Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-02

twenty minutes to restore order, so that
the public business could proceed. Inc
Speaker then announced that there
were two pending amendments that
OF the Committee on Ways and Meansto
increase the duty on barley from 70 TO
25 per cen: ad valorem and on barley
malt from % to 35 per cent and the
amendment OF Mr.. Tawney, (Rep., Mln-
nesota), to increase the duty TO 22 cents
per bushel on barley and 81 cents on
barley malt. The first vote was taken
on the Tawney amendment, when was
lost upon an aye and nay vote OF l2O TO
1877. The committee amendment was
then agreed-202 TO 104, although a
mum Der OF Democrats. including Messrs.
Lockwood, of New York; McCreary,
Mcmillan, Warner, Bland, Wheeler, OF
Alabama; and Wolverton voted against
it,.
The Speaker then announced that the
vote was upon the amendments adopted
by the committee of the whole. Mr..
johnson, OF Ohio, demanded separate
vote on the wool and woolen goods
amendments; Mr.. English (Dem., New
Jersey upon the income tax and
upon the petroleum amendments.
The other amendments, including
that amendment abolishing the
bounty on sugar and that placing
refined sugar on the free list, were then
agreed to in q bulk without division.
The first amendment which MIR. John
son desired separate vote upon was
that placing
wOoT. Upon THE FREE LIST,
Immediately upon the passage OF the
bill. The amendment having been VI
tiated by later amendment placing
the date at August 2, a point OF order
was raised that the latter amendment
must first be voted upon, but after some
discussion the Chair decided that the
johnson amendment must first be voted
upon to perfect the text and that the
real test would come upon the
amendment to strike ont the words
Immediately after the passage OF
the bill, and insert "on and
after August 3" The Johnson amend
ment was therefore agreed to without
division. The other amendment was
agreed TO, % to 147 MIR. Johnson tried
to get the ayes and nays, but could only
amendment fixing the date as December
,, when the manufactured woolens
schedule should go into effect, was also
adopted, 200 to 139.
MIR. johnson again being unable TO
secure the ayes and nays, the vote was
then taken upon the amendment pro-
viding for reciprocity in petroleum and
it was carried. 1T TO A.. The last
amendment to be voted upon was that
providing for the income tax. Mr..
Cochran demanded the ayes and nays
upon this amendment. 1t was sgnifi-
cant that the Republicans re-
fused to second the demand
for the ayes and nays, but enough Dem
ocrats arose t51) to order the roll call.
1t was then found that the income tax
could not be voted upon as separate
proposition, the Speaker deciding In
accordance with precedent which he
cited that the internal revenue amend
ment having been reported as single
amendment could not be divided. The
vote, therefore, was upon the entire re-
lection OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE AMENDMENT.
The Republicans, with few excep-
tions, refused to vote, but the amend
ment, including the income tax was
adopted, 1872 to so.
The Populists voted in the affirmative,
as did the following Republicans; Bow
ers California;; Fletcher, (MissourD;
Hartmann (Montana); Marsh, (Illi-
nois); Pickler, (South Dakota; White,
(Obio), and Sweet, (Idaho).
Those who voted against the amend
ment were: Babcock, rep, Wiscon-
SIM; Bartlett, BeltzhoOver, BrawleY,
Brosius, reps, Pennsylvania); Cad
mus, Campbell, Causey, Clancy, Cock@
ran, Compton, CoombS, Cornish, Covert,
Cummings, Davey, DeForrest, Dunn,
Dunphy, English, Everett, Fielder,
Geissenhainer, Haines, Harter. Hen
dirk. Lapham, Lockwood, Magner, Nc
Aleer, Mccall, (Rep., Massachusetts);
McKaig, Meyer, Morse, rep, Massa-
chusetts); Mutchler, O'Neill, Page,
Powers, (Rep., VermonO; Price, Ray
nor, Reilly, Rusk, Ryan, Schermer-
horn, Scranton, (Rep., 'PennsyIvania);
Sickles, SperrY, Stevens: Talbot,
| (Maryland): Warner and Wolverton.
Some cheering greeted the announce
ment OF the vote. The bill was en-
crossed and read the third time. The
last stage in the passage of the bill had
been reached, when Mr.. Covert Dem,
New York; standing in the center
aisle, moved to recommit the bill to the
committee with instructions ito report
| it back with such amendments
as will provide by duties
levied on imports for such addi-
tional revenue as may be necessary to
the support Of the government econom-
ically administered. Upon that Mr..
Cochran demanded the ayes and nays,
but only thirty-six Democrats rose to
second the demand, principally those
who had voted against the income tax
together with the Louisiana men, not
q sufficient number.
The motion to re-commit was then de-
feated on q rising vote, l03 to 1T.
THEN CANE THE FINAL VOTE
on the bill itself on which an aye and
nav vote was asked and granted by
rising vote. The roll call was watched
| with mar ked attention, and frequent
bursts of applause greeted sccessions to
one side or the other. Beltzhoover, of
Pennsylvania, was the first to win ap-
plause by mis- vote, indicating that the
| Pennsylvanians were falling into line.
Immediately after this Blanchard, OF
Louisiana, was Spplauded when he voted
ave and showed that the Louisiana
| opposition to the bill was not intact.
Mr.. Cochran's vote in favor OF the bill
brought out tumultuous cheering. The
climax OF the demonstration was
reached when the name Of Mr.. Wilson,
author { the bill was reached, the
Democrats cheering vociferously, fin
! nl rannrnhtinn of his lead arship.