Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-28
FIFTY.FIRST CONGRESS.


House.
MONDAY, May 19.-In the House to-
day. which was in committee of the
whole on the tariff bill, Mr.. Wilson CIV.
Va took the floor on question of per-
sonal privilege. He expressed his graft
fication that the lapse of time since the
unhappy episode of Saturday permitted
him t. make a thoroughly deliberate
everybody apologized, and business was
proceeded with. The committee of
the whole considered the tariff
bill. the pending amendment be-
ING that offered by Mr.. Funston
(Kas, striking from the metal sched-
ule the proyiso that silver ore and all
othe metals containing lead shall pay
duy IF II cents per pound on the lead
contained therein. Mr. Funston's
amendment was defeated by vote or
10 to 13l. The amendments offered
Saturday by Mr.. Mckinley to the inter-
nal revenue clause of the bill were
adopted. They provide that on sample
boxes of cigars, containing ten or twelve
cigars, the tax, shall be 4 cents;
amend the administrative features
Of the law, and provide that
Wholesale dealers in oleomargarine shall
keep such books and render such re-
tlrns as the commissioner of internal
revenue may. require. The following
amendments were also agreed to, on
motion of Mr.. Mckinley: Providing
that the internal taxes on smoking and
manufactured tobacco and on snuff shall
be cents pound after October |, 1890,
or within sixty days from the approval
of this act, instead OF January ]. 1871,
as proposed by the bill; making an IN
ment of drawbacks; reducing the
bond of cigar manufacturers from
$500 to 800; limiting to a minimum
of s. the amount of drawback claims on
tobacco in original packages when the
law takes effect. Mr.. Henderson Ia
offered an amendment restoring the
present rate of duty on wool and wool
ems. Pending a vote, the committee
rose. On motion of Mr.. Thompson TO-
a resolution was adopted calling upon
the commissioners of the District OF
Columbia for information relative to the
neglect of the proper officer in not pre-.
venting rapid driving in the streets OF
Washington. The House then adj
journed.
TUESDAY, MAY 20-The House, to-day,
the tariff BILL Mr.. Savers TEX. offered
an amendment providing that iron and
steel. cotton ties or hoops for baling or
other purposes, not thinner than a
Twenty-Five gauge, be admitted free CT
duty. 1t was referred. Mr.. Mckenna
(Cal.) offered an amendment to the SUI
gar schedule, which, after a long debate,
was reiected-115 to 134. On motion
of Mr. Mckinley, amendments
were adopted reducing from II to II
cents per cubic foot the duty on I'M
= f,0oC
oanite, sandstone or other building or
monumental stone, except marble, not
otherwise provided for, and from 80 to
20 per cent. on hewn, dressed or pol
ishel stone of the same character; fix
INC tae duty on sWeetened chocolate at
: Gems a pound; changing the duty on
steel ngots, etc, valued above Is cents
per pond. from 40 per cent. ad valGrem
to Gems per pound; fixing duty of 10
per cent.ad valOrem on white paper for
photographers; placing on the free list
fish, the product of American fisheries,
and fresh OF frozen fish caught in fresh
waters, except salmon. Mr.. Mckinley
also offered an amendment fixing duty
on shotguns valued at no more than SD
at 33 per CEN; valued at more than S12,
10 per cent. pistols and revolving
pistols, 80 per cent. The House
was IN a great deal of confu-
sion, amidst which the chair put the
question on the amendment and de-
clared it carried The amendment was
agreed TOLL to 81 Mr.. MCKINLEY of
fered an amendment taking bristles from
the free list and fixing the duty upon
them at 10 cents per pound. Adopted.
WEDNESDAY, May 2l.-Immediately
after the House me- it went into COM
mittee of the whole on the tariff bill.
Mr. Baker NY J, offered an amendment
providing that all articles of importation
into the United States, whether en-
braced IN the free list or otherwise,
shall be subject to, and pay no less rate
of duty than is or may be imposed by
the country of export on like articles
exported into the United States This
amendment, he said, was in the
interest of good government. Mr..
Farquhar IN. ", protested upon
the amount of protection given to bar
ley; and Mr.. Bliss Mich. character
lied the bill as the best measure which
had ever been presented to Congress.
During this brief discussion the House
was in turmoil The demands of the
chair for order were UNDECIDED, the
rules of the committee were disregard
ed and each speaker as he arose was
greeted with calls of "louder," and
with laughter The chairman used his
best endeavor to secure quiet, but
he was absolutely unable to quell the
uproar In the midst of the confusion
the hour of noon arrived, and lin accor-
dance with the special rule adopted,
and without a vote being reached
on Mr.. Bakers amendment the COM
mittee rose and reported the bill to the
House. Mr.. Mckinley demanded the
previous question on the bill and amend
ments. The Democrats demanded the
yeas and nays, and the previous ques-
ton was ordered-yeas 161, nays 143.
The House then considered the amend
ments agreed to in committee of the
whole The first amendment upon which
a separate vote was demanded was that
changing the phraseology of the tin
plate clause, and it was adopted-yeas,
80; nays, 49, A committee amend
lnent to restore jute yarns from 80 per
cent. (as in the bill to 80 per cent.-the
present rate-Was rejected; yeas, 143;
nays, IA. By vote Of yeas l43, nays
%, the House agreed to the amendment
which embraces Russian camels'
bair in ,IoCC . Of tho wool ccba6,,1o