The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-01-28
IN LEGISLATIVE HALLS
Debate on the Tariff Bill
Closed.
WOOL INDUSTRIES oEATA-KNELL
Three Days of Next Week to be
Given to the Internal Rev
enue Bill.
WOOL INDUSTRIES DEATA-KNELL
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 27--The tariff bill
emerged today from its ordeal of
amendments 1t is now in perfected
form so far as the house can perfect
It, An additional days debate lext
week Will be devoted to the income tax.
After reading the Journal, Haynes,
democrat, of New York, made point
Of no quorum. The speaker ordered
roll call.
This is in pursuance Of the policy
decided on by the New York members
to filibuster against the order from the
committee on rules extending the tariff
debate and authorizing the Offering Of
the internal revenue bill as an amend
ment of the tariff bill. Roll call, how
ever, developed quorum and the (
clustering collapsed. The committee on
rules reported the special order for the
Wilson bill and income tax amend
ments, providing for d vote thereon
February 1st. The special order was
adopted. The house then went into
committee of the whole on the tariff
bill. The pending amendments were
those relating to the lumber schedule.
Doolittle. republican, of Washington,
made strong plea for the substitution
of the lumber schedule of the present
law.
All the amendments to the lumber
schedule were lost The pensions and
District of Columbia appropriations bills
were favorably reported. The pensions
for 1895 amount to s151 ,5S1, $50.
The tariff debate concluded tonight
so far as it relates othe customs sched-
ules. The time for Offering amend
ments ceased at $3.50 when the house
took a recess. There wasaa4 great deal
of demand from both sides of the house
for recognition for the purpose of Of
fering amendments, but Wilson had the
floor and not one got in. At least a
MGlC olluN Ouls
A series Of amendments to the metal
schedule, all making reductions, were
agreed to, and the committee fixed the
time for free wool to go into effect on
August 2, and woolen goods on Decem-
ber 2. This was accomplished by a
change of front on the part of repub-
licans, who voted on former occasion
to have free wool go into effect imme-
diately upon the passage of the bill.
The last series of amendments were
those reducing the duty on yarley so
per cent and barley malt 25 per cent.
Eastern and Western maltsters are
fighting over the barley schedule, and
Warner, in the closing minutes of the
session, prevented a vote, making a
point of no quorum. A good deal of
excitement attended the wind up. The
failure to vote on these amendments
will leave them under the terms of the
special order when the bill is finally re-
ported to the house. Three days next
week, under the order, will be devoted
entirely to the consideration of the in
tCInaI revenue bill.
The ways and means committee
agreed to submit today large number
of important amendments to the bill.
The vote was then taken on the lum-
Der schedule, first on Mr.. Oates amend
ment, cutting the rates in half, and
lost; and then on Mr.. Boutelle's amend
ment, to substitute the Mckinley law
rates, also lost-79 to 81 Then the
lead and zinc schedule was taken up.
1t was lost without division. There
was also brought forward q series Of
amendments comprehending Tie whole
metal schedule. The committee OF
amendments adopted--123 to 80. john
sons proposition to reduce the duty on
steel rails to per cent was lost; also
his amendments fixing the duty at Ten
and fifteen per cent was lost. The
committees amendment placing the du-
ty an 20 per cent was adopted.
At $40 Wilson moved to close the de-
bate. Carried--125 to 20. Warner rais-
ed the point of no quorum. The repub-
licans failed to answer to their names.
and the democraots could not muster a
quorum. At $50 the committee rose and
the house took a recess until o'clock.
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