Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-18
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
ways and Means Committee Defeated on
the Date for Free Wool.

Ways and Means Committee Defeated on
the Date for Free Wool.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE ways and
means committee suffered it's first defeat
today, whom, by vote of ll2 to l02 the COM
mttce OF the whole rejected Mr. Wilson's
amendment fixing the date on which free
wool should go into effect on August |, 1894
and adopted the substitute of Mr.. Johnson
the Ohio free trader and single taXer, maxi
ing it go into effect Immediately upon the
passage of the bill Many of the republicans
voted with the radical democrats for the
substitute.
1t was Mr.. Wilson's intention, had his mo-
tion prevailed, TO have offered an amend
mcnt, making the wooen scale 90 into effect
December ], 1894, but when tine committee
ovcrrued him he decided to let the latter
schedule stand and go into effect with the
rest OF the bill IN June, 1894. Just before
the vote was taken Mr.. Wilson stated the
jobbers were now hesitatiUg whether to
place their orders for fall goods here or
abroad, and If the committee amendment
carried the home manufacturers would make
next falls goods.
Only one other amendment was acted on
today, to allow the free entry in bond of ma
Chinery, rs well as the materials used in the
construction of ships built for foreign ac-
count. The rest of the day was spent dis
cussine the amendment of MIR. Burrows, to
substitute the present wool schedule for
that proposed by the Wilson bill
AT 5:30 the house took recess until =
O'clock
AT the night session MIR. Sperry, demo-
crat, of Connecticut made a vicious assault
on the Wilson bill on the ground that in the
fact of a certain deficit in the treasury of
NO,OOO,O0O by June next in the fact of the
appeal of the secretary Of the treasury for II
bond issue, the democratic ways and means
committee has brought in bill, ostensi-
bly, TO raise revenues. which, If passed
would increase the present estimated deficit
to Sl45, ,0O0,0U0. 1t was a free trade bill, and
II the issue between free trade and protec-
tion were ever presented to the people of the
country the verdict would be overwhelm-
ingly in favor of protection.
The other speakers were Messrs. Bower,
democrat, of North Carolina; Hunter, demo-
crat, of Illinois; Huttick. democrat, of Ohio,
and Post, republican,, of Illinois.
Civil Service in the Senate.
The civil service law and the way it is
administered was discussed in the senate
today Senator Berry took exception to the
policy of allowing fourth-class postmasters
to remain III Office in order to carry out the
spirit of the law. Senator Gallinger of New
Hampshire criticised the law and said it
ought to be repealed.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts defended
the Law and Senator Cockrell of Missouri
said it was a good law If carried out accord
ing to its intents and purposes. the federal
elections bill consumed Il couple of hours and
Senator Chandler, republican, of New
Hampshire tried to secure an amendment
recognizing the right of federal supervision
over sections so far as to permit every candi-
date for congress the privilege of appointing
watcher in each precinct to guard his IN
tcrests and the registration, but vote was
not reached.
Senator Gray, democrat, of Delaware
tried to get the republicans to namc day
when final action would be had ON the bill,
but the request was evaded and Senator
Frye said he wanted to hear the other side
discussed
AT 5:l5 the senate adjourned until to-
mOrrow .