The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-28
THE CUSTOMS scHE JULES.
At Lenst Hundred Amendments
y Were Shut ont.


Washington, Jan. 27.-The tariff
debate was concluded tonight. so far
as relates to the customs schedules
The time for offering amendments
ceased at $50, when the House took
recess There was great deal Of de-
mand from both sides of the House
for recognition for the purpose of Of
fering amendments. but Wilson had
the floor and not one got in. At least
a hundred amendments were shut out
A series of amendments to. the metal
schedule, all making reductions. were
agreed to, and TIE committee fixed the
time for free wool to go into effect
August 2, and the wooden goods sched-
ule December ,. This was accom-
plished by a. change of front on the
part Of the Republicans, who voted
on the former occasion to have free
wool go into effect Immediately upon
the passage of the bill
The last series of amendments were
those reducing the duty on barley 80
per cent and barley malt rs.
Eastern and western masters and
brewers are fighting over the barley
schedule and Warner, in the closing
minutes of the session, prevented a
vote by making the point of no
quorum. A good deal of excitement
attended the wind uD : failure IN
vote or these amendments will leave
them under the terms Of special order
when the bin is finally reported to the
House. Three days next week. under
the order, will be voted entirely to the
consideration of the internal revenue
bill
After the reading of the journal.
HAYNES (DemocraD, of New York,
made the point Of no quorum.
Tho
This was in pursuance of the policy
decided on by the New York members
TO t1libuster against the order from the
committee on rules extending the tariff
debate and authorizing the offering of
the internal revenue bill as an amend
ment to the tariff bill. Roll call, how
ever, developed a quorum and the fill
clustering collapsed.
The commute on rules reported as
special order the Wilson bill and the
income tax amendment, providing for
vote thereon on February l.
The committee demanded the pre-
vious question.
realizing their helplessness, made no
resistance and the special order was
adopted.
The House then went into committee
of the whole on the tariff bill, the pend
ing amendments being those relating
TO the lumber schedules.
Deoiittle, (Republican), of Washing
ton. made strong plea for the sub
stitution Of the lumber schedule of the
present law. He said free lumber
under the Wilson bill would force the
labcrers of his state into competition
with cheap Chinese and japanese labor.
employed across the Canadian line
HAYES, DemocraD, of Iowa, said he
represented one of the largest lumber
II rfT &C. ,f
fear of Canadian competition among
the lumbermer. He had investigated
the whole question thoroughly and it
was merely a question of stumpage.
Oates. Democrat, of Alabama, ex-
planned his amendment to the Boutene
amendment which restored the McKin-
ley law schedule. He thought the lunl-
Der schedule was badly framed. There
was unjust discrimination In favor of
certain classes of lumber, and his
amendment proposed to reduce the
rates Of the Mckinley law one-half.
All amendments to the lead schedules
were lost.
A vote was then taken on the lumber
schedule.
cutting the existing rates in half and
1t was lost, and then on the Boutelle
amendment substitute of the MCKINLEY
law rates was also lost, 79 to 81.
The lead and zinc schedule was taken
up
Morgan. Oemocrat, of Missouri. Of
fered the main amendment. to reduce
the duty on white lead from IL cents
10 I cent a pound; on lead piping and
shot, IL cents to 1 cent, and put a 1
cent per pound duty on lead ore in
stead of the Is per cent. in the bill.
and silver-lead ore dutiable on its leai
contents at l cent.
Sweet, Republican,, Of Idaho, offered
an amendment defining the method
of appraising silver-lead ores.
Wilson. Republican,, of Washington.
also spoke vigorously against the pro-
position to place lead ore on the free
list.
Childs, Republican,, of Illinois, pro-
posed an amendment to the zinc sched-
ule to make it in block and in pig
dutiable at / cent pound; zinc in
sheets. IL cent and on old and worn
out zinc, q cents.
Hartman, CRepublican), of Montana,