Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-29


WASHINGTON, Jan. c.--After the read
/, ing of the Journal in the house Saturday
morning, Mr. Haines. Dem. n. 70 made
| the point Of no quorom and the speaker
ordered the roll called.
This WA in pursuance OF policy de
cidel upon by the New York members to
filisyaster against an order from the com
mit.ee on rules. extending the tariff de.
bate from Jan. 20 to Feb. l. and authoriz-
ing the offering OF the internal revenue
bill as an amendment to the tariff bill.
The call developed the presence of ISL
members, however, and the filibuster
came to an ignomini Gus collapse.
The speaker recognized Mr.. Cultivate
Dem, OF from the committee on rules.
who reported the special order in the
form of resolution.
He demanded the previous question.
The opponents of the Income tax realized
their helplessness and did not even make
a show of resistance.
Mr., Cochran Oem., N. W, however,
suggested slight modification of the
order SO as to close general debates on
the internal revenue amendment on Jan.
30 'sWe can make but a poor show of
resistance, said he, against both the
friends and the enemies of the main bill
who have united on this income tax prop
osition, and this slight modification is all
we ask"
Mr.. Hatch Dem. Mo- loudly demanded
the regular order and although appealed
to he refused to withdraw it. Without
further ado then the special order was
adopted The house at 11:3O resolved it.
self into conference and the consideration
of the tariff bill was resumed, the pend
ing amendments being those relating to
the lumber schedule.
Mr.. Doolittle Rep., Wash.) made a
strong plea for the substitution of the
lumber schedule of the present law for
that of the Wilson BILL Free lumber, he
said. would force the laborers of his state
into competition with the cheap Chinese
and Japanese laborers employed across
the Canadian line.
Mr.. Hayes Dem. Ia.) who said he rep
resented one of the largest lumber dis
tricts in the country, and which contained
the largest saw mill in the world, main
tanned that there was no fear of COM
petition among the lumbermen. He had
investigated the whole question thor
oughly and it was simply question OF
stumpage
Mr.. Oates Dem., Ala.) explained his
amendment to the Boutelie amendment
(Which restored the Mckinley law sched-
ule) He thought the lumber schedule
WIS badly framed. 1t imposed duty on
the coarser grades, and placed the finer
grades on the free list. He thought there
was an unjust discrimination in favor of
L., ,l,..,, al l., Il
ment proposed to reduce the rates of the
Mckinley law.
Mr. Lynch Dem. Wis.) declared that
beng neither a protectionist nor free
trader. and standing upon the Democratic
platform of tariff for revenus only, he
would continue to vote against placing
any revenue articles on the free list. Free
lumber might be disastrous and he would
therefore vote for the Oates amendment.
it would furnish revenue and would
burden no one.
Mr.. breckenridge of Arkansas, one of
She Democratic mem bers of the ways and
means committee, in closing the debate,
on this schedule, said that lumber
was one of the great industries of his
state vet he was satisfied that if there
was any industry in the country that had
reached free trade basis. it was the
lumler industry. We were large import
ers of lumber. and lumber in the rough
placed on the free list by this bill was not
Il factor in our imports.
Mr.. Boutelle (Rep., Me) closed the de-
bate for the opponents of free lumber.
All amendments were defeated when
the vote was reached, as were all amend
mems to the lead and zinc schedule. Mr..
Wilson than began offering the committee
amendments.