Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-18
A MAJORITY Of TEN
Favor. Free Wool When
Wilson Bill Passes.
TAMMANY TIGER "DONE UP"
The Massachusetts, Representative
Gives Cochran a Tongue Lashing.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-rhe ways ant
means committee fixed Aug. as the dat,
when the free wool clause Of the Wilson
bill should become operative, but a sub
stitute offered by Mr.. johnson make
wool free from the date of the signing o,
the bill. 1t was passed by 10 majority.
II Is impossible to make an analysis o.
the vote, inasmuch as it was taken by tel
lers. 1t is not improbable, however, that
when the consideration of the bill Is com
pleted In committee of the whole, and IL II
reported TO the house, the committee or
ways and means, through its chairman
may Insist upon yea and nay vote on 0
like proposition in the house, and thii
may result in reversing the decision OF
the committee of the whole, which was
reached by the slim majority of 10 votes
In the absence Of full house.
The Days Doings In Brief.
The days debate was not of an interest
ing character, and late in the afternoon
the house proceeded to vote on the
amendments, which were as follows:
Mr.. Wilson's amendment proposed that
the free wool clause Of the tariff bill
should 20 into effect Aug. I, 1894.
Mr.. Payne offered an amendment to
this, making the time Oct. !, 1898.
For these Mr. johnson proposed a sub
stitute providing that the clause should
go into effect Immediately after the pas
sage of the bill.
To this substitute an amendment was
offered by Mr. Bowers fixing the date OF
operation of the clause as Of Dec. 81, 1899.
The vote was first taken on Mr.. Payne's
amendment, and 1t was lost by strict
party vote, the vote on division being:
Yeas, 81; nays, 15l; and by tellers, yeas,
68; nays, 154.
The vote was then taken on Mr. Bow.
ers' amendment to the substitute, which
was lost; and then on the substitute pro-
posed by Mr.. johnson. Contrary to ex-
pectation, this was agreed to on q vote by
tellers Of yeas, liz; nays, 102; reversing
the vote on division, which was, yeas, 50;
nays, 50.
This was the first defeat for the ways
about by a number of Republicans voting
In favor of immediate enactment. The
result was greeted with cheers.
The next amendment submitted by
Chairman Wilson was one putting ma
rine engines and equipments on the free
list. Mr. Dingley offered an amendment
20 this, putting the material for marine
engines on the free list, but not the COM
pleted machinery. An exciting debate
followed. Mr. DinGley's amendment was
voted down. and Mr.. Wilson's amend
ment was agreed to.
Mr. walker Gets Mad.
An amusing diversion was created by
Mr.. Walker. He had been recognized
prior to the vote on the last amendment
ha do a fn ha rafa t<N
him and the lack of respect shown him
by Mr.. Cochran in his recent speeches.
For nearly 90 minutes the fun was fast
and furious, and the house was IN oon.
slant roar Of laughter. Mr.. Walker tore
Mr.. Cochran to pieces, metaphorically,
and at each one Of his thrusts there was
shout Of laughter, in which the galleries
Joined.
Throughout it all Mr.. Cochran sat
within few feet Of Mr.. Walkers angry
fist, and joined In the laughter; and twice,
when Mr.. Walkers time had expired,
good-humoredly asked to have 10 ex-
tended.
Mr.. Walker was particularly irate at
the statement Of the Tammany orator
that he (Walker) was not bound by the
usual practices of controversy and good
sense. To get even for this he asserted
that when Mr.. Cochran was unable to an
swer his (Walker's9 question, he pounded
his desk violently with his fist, so that his
voice was drowned In the uproar.
"He has never pounded me-" shouted
Mr.. Walker, excitedly, "and he could not
hurt me IL he did. 1t takes genius and an
overpowering intellect" shouted Mr..
Walker, sarcastically, Ito answer a oour-
teous question by saying that the gentle
man is not bound 'by the usual rules Of
controversy and good sense
Mr.. Corcoran made efforts 10 restore
harmony, but Mr.. Walker refused to be
mollifed, and remarked, as Mr. Cochran
took his seat, I've done up the Tammany
tiger, and I'd like to tackle ths Kansas
gopher" (referring to Mr.. Simpsons con-
slant interruptions).
After some further discussion the COM
mittee rose, without action on the pend
ing amendments, and the house took .
ecess
In the Evening.
At the night session Mr.. Sperry made .
vicious assault on the Wilson bill on tho
ground that in the face Of q certain de-
fcit in the treasury Of $40, ,000.0 900 by juno
% next, in the face of the appeal of the
secretary Of the treasury for bond is.
sue, tne Democratlc ways anu means
committee has brought In bill estensi-
bly, TO raise revenue, which. II passed,
would increase the present estimated de-
hcit to sl45, 100000. II was q free trade
bill. and II the issue between free trade
and protection was ever presented TO the
people of the country the verdict would
be Overwhelmingly In favor Of protection.
The other speakers were Messra Bower
(Dem.. N. CO., Hunter (Dem., nls.). Hulio
Rep.. o.. and Post Rep.. Illsl