The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-28
SWEEPING AMENDMENT
81, ruFIRoN 4ND sTEEL MaNUFAc-
4TRERs,NC fEDULE ADOPTED.
', Came Prom the Ways and Means Com
ui,tee and " as = General Reduction
Other Tariff Biz Amendments.

rffnr the reading or 9trt'i'"F = "N
,,- iIaines. one OF the Democratic mem
,.rs of The New York delegation, made
,be point OF no quorum, and the ron
,.s csllod This was a new move on the
..rt of Haincs. Tor be has not heretofore
f.nisd the tactics OF The rest of the
r.mocrauc members Of the New YORK
llesation in his antagonism TO ue in
.ae-tax bill During the call Of the roll
number Of members came into the
.aambor. and before the roll-cah was
...ooiefed IL became evident that a quo
r.m was present. The opponents OF 'uo
.r.omc-tax bin from the state OF Now
York refused TO respond 20 the Ioi,-e.
..rept Mt<srs Hendricks, schti iiiei ~ ~
and Warner. who answered Aeie
fhr'r names were reached .<.....
.rhc rolf-cau consumed about J" 49, .,
minutes. and showed the presence Vl '''
members. more tnon "a quorum a..
M oufhwaic Dem, %. from inc
...nmitfee ON Rules. brought an Si'o-
..ai order. extending the time ior 'o,
.ldorine the tariff bin from Moho@y , u.",
,rrur.8ay. and providing that Monday am"
,-leelay be. given 90 general aepl'c ~,
tlc bin. and thereafter ll DC
under the nyc-minute ruie'
The Voc to b. taken February Isl.
The following is the text OF Mr' Ou'"-
waucs resolution; .,,.. .,,
Resolycd. That the order proNiniis lo'
,hr con.ideranon OF H. Il. 4s6l be so
,mcnded that said bin DE reported To the
TIoose from the committee on Ihuisndy'
tbe first dav Of February. at II ocioch' III
etosd Of Monday. the 10Th instant ana
when SO reported three hours oeOa'e
shall be allowed, and on MONDAY ns ,ns
.sth. as soon as the House ls Resolved
,,to Committee of the Whole, ana not
before that time. 70 shai p' ~ "iN.
f1 offer as am amendment 10 the peNu-
ina bin IL. r.. 5ii2 Chc internai-reVenue
fI, reporicl from the Committee on
,yavs and Means. that said amendment
shall he opon 10 general debate during
" Monday and Tuesday, ana thereafter
3, consideration under the five minute
-.le Uuless sooner disposed OF, until
ths bin IL. II. 1854 shall be reported
DO the House that al provisions oil the
ORIGINAL bill AS o. daily hour OF meet
f.r as 10 night sessions and all other
,oatters not inconsistent with this amend
rrant are continued up to and including
rnursdav. February !. 1894.
Mr. Cochran Uem.. y. ", the spokes-
man 0f the opponents Of the income-laN
nu asked that debate under the hVe-
minute rule begin at 2.S0 o'clock Tuesday
and last until the same hour Wednesday.
objected to-
rbe previous question being ordered the
re.oIution was agreed To, but one vote
nomg given against it-that Of Mr.. Cock
IAN.
,rho Pension and District Of Columbia
Anproprlation bills were reported from
the Appropriations Committee and refer
red 20 the calendar.
Tarin Bin Amendments.
Mn.f5 a. n. the House went into Com
rr.tiea OF the Whole 10 consider the VIII
s.l tarin bin. aud Air. richardson (Dein,
T,nnJ took the chair. There was pending
when the House took a recess yesterday
an amendment offered by Mr.. Boutehe
subsutuung the lumber schedule of the
Mckinley bin for the corresponding sec
tlon of the Wilson bin. Also one offered by
Mr. Oates raising the duty on lumber.
Both were defeated. the Oates bill by
81 10 %. ana Mr.. Bouteles by ll2 TO -.
In pursuance of the special order adopted
Yesterday. the House took up the lead
and zinc schedule. Mr.. Morgan Dem,
MOD offered a series OF amendments re-
duciue the duty ON white lead. lead ore,
lead dr0ss and manufactured lead in va
rious forms 90 a. uniform rate Of one cent
per pound. including the lead contained
in silver ore.
MIR. Chiids Wcp.. I'D offered an amend
mont 20 the zine schedule, changing the
duty ON zine in blocks or pigs from -
lcr cent ad valorem TO I cent per pound;
on zinc iu sheets from 25 per cent. ad
faiosem to IL cents per pound, and on
oll zirc from 10 per cent. 10 three-quarters
~ q cent per pound
These and several other amendments 10
tHe lead and zinc schedule were all voted
down hy round majorties.
-r wilson offered an amendment rails
ihs me duty on morphine from 50 TO 70
cents per ounce. The amendment was
adopted without the formality OF a vote.
Mr- simpson Qop, Kan) moved TO put
itfpea and fence wire on the free list
air. Robertson Dem.. La moved to put
,otion-bagsing on the free list and argued
in support OF that amendment.
ar. Washington Dem, Tenn) moved
an amendment 10 increase the rates on
scrap iron and scrap steel TO s. per ton
Mf. wilson was recognized TO offer some
amendments. The following were unani-
mously agreed 20 without debate and
without a vote:
on chloral hydrate a rate Of o per cent
ad val0rcm was inserted
The duty on cigarettes was reduced
from $50 TO 81 per thousand
Currants. Zante or other. were taken
from the free list and a duty Of 10 per
cent. ad valorem imposed
Boracic acid, 20 per cent. ad valorem
Was inserted.
Iron = steel Schedule Amendments.
Mr. nrecianridge (Ark). for the Com
mIttec on Ways and Means. then offered
sweeping amendment to the iron and
steel manufacturers schedule, mainly in
fhe line Of roducirg. II proposes 10 re-
i1ce the duty on pig iron from p IL per
cent. 90 - per cent; on bar iron. rolled
or hammered. from 90 per cent TO p per
cents forgiuss OF iron or steel. from 30
ip p, per cent, boiler iron or steel, except
faW blades from 50 10 p per cent: hoop.
band. or scroll iron or steel. from 20 to p
p'r cent; railway bars made Of iron or
tlee' ane railway bars. made M part OF
Steel n rails and pinchcd iron or steel
iaiIs from - 20 Sd per cent. wire rods,
ii'n ID 20 . per cent; iron or steel wire
.i strip steel commonly known as cripo-
Nne wire. corset wire. drill rods needle
"'fe and iron or steel wire cloths. and
non or steel wire nettinRs. from - per
eelt. 70 90 per cent. horseshoe nails hob
nails. and other wrought-irOn or steel
haiF from p 20 20 per cent. and on wood
crews from % 20 IS per cent.
after This amendment hal been reported
Payne o. HJ. Hopkins HlD and
.Hlel 0a). on the Republican side OF
IHe House. were on their feet IN an in
.'nt irving 10 get recognition. IT was
'Iy known that they wanted TO know
HhY ard wherefore % such q whole
f.in amendment 10 such an imDortant