New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-16
lively TALK IN THE HOUSE.
TARIFF DEBATE UNDER THE FIVE
MINUTE RULE BEGUN.

-, tho attendance OF members on the nooi anu VI
vIstors in the gallery. On the Democra''o sue =,
nar,ic,lar was this attenuation app''e. 90
onlv about thirty Democratic memoirs "ee
an, at the beginning of to-day's session.
yvh.r tho Sneakers table had been cleareo vi 'he
Executive communications ana eena'. .eoo ,
ond hills Mr. Grain Dem, rex a9h ' -. =.
oorsent to consider the Senate Dill era".ne !" ''0
Aransas Pass Harbor COMPANY '"e .,ou 49,.
nrove Arkansas Pass. ana consent 'e e Wv
hin was taken up ana passeu' ,..
Committees having been called FOR Reports WIN
az, producing any important results M'. Dou,.ne
Ipon Mel endeavored TO call up MS ia"a
,",,or He maintained that the House cou'o
-, a. hind itself by rules as TO preciuue '''e @
rc,se Of the right to consider quesuoiS oo"ee'n"e
,uaoes and he read the ruling or the speaker
- January holding this opinion let sau WI,
po,,aIle the very position when he mas US. 49,
=. bvnothetical case had become an acco''p"s".
a. no his (Mr Boutelle's) prediction hao pee"
faot anu ,rn prosident had sent a special message
10 Congress with Tue q"
NOT acted upon H. o..,or had
THO Introduction Of the Ha"aai auv'.o 49,.
H., rsual effect and in moment '"e iio'
- an uproar The Speaker endeaVoreu " 49,.
~ a. h',, his poundings had about as much enec.
l., calming the stormy waters a' p
uou,d have on a West Indian cye'o'e ,. ,.o
80, ucNrlin dem, Tenn injected m"Sei nv
,he discussion with demand tha' .ne
dor adop,ed by the House be adhe'eu w. ~,>,n,,,
,ere EXPRESSED his Indignation Una. WI ..u,,nn 80
~, IT. democratic associates should oe wii''"e ~
am ~ -. 20 tho Infamous scheme or snioth-
-, ,ho Hawaiian question: ana ehouIu pii.'1
,horrselves 10 the degrading posi'io" III "'N
p-esident was placing the country ,,, avon
-rhc Sneaker said that there was soiie NM -,
g. tho rights Of the gentleman run " a. No
49,. ,he rules Of the House There must oe
N'o'''' nouer in the majority OF the house
or, tie ru,es and insist that they sno",
No respected and to take some aeuo' AZ, IN y,o.
q Gentleman who persisted Gay ai'e 0"'
lating the rules of the House
BEADING THE TARIFF BILL
4. r.o5 the clerks began to read the "nso"
hu relieving each other about ever! nv ,.as %
=. .aonired two hours and twenty-three m'hu,es
read the bill. even at '"e
clerks proceeded. .u, Chair
Iur,edia;elv after the reading OF 'he vi" ~,
,n.n wilson suggested that for three udS' .ood
sbouId be open amendment oy se. T., the
=, saving amendments offered at an! point -
bill indiscriminateN -. =. ,ras Glad
W.. ,no chairman Of the Committee on Ways anu
,,.,s bad recognized the Improperly OF inc way ,
On which IL had been proposed 10 rus" u"
,brourh as Il had put the question vi
for the offering of amendments so'e'S III W.
Of the man who occupied the chn"' ,,. yosa
Nr Evnum Dem, Ind objected 10 MI,
,,akine a speech and Mr.. Wilson Dem'' W. 'a'
49, recoenized 10 offer the first amendment 10 'ne
,rn This was 10 the tobacco schedule ana s""e"
or, N. words commercially known as 50 "' W
mako IL read ION ali leaf tobacco o" SUI,
,bo-eof as is wrapper tobacco anu su''' :.
cigar wrappers. If uns'eh'''e'' " '
s;emmed, 81 % a., -o ,o- offering
A. ,oo,dmen, was In order to simplify the Dill
d lessen the chance OF It's provisions beihg e'aue'
Nv Payne (Rep. y. ", one OF the members Vi
the WAYS and Means Committee oHereu an "'''"
,nent TO this amendment which pro'ioeu !" ~
.,,rce that ~ any portion of any tobacco imported
a, any bale package. or bulk. shouio oe su'""
for cigar wrappers, the entire amount Oh 'ooa1
contained in such bale package shall De du'iaoe'
~ no; sternned % per pound; II stemneu al . "
per pound. . <ou =, tho
Mr. PAYNE then spoke briefly in favor OF the
amendment proposed by him. and was io"ow'u ny
Az DE- Forest Dem. Comm. who spoke In faVor
Of the amendment offered by Mr.. PAYNE anu ho
thought II should be adopted
Mr. Marsh Caep.. ND. in an inipetuous speech,
took Mr. De Forest 10 task LOT MS u'Sei ''o' "
marty principle and told him he Should TAKE HIS
madeleine like man, and that II he thought FRO
tec,on a good thing for the tobacco growers OF
Cornoc,icut +, might also be good for the wheat
orouar Of Illinois Mr.. Marsh kept the House IN
q continuous roar of laughter by the VeheWehoe
~ his gestures and severity Of his tongue-ias's'
NJ McMi,Iin Dem. Tenn spoke In deience OF
a.. a,,endment proposed by Chairman wilson ana
VIZ - ~, IN general He was frequently in
g
terrupted by Mr. Marsh, ana the o'dios"e'
them was sharp and amusing.
Mr. Sperry Dem, Comb VINO is one u VIC
calctrant members OF the majority oppoSou "'e
+ohacco schedule of the Wilson BILL on the s'o""'
thu, the Government would lose an income OF up
vora ~ q, OC0 600 by reducing the tarih on Sua.rd
&oh,cco from the rates charged in the McNiie!
mn He outlined his position clearly by ass" "s
that he should vote with the gentleman from ->e
york MIR Payne) who proposed the Amendment
and should vote to put S,cJoeO In the treasury
Republican applause)
s5noooO or REVENUE VOTED AWAY
The question WIS put on Mr.. Bayne's amehd.
ment and on a division it was lost py d Vo'e y,
yeas TO- nays 10. A great deaf OF interest," We"
manifested as TO the action OF the poiuhs In
Gratis when It came to the question OF Vo'e. III.
following Democrats carried out their thIeats' anu
,o,od with the Republicans: Messrs Sperry an"
De Forest Comm. and Cooper Fla'r
Mr. Bayne demanded tellers. and the ame"u"e"'
vas again voted down-Yeas rs: nays. no.
The question then put on the an'e"u'e"'
offered by Mr.. WILSON, ana II ""' "e
viva voce vote. 49,. ,,
As soon as the first amendment mao oeeh '"us us
posed of Mr. Burrows jumped TO MS iee' anu o.
nounced that he wished 10 oner an a''e"u"N'
mn, the chairman stated that Mr.. wilson mao oee"
rooa,,vad IN this hinged very interesting de-
hate az To Mr. Wilson's right 10 be Recognized
second time before any one else had oHereu aug
Amendments The Chair held that the Co""'''ee
on Wavs and Means had the right 10 oner rs many
amendments as II wished 70 bill OF Its own. ana
that MIR Wilson, as chairman OF the comm''ee'
had this right -. l.,
Tho amendment off cred by Mr.. Wilson was 10 III
s.r, on mage g OF the bill. line g. the words New
zealand hemp" and 10 strike out In the same
,...aranb tho words and cables and cordage mace
a. bemp" so that the paragraph would read: Ca
bles. cordage and Irvine excepting binding tw'ne,
cornosed In whole in part OF New-Heaaho
hemp istle or Tampco fibre. manila sisal grass OF
sum 10 per cent ad valCrem
Ar Morse Hep Mass) moved to amend the
amendment by striking out OF the paragraph the
words except binding twne": also 10 strike p'ho-
Ing Irvine on the free list - ,.r,
After a long discussion. Mr. Morse . amenume,'.
10 the amendment was rejected and MI wilson
Amendment was agreed 10. - - ,,,, -
The next amendment, offered by MT WILSON, was
page A. paragraph 52 line ~ ana T. was 90 ia