The sun., 1894-01-28

the country The Republicans laughed at
Mr. Wilson replied that he did not propose
reducing the tariff 80 that foreign lead would
come into competition with the trust tho price
would be reduced to the consunor. In tho
matter 81 white lead too he said this bill was
cat the existing tsrifr down one.hslf. or from
3csnts to lls cents per pound. The lniporta-
uOO. pounds so that in this product. as well az
IN the matter OF pig lead. the consumer would
Delegate Rawllns dem, Utsh) offered an
amendment TO- the substitute OF Mr. sweet
talnsd in silver ore and lead in ali forms. Of 80
- vote was then taken on the Amendments.
They were all promptly voted down until the
original amendment o. Mr.. Morgan was
reached, when Mr. Bland Dem. Mo. said that
tons aud referred TO three paragraphs. he de-
sired to have 1t divided. as he wished 70 vote
on the last Proposition. reducing the duty on
lead pipe. white lead, and shot. while he did
not wish to vote on the frat two propositions
form the amendment was defeated. the first
two paragraphs by a vote OF 40 to lO1 and the
Mr. Childs's amendment to the zinc schedule
was also defeated without division or debate.
a, Mr. Wilson offered an amendment raising
OUNCE. The amendment was adopted without
the Iormnliiy Of vote -.,
this amendment to bring up the resolutions
passed ny the Central Labor Union OF worces-
son bill which he had refused to present to the
House and which had been presented by Mr..
just,Ii in Withholding It, as had been de-
monstrated by subsequent DEVELOPMENTS. MIR,
protests against the passage OF the Wilson iii
and repudating the action OF the central
Labor Union. Tue unanimous expression Of the
Decorators Union Of WorcesteL
Mr.. Gardner liep.. n j. sent to the Clerks
desk and had read an open letter to lepreselnt-
ai'eG OF cutters Of NewarE. taxing him to task Tor
speech in the House on jan. II. referring TO
an inundation OF cutlery workers OF that
English to the committee in interviews 1T his
residence. one OF which was that English had
Mr.. Eneii sh. in reply. said that he had been
mi mlsrepresonted in the report OF his speech.
and tnat words had been put into his nc mouth
teryiew referred to. In which he was charged
with using foreign articles OF cutlery in pref
admitted to the committee that he did not use
the American hollow-ground razor to shave
wed Q. shaped Wade 4 Butcher " razor although
although only two or three out OF dozen were
good. He said that for this reason his patriot;
had lived oil his life in this country and had
his patriotism impearhed by four indiyihuals.
one OF IgdSbng m KIP fT2% his tone had only
The. following amendments were unani.
mously agreed to without debate and without
a vote: On chloral hydrate, a. rate OF 20 per
cigarettes was reduced from 81 so to ST per
taken from the free list and a duty OF 10 per
cent. ad vslorem imposed. Boracic acid. 20
Mr.. Breckinridge Dem. Ars.l: for the Com
| mittee on WAYS and Means. then offered
m"nuiaeturss MsHPt Schedule. main in in the line Of
reduction II proposes to reduce the duty On On
pE csS on fT0m bar IRON per rosd cent or hnm
ioIsinTs q iron or steel from 80 70 II 25 per
from from or ~ steel. from rom % 70 2% Per cent railway
made mad in % par. Of steel rails and punched iron
or steel rails from % to ~ per cent. wire
or strip steel, COMMONLY known as cTinoline
wire. corset wire drill rods, needle wire. and
nettings, from IS to 30 per cent. .horseshoe
nails. hob nails and other wrought iron or
%scd ns 50 to TO g pec cen Gsn' and
AS soon as this amendmsnt had been re-
ported Msss5s Payne s, N 1 bMSpEins sd i'll
the House. were on their feet in an instant
trying to get recognLtion Il was fin finally made
| wherefore of such Wholesale amendment to
such an important schedule. and Mr.. Breckin-
the amt endme ent paragraph by paragraph, ex-
planning the reasons which had actuated the
Ways and Means Committee In proposing the
MIR. Payne then presented q long petition
iron ron and md steel netting protestinG against the
| reduction OF duty on those articles. n SPEAK
nG nnd ssns se co%mfttse o he said /, " was an
amendment to large portion ot the iron and
steel schedule. which he waslsatisied not ten
| members und derstood and none saw any reas on
for 1t was reduction OF rates which were
not now protective. II was true they made the
which II was trending trade. They would
not disigure the 6ill as a gentleman on the
but they did dlsigure American Industries.
| lie criticised the action in allowing two week s
smsSGSsnt sG aa in e tR. iast few hours Il the
members who were rushing SO madiy In tho
inGs Of the country on the subject. they would
pause in their course. There were millions OF
dollars Invested in tho industries and thou
had been estsbilshsd but a lew years, they
supplied TO the eonht.y an article OF necessity.
Johnson Dem. ohlol foreclosed any possibili-
! ~ of further amendments being. offered to tn Q
| amendment to the pending amendment. .
| substitute. and an amendment to the substi-
and and proyidins for one me OF p per C cent. 10 per
| cent. and - per cent, respectively;
ments proposed By the committee.
Mr.. Bynum LDen.: lnd.l did not advocate the
tSs tsT a sse rss Ty to g To- or per
cent. Hscontended for tariff 81 20 per cent.
| both as revenue measure and 10 order not 70
| give the foreign manufacturer an undue ad-
| vantage -
| Mir. Dalzell rep. Pa criticised the action Of
| the Committee on Ways and Means In with
| holding such an important amendment until
| the last hours OF the debate II was impossl.
| Bile TO undertake discussion in the short
| time remaining. The amendments proposed
| would throw away still more revenue. and
| there was no justification on any ground for
| tho truth of what he hal asserted a few days
| ago. that the Democratic party was going back
| on its pladge es. and was marching under the
banner OF fTes trade on every Custom House In
| the land
! barbed and fence wire on the free list. and
| said that this was point on which those who
| posed" As the farmers friends should prove
| their sincerity Under the present law the
| rate on fence wire was "a per cent, and now a
reduction of only four per cent. was proposed
MIR Hall Dem. Mo- said that he had heen
| Informed ny the clerk OF the COMMITTEES on
| Mays and Means that no revenue from fence
| wire hal been collected last year.
! Certainly not, said Mr. simpson. and that