Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-24

free list should be considered as
n substitute for the Robertson amend
ment. This was decided affirmxtively,
and then by an overwhelming vote, in
which the Republicans Joined with the
radical Democrats against the sugar
men and several members OF the WAYS
and Means Committee, the substitute
was adopted. With regard to the sugar
schedule, therefore, the committee Of
the whole has abolished the bounty and
placed all sugar, both raw and refined,
on the free list.
When 1t came 20 consider the coal
sched ule to-day, however, the commit
tee Jared much better, aud all four OF
the amendments designed to place a
duty OF from 40 to SIS cents per ton
upon coal were beaten. The debate
upon the coal schedule developed
A GREAT DEAL OF FEELING
among the Southern me em bers especially
those from Virginia, West Virginia,
Tennessee and Alabama, whose States
are interested either in coal or iron ore.
The general impression is that the
defeat OF the sugar men aud of those
who are Interested in retaining duty
upon coal will result in strengthening
the movement developed on the Demo
cratic side TO recommit the bill. II the
iron men are defeated tomorrow. and
especially, IL the income tax should be
placed upon the bill as a rider later in
the week, another strong faction on
the Democratic side will be added
To this movement. The Republl-
cans will all vote for the motion 10 re-
commit and with the Democrats who
do not care to vote against the dill out
right, but who are not satisfied with IL
In its present form, they may be able TO
muster majority TO send IL back to
the committee. This is now admitted
on all hands to be the chief danger to
the bill. IL IL could be- brought 10 a di-
rect vote there is no question about It's
passing
At the opening OF the session OF the
House this morning on motion OF Mr..
Wise, the Presidents veto OF the New
York and New Jersey bridge bill was
referred to the Committee on Inter
State and Foreign Commerce.
a few minutes later when the House
went into committee of the whole TO re.
sumo the consideration OF the tariff bill
Mr.. Oates (Ala.) called attention TO the
peculiar complication that had arisen
owing to the failure of the committee
yesterday 10 complete the consideration
of the sugar schedule. IL came over as
unfinished business, while by special
arrangement made last SATURDAY., to-
day was set aside for the consideration
OF the
COAL AND IRON ORE SCHEDULES.
Some discussion followed as to the par
liamentary status and IL was finally de-
cided by unanimous consent To- go ahead
with the sugar schedule, and after that
was disposed OF TO take up coal and iron.
The pending question was the Rob
ertson amendment imposing a duty on
raw sugar and Increasing the duty on
refined sugar, as amended by Mr.. War
ner, placing both raw and refined sugar
on the free list. The confusion en-
| tailed by these two incongruous amend
ments had first TO be straightened out.
Mr.. Dingley claimed that the Warner
amendment was utterly inconsistent
with the Robertson Amendment. and
| should be considered as substitute.
| Mr.. Robertson took issue with him,
| maintaining that the effect OF Mr..
Warmers amendment simply was 10
| place refined sugar on the free list,
leaving so much OF h is amend ment as
| imposed a duty upon sugar below 16
! Dutch standard, unaffected.
The debate on the point OF order CON
sumed over an hour and a half. The
| chair finally stated that the Warner
amendment was voted 90 as an amend
was now asked, he said, to decide that
/ IL should have been voted upon as a
substitute. He declined to rule, and
submitted the question TO
THE HOUSE TO DETERMINE
whether it should be considered as a
substitute or an amendment. Without
division IL was decided to treat the
/ Warner amendment as substitute.
| a mil hnr
vote upon At as substitute, its effect If
adopted being to place all sugars, raw
and refined, on the free list. The great
mass OF Democrats and practically all
the Republicans voted for the proposi-
tion, only a handful Of Democrats, in-
cluding Mr.. Wilson and several other
Democrats OF the Ways and Means
Committee, Messrs. EVarts and Coombs,
aud the Nom bers of the LOuisiana dele
CATION, voting against II. 1t was car
red, lGl 20 80.
The coal schedule was then taken up.
| The first amendment was made by Mr.
Oates Dem, Alabama,) as follows:
Strike out Of the free list coal. etc.
aud insert coal, bituminous and shale.
40 cents per ton OF 2s bushels, so pounds
to the bushel SD: coal, slack or
culm, such "a will pass through half
inch screen, 20 cents per ton Of 2s bush.
els; so pounds to the bushel
Mr. Wise Dem. VirSinia,) followed
with an amendment 20 the amendment
striking out 40 cents and inserting 80
cents.
Mr. McKaig, Dem, Maryland). then
offered a substitute providing for duty
| Of - cents per ton on bltuminous coal
! 30 cents on coal slack or culm, aud
striking bituminOus
coal FROM THE FREE LIST
Mr.. HIT, lBep., Illinois,, offered an
amendment 10 the substitute a. follows,
| 10 be inserted az the end Of the coal
paragraph: provided that 10 any arti-
| Gle on the free LIST is Imported, the pro-
| duct Of any country which imposes a
! duty on said article exported from the
| United States, then 10 shall be levied,
! collected and paid upon said imported
] article, the rate Of duty existing prior
! 10 the passage OF this act"
Mr.. Wilson made the point OF order
/ that Mr. Hits reciprocity amendment
/ IN.