The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-25
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WASHINGTON, Jan. "A
0PHE early part of the day was Civ.
en- to a consideration of the
amendments to the iron ore
u schedule, which came over from
yesterday as unfinished business. The
pending amendments were one pro-
posed by Mr.. Oltes (Ala) proposing a
duty of 40 cents per ton, and another
by Mr.. Taylor (Rep, Tenn, y proposing
to substitute for the iron ore schedule
of the Wilson bill the provisions of tue
Mckinley law. Both amendments
were defeated, thus leaving iron ore on
the free list.
Amendments were then offered to
the paragraph of the bill which puts
agricultural implements on the free
list, the frat being presented by Mr.
Robbins. (Dem. Ala and provd d for
the addition Of cotton machinery to
the free list. This was followed by
substitute presented by Mr.. Payne.
(Rep. Pa.) which proprosed to stike out
Mr.. Robbins amendment aud insert a
a retaliation or reciprocal provision
Mr., Terry. Dem Ark offered an
amendment to the amendment which
had for its object the free admission of
agricultural implements and cotton
machinery.
An amendment was offered to the
substitute by Mr.. Hare Dem. Ohio
providing for tax of 80 per cent nd
valorem on agricultural implements
with provision that the tariff should
be RENTED when imported from a
country which admitted similar inple.
ments from this country free of duty
No action was taken on the amend
ments, and when. just before the hour
arrived at which the house should take
a recess, Mr.. McMillin arose to report
the internal revenue bill, containing
the income tax feature. a sharp fight
was precipitatel The New York dele.
cation tried to effect an adjournment
TO prevent the report. but were beaten
on every move, and the bill was then
reported. after which the house took a
recess until s o'clock.
The Democratic memb bers of the New
York delegation in the house held
conference after the session. The dele.
CATION passed a resolution pledging
themselves by every parliamentary
means within their power to prevent
the income tax men from having an
opportunity to offer the income tax
bill rs au amendment to the Wilson
bill. This course would be pursued
until they received satisfactory assur-
ance that no such attempt would be
allowed on the part of the incoms, tax
men, populists or others.
SHARP HAWAIIAN DISCUSSION.
An animated discussion took place in
toe senate today on the resolution re-
ported from the committee on foreign
relations declaring it unwse and mex.
pedient under existing conditions to
consider at this time any project of an
nexation of the Hawaiian islands to the
United States The discussion was
brought TO a close by the terminati on
of the morning hour, ut D. m, when
the resolution and several proposed
notifications OF it went over till to-
morrow.
Then the bill to repeal the federal
election laws was taken up as the un
finished business. and a speech in oppo
sition to it was made by Mr.. Lodge
Mass, after which that bill also went
over till tomorrow. Several bills were
taken from the calendar and passed,
and during the consideration of one
of them IA bridge bilD Mr. Vest mo J
criticized the presidents veto of the
New York bridge bill and showed that
| one of the nOintg on which the veto
was based, there had been decision
by the supreme court of the United
States contrary to the position assumed
by thepresident The senate adjourned
| at d IN.