Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-17
TALKED ABOUT WOOL
Question Hinges on When
II Shall Be Free.
MINOR ITEMS AGREED UPON
Senate Discusses Hawaiian Matter and
Federal Election Law Repeats.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE tariff de-
bate In the house yesterday was not as In.
teresting as was that OF the previous day,
but 1t was at times very lively. Most OF
the day was spent on proposition pre-
tented as an amendment 10y Chairman
Wilson on behalf OF the majority OF the
ways and means committee making the
free wool provision go into effect Aug.
next, and the reductions on woolen good
into effect on Dec. next.
Mr.. Richardson Dem, Tenn.) was In
the chair. A number of amendments
were offered by Mr. Wilson, chairman of
the committee on ways and means, and
they were agreed 20 without objection.
The first amendment reduced the tariff
on furs from 20 per cent ad valorem to 10
per cent al valorem. Calfskins, tanned or
tanned and dressed; dressed upper leather,
including patent, enamelled and japsnned
leather, dressed or undress0d and finished:
chamois and other skins. were reduced
from 2s cents ad valorem TO IS per cent ad
valorem. Also bookbinders' calfskins,
kangaroo, sheep and goat skins. including
lamb and kid skins, dressed and finished,
were reduced from 90 per cent ad valorem
TO 10 per cent ad valorem. In the book
schedule ths clause requiring that books
entitled 20 free admission should not have
been rebound within 20 years was stricken
out, and all photographic charts" were
added 10 those articles admitted under
this schedule.
Some other Changes.
An obstacle was encountered by the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Wilson to
the milk schedule. The amendment pro-
posed raises the tariff on condensed or
preserved milk from 20 per cent al
valorem TO a specific rate of cents pound
A debate followed, in which Messrs.
Paine (Rep, y. W Curtis (Rep.. v. w
Northway (Rep., O.tsIopkins (Rep., Ills.)
and Bowers (Rep, Cal } took part for the
Republicans and opposed the imposition
OF so small tariff on condensed milk.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment was agreed to
by strictly party vote.
A long discussion was precipitated by
the renewal Of Mr.. Burrows effort TO
secure recognition TO offer an amendment.
The chairman realiirmed the decision
which he had previously announced, and
as precedent he read from the journal
OF the Fifty-first congress, which showed
that while the Mckinley bill was under
discussion Mr.. Reed had recognized Re-
publican 20 offer an amendment, and had
recognized another Republican to offer an
amendment 70 the amendment, and re-
cogniZed another Republican to offer a
substitute 70 the amendment, and then
recognized another Republican to offer
an amendment to the su bstitute: and
then when Democrat asked for recogni-
tion coolly told him that no more amend.
ments were in order. The chairman then
announced that he would not recognize
Mr.. Burrows.
Mr.. Wilson submitted an amendment
providing that the free wool schedule
should not go into effect until Aug. 1,
1894.
Mr.. Payne (Rep., ". W offered an
amendment 10 this amendment fixing the
date at which the free wool clause should
take effect on Oct. /, 1894.
These amendments furnished the text
for many sharp speeches and not a few
amusing incidents.
Then, with many speakers, but no long
speeches, the debate went OH, with pretty
nearly even division Of party, until the
day WAS about used up. Mr.. Bowers was
finally recognized to submit an amend
ment to the substitute offered by Mr..
johnson. Mr.. Bowers amendment pro-
vides for the taking effect OF the wool
schedule on Dec. 80, 1899
The committee arose without coming to
any decision on the pending amendments,
and the house took a recess
There was nothing accomplished at the
evening session.
what the Senate Did.
In the absence of the vice president Mr..
Harris Dem, Tenn.) presided over the
session of the senate. The presidents
message TO congress transmitting corre-
spondence In the Hawaiian matter was
read. Mr.. Hoar moved that the message
and accompanying documents be printed
and referred to the committee on foreign
relations. After a long debate the reso-
luton went over without action.
Mr.. Gallinger then addressed the senate
on the resolution offered by him on Dec.
%, declaring it as the sense of the senate
that IL Is unwise to attempt any change
In the tariff laws during the present ad-
ministration. Mr.. Gallinger concluded
his speech at PAS. and then the house bill
to repeal the federal elections laws was
laid before the senate, and became the
unfinished business"
Mr.. Palmer CDem., Ills.) argued In sup
port Of the bill. The discussion was
participated in by Messrs. Chandler,
Gray and Hoar.
Mr.. Palmer yielded the floor to give Mr..
voorhees, an opportunity to present the
letter addressed to him by the secretary
Of the treasury as to the condition of the
treasury. The letter and bill (not for
mally introduced) were referred to the
committee on finance.
The discussion on the bill TO repeal the
federal elections laws was then resumed.
Mr.. Palmer, in closing his speech, ex-
pressed the trust that the bill would be-
come law; that the federal elections
Statutes with all their signs Of ancient
fsuds and strifes (these swords In glovsd
hands) would be stricken from the statute
books.
Mr.. Chandler (Rep., n. H) criticised
Mr.. Palmer's argument, and the bill went
over.
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