The herald., 1894-01-17
BOWERS GAVE THEM RAISINS,
Antics of the Windy Statesman
From San Diego.
He Gives His Fellow Lawmakers a
Taste of California Fruit.
little Progress Made With the Tariff
BlI-Repubiicans Prevented From
Offering Amendments = Con-
gressional Proceedings

By the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-In the house
today very little progress was made with
the amendment OF the tariff bill. The
Republicans, under the leadership OF
Burrows, made another struggle to Sc
cure the right to offer amendments
alternately with Wilson, but tho chair
man held, in view OF the precedent Of
procedure when the Mckinley bill was
under consideration, that Wilson, on
behalf of the majority OF the committee,
was entitled to perfect the bill before it
wss thrown open to miscellaneous
amendment.
Several minor amendments were
agreed to, the most important being
that to increase the duty on condensed
milk cents pound.
Almost the entire afternoon was spent
in discussing the date upon which free
wool, and the corresponding reduction
on manufactures OF wool, should go into
effect. No conclusion was reached.
Bowers of California got recognition
and argued for the present duty on raj
sins. He created much amusement by
throwing an armful OF California raisins
toward the Democratic side. There was
great scrsmbliug among the members,
and soon half the house was compla-
Gently munching the fruit.
When the house resumed eonsidera-
tion of the tariff bill, Wilson immedi-
ately began offering committee amend
ments. The first was 10 reduce the duty
on furs for hatters' use from 20 to 2.5
per cent. Agreed to.
The next amendment was to place on
the free list, in addition to books printed
over 20 years, photographic charts.
Also agreed to.
An amendment changing the rate on
condensed milk to 2 cents per pound
occasioned considerable debate, the Re-
publicans declaring it was a new in
dustry inaugurated in 1890 and tho pro-
posed reduction would ruin it, and pro-
testing against the bringing up of our
children on the imported article. Breck-
inridge of Arkansas defended the COM
mIttee amendments
An amendment to the tobacco tax, re-
stricting the increase of the tax on
cigarettes from 30 cents thousand to
$l.50, to those wrapped in paper, was
agreed to.
Wilson offered an amendment to make
the free wool schedule go into effect
August 1, 1894. This was vigorously
opposed by johnson dem. of Ohio and
Warner (Dem.) OF New York but on
different grounds. The former Rclaimed
the amendment delayed free wool too
long and the benefit to come from it;
the latter contended that if the wool
manufacturers did not have free wool
in time to give the people cheaper
woolen goods next winter he was in
favor of allowing the present duty to
stand, in order to give the farmers a
market for their wool during the coming
| season.
Bowers (Rsp.1 of California asked If
| Warner had not claimed free wool would
increase the price of wool. Warner re-
piled he did claim that, if wool went on
the free list in February; but if it could
not so into effect at once, the duty
should be retained this year.
This precipitated general discussion,
in which Payne, Springer. Piekler,
Simpson, johnson and Cannon took
part.
Wilson then explained the amend
nlent at length.
The debate on the date on which the
wool schedule should go into effect WAS
taken up by Messrs. Grout, Moses, Bow
ers, Blair, Hall, Bryan, Bland, Breckin-
rige OF Arkansas, johnson of Ohio, Her
mann, Enloe, Henderson. Montgomery,
Weadock, Blair, Marsh, Loud and Hart
man. The latter, in denouneing the
whole bill and the predictions of the
author, called attention to his prophecy
Of universal revival of business when
the Sherman law wac repealed. "Con-
sidering the result of that prophecy"
said he, amid storm OF Republican ap-
plause and laughter, II do not know
whether he is prophet. the con of a
prophet, or only the mouthpiece of the
stuffed prophet of BuzzarGs bay"
Wilson then tried to obtain q vote on
the question, but without success.
At 5 80. without action on the pend
ing amendment, the house took recess
until tonight.
At the night session Arnold, MeDear-
mon and Ellis addressed the house, and
at 10 O'Clock the house adjourned.