The Dickinson press., 1894-02-03
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
RnsUMn OF pssosEED1Nos OF rnn
SENATE AND HOUSE.
CONDEMNED Record II the Important
T~Ransactlons Of Our National Law.
makers-The Work Done In Both
Branches.

CONDEMNED Record o4 the Important
Tf~ansactions Of Our National Law.
makers-The Work Done In Both
Branches.
Washil gton, Jan. 24.-Tic house to-
day determined the abolition Of the duty
rron refined sugar which was passed
Iron just before the house adjourned
lc st night, as an amendment to Nh amend
ment offered by Mr.. Robertson. one of
the Louisiana sugar men. A way out of
the confusion which existed upon the cf-
feet of the amendment adopted last night
was found after a two hours discussion
of the parliamentary situation by SUBJ
hitting the question to the house as to
whether the Warner amendment placing
refined sugar on the free list should be
son amendment. This was decided af-
&, lnatiycly, and then by an overwhelming
vote in which the Republicans joined with
the radical Democrats against the sugar
men and several members of the ways
md means committee, the substitute was
adopted. With regard to the sugar
whole has abolished the bounty and
kulSSNl I'LL SuEuEs UUlu raw Ullu It:lluEUs
upon the free list. When 1t came to
consider the coal schedule. however, the
committee Jared much better and all four
of the amendments designed to place a
duty of from 40 to q cents per ton upon
coal were beaten. The debate upon the
coal schedule developed a great deal of
feeling among the Southern members,
especially those from Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, Tennessee and Alabama, whose
stotes are interested either in coal or
iron ore. The general impression is that
the defeat of the sugar men and of those
who are interested in retaining n duty
upon coal will result in strengthening the
movement developed on the Democratic
side to rccommit the bill. If the iron men
are defeated, and especially if the income
tax should be placed upon the bill as a
rider later in the week, another strong
faction OH 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 vote against the hill outright
and who are not satisfied with it in its
present form, they may be able to muster
a majority to send it back to the COM
mittee. This il now admitted on all
hands to be the chief danger to the bill.
II it could be brought to a direct vote
there is 10 question about it passing.
Mr.. Haugcn tRep. Wis., said he de
sired IN the part Of the iron men of this
Lake Superior district to enter Il 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 a recess.
The feature of the day in the senate
was a speech by Senator Cullom. He ar-
ra;gncl the administration for its lHa.
N'aiian policy, and declared that Com
missioner Blount, had he been il. my
other country, would have been shot as a
Fry and traitor, as was Mai. Andre in
America a hundred years ago.
ments to the iron schedule to-day shared
the same fate as those to the coal sched-
ule yesterday. They were overwhelming
~ defeated, and iron ore remains on the
free list. The remainder of the day was
srent in the discussion of amend nents
looking to the free admission of ma
ct;nery used in the manufacture of cot
ton goods.
Val A0WASy \AScps N0llIll.) uSlIDtlCGu
the proposition to place iron ore OF the
fee list.
Mr.. Baldwin dem. Minn.). who repre-.
sents the Duluth district, in reply to Mr..
Tfwney, said that he represented the
and few men in Minnesota anticipated
the ruin and distress predicted on the
other side. With free ere, he said, we
nnS11I oOrnnnfo with Tho .,.ovlI Tf orn
were made free Duluth and West Su-
than Pittsburg. In demanding free iron
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.. Swrnson of Virginia,
voted with the Republicans in favor of
this proposition and it was lost-137 to
q The other vote was upon Mr.. Oates
amendment to fix the duty ut 40 cents
PEI ton. This shared the fate of it's
predecessor.
The ways and mems committee voted
% to Ito refer the internal revenue
bill, with the income tax provision. to the
house. Just before the house adiourned
the advocates aud opponents Of the in
G. N: tax ulon the Democratic side were
arrayed against each other. the latter Mt.
ten pting to prevent Mr.. McNIillin from
reading the intern.l revenue hill to tho
house. The Republicans. however. ioined
hel DIS with the income >. ers and defeat-
ed the small band of Democrats who
have pledged thems elves to use every Of
fort to prevent the internal revenue hill.
Containing the income tax. from being
placed upon the Wilson bill ms n rider
Mr.. Wilson, chairman Of the committees.
who is in sympathy with them. allowed
tlu debate upon the Robbins amendment
to run. on without interruption to-day. Il
wal said. for the express nurpose of CON
s..:ning time, so that the committee
amendments which he has to offer will.
when he apaio takes the floor. exhaust
the debate until Saturday night and thus
revenue hill he;np offered ne nm amend.
rent to the Wilson hin A great don,
of bitter feeling exists. however, md
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