The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-25

enuo Bill Causes Much Confusion.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a Very little
time was lost In getting down to bust
ness this morning, and at ten minutes
after II tho House went into committee
of the whole to consider the Wilson bill.
Richardson (Dem., TENN took the
chair, and Taylor (Rep Tenn.) offered
a substitute for the pending amend
ments to tho iron ore schedule, which
proposed to substitute the existing
terms of the Mckinley bill for those in
the Wilson bill.
In the course of speech adverse to
free ore Tawney (Rep., MIMI pre-
sented petition in support of his posi-
ton signed by 6,447 citizens of st.
Louis county, the principal iron ore
producing district of Minnesota. He
was followed by Bald win Dem, Ind.)
whose views were Numerically opposed
to those of the preceding speaker.
Under free ore he feared no competition
and he favored commercial union with
Canada and commercial union was but
another name for free trade. Under
freer conditions Of trade iron ore
second Pittsburg could be built up in
the West.
Breckinridge (Ark.,) and Wilson wv.
Va.,) briefly appealed to the Democratic
party to stand by the bills, as prepared
by the ways and means committee and
TO vote against the pending amendment.
vote was then taken, first on the
amendment proposed by Taylor (Rep.,
Tenn.,) substituting the provisions OF
the Mckinley law for those in the Will.
son bill, and this was voted down on
standing vote, ayes, CT; nays, 1877 But
ono Dem ocrat voted for this amendment
Swanson (Va.)
The amendment offered by Oates, pro-
posing tax of 40 cents per ton on iron
ore was likewise defeated on stand
ing vote, ayes 63i nays, 1874. Tol,ers
wero demanded and the amendment was
defeated by vote OF So affirmative and
100 negative.
Among the Democrats who voted for
the amendment were Oates, OF Alabama;
Beltzhoover, of Pennsylvania Wheeler,
OF Alabama; Stallings, of Mississippi
and Robertson, of Louisiana. All the
Populists voted with the majority
against the amendment and in favor Of
free iron ore.
The iron ore schedule being thus dis
posed of, Robbins (Dem., Ala.) sub
mitted on amendment to the paragraph
which puts agricultural implements on
tt o tree list. The amendment adds to
those articles enumerated "all articles
for use in the manufacture of cotton,
including machinery and equipment"
Dingley, Payne and other Republicans
did not see any reason for singing out
cotton machinery to the exclusion of
other machinery, and Payne offered
substitute striking out Robbins amend
ment and providing retaliation against
those countries (meaning, in particular,
Canada) which should impose duty on
those articles OF American manufac ture,
which, under the pending paragraph,
would be admitted to this country free.
Terry dem Ark offered an amend
ment to Robbins amendment, admitting
free of duty, besides finished machines,
parts thereof and agricultural imple-
monts of all kinds"
Hare dem, Ohio) offered an amend.
mont to the substitute OF PAYNE,
proposal to put plows, tooth and disc
harroWs, harvesters, reapers, agricul-
tural drills and planters, mowers, horse
rakes, cultivators, threshing machines
and cotton gins on the dutiable list,
with tariff Of 35 per cent. ad valorem,
with proviso that they should be ad-
mitted from those countries which
impose no duty on similar articles from
the United States. No vote was reached
upon any OF these amendments.
A short and sharp flibuster was
caused by McMillin reporting the inter
nal revenue bill, containing the income
tax clause, to the House few minutes
before the hour for taking recess.
The Democratic members Of the New
York delegation flew to arms in a mo-
ment and the House was soon in state
of confusion and excitement.
a motion to adjourn was overwhelm-
ingly defeated by q viva voce vote and
a division was demanded. Again the
proposit ton was defeated by vote of
ayes, 10; nay, SO. A demand was then
made that the vote be taken by yeas
and nays, but this motion was also de-
feated-ayes. Is; nays %, so the House
refused to adjourn.
The internal revenue bill was then
reported by McMillin and the Speaker
announced that recess would be taken
until o'clock in spite Of the remon.
STRANGE of the New York delegation.
The announcement was greeted with
loud cheer
The speakers at the night session of
the House were Ryan IN. W, Swanson
IVA }, Baldwin (Minn.), Ikirt (Ohio),
Cummings IN. Y.)-all Democrats and
Baker Pop, Kan.), in favor of the bill,
and Wanger (pa.). Johnson IN. d.,
Moon (Mich }, Kiefer (Minn.) and Blair
IN H.)-all Republicans-in opposition
to it.