The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-27
Wilson's Ways and Means Committee
Overruled in an Effort to Reduce
the Duty Oh Cut Diamonds.
HOT DEBATE In THE HOUSE
An Illinois DemagOgue Scored by
Representative Cannon.
Tilt Between Cummings and Cochran
The Latter Not Inclined to Abide
by the Action of the Caucus.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-The only amend
ment to the tariff bill adopted by the House
to-day was one increasing the duty on cut
stones. unset, to 80 per cent. ad valorem,
and taking rough, uncut stones from the
free list and placing them on the dutiable
list at 10 per cent. ad valorem. The ways
and means committee, which desired to
reduce the duty on cut stones from Is to
10 per cent, was overruled in this matter
An attempt to place tin plate the free
list was unsuccessful. There was to-day,
as on the two preceding days. considerable
open, plain-spoken opposition to the bill on
the Democratic side Tomorrow the spe-
cial order extending debate three DAYS
will be brought in and passed, but consid-
GRAFTON Of the internal revenue features of
the bill, including the income tax, will not
begin until Monday.
That the New York Democrats do not
consider themselves bound by the action OF
last nights caucus was evident as soon as
the journal was read this morning, when
Mr.. Cochran continued the fiibustering
movement inaugurated yesterday by MAX
ing point of no quorum. This compelled
a roll call. but before it was completed Mr.
Cochran changed his mind and withdrew
the point.
ports Mr.. Bailey reported back favorably
from the judiciary committee his resolution
expressing it as the sense of the commit
tee that the Secretary Of the Treasury
had no authority under the resumption act
to uss the proceeds OF the sale of bonds
10 pay the current expenses of the govern
ment. The consideration of the tariff bill
was then resumed, the pending amendment
being 20 fix Oct. 1 the date on which
the doll and toy schedule should go into
erect Mr. Lockwood offered an amend
ment to this amendment to increase the
outy from 70 to 30 per cent. ad valorem.
Mr.. Lockwood's amendment lost and
the wilson amendment was agreed to.
MT wilson then offered an amendment to
reduce the duty on precious stones, not set,
nom ID TO lO per cent. ad valorem. He ex-
piained mat this was to cvrrect q misprint
Mr.. Payne denied that this was a. mis-
PRINT lie wanted TO know if this change
was not in the interest of cheap diamonds
fon r the s6rdD poor Peopls as Of f,ihe; the land
colleague lAzG. Hunter) to the fact that If
this amendment carried his (Mr Huntersl
dest trored VI thirty years standing would be
Mr.. Holman moved as an amendment n
nne r,,ait ,a,iseilallent 10 increase the duty on
precious stones to 30 per cent Diamonds
statuary and paintings were peculiarly ar
s .Ieleo 0i luxury and ought to have a heavy
instead of light tax.
"A POP-GUN ATTACKS a CANNON
MI. Hunter, at this juncture. got the floor
and made bitter reply to Mr.. Cannon's
remarks of few minutes before which
| he concluded by saying that in this House
| he never had been and never would h.
| guilty of the vulgarity and indecency which
had for two years, driven that gentleman
| into political exile. Kisses and ieers from
tle ,Republican side greeted tlNs reference
In a moment Mr. Cannon was ,,non hi;
rect: There was burning flush on his cheek
he had been in Congress for twenty wears
ne sald' while MS colleague was serving his
hrst term His reference to that gentle
mans speech had been entirely good-na-
tured. For twenty-five years upon the
musings, he had heard his colleague wrap
ms coat around him (as he said this Mr.
cannon, IN imitation of Mr.. Hunter drew
| himself up in mock solemnity) and begin bv
whose clothes were taxed SO per cent.
| whose shelter was taxed so per cent. while
! the diamonds of the rich were taxed only
| 10 per cent With that text, for twenty
| five years, he had stumped Illinois. and
| concluded, with uplifted eyes a glowing
peroration by saying that not all the blood
| wipe out such infamy. Oaughter) And
now," continued Mr.. Cannon, "the gentle
| man comes here and crags i'm a reference
to remark L made in the Fifty-first Con-
gress, in the hurry C1 a running debate a
! remark that was misrepresented ali over
| the country. He does this with the true
instinct of an unfair debater. will not
characterize this subterfuge of a weak
| man." prolonged Republican applause)
Mr.. Hunter disclaimed any intention of
| misrepresentation and withdrew what he
| had said.
The excitement produced by this incident
| had hardly subsidized before the House was
| startled and astonished by an impassioned
| speech from Mr.. Cummings rejecting rath-
er severely upon his colleague, Mr.. Cock
ran. Mr.. Cummings said he would address
himself TO the influences at work behind
| the diamond schedule.
After few minutes debate Mr.. Cochran
got recognition to reply to Mr. Cummings
| He did not, he said think IL necessary to
| offer any explanation of the correspond
! ence that had been read It's character
justified him. There was however, one
feature of the system of taxation that had
| governed in the preparation of the bill for
| which he was glad TO ayow a responsible
| sion nor to the benefit of a class in making
''Are you for this bill?" asked Mr.. Gear,
| of Iowa Mr.. Cochran was about TO
take his seat.
| II am"
| with the income tax in?''
| ''The income tax is not in the BILL" re-
| piled Mr.. Cochran, ''and ii won't he If you
on that side don't help TO put IL In. Dem
! ocratic applause from opponents of the in
come tax9 I|pon that proposltion." he add
| CO. ''the majority is about to surrender to
the minority who are helping to frame this
! IL.
| plause)
Mr. Holman withdrew his amendment and
| Mr. Anderson modified his amendment and
| offered it as a substitute for Mr.. Wilson's
| amendment to reduce the duty 10 10 per
cent The substitute modified placed the
/ duty on precious stones, cut but not set, at
/ 80 per cent. ad valorem. If set, and not
| specialIy provided fo-, including jewels set
! or strung, % per cent, and, on all other un-
| cut precious stones, IL per cent It also
I struck out from the free list diamonds.
rough uncut. including GLACIERS and en-
4 gravers diamonds. The substitute was car
rled-yeas, &c. nays. S8. As amended by the
substitute the amendment adopted
yeas, 1l0; nays, 81.
ATTEMPT TO MAKE TIN PLATE FREE
The next amendment was to reduce the
duty on tin plate. terne plates and taggers
Z tin from i-5 cents TO l cent, and to aboi-
fish the drawback, or rebate provision so
that the whole duty paid tin plate shall
be retained by the United States. In support
of the amendment Mr.. Cultivate said that
tin plate article that affected di-
rectly every household in the land. 1; was
used i'm the canning of fruits. meats etc,
for market His amendment proposed 10 cut
( The duty down TO i cent and also 10 repeal
the rebate provision.
Mr.. Dalzell, in reply to Mr.. Outhw aite
| said that the price Of every article manu-