Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-24
The House.


progress was made with the amendments
90 the tariff bill to-day. The Republicans,
under the leadership of Mr. Burrows, made
another struggle to offer amendments al
ternately with Mr.. Wilson, but the
cha'rn'an held in view of the
precedent of procedure when the
Mckinley bill was under consideration.
that Mr. Wilson, on behalf OF the
1HaioTlty of the committee was en-
tilted TO perfect the billbefore it
was thrown open to miscellaneous amend
sueCt Several minor amendments were
agreed to- the most important being that to
increase the duty on condensed milk to
cents pound. Almost the en-
tire afternoon was spent in discussing
the date upon which free wool
anG the corresponding reduction in wool
should so into effect, but nc conclusion was
reached. Mr.. Stone rep. Pa introduced
bill for the inspection of immigrants by
tolfed States conSulS. Mr.. DurborOW
(De}n., Ill.) introduced a bill authorizing
the secretary of the navy to transfer to the
trustees of the Columbian Museum Chica-
SO the reproductions of the caravels of
Columbus which We're exhibited at the
Worlds Fair.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 1.-THE ways
and lueans committee suffered its first defeat
to-day, when, by a vote of 112 to 1O2, the
committee of the whole rejected Mr.. Will
sons amendment fixing the date on which
l, 1894, and adopted a substitute of Mr..
johnson, the Ohio free trader and
single taNeF, making it go into
effect immediately on the passage
OF the bill. Only one other amendment
was acted on to-day, to allow the free entry
IN pond of machinery as well as the mate
RAJ used IN the construction Of ships built
tor foreign account. The rest of the day
was spent discussing the amendment of Mr..
Burrows to substitute the print wool
schedule for that proposed by the Wilson
WASHINGTON, D. c. Jan. 1S.-Amost the
entire day in the House was spent in the
continuation Of the debate on Mr. Burrows
amendment to restore the existing duties on
WC0f, with the result Of its defeat by a strict
party vote. About an hour before the re-
cess Mr. Johnson, the Ohio free trader and
single taXer, offered his amendment to
place rails on the free list. This led to what
will probably prove to be one of the most
interesting discussions of the present tariff
debate, At the evening session the debate
was continued under the tiye-minute rule.
Adjourned
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 19-In the
House the tariffdebate was continued. The
principal speakers were Mr.. Johnson Dem,
o. and Mr.. Dalzell (Rep., Pa. The
amendment to the Wilson bill placing steel
rails on the free list was lostby a strict party
vote.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2O.-In the
House to-day after some dickering between
-btr. Wilson and Mr.. Burrows it was agreed
that debate on the pending amendment Sub
st{tUtlng the agricultural section of the Nc
kinney law for the corresponding section of
the Wilson bill should close in twenty min
u5eS> 1t was also agreed that next Tuesday,
after the House goes into committee of the
whole, three hours shall be given to a con-
siderati0n of the coal schedule and three
hours to the irOn-ore schedule. Then at
3i.l7 the House went into committee of the
whole, with Mr.. Richardson Dem, Tenn
In the chair. Mr. Daniels rep, n " Of
tercd an amendment to the pending amend
ment, striking out the clause referring to
barley, thus putting barley on the free list;
but this proposition was promptly voted
down. The vote was then taken on
MIR, Henderson's amendment. substituting
the existing law for the proposed ag-
ricultural schedule OF the Wilson bill and
the amendment was lost, SO in the affirma-
tive 10 1lG IN the negative At the night
session the first three speakers were Talbert
fDem.4 s O., c. w. Stone (Rep., Pa and
boatner Dem, La. The in referring
TO the sugar question said it was the only
American agricultural product which could
be protected incidentally by tariff for
revenue only