National Republican., 1888-06-07

Il meant free trade, Tor shingles were 0n ar
ticle Of manufacture. ....
The amendment was rejected without u
division.
With little delay and almost no debate ON
the part Of the pcmocrats the remaining
Paragraphs Of the lumber sections -"clap'
boards, pine or sprucc,' and "logs' were
passed over down to the provision beginning
ON line 22-that existing duties shall be
levied upon the articles uh the lumber
schedules where export duties are imposed
by the country from which they are i'm
ported.
Mr. Dinglcy, of Maine, proposed an
amendment continuing existing duties ON
the lumber schedules wherever the export
ing country denied our vessels the right to
touch aud trade and take bait.
Mr.. Cox, Of New York, created diver
siCn by having read dispatch from St.
Louis announcing Clevelapd's nomination
by GcclamatiOu. The Democrats burst into
applause, and Mr.. Tarsney, vino had the
floor, waved his baudana rapturously.
There was moment Of silence on the Re
publican side, followed by storm of
cheers and hand-clopping to answer
the other side. Mr.. Tasncy, speak
ing upon the lumber industries,
having declared that the laborer wns not
benefited by the tariff, the matter was taken
up by Mr. Weaver, OF Iowa, and Mr.. Fun
sion, Of Kansas. Neither was entitled to-
the floor, but they shook their fingers at
each other and shouted out uninteligible
statements for five minutes, while the chair
pounded the desk and called in vain for
order, and the House was in confusion.
When the tumult subsidized Mr.. Brewer, Of
Michigan, asked Mr.. Tarsney If he was in
favor Of free lumber.
Mr.. Tarsney replied that he had labored
day and night with the ways and means
committee TO have lumber placed on q
sliding scale. lie declared that he was q
fair trader and would accept the action of
the committee as Il patriot should, even If IL
hurt some of his constituents. democratic
applause.
Finally Mr.. Weaver and Mr.. Funston got
the floor and renewed their Colloquy to the
great amusement Of the House. Mr.
Funston charged the Democratic party with
putting tax on wire ior barbed fences,
and asked why they did not take IL oir.
Mr. Weaver asked If Mr.. Funston would
vote with him to take OF that tax as well as
the tax ON lumber, and declared that he
would convict him (Mr. Fnnston) of disre-
garding the directions Of his constituents to
make lumber free.
Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky, offered
an amendment to Mr.. Dingley's amend
mtIt, providing that whenever Canada shall
grant to the fishing and other vessels Of the
right to buy bait and provisions and to
transsbip cargOes, then herring, mackerel,
salmon, and other fish, picked, smoked, or
preserved, except sardincs and anchovics in
oil, fromthat country shall he admitted duty
free, and providing that whenever Canada
admits TO free entry articles produced in the
United States, Il similar privilege shall he
granted in the case Of like Canadian
products. After an explanation of the
amendment by MIR, Brpckinrlue, Mr..
Dingley opposed 1t ON the ground that
It was an effort to buy privileges from
Canada, TO which this country was of right
entitled. Without action upon the amend
ments the committee rose. On motion of
Mr.. Peel, of Arkansas, the House inn
mediately went again into committee of the
whole 10 act upon the Senate amendments
to the Indian appropriation bill.
These were generally non concurred in.
The committee rose, and the bill was sent
to conference.
The House then, at 1880, adjourned.