Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-17

WASHINGTON, ID. c., January 10
At the opening session OF the House
this morning Mr.. Springer Dem.
Illinois) asked unanimous consent to
correct an Illinois newspaper report at
tributing some remarks made by Mr..
Dollver (Rep.) to him.
Reed remarked sarcastically that this
was very painful, but he would make
no objection on Mr.. Delivers account.
Laughter. Mr.. Springer explained
that he had commended the tariff bill
highly instead of denouncing it as had
been reported.
The House resumed consideration OF
INC tariff bill. Mr.. Wilson Immed lately
began Offering committee amendments.
The first was to reduce the duty on furs
'or hatters' use from 20 to 10 per cent.
The next amend ment was one to place
on the free list, in addition to books.
etc, printed over twenty years, hydro
graphic charts. This was also agreed
TO. This was followed by an amend
ment changing the rate on condensed
milk from 20 per cent ad valorem 10
cents per pound, which occasloned
CONSIDERABLE DEBATE.
Mr.. Northway (Rep., Ohio and Mr.
Curtis Rep, y. " argued that there
was 20 sugar OF milk industry before
l~"O and that the proposed reduction
would ruin it, and result in the increase
OF price from 10 10 l5 cents a pound.
Mr. Payne Rep, y. " protested
against bringing up our children on for
eIgu sugar Of milk. Mr.. breckenridge
defended the committee amendments
Mr.. Bowers Rep, CALI got recog-
nltion' and argued for the present duty
on ra lsins. He created much amuse-
ment by throwing an armful If Caifor-
MA ralSins toward the Democratic side
and soon the house was complacently
nunching the fruit.
The amendment 10 the tobacco tax
restricting the Increase Of the tax on
cigarettes from nifty cents thousand
TO SI.5O 10 those wrapped in paper was
HgYed 70.
chairs, cane or reed, wrought or manu-.
factured from the free list aud restored
To the dutabie list at seven per cent
and make the lumber scheduled on the
free list effective only TO such countries
as admit the same articles from this
country free, were adopted.
MIR. WILSON THEN OFFERED
an amendment 10 make the free wool
schedule 90 into effect August. 1891
JhlS was vigorously opposed by Mr.
johnson dem. Ohio,) aud Mr.. Warner,
Dem, New York; but on different
grounds.
The former claimed the amendment
He'ayed the benefit to come from free
wool too long, ana the latter contended
that II the woolen manufacturers were
not to have free wool in time 20 give the
people cheaper wooden Roods.next wfnt-
er he was ia 'avOr OF allowing the duty
20 stand in order to give the farmers a
market for their wool during tho COM
iug season.
Mr.. Bowers, rep. California; asked
ii be had not claimed that free wool
would increase the price OF, wool.
Mr.. Warner replied emphaticalIy
that he did " wool went on the free list
TO February, but IL ii could not 90 into
effect the market should be retained
this year.
This precipitated general discus.
son on the subject in which Mcssrs
Payne, Springer, (Dem., Illinois). Pick
Ier' lFep. North Dakota, Simpson,
tlop., Kansas, johnson, ODem.. Ohiol.
aud Cannon, (Bep.. Ilin1isl. took Dart.
Mr. Wilson then explained his amend
ment at length.
lHL DEBATE oN THE DATE
in which the wool schedule would On
INTO effect was taken up by Nessrs
Nrout lhrp., Ntl, Moses Dem. Ga.
Towers lEop, ,Cai.J. Blair Rep. y NHl.
lialI Dem. MOI. Bryan Dem. Nebl.
Hi1ud dem, Mo /, Breckinridge lDer
ArK.lr johnson, Oregon. Enloe. Tenn
henderson. Illinois. MONTGOMERY Kn,.
lucky; Woadock, Michigan: Marsh
KEEP I'D, Loud rep, CALI. and
Hartman lEep., Mont
The latter iu deuouucinQ the ybole
Oil and the predictions OF its autbor
calIed attention 90 his prophecy Of the
universal revival of business when the
sherman law was repealed. "Consider.
Ing the result Of that prophecy. " said
he, amid q storm OF Republican an.
pause aud laughter. 81 do not know
whether he is O. prophet. the SON of
prouaet, or only the mOuthpIece OF the
StuIed Prophet Of Bullard's Bay"
wilson then tried % obtain q vote on
the question, but without success
Az 5.50' without action on the amend
ment, the committee arose. and the
House took recess until tonight m
so'cIork
st the night session Messrs Arnold
dem. Missouri McDearmond. (Dem
Tennessee and Ellis, rep. Oregon
addressed The House and AZ no o'cIock
l.. ia H..a.