The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-06
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Oregon News.
WASHINGTON, D, c., June 5.-After
routine business the House went into
Committee OF the Whole on the tariff
bill, debate on the pending clause "Wood
manufactured not specially enumerated
or provided fol" being limited to thirty
minutes.
AS Mr.. Springer took the chair, re-
porter in the gallery waited large red
handkerchief. Instantly there was
great burst of applause on the Demo-
cratic side.
While the Chairman pounded the
desk Mr.. Grosvenor called his attention
to the red handkerchief, which he said
had been mistaken by the Democrats as
bandanna from Ohio, while, in fact, it
was telegram from Oregon. Finally
the Chair, by free use Of the gavel, and
by reminding the members that the
body was no political convention, Sc
cured order, and Mr.. Parker, OF New
York, addressed the House in opposi-
ton to the lumber clauses OF the tariff
bill.
He was followed in opposition by
Reed, OF Maine, while the bill was de-
Tended by Cox, OF New York, and By
t1uRi, OF Indiana. Upon the expiration
OF the debate, Bynum's motion to strike
out the paragraph was rejected and the
next paragraph, Sawed boards, planks,
deals and all other articles OF sawed tim
her," was considered.
Moilit, of New York, Howard, of In
diana, and Kelly, OF Pennsylvania, re-
newed the attack on the lumber sched-
ules.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, called attention to
the fact that Canada imposed tariff on
sawed lumber, and asked why it was, il
tariff meant high wages, that it did not
bring high wages in Canada as well us
here.
Mr.. Hermann, of Oregon, presented
to the Democracy the compliments OF
Oregon and q message from her people,
saying that Oregon had voted for pro-
lection by 5000 majority. 1Applausc.1
Mr.. Moflit moved to strike out the
paragraph. The motion was rejected,
Mr.. Sowden, of Pennsylvania, and Mr..
Tarnsey, OF Michigan, voting with the
Republicans in favor OF the motion, and
Mr.. Fuller, Of Iowa, voting with tho
Democrats against it.
So the clerk turned over the first page
OF the bill and read the next clause OF
the free list: clubs for wheels, posts,
last blocks, wagons, blocks, oar blocks,
heading blocks, and all like blocks or
sticks, rough, hewn or sawn," which
Mr.. Bayne moved to strike out He
said that he had heard that the st. Louis
platform would straddle the tariff ques.
ton. He predicted that although the
Democratic banner would read "Cleve-
land and the Red Bandannn" (tremen-
dous applause on Democratic sidel, the
Republicans in November, standing on
a protection platform would be victor
Gus.
Mr.. Cox had read bulletin from the
convention 10 the effect that Cleveland's
name was received by storm OF M.
plause, whereupon the Democratic
members again broke out in tumultuous
applause.
Mr. Weber, of New York, as n com.
mentary upon this bulletin, read from n
Buffalo paper II statement that few
days ago IS men started from that city
for the Convention in Cleveland's inter
est, where in 1884 over 1900 men went
to Chicago on the same errand. After
further debate the motion to strike ont
was rejected by party vote.
"Staves OF wood was not considered
After long discussion, Mr.. Buchanan
OF New Jersey, offered an amendment
adding the words, "in the rough, straight
and not shaved" which was rejected
MIR. Bayne, OF ofPennsylvania, ironicalIv
remarked that the Democrats aid nSt
appear to gather much satisfaction from
n perSual OF the convention bulletins
and he therefore read number of teIe'
grams showing Republican gains in
Oregon, to the delectation of the RepuE-
leans
Mr.. Lawler, of Illinois, repliedby read
ing a clipping from an Oregon news
paper denouncing high tariff os hmm
buggery. An amendment 10 strike ont
the paragraph was lost and the commits
tee rose,
The Speaker pro TEN laid before the
House message from the President,
returning, without his approval. bills
for the erection OF a Public Building at
bar Harbor, Maine, and tor the purchase
o. additional ground for the building at
Council Bluffs, Iowa. The announces
ment OF the veto OF the first named ill
was received with laughter by the Re
publicans.
The cOnferccs on the bill relating to
postal crimes presented their report
and the Senate amendments were
agreed to.
The House then, at ) O'Clock, ad-