Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-02-01

Mr.. Tawney rep. Mimi denounced
the proposition TO place iron ore on the
flee list.
Mr.. Baldwin dem. Mimi, who repre-
SCENTS the Duluth district, in reply to Mr..
TG whey, slid that he represented the
Ian gest iron ore district iii the world.
and few men in Minnesota anticipated
the ruin and distress predicted on the
other side. With free ere. he said, we
could compete with the world. If ore
were made free Duluth and West Su-
perior would become a greater ore enter
than fittsburg. In demanding free iron
ore he represented the 100000 people
of Minnesota. His colleague represented
the two mine owners.
The votes were taken upon the pending
amendments, first upon the amendment
of Mr.. Taylor, to that of Mr.. Oates, TO
restore the rates of existing laws on
iron ore-75 cents per ton. Only one
Den ocrat, NJ. SwGnson of Virginia,
voted with the Republicans in favor Of
this proposition and it was lost-137 to
81 The other vote was upon Mr.. Oates
amendment to fix the duty at 40 cents
pee ton. This shared the fate of its
predecessor.
The ways and means committee voted
3 TO tic refer the internal revenue
bill, with the income tax provision. to the
house. just before the house adjourned
the advocates and opponents of the in
q M tax Ipon the Democratic side were
arIayed against each other, the latter at
ten pting II prevent Mr.. McM1illin from
re Iding the internal revenue bill TO the
house. The Republicans. however, joined
hsI DIS with the income t.. ers and defeat
ed the small band of Democrats who
have pledged thems elves to use every eff
fort to prevent the internal revenue bill.
containing the income tax, from being
placed upon the Wilson bill as a rider.
Mr.. Wilson, chairman of the committee.
who is in sympathy with them, allowed
thu debate upon the Robbins amendment
to run on without interruption to-day, it
vas said. for the express purpose of con-
s. ming time, SO that the committee
amendments which he has to offer will,
when he again takes the floor, exhaust
the debate until Saturday night and thus
shut off the possibility of the internal
revenue bill being offered as an amend
ment TO the Wilson bin. A great deal
of bitter feeling exists, however, and
should such a programme be followed it
would unquestionably lead TO charges of
bad faith.
The Hawaiian question came promi-
nef tly before the nate again to-day,
END after an hours brisk discussion
won't over for a day. The result of the
debate was to show that there is divis-
ion both in the Democratic and Republic
an ranks as to the wisdom of adopting
the resolution reported by the foreign re-
lations committee. Senator Vest objected
to it on the ground that it indicated the
project for annexation might De more
favorably received in the future, and
Senator Allison and other Republicans
objected to it on the ground that accord
ing to their Interpretation the r~es0lur
ton pledged the senate as altogether op-
posing the principle of annexation and
was approving the policy of the president
in this respect. A half-dozen amend
nents are now pending to modify its
phraseology, and it is likely to be sub
jcCted TO material charges before ipal
adoption.