Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-19
POTTERYAND GLASS INCREASED

The Two Schedules Raised Considerably
All Around.
WASHINGTON, July 18.-The House
went into Committee Of the Whole, Mr..
Springer, of ofIilinois, in the chair, on the
tariff bill.
On motion of Mr.. Tracey, of New York,
primatins was stricken from the free list.
The first paragraph, which had been
psssek over informally, THAT placing cot
ton ties or hoops on the free list, was then
considered. Turner and Stewart, Of
Georgia, and Townshsnd, of Illinois,
argued in favor of action of the committee
in putting cotton ties on the free list.
Taylor, of Ohio, inveighsd against the
Injustice of making cotton ties free, while
hoop iron was retained on the dutias'e
list.
Mr.. Bayne, Of Pennsylvania, could not
understand how q northern Democrat could
vote to place q duty on hoop iron and to
place cotton ties on the free list, unless it
were true, that as before the war, cotton
WAS king
Mr.. Bayne was followed by VIM. McKin'
ley, who spoke on the same side, after
which McShane, of Nebraska, offered an
amendment, placing on the free list all iron
and steel hoops not thinner than number
20 wire guage. Agreed to, SOL.
On motion Of Mr.. Mills the existing
rates of duty were restored on cement and
on whiting and on Paris white.
THE POTTERY DUTY INCREASED.
The pottery schedule, which has beer
passed over, was then taken up for con
sideration.
On motion of Mr.. Bynum, Of Indiana
J the duty on china, porcelain, esrthen
} stone or eroekery ware, was increased from
As to so per cent. ad valorem.
, Mr.. Buchanan, of New Jersey, ther
offered an amendment striking out tn,
schedule and inserting the schedule of tn,
existing law. After considerable dsbat,
the amendment was rejected.
The next paragraph called mp was tha
relating to green and colored glass bottles
Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Arkansas, moved Il
make the duty one cent, instead Of Of s
cent per pound. Adopted.
THE GLASS SCHEDULE INCREASED.
He also offered other committee amend
ments striking out the flint and lime glss,
bottle paragraph; raising the duty on cyl
inder and crown glass, polished, not above
24x6O inches, Is to 20 cents per square
foot. and above that size, from 25 to 81
cents; on unpolished cylinder and common
window glass, not exceeding 10x15 inches
from one cent to one and three-eighths
cents per pound; on szes not exceeding
l6x24 inches, from one and oDe-fourtt
cents to one and fiye-eighths cents; on sizes
not exceeding 24x30 inches, from one and
one-half to two cents; on sizes aaove that
7 from one and three-fourths to two and one
half cents.
Mr.. Reed asked for explanation Of tn.
changes proposed, to which question Mr.
Breckenridge, of Arkansas, replied thai
the gentleman did not represents the con
SINNER. Mr.. Breckenridge's amendment
were agreed to.
The question of duty ON
IMPORTED TOBACCO
was next taken mp, and Mr.. Mills moved
to strike ont the clause fixing the rate O
duty ut IS cents per pound, thus restoring
the present duty. Mr.. Lafollette, Of Wis
/, consin, spoke i've minutes upon the mo
= tions and desired another five minutes, bu
q this Mr.. Mills declined to yield, and upor
Q his motion the committee rose. for th,
. purpose Of limiting the debate.
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