Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-16

ways and means, and they were agreed
to without objection.
The first amendment reduced the tariff on
furs from 20 per cent ad valorem to ten
per cent ad valorem.
Calf SKINS tanned or tanned and dressed; !;
dressed upper leather, including patent, en-
ameled and japanned leather dressed or
undressed and finished; chamois and other
skins were reduced from 20 per cent ad
valorem to 10 per cent ad valorem.
Also bookbinder's calf skins. kangaroo,
sheep and goat skins, including lamb and
kid skins, dressed and finished, were re-
duced from 20 per cent ad valorem to 15
per cent ad valorem.
In the book schedule the clause requiring
that books entitled to free admission should
not have been rebound within twenty years
was struck out, and 'all photographic
charts were added to those articles admit
ted under this schedule.
The Milk Amendment.
An obstacle was encountered by the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Wilson to the
milk schedule. The amendment proposed
raises the tariff on condensed or preserved
milk from 20 per cent ad valorem to a spe-
cific rate of 2 cents per pound.
An interesting debate followed, in which
Messrs. Payne On. W, Curtis On. W,
Northway (Ohio). Hopkins Qll) and Bowers
(Cal) took part for the republicans, and op-
posed the imposition of so small tariff on
N.
added to the debate by Mr. Bowers, who,
leaving condensed milk to take care Of it
self, drifted into the subject of raisins. Mr.
Bowers has a very forcible way of stating
things, and, as object lessons are the order
of the day, he produced a box of raisins
grown in his own district, which he put up
against Jerry Simpsons shoddy overcoat
The gentleman from Kansas. he said, did
not know whether the overcoat was shoddy
or wool, or whether it was American or
foreign. Mr. Bowers guaranteed his raj
sins to be genuine American product no
shoddy, but all wool and yard wide. The
republicans crowded around Mr.. Bowers
to sample his American product, and for
awhile there was a school-boy scrimmage
for raisins. when Mr.. Bowers interfered
in order to save some of his sample for
the democratic side. The House was in a
turmoil, and the galleries were laughing
at the scene presented on the floor. when
Mr.. Enloe (Tenn) laughingly suggested
that the republicans were destroying the
argument of Mr.. Bowers.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Mar
vim IN. " to the amendment of MIR. Will
son changing the tariff on condensed milk
from two cents to eight cents per pound.
Mr.. Payne On. W offered substitute
to make the paragraph read Milk preserv-
ed or condensed. including the weight CT
packages, three cents per pound: sugar of
milk, eight cents per pound"
Mr.. Marvin's amendments was lost by a
strictly party vote. when Mr. Wilson's
was agreed to by a strict party
vote. and Mr.. Payne's substitute was lost.
Mr.. Wilson also an amendment TO para
graph 231, SO to make it read "Daxtriue
burnt starch, gum substitute or British
gum, 1 cent per pound,' the word gum
after British being added. The amend
ment was agreed to without debate.
He also amended the internal revenue
feature of the bill by defining cigarettes as
wrapped in paper" This was also done
without objection.
Paragraph III. Osier or willow, prepared
for basket makers use. ~ per cent ad valo-
rem; manufactures of oSier. or willow, %
per cent ad valorem, was amended by add
ing "chair cane, or reeds, wrought or man
ufactured from rattan or reeds, 4 per cent
ad valorem," and striking out the item in
the free list which provided for the free
admission of chair cane. reeds, wrought
or unmanufactured from rattan or reeds
Mr.. Hopkins Qll) offered an amendment
making the tariff on chair canes &c 10
per cent, as under the present law, instead
of per cent.
Mr.. Hopkins amendment was lost and
the question recurring on the original
amendment. offered by Mr. Wilson, it was
agreed to.
A long and interesting discussion was
precipitated
Mr.. Burrows (Mich) again started a
warm debate on the right of the chair to
recognize Mr. Wilson to offer all his
amendments before the other side was al
lowed to offer any. After a prolonged dis
cussion the Speaker ruled, sustaining his
decision rendered yesterday.