Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-22
TWO IMPOR ANT VOTES.
In the Senate To-day and
 House Tomorrow.
THE TARIFF AND TuEOKLAHOMA.

THE TARIFF AND I'll EOk LA HOMA. MT. Allison Interjects n Few Amendments on wool-The Fate of the Senate Sub stitute to be Decided at 5 O'Clock This Afternoon. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22-The senate de cided to postpone the final vote on the tariff bill to o'clock this afternoon Important amendments to the wool schedule were offered
 The tariff bill was taken up immediately on the conclusion of the mornin, hour. Mir. Allison asked to have debate limited under the ten minute rule after 3 o'clock, but MT. Vance objected oil the grounl that there was too little time left for consideration of the bill, and that he should object to any agree ment that did not contemplate an extension of time for debate on the bill. He asked that the time for voting on the bil be extended twenty-four hours.
 On the sug .estion of Mir. Vest it was agreed that general debate continue until o'clock, and that all speeches after that hour be limited to ten minutes and that voting the bill begin at o'clock to-day.
 The wool schedule being taken up MT. Vance moved to amend the first paragraph to make it read: "All wools, hair of the alpaca, goat and other like animals shall be admitted free of duty"
 MT. Vance addressed the senate in favo of this amendment He said that the addi tional cost of domestic wool in the United States due to the tariff would aggregate s22, soc, 900 per year.
 
 ures in 1888 caused by the tariff, he esti- mated at slss, ,Ooo He said that with the duty taken of wool the United States would be able to compete with the whole world in woolen manufactures.
 MT. Allison, from the committee finance, reported several amendments. The first of these amends paragraph 3i6 (taxing wools of the first and second classes eleven cents a pound), to make it read: "Wools of the first class and all hair of the alpaca, goat and other like animals. eleven cents per pound Wools of the second class, twelve cents per pound"
 The secoud amendment amends the para graph relating to wools of the third class, so as to make the rate on wools of the value of twelve cents or more per pound, four cents per pound Ian advance of one and one-half cents) and the third amendment raises the rate on wools of the same class valued at more than twelve cents per pound from six cents to eight cents.
 The fourth amendment inserts twice in paragraph 354 the words land worsted," so as to make it read "woolen and worsted cloths, woolen and worstel shawls," etc, and raises the rate of forty cents pound on cloths (valued at more than sixty cents per pound) to forty-hve cents. A similar ad- vance from forty to forty five cents per pound) Is made in the paragraphs relating to fannels blankets etc., and dress goods weighing more than four ounces per square yard-s
 In the paragraph relating to ready made clothing the rate is increased from forty to forty-five cents per pound.
 In the paragraph relating to carpets the ad valorem rate is increased from 30 to B5 per cent, and ih paragraph 367 from 40 to 45 per cent, and in 371 (endless belts for paper or printing machines) from 30 to 35 per cent.
 An evening session was held and several amendments to the votes on woolen manu. factures were adopted
 The house fixed o'clock Thursday after noon as the time for taking the final vote on the Oklahoma bill
 Shortly after the introduction of bills was begun, Mir. Payson Qlls.) and Mir. Anderson Qai began flltbustsring by offering long bill: and asking their reading in extenso. The friends of the Oklahoma bill having assured MT. Payson that certain amendments should be offered, and the friends of the Pacific railroad funding bill having assured both MT. Payson and MT. Anderson that their bill would not be called up, those gentlemen de sisted from further hlibustering and thu call of states continued without further in terruption.
 Mr. Brewer (N. e. introduced bill to re- peal the tax on tobacco, and moved its refer ence to the committee on war claims. By vote of 100 yeas to 126 nays the motion wa defeated and the bill was referred to tn committee on ways and means At the con clusion of the call of states Mr. Warne (Mo.) withdrew his pending motion to sus pend the rules and pass the Oklahoma bill and in lieu thereof moved to suspend tn rules and resolution providing for fina vote on that bill at 4 o'clock Thursday night with permission to MT. Payson Qlls) to offe an amendment to the section relating town sites. After a short debate the bi wa, agreed to: Yeas, 1883; nays, 76
 MIR. MORTON INITIATING HIMSELF.
 Vice Presdent-elect Morton was again a interested spectator of the proceedings of tn senate. He sat in the front row of the pri vate gallery with plan of the senate befor him. On one side of him sat Senator Evarts and on the other Hon. George B. Lorine commissioner of agriculture.
 IN THE INTEREST OF THE VETERANS.
 Joseph W. Kay, of Brooklyn, is in Wast ington in the interest of United States vel erans- He visited President Cleveland, an urged him to reappoint tSydney L. Willso, late of Fredonia, N. Y, as pension agen here. MT. Kay says he believes that th president will make the appointment. Will sons term expired yesterday.
 WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
 MT. Van Dervier, of California, has intro