The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-27
WILL PUT A DUTY ON TIN.
One More Democratic Pledge Is
Not Kept.
Mr.. COCHRAN OVER THE TRACES.
Caucus Action on the Income Tax
Does Not Bind New York
Democrats.

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the House to-day was one increasing the
duty on cut stones unset to so per cent ad
valorem and taking rough uncut stones
| from the free list and placing them on the
dutiable list at Is per cent. The Ways and
Means Committee, which desired TO reduce
the duty on cut stones from 10 to 10 per
cent, was overruled in this matter. The
attempt to place tin plate on the free list
| was unsuccessful.
| There was to-day considerable plain
spoken opposition to the bill on the Demo-
cratic side. Tomorrow the special order
extending the debate three days will be
brought in and passed, but consideration
| of the internal revenue features of the
| bill. including the income tax, will not be-
gin until Monday.
That the New York Democrats do not
consider the mselves bound by last nights
caucus action was evident when, after the
reading of the journal, Cochran continued
! flibusteriDg by making the point of no
! quorum. but before the rollcal was CON-
| pleted changed his mind and Withdrew
! the point.
| The Judiciary Committee reported favor
ably the resolution of Bailey 3D. of Texas.
that the Secretary of the Treasu is with
out authority to use the proceeds of the
sale of bonds To pay the current expenses
of the Government.
| Consideration of the tariff bill was re-
sumed, the pending amendment being to
| fix October as the date on which the doll
and toy schedule would go into effect.
| Lockwood 3D. of New York offered an
amendment to the amendment to increase
the duty from % 20 50 per cent. The
amendment was lost. Wilson's amend
ment was then agreed to.
! Wilson offered an amendment to reduce
| the duty Oh unset but cut precious stones
! from 10 per cent TO 10, to correct a mis-
| print in the bill. Payne denied that it
was a misprint, and some levity was in
! dulged in about cheap diamonds for poor
| people. Holman moved to increase the
| duty 10 40 per cent.
Hunter DemOcraO of Illinois made
| bitter attack on Cannon, accusing him of
yulgarity and indecency in the House,
amid Kisses and jeers from the Republic
cans.
Cannon replied. partly in humorous.
| partly in a bitter vein, referring to the fact
| that he (CannOn) had been twenty years in
| Congress, while Hunter was starting in
| his first term. Then Hunter disclaimed
| any intention of misrepresentation and
| Withdrew what he said.
The excitement produced by this Incl
dent had hardly subsidized before The House
was startled by an impassioned speech
from Cummings DemocraO of New York
rejecting rather severely upon his col
league Cochran. Cummings said that he
would address himself to the influences at
work behind the diamond schedule, aud
after few minutes debate Cochran got
recognition to reply TO Cummings. He
| did not, he said, think it necessary to offer
| an explanation of the correspondence
read. Its character justified him. The
debate was continued by Springer,
| Dingley. Williams of Mississippi,
Dockery and others. Finally. Holman
withdrew his amendment and Anderson
modified the amendment and offered it as
a substitute for Wilson's amendment to
reduce the duty to 10 per cent. The sub
! stitue as modified placed the duty on
! precious stones cut but not set at 80 per
cent. and OH all other uncut precious
stones at Is per cent. 1t also struck out
from the free list diamonds rough or
uncut. including GLACIERS and engravers'
diamonds. The substitute was Carried
96 TO sand as amended by the substitute
the amendment was adopted.
| The next amendment was TO reduce the
| duty on tinplate. ternepates and taggers'
| tin from l 1-5 cents TO / cent and abolish
| the drawback or rebate provision, so that
The whole duty paid on tinplate shall be
retained by the United States. Breckin-
ridge of Kentucky offered an amend
ment TO transfer tinplate from the
| dutiable to the free list. Dalzell (R.) OF
Pennsylvania offered as substitute the
| provision OF the Mckinley law imposing
| duty of 1-5 cents per pound. After
! further debate vote was taken, first upon
! Breckinridge's amendment to place tin
plate on the free list. The author at
| tempted to withdraw it, but johnson CD
of Ohio objected. The amendment was
lost-3O to 1874. DalzslPs substitute was
lost and Outh waite's amendment was d.
| vided. the votes being taken separately on
the propositions to reduce the duty to l
cent and to abolish the rebate provision.
| Both were defeated.
Boutele was recognized and offered g.
q substitute the lumber schedule Of the
| Mckinley law. Oates ffered in lieu of
the lumber schedule the following substi-
tute: Sawed boards. planks, deals and
other lumber. hemlock, whitew God. svca-
more. white pine and Eastwood, 30 cents
per 1000 feet; sawed lumber not specially
provided for, 81 per 1000; but when lum-
Der of any sort is planned or finished in ad-
dition to the rates imposed there shall be
levied for each side planed. % cents per
1000; if planed on one side and tongued
and grooved, so cents per 1000; on both
sides tongued and erooved, Is cents.
To this Stockdale offered an other amend
ment. to read. "Lumbe dressed. classed
as all heart. 81 per 1000.'
At $50 the committee rose and at the
request Of Morgan 3D. Of Missouri an
hour was set aside Tomorrow for the con-
sideration Of the lead and zinc schedules.
The House then took recess until s
o'clock.
The speakers at the night session were
Martin, Mccall, Dunn, Adams, Hiener,
Terry. Hartman, Phillips, Haugin and
| Funster.
THE ISSUE DOUBTFUL.
Effect Ofithe Action of the Democratic