The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-25
IRON ORE AND THE TARIFF.
NCKinIey'S Rates Refused a Place in
Wilson's Bill.

Opposite Positions 80 Republicans
Kick over Favors Shown Cotton
Manufacturing Machinery-War on
the Income Tax.
Washington, Jan 24.-Very little time
was lost in getting down to business this
morning, and at lilo O'Clock the House
went into committee of the whole TO con-
slider the Wilson bill.
Mr.. Washington, dem, of Tennessee,
took the chair, and Mr. Taylor, rep, of
Tennessee, offered a substitute for the
pending amendments to the iron ore
schedule, which proposed to substitute the
existing terms of the Mckinley bill for
those in the Wilson bill.
In the course of a speech adverse to free
ore, Mr.. Tawney, rep, of Minnesota, pre-
scented petition in support of his position
signed by 6,447 citizens of st. Louis
county, the principal iron ore producing
district Of Minnesota.
He was followed by Mr.. Baldwin,
dem, of Minnesota, whose views were
Numerically opposed TO those of the
preceding speaker. Under free ore, he
feared no competition, and he favored
commercial union with Canada, and COM
uercial union was but another name for
free trade. Under freer conditions of
trade in iron ore a second Pittsburg could
be built up in the west In answer to
ques tion, he said he had no doubt that
the stock exchange of Duluth had signed
the petition presented by Mr.. Tawney,
hut they were so much ashamed of it
that they had not sent it to their demo-
cratic representatives, but had sent it to
smother representative who lived 200
miles away. Democratic laughter and
applause.
BYNUM on PETITIONS.
Later in the debate Mr. Bynum re-
CURED 10 the subject of petitions which
had been sent to congressman, saying
that the American Protective Tariff
League was flooding the country with
printed slips calling on every one to send
TO their congressman postal card protests
against the Wilson bill. He HAD read
some of these slips which had been sent
him by one of his constituents.
Messrs. Breckenridge, ofArkansas. and
Wilson, of West Virginia, briefly appealed
to the Democratic party TO stand by the
bill as prepared by the ways and means
committee, and to vote against the pend
ing amendments.
A vote was then taken first on the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Taylor, rep,
of Tennessee, substituting the provisions
of the Mckinley law for those in the
Wilson bill, and this was voted down on
a. standing vote: ayes 81; nays 1877. OBut
one democrat voted for this amendment,
Mr.. Swanson, of Virginia.
Mr.. Taylor asked for tellers, which re-
suited as follows: Affirmative 65; mega
tive 1856.
OATES AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Oates,
proposing tax of 40 cents per ton on iron
ore, was likewise defeated on a standing
vote, ayes 60; nays 1874. Tellers were de-
manded and the amendment was defeated
by vote of 80, Affirmative, and 100 mega
tive. Among the democrats who voted
for the amendment were: Messrs. Oates
of Alabama, Beltzhoover, of Pennsylva-
mia. Wheeler, of Alabama, Stallings, of
Mississippi, and Robertson, of Louisiana.
All the populists voted with the major
ity against the amendment and in favor
of free iron ore
The iron ore schedule being thus dis
posed of, MIR. Robbins, dem, of Alabama,
submitted an amendment to the para
graph which puts agricultural nipple
ments on the free list. The amendment
adds to these articles enumerated "all ar
ticles for use in the manufacture of cot
ton, including machinery and equip
TnentS."
A CHARGE OF DISCRIMINATION.
Messrs. Dingley, Payne and other re-
publicans did not see any reason for
clusion of other machinery, and Mr..
Payne offered substitute striking out
Mr.. Robbins amendment and providing
for retaliation against those countries.
meaning in particular Canada, which
should impose duty on those articles of
American manufacture which, under the
pending paragraph, would be admitted to
this country free.
Mr.. Terry, dem, of Arkansas, offered
an amendment to Mr. Robbins amend
nent, admitting free of duty, besides fin
ished machines, ''parts thereof and agri-
cultural implements of all kinds"
Mr.. Hare, dem, of Ohio, offered as an
amendment to the substitute of Mr. Payne
q proposal to put plows, tools and disc
harrows, harvesters, reapers, agricultu-
raj drills and planters, mowers horse
rakes, cultivators, threshing machines
and cotton gins on the dutiable list, with
tariff of 30 per cent. ad valorem, with a
provision that they should be admitted
free from those countries which impose
no duties on similar articles from the
United States.
No vote was reached upon any of these
amendments.
WAR ON THE INCOME TAX.
A short and sharp tilibuster was caused
by MIR. Mcmillan reporting the internal
revenue bill containing the income tax
clause TO the House few minutes before
bu6 uOur LOT Idklnga recess. The demo-
cratic memb ers of the New York delepa-
tion few to arms in moment, and the
House was soon in state of confusion
and excitement. A motion to adjourn
was Overwhelmingly defeated by a viva
voce vote, and division was demanded
Again the proposition was defeated bv a
vote of ID ayes to SO nays. A demand was
then made that the vote be taken by yeas
and nays, but this motion was also de-
feated-ayes Is, nays $50 the House re-
fused 10 adjourn. The internal revenue
bill was then reported by MIR Mcmillan
and the speaker announced that a recess
would be taken until s o'clock in spite of
the remonstrance of the New York dele
CATION. The announcement was greeted
with loud cheers.
THE MIGHT SESSION.
The speakers at the night session of the
House were: Messrs. Ryan. of New York ;
Swanson. of Virginia; Baldwin, of Min
pesota; Ikirt, of Ohio, and Cummings. of
New York, all democrats; and Banker,
popl., of Kansas, in favor of the bill /;
and Messrs. Wanger, of Pennsylvania :
johnson, of North Dakota Moon, of
Michigan; Kiefer, of Minnesota, and
Blair, of New Hampshire, all republi-
cans, in opposition to it. There were few
other mem bers present, but there was a
large audience in the public galleries.