Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-27
The House.

WASHINGTON, Jan. I7.-At 1l:l5 O'Clock
the house went into committee OF the
whole 10 consider the tariff bill. There
are two amendments and two substitutes
pending, relating to the date of the wool
schedules.
The question limiting the debate on the
amendments offered yesterday To the
wool schedule became bone OF conten-
tion between the two sides OF the house.
y council OF war between the
leaders of the two parties, held in front
OF the speakers desk. 1t was decided to
close the debate at o'clock-hah OF the
time to be given to each side.
The substit offered by Mr.. Johnson
providing that the free WOO. clause should
take effect Immediately after the passing
Of the bill, was agreed to--yeas ll2, nays
l02
WASHINGTON, Jan. ls.-After the dis
posal of some routine business the house
ut IL 20 o clock went into committee OF
the whole TO consider the Wilson bill.
Mr. Hare, dem. Ohio. addressed the
committee. he stated that under high
tariff the price OF wool had been steadily
decreasing. He announced himself as an
advocate Of "a tariff for revenue only
Mr.. Grosvenor, rep, Ohio. said that
there were 25,OO0 wool growers IN Ohio
and that the falling of of the democratic
vote In the last election was mainly In the
wool growing sections He referred
this morning that the secretary
of the treasury was about To sell bonds.
The inference was that the treasury was
about to go to protest; that IL was bank
rupt In such q state OF affairs he asked
what reason there Is for throwing away
the income 10 be derived from the 800 ,0D,-
0JO pounds OF wool which came into
the price of Ohio and Aus
tralian wool had fallen In London
in the same ratio as In this country. II
Americans cannot produce within so, OoO,-
0O0 pounds of the wool necessary for the
manufacturers in this country why not
impose a revenue tariff on that woolf
I'VE need the money" continued Mr..
Grosvenor. 1.-THE democrats come here
and try 10 cut down the revenue by N5,-
000, ,00O while the secretary of the treasury
| Is endeavoring to sell bonds at per cent
In order to save the treasury from bank
ruptcy.'
Mr. Ellis, rep. Oregon, spoke against
free wool, and Mr.. Davis, pop, Kansas,
spoke in favor OF IL. Mr.. Cannon, rep,
Illinois. was granted fifteen minutes to
speak on the tariff question.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l9-At II 10 the house
/ went into committee of the whole to con-
slider the Wilson tariff bill. At the re-
quest of Mr.. Wilson, chairman Of the COM
| mittee on ways and means, unanimous
consent was given TO consider the sugar
schedule of the Wilson bill for three hours
| immediate v after the house goes into
committee of the whole next Monday and
the vote shall then be taken.
Mr.. Dalzell, rep, Pennsylvania. then
| took up the line of attack against Mr..
johnson. dem Ohio, In which he WAS en-
gagged when the house took recess yes
terday evening. He asserted that Mr..
| Johnson had misled the committee into
the neief that he was manufacturer OF
steel rails In general. wherdas he was u
manufactures of u particulah style, and .
monopolist in that class
The amendment proposed by Mr.. John
| son, dem, Ohio. putting steel rails on the
free list was lost by a vote Of 20 In the af-
frmative 10 l01 in the negative.
Mr. Henderson, rep. Iowa. offered an
amendment to substitute the existing law
for the agricultural schedule OF the Will
son bill and spoke in favor OF 10.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20-Thc house bill
with senate amendment to provide =
uniform system OF advertising for sup
plies for the executive departments was
laid before the house. Mr.. Dingley, rep.
Maine, explained that the only change
nnade was to exclude from the operations
OF the law the government printing Office
ehu tue bureau OF engraving and print
Ing.
1t was agreed that del on the pend
Ing amendment TO substitute the agricul-
tural section Of the Mckinley law for tho
corresponding section of the Wilson bill
should close In 20 minutes.
An amendment was reported whereby
three hours were to be given to the con.
sideration OF the coal schedule and three
TO the iron ore schedule next Tuesday.
The Henderson Anne n0men su he stitufiuo
the existing law for the agricultural
schedule OF the Wilson bill was defeated
by vote OF 63 in the affirmative and iia
in the negative
Messrs. McRae, dem, Arkansas, and
Dockery. dem, Missouri, today offered
amendments to the sugar schedule, which
Is to be considered next Monday. Both
amendments strck out the clause in thu
Wilson bill providing for the gradual re.
dnction OF the bounty on sugar. Instead.
the sugar bounty 10 to be wiped out at one
sweep, and sugar made absolutely free.