The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-26
101TPly MAKING A FIGHT.
n, ypr Workers. at His Back Trying
fl Defeat the IRCOme Tax.

+;ry 4 llbusIerln pAo
aE''- ;Tsome tax bill in the House this
me ~, Immediately after the reading
noID l--s.5av's Journal. Mr.. Cochran sug-
Of The absence of a quorum, and the
ges'e- ordered the roll call. Mr.. Haines
speaaSl on1v one Of the New York demo-
Nds mo Tho answered to his name. The
Cl ln showed the presence of 2O2 members
tbirteen more than quorum
I w. c, clock the House went into
d. 60, of the whole to consider the
oo l!4 lin and Mr.. Richardson, OF Iennes-
w. took the chair -.-
eeT 3-Lsr the House took recess yesUer-
~, here was pending four amendments
Gay ~. yn s5ricultural implement schedule.
70 Jug 80 was one offered by Mr.. ROBBINS,
IN iu of Alabama, putting coIton ma
lsj1erv on the free list.
'li w. ms Mr. Payne, rep. OF New YORK,
d1oosad a substitute, striking out the
.pLoE-s amendment and providing Tor reel.
pI Tr Terry. dem, of Arkansas, offered
W or1endmeut to the first amendment
ssS, 20 looking TO the free entry Of
~ narts Of cotton machinery, as well as
diminished machinery.
T[e last amendment was one o1ered by
Nv Hare. dem, Of Ohio, to the'substitute
W. NJ. PAYNE. and provided for a tariff OF
q her cent. on agricultural implements,
Win provisions for reciprocity.
COCHRAN KEEPS Up HIS FIGHT.
Even after the House went into com
ri++ae of the whole Mr.. Cochran con-
s;rnsi TO fight against the income tax
Sll and tried to block every move made
by the majority,
unanimous consent that all debate on the
1snGinp schedule should close in twenty
T,;r11tes. and when objection was made he
1-s5e motion to the same effect The mo-
ton was carried by a viva voce vote, when
NJ Cochran demanded a division and fol-
iowAd this up with a call for tellers. All
he members of the democratic
wing of the New York delega-
G61 who were present seconded the de-
msnd. but even though they were
backed by Mr.. Everett, dem, of Massa-
chusetts, they did not have a sufficient
number to secure tellers. A laugh was
caused by MIR. Hdines' support of his col
leagues on this question.
TIE FIVE MINUTE RULE ENFORCED.
The rule limiting debate to five minutes
was strictly enforced. and brief speeches
we're made by Messrs. Marsh, rep, of
LIMOS, w lEClCAs ANlAAs Vi ala 1AAAtAS ASAAAS
lev. rep, of Maine, and Springer, dem, of
Illinois
The hour of noon arrived. A vote was
first taken on Mr.. Terry's amendment,
and il was lost-ayes "A, nays 100.
MIR Cochran immediately made the
point Of no quorum and tellers were APP
pointed. The vote by tellers resulted in
the amendment being lost-S1 voting in
the affirmative, and lO5 in the negative.
The Hare amendment was next voted
on, and it was lost on rising vote-ayes
TO- hayes Isl.
On the substitute proposed by Mr.
Payne "A voted in the affirmative and 100
in the negative, no quorum.
Mr. Cochran took advantage of this
and demanded tellers when the substi-
tute was lost by vote of so in the affirm
alive to ll9 in the negative.
The standing vote on the original
amendment offered by MIR. Robbins was:
Yeas, 63 nays, 1870; and the amendment
was lost.
MANUFACTURES OF COTTON
Mr.. Draper, rep, of Massachusetts, Of
tered an amendment to the cotton manu-
features schedule, changing the duties
from ad val0rem to specific. 1t fixes the
duty on cotton thread, yarn, warps, etc,
up to and including No. 20, at cents per
pound and Il of cent for every addi-
u91al size number, o..
Mr.. Stockdale, dem, Of Mississippi,
o9ered as substitute proposition that
Waen articles grown in this country are
SEM abroad for manufacture into clothing
or household articles for use of the indi-
Naual, the finished article may be adj
mltted TO this country free.
-af StockdaIe's amendment was de.
Ie2led on viva Voce vote
MI Tracey, dem, of New York, called
t9r DIVISION. No quorum having voted,
Mf Tracey demanded tellers, and the
s9CSutute was again defeated by, a vote
OF l9tO l61.
IN tde Draper amend ment, Mr.. Cock
ran demanded division, which resulted
~ "a, Vue ueleat of the amendment-66 to
Mr. Cochran made the point of no quo
LUZ ana as 5ed for tellers, which were
o-GeT IeC 5eyenty-iye in the affirmative
~ ~, w III tne negative passed between
feated w, GU = i''A "aS u0
M WI wilson, chairman of the ways and
r r1sauo committee, offered several amend
5ato ''' NAIcn were agreed to without de-
~ Ole was TO take crude opium from
1oi T 5e5 isl and impose a tax Of 81 per
TRACEY FILIBUsTERs.
w. on an amendment making a change in
V W. RTIraseology of the button schedule,
h.i..aceF, dem, of New York, began to
r rrio-St e :, and made the point of no quo
ame,7I 1e-Iers were appointed and the
was procured \ -''-'
an an smd breckenridge, of Arkansas, offered
NJ ,5Lse1uLleut changing the phraseology
dives ~ section referring to colors and
Mr. W W. as u met with the approval of
An .o,Lsonl the amendment was adopted.
inc tlleu1nent was also adopted add
Gomez me metals of gold, silver. or
Other r,e eull,leo TO free admission, land
LrobbiosO ,ee Illc articles manufactured as
as ironiioot prizes, and actually received
SIT VT, Wilson offered AN amendment
ciarsaa'lSas.4E repeating the reciprocity
,o ,alse s OF The Mckinley law. The amend
NJ NJ. was agreed to.
nar. ' wilson then proposed AN amend
49, 'I. .u&lng the duty on Chocolate valued
Gu .ol exceeding IS cents ner Mound at ,
fo,o,a pound, and on Chocolate confec.
% per cent. ad valorem.
oil 49,. 55endment was then offered IN the
featTrs ule, striking out the reciprocity
.nst l.. 4hls was agreed to.
M 9; goiOre this last vote was taken
floor sns I5S dem, of New York, took the
the rr W. lvered an earnest plea against
''OPosed income tax.
DADiTH OBJECTS To THE rrIIBusrBR1Se.
was '5P; me Meredith, dem, of Virginia who
Tie H. recognized, inveighed against
as lIycblng of legislation such