The herald., 1894-01-27
WE WON 'TWEAR DIAMONDS
The Tariff on Sparklers to Be
Increased.
Democratic Opposition to the
Wilson Bill.
Ways and Means Committee Again
Turned Down.
Amos Cummings Mixes an Attack Upon
Bourke Cockran-Tin Plate Not on
the Free List-Congression
al Proceedings.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 26.-The only
amendment to the tariff bill adopted by
the house today was one increasing the
duty on cut stones, unset, to 80 per cent
ad valorem and taking rough uncut
stones from the free list and placing
them on the dutiable list at Is per cent.
The ways and means committee, which
desired to reduce the duty on cut stones
from 15 to 10 per cent, was over-ruled
in this matter. The attempt to place
tin plate on the free list was unsuccess-
full. There was, today. considerable
plain spoken opposition to the bill on
the Democratic side. Tomorrow
special order extending the debate three
days will be brought in and passe d, but
consideration Of the internal reve nue.
features of the bill, including inco me
~tax, will not begin until Monday.
That the New York Democrats did
not consider themselves bound by last
nights caucus action was evident this
morning when, after the reading OF the
journal, Cochran continued tilibustering
by making the point of no quorum, but
before the roll call was completed
changed his mind and withdrew the
point.
The judiciary committee reported ia
yorably the resolution of Bailey Dem.)
OF Texas that the secretary OF the treas
ury is without authority to use the
proceeds of the sale of bonds to pay the
current expenses OF the government.
Consideration OF the tariff was re-
sumed, the pending amendment being
to fix October lat az the date on which
the doll and toy schedule shall go into
effect.
Lockwood (Dem. of New York offered
an amendment to the amendment to in
crease the duty from 25 to 35 per cent.
The amendment was lost. Wilson's
amendment wss agreed to.
Wilson offered an amendment to re-
duce the duty on unset but cut precious
stones from % per cent to TO- to correct
q misprint in the bill. Payne denied
that it was misprint, and some leyity
was INDUCED in about cheap diamonds
for the poor people.
Holman moved to increase the duty
to 80 per cent.
Hunter (Dem.) of Illinois made Bit
ter attack on Cannon, accusing him OF
vulgarity and indecency in the house,
amid hisses and jeers from the Repub-
licaus.
Cannon replied, partly in humorous,
partly in bi ter vein, referring to the
fact that he (Can Non) had been 20 years
in congress, while Hunter was starting
on his first term.
Hunter discaimed any intention Of
misrepresentation, and withdrew what
he said.
The excitement produced by the Incl
dent had hardly subsided before the
house was startled by an impass oned
speech from Cumming (Dem.) OF New
York rejecting rather severely upon his
colleague, Cochran (Dem.) OF New York
Cummings said he would address him
self to the Influences at work behind the
diamond schedule. He charged that
Cackran was acting on the question IN
the interest OF diamond importers, after
having promised to stand By the dia-
mond cutters, and read some CORES
pondence In standardization OF that state
. ment:
Alter few minutes debate Cochran
got recognition to reply to Cummings.
He did not, he said. think it necessary
to offer an explanation of the corre-
spondence read. Its character justified
him
The debate was continued by Springer,
t Dinglev, Williams OF Mississippi, Dock
cry and others.
! Holman withdrew his amendment ana
/ Anderson modified his amendment and
offered it as substitute for Wilson's
amendment to reduce the duty to 10
per cent. The substitute, as modified.
placed the duty on precious stones. cut,
I but not set, at 30 per cent, aud on all
| olu
struck out from the free list almonds.
, rough or uncut, including glaciers and
engravers' diamonds. The substitute
| carried, SO to SS. as amended by the
; substitute amendment adopted.
l The next amendment was to reduce
the duty on tin plate, terne plates and
taggers tin from 1-5 cents to l cent,
{ and abolish the drawback or rebate pro-
? vision so that the whole duty paid on
tin plate snail be retained by the
United States.
: Breckinridge OF Kentucky offered an
, amendment to transfer tin plate from
! the dutiabe to the free list.
DaIzell (Rep.) of Pennsylvania offered
as su bstitute the provision OF the Nc
Kinley law, imposing duty OF l-5
. cents per pound.
!, After some debate vote was taken,
first upon Brecklurluge hmenumenb 10
place tin plate on the free list. The
author attempted to withdraw it, bat
johnson (Dem.) OF Ohio obiected--lost,
30 to l84.
Dalzell's substitute was lost.
Outhwsite's amendment was divided,
! votes being taken separately on the
: propositions to reduce the duty to l
! cant and abolish the rebate provision.
Both were defeated.
Boutelle was recognized and offered tC
substitute the lumber schedule of the
Mckinley law.
Oates offered in lieu OF the lumber
. schedule the following substitute
Sawed boards, plank, deals and othe
lumber. hemlock, whitewood, sycs
more, white pine and Eastwood, 30 cent?
4 Der Thousand feet: sawed lumber. no
specially provided Tor. 81 per thousand