The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-04-16

WAsHINGToS, April 6.-After the trans
action of some miscellaneous business, Mr..
McMillin moved that the House 90 into
committee of the whole on the free wool
bill. Pending that. he moved that all de
bate on the first section be limited to one
hour and quarter, After some good-na-
Tired discussions between Mr.. McNIilln
and Mr.. Burrows, tie House went
into committee Of the whole.
MI Riount Ga in the chair. The pend
ing amendment was offered by M. Bur
rows striking from the first section the
word woods" Though this amendment
was vital one. little interest was taken
in the vote. and it was rejected on a diviS-
ion. 2s-150 Mr.. OTIS kaS.D moved to
strike out the first section. The bill. he
said, in its first section inSulted the
wool grower and in the second
section proposed to rob his pock-
cts. Mr.. Alexander N. c. spoke
imposing duty of 30 per cent. on import
cd Wo0s. Mr. AleXandcr'S amendment
was rejected. The vote recurring on Mr..
OTIS motion 10 strike ont the first section,
il was lost. There was no fight made on
either amendment, and no interest was
shown. The second section was tncn
read and, after long debate, the commit
tee rose and reported the bill to the House.
and the House without action. adjourned.
w ASHINGToN, ID. C., April 7.-Thc
House this afternoon passed the Springer
free wool bill bY Il vote of 1874 yeas to so
nays. Mr.. Wilson made the closing argu-
mcnt for tie bill. IN which he SOugN u at
tribute all the prosperity the country had
enjoyed to It's situation and great rc&our-
ccS, rather than to the protective tariff.
The House then went into committee If
tie whole Mr.. Blount, OF Georgia, III the
chair) on the Turner cot on ba@ging BILL
After short debate the committee rose
and the House adjourned.
" WASHiNGrON. April 5. Interest IN the
tariff discussion is steadily on the decline
and the attendance in tie House this
morning was small. When the House
went into committee of the Whole on the
cOlton Dagging bill Mr. English n J.)
took the floor. lie opposed the pending
bill and said that he had been tariff re-
former in the days of the Walker tariif.
But he was not a tariff DESTROYER. and
therein lay distinction with difference.
MI. l!emphIll spoke in favor OF the bill.
Mr.. Simpson kas. announced himself as
an absolute free trader. General debate
having been concluded, one section of
the bill was read for amentmentS. Mr.
Turner Ca. in charge of the bill. moved
10 strike out the clause which makes free
''noop or band. iron or hoop or band steel.
tlared, Splaycd or punched Agreed TO.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House and a recess was taken
the consideration of private pension bills.
AsIINGToN. April AFTER routine
business the river and harbOr apprOprIa-
ton tIIl was reported by Mr.. Blanchard
La. J. and placed on the calendar. The
cons deratl0n Of the cotton hagGinT bill
was tuen resumed. ard Mr. DalzeIl Pa. J
made a brief speech IN opposition
to It's passage. The bill pissed
with little dcbatn and the tin plate
hill was rcpor.ed Irom the COM
mittee on ways and means and referred TO
the committee OF the whole. which VIII
probably take action on II very shortly.
pubiIc business was then suspended and
the House paid due tribute to the late Rep
resentatiye N. II. Ford, OF Michigan.
Eulo.ies were delivered by Messrs. q Don
nell. loumans. MCMillin, HAYES. CnIp-
man. " eadock and BeIknap, and then as
a mark OF respect to the memory of tn !:
deceased the House adIonruci.
NA>HISGToS. AprIl il.-Iu the House.
on motion oI Mr. RurbCTrU". pI Illinois a
hi.I was passed repeating The Joint resulu-
fion passed IN tie Fifty hrs1 Congress.
with ..nthaiJle8 I!.e arrtary ~ wsu -
i.d3r pet .. tn uly@ta ai laI- -,.-,
!sNeT. The eOgr V IL tutE arsJ.a.-d % me
committee OF the District Of Columbia.
WASHINGTON. April lZ-On motion Of