The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-24
lhs Warner Substitute 10 The Robertson
Amendment AbOiShes the Bounty.
ELOQUENT APPEAL FOR FREE COAL.
Substitute offsred 20 Insert the Provisions
Of the Mckinley Law In Place oil the
Clause la tile Wilson BIN.

4nd Foreign Commerce. which was DONE
A motion was then made that ,he House |
should 80 into Committee OF the Whole
b4s before TIE question was decided the
House sought 60 unrave the tansie IN /
hlch IL was placed by adJournins yes'er-
day without completing the consideration
~ usc SUGAR schedule A special order
having been adopted last SATURDAY SET
go aside to-day Cuesday) for consider
stfop al fhe coal and irOn-ore scncduies,
the House was undecided as TO whether
that order should so into enect at once
or whether the sugar schedule should
first be- completed.
,,r. Richardson said he hoped the ques-
ton would be settled by the House before
81 went into Committee OF the Whole, for,
~ not. he las presiding officer Of the COM
inittee) would feel impel"d TO rule that
a special order OF the House would take
precedence over an order of the commit |
Tee. and therefore ne would rule that the !
sugar clause would have 10 so over unth /
the coal and iron schedules were disposed /
Of After a quarter OF an hour had been /
spent IN the discussion. the Speaker ruled /
that the sugar clause should be given |
right OF way.
The House then. ar :25. went into |
Committee Of the Whole. and Mr.. Rich |
ardson took the chair. But the committee |
was beset with shoals and Quicksands. as |
the House was. and more than an hour !
was spent IN getting its bearings. Late |
yesterday afternoon an amendment had |
been offered by Mr. Robertson Dem, |
La) providing for a duty of one cent |
per pound and upwards for raw sugar. |
10 this Mr. Warner ~. " had offered a /
substitute the effect Of which was TO |
place an sugars, raw and refined. on the |
free list. while the bounty IS abolished. |
The House had adjourned without acting |
upon Mr.. Robertson's amendment. al |
though it had adopted Mr.. Warmers SUBJ /
sutute. The question was as TO the status |
Of Mr. EObertsons amendment IL took |
am hour and three-quarters 20 come TO the |
conclusion that Mr.. Warper's substitute
bad displaced the Robertson amendment
The Warner substitute was then agreed
90. and all sugar was made free and the
bounty abolished.
The Coal Schedule.
40 five minutes after the coal schedule
was taken up. and Mr. oates (Ala.) Of
forei an amendment striking coal from
the free list and putting a duty Of forty
cents q ton upon it, and twenty cents
per ton on slack.
Alr Wise Wa) offered an amendment
10 this amendment. placing the duty at
nifty cents per ton
Alr McKaig Dem. MD submitted n
substitute providing for the retention OF
the present law-seventy-nv cents per
ton on coal and thirty cents per ton on
slack.
Mr.. Hit Rep.. I'D offered the follow
INK amendment 10 the substitute Insert
at the end OF PARAGRAPH 439: Provided,
that II amy article SIS imported the pro-
duet Of any country which imposes q duty
ou said article from the United states,
fhon there shall be levied, collected ana
paid upon said imported article. the rate
of duty existing prior to the passage OF
This act"
Mr. Wilson CV. Va) made the point Of
order against Mr.. HITS amendment that
81 was not aermane to the subject under
discussion, and also that 1t was i'm the
nature OF retaliation. The point was sus-
tanned, and Mr Iitrs resolution was ruled
out.
Plea for Free Coal
Mr. Raynor cfdD made an eloquent ap-
peal for free coal lie said he held posi-
tiou anturunisuc TO his State which
wanted "a protective tariff on coal. But he
was NOT l Democrat i'm everything else
nnd Republican on coal, and ne could
not see DUTY put on coal and not on
other articles in which heswas not inter
csted. Said he. II have followed the
members of the WAYS aud Means Com
mittee far beyond The outposts ana 1
shall never desert them now when the
poisoned arrows are flying from the very
citadel oft protection democratic ap-
pi8uscl.
Nr. Wisc Wa) spoke in favor Of his
amendment putting a tax of 80 cents per
ton ON coal rhc Secretary Of the Treasury
was compelled 90 issue bonds for the sup
port oi ihe Government when the Com
miiioe ON Ways and Means was putting
for hy internal revenue taxation.
10 which he Was opposed. We had paid
10000 into the Canadian treasury i'm the
last year on coal we sent there. vet If
was proposed by this bin TO allow Cana |
dian coal 90 come in Free
Mr. Clarke dem, Aia) was in favor of
free coal.
Mr. Tucker dem. Va) sold he had no
personal interest in the coal mines OF
Virginia. but as representative Of the
state. ne advocated the amendment sub
'ututins the coal schedule of the McI<in-
ny law for the corresponding provision /
Pr TIE Wilson Siii. and he asserted that
putting coal 90 the free list would not
hcgren thc product 10 those people who
wed west ot the Allcshanies and east OF
he Rockies.
Nessrs. oates Wheeler and rurpin
Nal. wanted tariff dat on coal.
ln iho Inrher course of ahe debate Mr..
Hln Alal offered an amendment TO
'" substitute. providing That the tax Of
f'fit-ife cents per Ton should he de- ;
''t twelve ana Onc-half cents a wear
PM cease altogether after the sixth year.
vote Nas 'hcn taken ON the amend
~ offered hy Air. Wise. raising the ;
'.iN i' iiiy CENTS and IL Was defeated
Viva voco vote.
Ih0 vote Naf then taken on the amend ,
''Nt offered by Mr. Turpn, and il was
.I-4fes q nays i1g
Ar substitute offered hv Mr. NcEal,s ,
lN.eft the provisions Of the Mckinley y
'" il place or the clause In the Wilson 4,
' was deieaied-yeas ql. nays 146. =
'r iolioMins Democrats voted with the J,
i.plioa ans on This proposition. Al =
''n tN. Na.), Reilly Oa) Pondlefon
N' No} oibiey ua) Wise OraD. Nc "
/. 'r t'a.l NcAaig Ald) Never IA, .
llpton lMdJ, and Hines PaD II
lNe amendment Of Mr. Oates nuttfn,. | =
4 tax Of forty cents ton was tben u
''ated By vote Of 81 to l3i, in the Y
gatiYe. h
Iron ore schedule
~ 40 the House took up the con-
..'.faton u the iron ore schedule. Mr..
'..'s Was recognized TO offer an amend
'FNt 10 take iron ore Including manganif- n
ioNa iron ore. also the dross or residuum n
''n burnt pyrtes and sulphur ore. and b
TICS or auiphurct OF iron. in its ma II
stiio on the free list and put a d
''H Tax of forty cents ton on ". IN r.
hlnS his amendment he seid the
NNfoi miners Of this country would d