The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-18

WAsHINGTON, Jan. 17.-At 1850 the
House went into committee OF the whole
to consider the Wilson bill. Richard
son (Tenn) took the chair and Morse
(Rep., Mass.) was recognized. He pre-.
dicted disaster to the country as re
suit of the passing Of the bill. Outhwaite
followed and spoke in defense of the
measure. Burrows read from statistics
to show that our foreign trade and ex-
portations had increased under the full
operations of the Mckinley law
Springer jumped to his feet with tho
statement that the balance of trade be-
tween 1880 and 1860, under low tariff,
was in favor of this country.
Several Republicans were alert at the
statement and all were eager to con-
tradict it. A council of war was held
in front of the Speakers desk, partici.
pated in by Wilson for the Democrats
and Dingley and Burrows for the Re-
publicans. Their differences were
there adjusted after short converse.
ton, and Wilson announced that he
would give one hour for debate, one
half 10 be taken by each side.
Reed was given control Of the time of
the Republican side and Wilson for the
Demt Gratis When the time had elapsed
the House proceeded to vote on the
amendments, which were as follows:
Wilson's amendment proposed that
The free wool clause of the tariff bill
should go into effect August /, 1894.
'ayno (Rep., N. Y. offered an amend
ment to this, making the time DC .ober
1, 1893. For these johnson Dem,
Ohio) proposed q substitute, providing
that tho clause should go into effect
Immediately after the passing of the
bill.
Voting on the Amendments Commenced
The vote was first taken on Payne's
amendment and it was lost by stric,
party vote, the vote on division being
yeas, 81; nays. ISL, and by teller's,
yeas, 6S; nays, 1874
Vote was then taken on tho Payne
amendment to the substitute, which was
lost, and then on the substitute pro-
posed by Johnson. Contrary to expec-
tation, this was agreed to on a vote by
tellers of yeas, 1l2; nays, lo2; reversing
the vote on division, which was yeas,
6S; nays, 80. This was the first defeat
for the ways and means committee and
was brought about by large number
OF Republicans voting in favor of imme-
date enactment. The result was greeted
with cheers.
Tho next amendment submitted by
Chairman Wilson was one putting ma
rine engines and equipments on tho
free list. Dlngley offered an amend
ment to this putting the material for
marine engines on the free list, but not
the completed machinery. Dingley's
amcndmen was voted down and Will
sons was agreed to.
Burrows WAS roCOpDizad tn Offar
amend mont to the wool and wooden
IN manufacturers schedule. He proposed
to substitute the clause in the Nc
Kinley bill for the one in the pending
bill and he spoke for some time in sup
port OF this proposition.
Picker (Rep, S. d. offered an
amendment increasing duty on first
class wool from IL cents to IL and on
second class FROM l2 to 10 cents, and he
m 'de an argument in support Of it,
The hour Of $50 having arrived the
committee rose, without action on the
pending amendments, and the House
took a recess till p. m.
The Night Session.
Three seats we're occupied on the Re-
publican side of the House and six on
the Democratic side when Sperry dem.
Conn arose to deliver his argument on
the protect ton side OF the question. He
had. however, very large audience in
the galleries.
Before Sperry finished his speech he
managed to stir up Talbert, of South
Carolina, by passing allusion to the
fact that a Southern State like South
Carolina was very small consumer of
dutiable goods and that consequently
her people had little or no interest in
the tariff question.
Sperry at last got chance to finish
his speech. He was followed by Hunter
Dem, III and Brewer (Dem., N. c.
who advocated the passing OF the
Wilson bill.
Hulick (Rep, Ohio,) was tho next
speaker He made short argument
against the bill. The night session
came to close at IL o'clock after a
speech by Post (Rep., Il.)