Representatives
expressed themselves as very much
pleased with the good feeling and united
action manifested on sll sides. Few
speeches were delivered, aud in none of
them was there snything OF threatening
character. The csucus did net attempt
in any way to "crsck the party lash," or
to bind any member to abide By its de-
cree. After few remarks by Mr.. Mills
who, in behalf Of the ways and means
committee, appeared to give the fullest
consideration to any representations that
might be made by any Democratic MEM
Der looking to the amendment of the tariff
bill, the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that any member desiring to
offer any amendment to the tariff bill
shall, il the same be now prepared, hand
1t to the secretary OF the caucus TO be
read and referred TO the Democratic mem
oers OF the ways and means
committee, and If not already prepared
he msy hand the same to said members.
l. shall be the duty OF the ssi1 members
to nsider all shch amendments, and If
requested to hear the parties cftering the
same and to report the amendments back
severally to another caucus to be held,
with their recommendation thereon.
Representative T. j. Campbell sug-
gested that it would be well if the COM
mtttee should agree not to report upon
the amendments before the New York
Democratic convention is held next week,
and to this suggestion favorable report
wss made.
Following are the mos. important
amendments thus far handed to the Sec.
Rotary under the above resolution:
By Mr.. Grain of Texas, to place sheep
shears, surgical instruments, coal and all
machinery used in the manufacture of
bagging or OF cotton or wooden goods on
the free list; also to reduce the tsriff on
wooden manuf ,ctured goods to % per
cent. ad vslorem.
BY Mr.. Rogers Of Tennessee, striking
potatoes from the free list.
By Holman Of Indiana, a resolution de-
claring thst the duty on sugar ought 10
be reduced 80 per cent, that tae day on
rice ought not to be reduced, thai ne
duty on pain i1gs and other works of art
ought not 10 ba reduced, and that coal
ought to be placed on the free list.
By Johnson ofNorlh Carolira, to re-
peal the internal revenue laws, and to
place tax on incomes to supply the de-
fcencies.
By Wilkinson Of Louisiana, to change
the duty on cotton Begging from to 2
cents per yard.
BY Springer of Illinois, placing on the
free list all manufactured products, the
domestic production Of which mag be
controlled by trusts.
On motion of Mr.. Msrsas OF Missouri q
resolution WAS adopted instructing the
secretary Of the caucus to notify every
Democratic member of the House to be
present at oil times after the considera-
ton Ct the tariff bill shall be commenced
by paragraphs.
At Mr. Springer's suggestion q resolu-
ton was adopted providing thss hereafter
the daily sessions of the House shall com
mence 81 IL o'clock.
The csLcus then adjourned, subject to
call by the Democratic members of the
ways and meaDs committee, which is to
be issued when they have acted upon the
proposed amendments.
TO PROLONG THE TARIFF DEBATE.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-There is some
talk about the capitol of the possible ex-
tension of the tariff bate in the House
until Saturday week. Tnis extension is.
ssid to be necessitsted by the fact that
plumber of members who still desire to
speak upon the bill cannot secure an op-
portunity in the time already allowed for
that purpose. The matter was broached
in the caucus LAST night and Mr.. Springer,
who is chairman of the committee or the
whole, represented the necessity for pro-
longation of the debate, but no action
was taken.
AMENDING THE TARIFF ELL.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, May 10-In the Demo-
cratic caucus held to consider the tariff
question Mr.. Lanham got In an amend
ment to reduce the duty on wooden man
ufactured goods to 25 per cent. Mr..
Ssyers offsred an amendment to lower
the duty on the same class of articles to
20 per cent, also to put bsgging iDr.cot-