Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-02-01

cent between $50. 900 and SEQ, 900 ne
can't. between 500, 900 and 500, 600 4 De,
cent, and over 500, 900 per cent.
Mr.. Sibley, dem. of Pennsylvania, offeret
Q substitute providing for Q gliding scale
rs follows: On incomes over SIC, 900, psl
can't over $50. 900. Per cent. over 800,
008, Per cant. over $200, 900, 10 per can't
i ter from o convention of wool manufac
| turers and clothing manufacturers held In
| New York ct which the Wilson bill wa,
severely arraigned. This, he said, was the
largest convention of the kind ever held
and the delegates came from all parts Of
the country.
Mr.. Sibley's amendment was defeated by
| q viva voce vote. Mr.. Pence's amendment
was defssted-66 to 112. Mr.. Kilgore,
dem of Texas, offered an amendment strik-
ing out the exception of government
bonds. A lively debate followed. The
amendment was lost.
Mr.. Springer, dem. of Ill, offered an
amendment providing that iuheritences of
property should be subjected to the pro-
visions of the tax. Adopted.
Mr.. Mcguire offered an amendment of q
very radical nature, striking out all the
provisions of the bill relating to taxes on
Incomes and In lieu thereof providing for
direct tax of $31, S11 1875 by spportion-
nent among the states, and also for o
direct tax on land values. Mr.. Mcguire
advocated the single tax theory. The
amendment was lost.
The internal revenue bill Was then
agreed to rs O part Of the tariff measure
by q vote of 10 to Sc.
Mr.. Wilson of West Virginia e -red an
amendment to increase the tariff On barley
from 90 per cent. to Is and on barley
malt from 80 per cent. to IS.
Mr.. Tracy, dem, of New York. offered
an amendment to this amendment ineress-
ing the rate from IS to IS Per cent.
Mr. Payne, rep, of New Yo,k ff-r,d 8
substitute providing for duty If 20 cents
Q bushel on barley, instead of 20 pr cent.
sd vslorem, and changing the duty on
barley malt from 80 PSF cent. nd yslorem
to 30 cents bushel.
Mr.. Picker, dem, of South Dakota, Of
vidipg for the retention of the provisions of
the existing law.
The opponents of higher duty on barley
flibustered away the fifteen minutes which
remained before the recess.
Mr.. Wilson finally novel that the debate
be closed, and q vote was huslly taken on
this last motion, but although the rspubli-
cans rushed to get between the tellers the
hour of $50 arrived before 9 quorum had
voted, the house went into recess and the
barley schedule went over.
The Last of the night sessions On the
tariff bill opened with full galleries and
fair attendance of members. Mr.. Eploe,
dem of Tennessee, occupied the chair.
There was 9 long Lat of speakers, includ-
ing Nessrs. Baker, pop, of Kansas. KEN,
pep of Nebrsska, Cooper, dem, of Tex
as, Russell, dem. of Pennsylvania, Pas
ohal, dem, of Vermont. Houf. dem, of
Ohio, Harris, pop, of Kansas, Stallings,
dem, Of Alabama, Hooker, rep. Of New
York, Cumming, dem, of New York,
Blanchard, dem, of Louisiana, AcCleary,
rep, of Minnesots, and Bingham, rep, of
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Cummings delivered an earnest pro-
test in behalf of several labor unions
against the high handed methods adopted
by the ways and means committee In
choking off the amendments. He ssid he
was probably the only congressman who
was . member of q labor union In the
country. He was a member of Typogrsph-
icsl union No. 6 of New York.
At the conclusion of the remarks of the
last speaker on the above list the house sd-
journed.