The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-21
tlRlFF FIGHT IN THE HOUSE.
,,y,Sy vorED DoWN IN CON-
vt1TFg or THE WHOLE

.,. s-bstItuts the Agricultural seeteuot
v,Ririey Bu Beaten, 80 20 1ie-Mr
.-..,,,. A nerdueut to Dsnns Move ES-
t. IN. Dinrront Kiras Of Iron-Amsnd-
,. Proposed TO the SUGAR schedule.
-..--xcrcy. Jan. "a. Before the discussion
.W.s.Tsr,r bill was begun In tho House to-
"r,s agreed that debate on the pending
p.dmsnt. substituting the agricultural sec
in,,ho II. Ninley law for the corresponding
wv ,r ~ tho wilson bill should close In
-. r,i,uiea II was also agreed that on
.i,v net after the House goes into Com
~. a, the Whole three hours should be
p.,o, consideration OF the coal schedule
tI,nrss hours to the iron ore schedule.
~ ot1l,l7 tho House wentint Commit
oI,be Whole. with Mr.. Richardson Dem..
- in the chair. Brief speeches were made
~, Grosvenor Rep. Oh Mr. Coombs Dem.
w Mr. Mercer rep. Neb.. and Mr.. simp-
An Pop. Kan.
IN, Daniels iiep.. n. " offered an amend
~,ntto the pending amendment striking out
x. clause referring to barley. thus putting
Lila on the free list: but this proposition was
sromptly voted down. The vote was then
..tsn on Mr.. Henderson's amendme emit substi-
,,Ine tho existing law for the proposed aRri-
,,,u,aI schedule OF tho Wilson bill. and the
,.rdment was lost BY q vote OF 90 In the
'C,mAtiye and 110 In the negative. The fol-
alag populists and Independents voted with
h.Dsnocrats. Davis KAN KEN tNehL and
simpson ikanl
III presented amendments to the sugar
rb.dule to be considered next Monday. Both
mendments strike out the clause providing
X, ths gradual reduction Of the bounty on
suear and wipe It out altogether. thus making
iugar absolutely free.
Mr.. Grain Dem. TeI.l offered q sweeping
Amendment to the woollen and cotton goods
Icbedule. reducing the tariff on them under
he Wilson bill from 50. 40. and IS per cent. to
\, per cent. Tho articles affected would DO
Sandkerchieis. stockings and half hose cords.
3rald, and laclngs. rubber cloth. coat Innings.
ihlan cloth. bunting. cloaks. jackets, ulsters,
nd other outside garments
IMr. Grain contended against what he called
Ina iallacy that the foreigner paid tho tax.
Mr.. Simpson Pop. Kan! offered an amend
nsnt putting wool and manufactures OF wool
on the free list
After debate. tho am endments OF Mr.. simp-
son and Mr.. Grain were voted down.
Mr. 9nGGy ts tariff on ms from s sep per
cent ad yalorem to six cents per 100 pounds.
Nr DIngley said that manufacturers OF lime
had gone over into Canada and purchased
lime guarries there rather than pay the higher
american wages. and he wanted n tariff put on
line SuIeie.t 70 nrop ss ' IN ib s' W.T.
son bill was so low that lime might Just as well
have been put on the Tree list:
the lime manufacturing district of MARYLAND.
asserted that lime did not need higher pro-
lection than ten per cent. ad valorem:
standing yote.,e6S in the affirm alive and IL in
the negative. Messrs. Wise. Tucker. and Mar
SHALL all Virginia Democratic. voted with the
Republicans.
Nr. Bynum Dem. Ind) offered an amend
nent to strike out all OF section ll6 and insert
the following:
no of IRON Steel, common or black except
hI as hereinafter provided f0r thicker than NO 10
heulng have been picked or cleaned by
;d oiled - sm S only NOT PPO.hsd Shall pay
Al .h..ts Of ron or steel common or black except.
ss a; h.Ien ma n gGora1d iIF ,annrr than NO 20
ueomuon BLACK taggsts iron or steel. or which have
o S1a on by Ses s S5 S o H.S
only not polished .palI pay duty OF nne,,sn,ss Of
herein provided for Of steel thinner
than 80 20 wire guags small take saeet on and after
The purpose Of this amendment Is to define
more exactly the different classes Of iron, and
\ does not materially alter the Wilson bill in
Nj BynHm took advantage, o, the oppor-
tunity granted by tho Introduction OF this
general He held that failures and strikes
we're moro frequent under protection than
they had been under the Walker low tarin and
people in the name OF protection was the tariff
tl!! OF 1891. Democratic applause
NJ. Bynums amendment was thon agreed
NJ. Post Rep. ILL., submitted a letter from
bat f Sss an Increase IN the pslce ot
Eqglish TN plato after the passage OF the
Mr. Weadock Dem, Mich offered an amend.
nent putting lax. gill netting. nets. webs. and
ieines on the free list. He presented petit
great ia Ees, ASKING tia hose articles be placed
on the free list, and briefly urged the adoption
MI Payne Hep. n. " spoke briefly against
u basing his opposition on tho ground that
hwas bad policy TO iniure one industry for
also that the duty left on nets and seines by
the Ways and Means Committee was SUM-
sisptly low. even for that committee.
Iheamendment was promptly voted down..
pent substituting the, tariff on stockings and
psponding provision OF the Wilson bill, In
as speech IN favor OF the amendment Mr..
Hopkins said that the stockings made hero
we're lust as good as those made in Germany,
and were made on machines identical with the
mac. IN Chemnitz. large firm In Chi
chaser OF the goods OF certain American
SanniAeturer was now buying SINAI! ,Guantl;
should na SeT wo SI TseG snd u tnS M,sGn Ply
Germany.
The am endment was lost: Yeas 81. nays ~.
tealnst throwing away the opportunities the
country possessed OF wrestling from Canada
nee entry OF our manufactures and Rgricul-
EHral products in return for free entry into the
united states OF Canadian coal. He pleaded
W reciprocity with Canada reciprocity
shlch should not give Canada all the adyan-
ages Representatives OF Canada had been
hesleginE the doors Of the state Depart
nent Tor forty years asking for reciprocity.
secretary Marcy "a Democracy had nego-
uSled a treaty OF reciprocity with Can
tLuA. but II had been denounced because
was SO unfair to the United States In 1874
,Gste was negOtlation between representa-
YES the nited states and Canada. and tho
rr,un was that a treaty was framed with
s.ansla @ which the tariff was placed about
.,filrd the ratio in tho proposed hill; II was
euea.!J Tree trade. In appealing to the
.SenlotIatf Larty not TO throw away the great
.nnaahtiag . they Possessed In reciprocity. he
VEAL i've under the same lag. We
sseglslatinG Tor ourselves and not for for
Ssrem, here is a market in Canada which
ThoHll ~ 'n = eat part
yJ.a ,MneL1 ment proposed ny Mr., Hit pro-
nat Whom 4 country i'm posed a tax on
nnry Dteh p-"du'ts which this country inn
'Ttbs' zee III. existing rates DO imposed.
IN hl4T oi 1.,Nl having arrived. the House
less without acting on DIR. Hits
W. rms me evening session the speakers were
iIs, "a. st Dem, ). a.. Mr.. Charles W, Stone
w. a. Mr. strong hep, Ohlol and MIR.