Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-21
FROM ALL QUARTERS. PROGRESS OF THE TARIFF How the Protective Measure
 Stands at Present. THE WRECKED STEAMER DAcca. Dr. Green on the Subject of
 Postal TeIegraphy. HEAVY FLOOD CAUSED BY RAIN. Narrow Escape of a British
 Oil Steamer.
HEAVY FLOOD CAUSED BY RAIN
THE Flrrx-r1Rsr CONGRESS.

Oil Steamer.
 THE FlFTE-FIRSr CONGRESS. The Tariff Bill Rapidly Taking Shape A Number of Amendments Offered some Accepted and others Rejected A Vote to be Taken on the Pass- age Of she Measure To.day-wo oYk of Che Senate.
 WASHINGTON, D. O., May 20.-A conference was ordered on the District of Columbia ap- propriation bill and then the house went into committee of the whole on the tariff bill.
 MT. Henderson of North Carolina offered an amendment abolishing the minimum pun ishment prescribed for violation of tho in- ternal revenue laws. Rejected.
 Mir. Cowles of North Carolina offered an amendment repeating the tobacco tax. Re- jected.
 Mir. Sayres of Texas offered an amendment providing that iron and steel cotton ties or hoops for baling or other purposes not thin. ner than No. 20 wire guage shall be admitted free of duy.
 After some discussion Mr. Syares' amend- uent was re1ecteQ-S0 70 lS4.
 Mir. Breckinridge of Arkansas moved to fix the duty on cotton ties at 45 per cent. ad valorem. Lost.
 A motion by McKenpa of California to amend the sugar schedules was rejected.
 Mir. Stewart offered an amendment ex- tending the bounty to maple sugar. Lost 51 to 95.
 reduce the duty on hewn, dressed or pol- I.I> oondofona nther building or monumental stone except marble not otherwise provided for from 40 to 20 per cent. ad valorem. Rejected.
 On motion of MT. Mckinley amendments were adopted reducing from IA to Il cents per cubic foot the duty on manufactured or undressed freestone, granite. sandstone or other building or monumental stone. except marble, otherwise provided for, and from DO to 40 per cent. on hewn, dressed or polished atone of the same character. Also an amend- ment fixing the duty on sweetened chocolate at cents pound. Also an amendment changing the duty on steel ingots, etc., val- ued above 16 cents g pound from 45 per cent. ad valorem to cents pound; also fixing a duty of 15 per cent. ad valorem on white paper for photographers. Also placing on the free list fish the product of American fisheries and fresh or frozen fish caught in fresh waters, except salmon. MT. Mckinley also offered an amendment fixing the duty on shotguns valued at no more than $12 at 50 per cent, valued at more than $12 at 40 per cent, and pistols and revolving pistols at 50 per cent.
 The house was in great deal of confusion amidst which the chair put the question on the amendment and declared 1t carried. But Mr. Walker of Massachusetts was loud in his protest, claiming that he was entitled to the floor, having addressed the chair for recog- nition in order to oppose the amendment. He was very earnest in his protest and was warmly applsudsd by the democrats. Mr. Mckinley asked consent that the gen. tleman from Massachusetts be allowed to proceed, but Mir; Walker declined to De heard on any mans permission. He would be heard on his own right or not at all. The chairman. saying that there was no occasion for any feeling, recognized MT. Walker who said that the ways and means committee had come to the point where the ways divided, and instead of protecting American industries it had come to the point where 1t was striking them down. II the amendment was adopted within hve years the business of manufacturing fire arms in this country would be destroyed. The amendment was agreed to-1l1 to 2l MT. Mckinley offered an amendment tak- ing bristles from the free list and fixing ths duty at ten cents per pound. Adopted. Nr. Linde of Minnesota complained that he had no opportunity to offer an amend ment reducing the rate of duty upon bind ing twine. The bill as it stood at present in creased, not the duty. but the protection or | that article. The increase, he believed to b' | entirely too large and would be heavy | burden upon the farmer. He regretted tha | he had no opportunity to move to amend ths bill in this particular.
 MT. Mckinley offered long amendment | the substance of which was to impose Ia, of five cents . gallon upon alcohol used 1T | the manufacture of vinegar and putting fna | manufacture under the superintendence O | the commissioner of internal revenue. Nr. Sawyer of New York offered . subeti | tute for the amendment, having for its ob ject the taking away from tho manufac' turers of white wine vinegar all right to dis til alcohol, but giving them power to buy alcohol under certain restrictions. | From o'clock until 9 o'clock the house without being in any state of exeitemen was in intense confusion, it being out of tn power of the chair to restore order enough t' permit of any member being heard. Tn | committee amendment was read without an, attention paid to 1t, although Its reading oc cupied more than three quarters of an hou and Mir. Sawyer's amendment, which wa even more voluminous was not read at all.
 Gradually order was restored, but withou any attempt to vote upon the pendin amendments the committee settled down listen to general discussion of the details c the bill and amendments under the five minute rule.
 MT. Linde of Minnesota made fierce a tack upon the twine trust. He asserted ths the action of the committee in placing ra
 material on the free list without making an
 reduction in the duty on the finished pre-
 duct amounted to m increase of 700 pt
 cent. in the protection. ..
 MT. Hall of Illinois was another xepubl
 can who wus dissatisfed with some feature
 of the bill. He objected particularly to tt clauses which allowed man to load ship l Europe with diamonds and statues and pain
 ings duty free. That was not republics and was not fair to the poor people of tn
 country.
 Mr. Lafollette of Wisconsin defended th
 committee from the criticisms made by M Linde upon its action upon the bindir
 twine section.
 MT. Taylor of Ohio objected vigorously , the increase of duties on hemp and flax.
 Mr. Sawyers substitute was rejected |, to S4-and tho committee amendment W l adopted.
 ment providing that paintings in oils or W
 ter colors and statuary not otherwise pr
 yided for shall pay duty of thirty per cer
 ad valorsm. Rejected-54 to ".
 Then MT. Mckinley moved that the ool
 mittee rise. but this motion was opposed
 the democrats. reinforced by many repub
 cans. Tho chairman declared the moti'
 carried on . division, and thereuPon the were vociferous demands for tellers. Mr. Mckinley asked that unanimous co sent be given for gentlemen to print amen
 ments In the Record.
 Nr. Henderson of Iowa-What good dc
 that dol I offered an amendment yesterd'
 restoring the present duty on wool and wo
 ems, and want vote on 1t. lApplause
 the demosratic side.
 Tellers were ordered and the motion to I
 vas acreed to-S1 to 44-amid . great d . of confusion, and then the house at l1:20 . m. adjourned.
 } The senate proceeded to consider
 bill reported from the judiciary commit
 subjectipg Imported liquors to the provisi'
 of the laws of the several states. . MT. Wilson of Iowa addressed the sen in explanation and advocacy of 1t. stat 70 that 1t was made necessary by the recent
 cision of the supreme court on the sub1s MT. Vest said that as Q member ot
 judiciary committee he had not been able agree with e majority in reporting the M becsuse 1t would sweep away the exclui
 jurisdiction of the United btates over m
 state commerce. s,iG ,,,,
 At 9 o'clock thssilver bill came up as
 rn0ni.had hnsiness. and Nr. Allison mo
 l inf M,n