The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-02-03

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quoted a statement of his (Reed's) as
to distroy its force. Mr.. Bynum de-
MED that by leaving off portion of
the sentence he had destroyed the
sense of Mr.. Reeds expression.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on the tariff bill. Some
unimportant amendments, proposed by
Mr.. Wilson DEM, of West Virginia,
were agreed to without debate.
An amendment offered by Mr..
Anderson (dem.) of West Virginia
providing that precious stones of
all kinds cut but not set shall
pay duty of 80 per cent ad
valorem; on precious stones, If not
especially provided for in this act, in
Guiding pearls set or strung, 35 per
cent ad valorem: on uncut precious
stone, Is per cent ad valorem was
adopted.
Mr.. Cultivate offered an amend
ment to the tinplate schedule the OBJ
ject of which was to reduce the tariff
from one and one-ffth cents per pound
to one cent
Mr.. Dalzell rep, Pa spoke earnest
ly for protection of the tinplatc in
dustry.
Mr.. breckenridge dem, Ky.) offered
substitute, putting tinplate on the
free list. and spoke in favor of his
proposition.
Mr. Coombs dem, N. W opposed
Mr.. Breckinridge's amendment.
Mr. Dolliver rep, Iowa. sent to the
clerks desk and had read letter from
democratic manufacturer saying that
within year or two, if the present
law is not interfered with, the people
could use American tinplate instead of
rotten English tinplate.
Mr. Simpson (pop., Kan.) supported
the amendment to put tinplate on the
free list
After further discussion Mr.. Breck-
inridgc offered to withdraw his amend
ment, but objection was made by Mr.
Johnson dem, Ohlo). Then the
amendment was voted down-yeas, 80;
nays, lS4
The question was then taken on an
amendment offered by Mr.. Dalzell
rep, Pal to substitute the tinplate
paragraph of the Mckinley law for
that in the pending bill and it was de-
fcated-SG yeas and l44 NAYS. Mr.. Outh-
waites proposition was divided and
the question was first taken on reduc-
ing the rate from Is cents pound
to cent 1t was rejected by ~ yeas
to 1876 nays. The second part of his
amendment providing that no rebate
shall be allowed, was also defeated
without division.
Mr.. Boutellc rep, Maine) moved to
substitute the lumber paragraph in the
Mckinley act for that reported in the
Wilson bill, and made an argument in
support of that amendment.
Mr.. Oates dem, Ala.) replied to Mr.
Boutelle, and quoted against his argu-
ment the bills to allow lumber free of
duty in the case of the great fires in
Chicago and Eastport.
Mr.. Shaw rep, Wis., spoke of the
theoretical position of the committee
on ways and means that lumber was a
raw material, and asked the majority
members of that committee if they did
not know that GO per cent of the out
put of lumber had received its last
touches as a manufactured product
Lumber was the largest industry of
the country. And if any class of
workingmeu were more entitled to pro-
lection than 300, 900 engaged in the
lumber industry he would like some
gentleman to state what class that
was.
After further discussion the lumber
schedule went over, and the house
took recess.
The speakers of the evening were:
For the bill-Representatives Martin
und.), De Almond Mo.), Dunn IN. j.,
Fithlan Qll.). Terry Ark, and Dins-
more Ark. Against the bill-Reprc-
sentatives McCass Mass }, Adams pa,
Hartman (Mont.), Phillips PA,
llaugen wis, and Hciner pa.