Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-28


III debate was concluded tonight so Ear
as 1t relates To the customs schedules.
The time for offering amendments
ceased At $40 when the House took
recess. There was great deal OF de-
mand from both sides OF the House
during the afternoon for recognition for
the purpose OF Offering amendments,
but Mr.. Wilson, OF the committee, had
the floor aud not one OF them got In.
At least a hundred amendments were
smut out by the expiration OF the time.
After the reading OF the journal In
the House this morning, Mr.. HaiueS
dem, New York; made the point OF
no quorum and the Speaker ordered the
roll called.
This was In pursuance OF policy de-
cided upon by the New York members
to tllibuster against an order from the
Committee on Rules extending tariff
debate and authorizing the Offering OF
Internal revenue till as an amendment
to the tariff bill. The call developed
the presence OF ISL members, however,
and the hlibustsrlng came TO an ignom-
| inious collapse. The Speaker recog-
| niZed Mr.. Cultivate, (Dem., OhioO
from the Committee on Rules, who re-
ported the special Crder allowing the in
come tax tax TO be offered as
an amendment TO the tariff bill,
giving Monday and Tuesday for general
| debate, Wednesday for debate and
| amendments under the five minute rule
with general debate IN the evening,
| the vote TO come ON the tariff bill and
amendments on Thursday noon. He
demanded the previous question. The
| opponents OF the income tax realized
their helpiessness and did not even
make a show OF resistance Mr.. Coch-
ran Dem. New York; however, suR-
| gested slight mod tcation OF the or
der was 10 close general debate on the
! internal revenue amendment on Tues
! day To the other terms of the order
he had no objections. I'VE can make
but poor show Of resistance" he said.
against both the friends and enemies
OF the main bill who have united on
| this income tax proposition and the
| slight modification Is all we ask"
| The House then resolved into com
mittee OF the whole and the cousiderR-
tion OF the tariff Dill WAS resumed, the
| pending amendments being those relat-
ing 10 the lumbe schedule. Mr.. Doc
little (@-ep., Washington,) made strong
| plea for the substitution of the lumber
schedule OF the present law for that OF
the Wilson bill.
Mr.. Hayes (Dem. Ala, who said he
represented one OF the largest districts
In the country, and which contained
the largest sawmIl in the world, main
| taincd that there was no fear OF Cana
! dian competition among the lum Der
men. He bad investigated the whole
| question and II was simply a question Of
! stumpage.
a vote was then taken and the amend
ments were lost.
Then the lead and zinc sched ules
were taken up. Mr.. Morgan, Dem.,
MissourD, offered the main amendment.
IL proposed 10 increase the duty on
white lead from 10 cent per pound;
on lead piping and shot from &c per
| pound TO ] cent and TO place cent per
pound duty upon lead ore ln lieu OF the
u per cent. in the bill, with the lEoviso
| added that silver lead ore should be du-
/ table on its lead contents at the same
| rate, cent per pound, according 10 as.
say at the port Of entry.
Mr.. Childs, rep, IllnOls). proposed
an amendment 20 the zinc schedule, TO
make zinc in block and 10 pig dutiable
at lc. per pound; zinc in sheets three
| fourths OF 1c. per pound.
Mr.. Hartman, (Rep., Montana, or
| fered substitute including the Nor
| gan amend ment, and spoke in the in
terest OF the lead miners Of Montana.
Mr.. Morgan made a heated speech,
| charging that the lead trust had made
| the lead ore schedule, and that the
! changes made after the bill was report
ed, Increasing the duties On white cad
and Manufactured lead, were made at
the instigstion OF the lead trust.
Mr.. Wilson closed the debate for the
committee. A vote was taken, and all
the amend nents we're lost.
Mr.. Wilson then offered an amend
ment 10 increase the duty on morphine
and all salts thereof, from 30 % % cents
per ounce.
Agreed to, as we're also several other
amendments.
Mr.. Wilson then brought forward
series Of amendments pretending
the entire metal schedule.
Mr.. johnson, lDem. OhiO,) said he
desired 90 offer three separate proDosi-
tions as amendments 20 the proposed
reduction OF the duty on steel rails,
from % per cent, 90 20 per cent. 30 that
the committee could vote 20 reduce the
duty still further 90 Is, 10 or per cent.
II IL was desired.
Mr.. Simpson, pop, Kansas, offered
an amendment 20 transfer fence wire
from the dutiable % the free list.
Mr.. WanRer, rep, PenDsylvania),
contended that 20 per cent duty on pig
iron would not compensate for the dif-
ference in wages paid here and abroad.
Mr.. Hepburn (Bep., Iowa. called at
tentiOn TO the provision Zoo the bill per-
mitting returning Americans % bring
in from abroad $3.50 worth Of clothes
free OF duty. This exemption was in
favor Of the rich, who we're able % pay
the duty. over IS, 700, 900 Of revenue
would be lost by this provision.
Mr. Washington Dem. Tennessee,)
offered an amendment 20 make the duty
on pig iron SO per ton.
Mr. Terry Dem, Arkansas offered
an amendment 20 Mr.. Simpsons amend
ment 60 have free fence wire 90 into
effect uDon the passage OF tbs bHl.
Mr.. Dalzell demanded a separate vote
on the amendment 10 reduce the duty on
pig iron from 22JE 70 10 per cent I'D va