The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-02

amendment raising the duty on barley
from 20 per cent. to IS per cent. ad
valorem and on barley malt from 80 per
cent to IS per cent. was then voted on
and agreed to: Yeas, 2o4; nays, ia.
Separate votes were demanded on the
following amendments adopted in com.
mittee OF the whole: BY johnson (Dem.,
Ohio) on the amendment providing that
the wool paragraph should take effect
August. 1894; by Charles w. Stone
(Rep., Pa on the amendment striking
out the reciprocity clause Of the petro
leum schedule, and by several New
York Democrats on the income tax
amendment. The other amendments
Qncluding the two important amend
ments to the sugar schedule repeating
the bounty on sugar and putting refined
sugar on the free list) were agreed to on
viva VEGA vote.
There was a difference Of opinion as
tc which amendment to the wool
schedule should be voted on. Johnson's
(Dem., Ohio) provided that the wool
schedule should take effect Immediately
after the bill is passed. This was agreed
to In committee OF the whole, but sub.
sequently, at Mr.. Wilson's instance,
adopted another amendment striking
out all after the first three words Of the
gust Q, 1924, for raw wool, and Decem.
Der 2, 1894, for wooden manufactures.
Tho johnson amendment was agreed
to. The vote was then taken on Will
sons first amendment and it also was
carried on standing vote of 205 ayes
to Al noes. The second amendment
was also carried on rising vote ayes,
1876; nays, AZ. The effect is to fix the
date Of the wool schedule at August Q
and of the wooden schedule on Deem
Der 9.
The amendment striking out the pro-
vision regarding reciprocity on petro-
leum was also agreed to on standing
vote. ayes, 40; noes, A.
On the internal revenue amendment
Cochran asked if the provision could
be divided and separate vote taken
on the income tax feature, but the
Speaker held that it could not. Cock
ran then called for the yeas and nayes
on the entire amendment and it was
carried amid applause. Yeas, 1872; hayes,
so. The Republicans largely RETAINED
from voting and the New York delega-
ton and some others voted against it.
Tho amendments in committee having
all been agreed to in tie House, the
question was Upon the engrossing and
third reading of the bill, and il was
agreed to.
Covert dem, N. W, offered reso-
luton Of recommittal and on this de-
manded the previous question. This was
ordered without division but Covert de
manded yeas and nays, but this demand
was voted down, ayes SO. noes 227, not
ono fifth seconding the demand. The
motion to recommit was then defeate
by vote of lob to III, the announce
ment being greeted with loud applause.
The Speaker then put the question,
Shall the bill pass?" and the yeas and
nays being demanded on this, the roll
was callod amidst the most intense
interest on the floor and in the
galleries. AS the names of the doubt
fui Democrats were reached and they
voted Aye" or mo- applause, cheers,
and sometimes good. natured bantering
followed their votes. The greatest
applause followed Cockran's vote of
Aye" and also Cummings negative
vote. and others Tho Populists all
voted for tho bill except Ncwlands
(Nevada).
The vote was announced at 535
o'clock as follows. Yeas, 203; nays, lao,
so tho bill was declared passed amidst
wild shout from the floor and tho
galleries. A later and more careful
examination Of the vote showed that
204 had voted for the bill, including the
Speaker.
Tho usual motions to reconsider and
to lay on the table were made by Wilson
and were carried, and the House then
at 5:55 adjourned till tomorrow ~
o'clock.