The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-17
IN THE aoUsE.
wilson Making slow Progress Vita the
Csmmittee Ameaamrats

/ Wilson Making Slow Progress Vita the
Committee ameaameats
/ WAsHISGToS CRY. Jan. is-In the
! house yesterday the tobacco schedule was
amended by striking on; the words com
mercially known" in the description OF
/! wrapper tobacco.
An amendment was adopted TO esimi-
/ nate cables ana cordsge from the opera-
ton OF the 10 Per cent. duty on eordage
| and twine texoept binding twinel so thar
they. too, could come in free.
An amendment to include cotton duck
IN the cotton schedule was sdoeted.
An amendment 20 add To the free list
sweat feathers. binding ribbons, cut felt.
etc, for hat trimmings, Was adopted. The
present duty is 80 per cent.
Very little progress was made TODAY
with amendments. The Republicans. un-
der the leadership of Mr. Burrows. male
another struggle 10 secure the right 20
| offer amendments alternately with Vii
! son. but the chairman held, in view of the
/, precedent of procedure when the Mckin-
ley bill was under consideration, that
wilson. on behalf of the majority of the
committee. was entitled to perfect the bill
before II IS thrown open TO miscellaneous
| amendments.
Several amendments were agreed to. the
most important being that to increase the
! duty on condensed milk cents a pound.
Almost all the forenoon was spent in dis
cussing the date upon which free wool and
the corresponding products of wool should
60 into effect. No conclusion was reached.
When consideration Of the tariff bill
was resumed today. Wilson immediately
hogan offering committee amendments.
The first was to reduce the duty on furs for
hatters' use from ~ to 10 per cent.
agreed to.
The next amendment, TO place on the
free list, in additionfo books printed over
twenty years, photographic charts, was
also agreed TO.
An amendment changing the rate on
sugar OF milk from ~ per cent. ad yalorem
to cents per pound occasioned considera-
bic debate, the Republicans declaring il
was new industry inaugura,ed in 1890
and the proposed reduction would ruin it,
and protesting against bringing up our
children on imported articles. Breckin-
ridge defended the com mmittee amend
ments. An amendment to the tobacco
tax. restricting the increase Of the tax on
cigars from 50 cents thousand to $15o on
those wrapped in paper was agreed to.
Wilson offered an amendment to make
the free wool schedule 60 into effect
August l, 1894 This was vigorously op-
posed by Johnson. Dem. of Ohio, and
Warner. Dem., of New York, but on diff
ferent grounds. The former claimed that
the amend ment delayed free wool too long
and he benefit To come from il. The lat
ter contended that wool manufacturers
would not have free wool in time to give
the people cheaper woolen goods next win
ter. He was in favor of allowing the
present duty TO stand in order to give the
farmers market for wool during the COM
| ing season. Bowers, DEM. of California,
asked If Warner had not claimed free wool
| would increase the price of wool. Warner
replied that he did If wool went on the
free list in February, but If it could not go
in effect then the market should be re-
tanned this year. This precipitated gen.
eral discussion in which Haines, Springer,
Picker. simpson. Johnson and Cannon
took part. Wilson then explained the
amendment at length. The debate on the
date on which the wool schedule would go
into efiset was taken up by Grout Bowers,
Blair, Hail, Bryan, Bland. Breckenridge
of Arkansas, Johnson of Ohio Hermann,
Enloe. Henderson. Montgomery. Weadock,
Marsh and Hartman.
The latter in denouncing the whole bill
and the predictions of the author called
attention TO his prophecy of universal
revenue basis when the Sherman law was
repealed. Considering the result of that
prophecy" said he, amid storm of APP
plause and laughter. 81 don't know
whether he is a prophet, the son of
prophet. or only the mouthpiece OF a
stuffed prophet of Buzzard's Bay" VIII
son then tried TO obtain vote on the
question. but without success. At $50
O'Clock. without action ou the pending
amendment. the house took q recess until
tonight. At the night session Arnold,
! McDearmon and Ellis addressed the
house, aud at 10 O'Clock the house ad-
journed.
tn Paw Penstous with Ronds.