Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-02-01

movement developed on the Democratic.
side to recommit the bill If the iron men
are defeated, and especially II the income
tax should be placed upon the bill as
rider later in the week, another strong
faction on the Democratic side will be
added to this movement. The Republic
ans will all vote for the motion to re-
commit, and, with. the Democrats who do
not care to !, ote. against the bill outright
and VINO are not satisfied with 1t in ito
Present form, they may be able to muster
. majority to send 1t back to the COM
mittee. This Is now admitted on all
hands to be the chief danger to the bill.
IL 1t could be brought to q direct vote
there is no question about it passing.
MIR. Haugcn tRep. Wis., said he de
sired on the part of the iron men of the
Lake Superior district to enter protest
against the proposed abolition of the duty
on iron ore. Mr. Blair (Rep. N. H.) took
the floor and was speaking when the
time arrived for recess.
The feature of the day in the senate
was speech by Senator Cullom. He ar
ra!gnel the administration for its Ha-
S'aian policy, and declared that Com
missioner Blount, had he been II. any
other country, would have been shot as
s1y and traitor, as was Maj. Andre in
America hundred years ago.
Washington, Jan. Is. - The amend
men to the iron schedule to-day shared
the same fate as those to the coal sched
ule yesterday. They were overwhelming
Nv defeated, and iron ore remains on the
free list. The remainder of the day was
spent in the discussion of amendments
looking to the free admission of ma
cb;nery used in the manufacture of cot
isAarg goods. FIX. sSRiSS
Mr.. Tawney lfRsp. MINI. denounced
the proposition to place iron ore on the
flee list. S5sl
Mr.. Baldwin Dein. Minn.yA, who repre-.
sents the Duluth district, in reply to Mr..
Trwney, said that he represented the
largest iron ore district in the world.
and few men in Minnesota anticipated
the ruin and distress predicted on the
other side. With free ere, he said, we
could compete with the world. If ore
were made free Duluth and West Su-
perior would become greater ore center
than Pittsburg. In demanding free iron
ore he represented the 100000 people
of Minnesota. His colleague represented
the two mine owners.
The votes were taken upon the pending
amendments, first upon the amendment
of Mr.. Taylor, to that of Mr.. Oates, to
restore the rates of existing laws on
iron ore-75 cents per ton. Only one
Den ocrat, Mr.. Swenson of Virginia,
voted with the Republicans in favor of
this proposition and it was lost-137 to
G. The other vote was upon Mr.. Oates
amendment to fix the duty at 40 cents
pc, ton. This shared the fate of it's
pl edccessor.
The ways and means committee voted
% to Ito refer the internal revenue
bill, with the income tax provision. to the
house. Just before the house adjourned
the advocates and opponents of the in
c. M. tax UPON the Democratic side We're
arrayed against each ether, the latter at
ten pting to prevent Mr.. McMillin from
| residing the intern:l revenue bill to the
house. The Republicans. however, joined
hs'l DIS with the income ti4 ers and defeat
| ed the small band of Democrats who
have pledged thems elves to use every eff
fort to prevent the internal revenue bill,
| pertaining the income tax, from being
placed upon the Wilson bill as a rider.
Mr.. Wilson, chairman of the committee,
who is in sympathy with them, allowed
| thu debate upon the Robbins amendment
to run on without interruption to-day. it
was said, for the express purpose Of con-
s, ming time, so that the committee
| amendments which he has to offer will,
when he again takes the floor, exhaust
the DEBATE until Saturday night and thus
shut off the possibility of the internal
revenue bill being offered as an amend.
ment to the Wilson bill. A great deal
of bitter feeling exists, however, and
no foo1ov,xN1 ~
would Enthusiastically lead to charges of
bad faith.
= The Hawaiian question came promi-
ne, tly before the senate again to-day,
| rnd after an hours brisk discussion
went over for day. The result of the
debate was to show that there is divis-
| ion both in the Democratic and Republic
an ranks as to the wisdom of adopting
the resolution reported by the foreign re-
lations committee Senator Vest objected
| to it on the ground that it indicated the
project for annexation might be more
| favorably received in the future, and
| Senator Allison and other Republicans
| objected to it on, the ground that accord
| ing to their Interpretation the resolu-
| ton pledged the senate as altogether OPP
posing the principle of annexation and
was approving the policy of the president
in this respect. A half-dozen amend
n,ents are now pending to modify it's
phraseology, and it is likely to be sub
jceted to material changes before final
adoption.
Washington, Jan. 26.-Only one amend
ment to the tariff bill of Importance was
adopted by the house to-day, that re-
pealing the reciprocity clause of the Nc
Kinley tariff law. The entire day was
consumed by the New York Democrats
who were filibustering against the income
tax proposition, which thy feared would
be offered along with other features of
the internal revenue bill as an amend-
ment to the Wilson bill. As on yester1
day: several Democratic speeches severely
criticising the bill were delivered. The
Democratic advocates of the income tax
became so impatient over the course pyr-
sued by the New York members that
they concluded that ~the best way iof
settling the question would be by holding
caucus. This Mr.. Wilson finally agreed
to, and on his motion the house recessed
and the fight was transferred from the
open house to secret caucus.