The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-28

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point Of no quorum, and the roll was
called. This was ne~ move on the
part of Haines, for he has not heretofore
adopted the tactics of the rest of the
Democratic 10 bers of the New York
delegation in his antagonism to the in.
come tax bill.
During the call of the roll number
OF mombers came into tho cham Der, and
before the roll was completed, it became
evident that quorum was present
Not all the opponents Of the income
tax bill from the State of New York
refused to respond to the roll call, for
Hendrix, Schermerhorn and Warner
answered Here" when their names
were reached. The roll call consumed
about fifteen minutes, and showed the
presence of ISL mem bers, two more than
quorum.
Cultivate (Dem, Ohio) from the
committee on rules, BROUGHT in special
order extending the time for consider
ing the tariff bill from Monday until
Thursday and providing that Monday
and Tuesday be given to general debate
on tho bill and thereafter to be con
Quoted under the five minu to rule,
The resolution was object.1 to. The
previous question being ordered, the
resolution was agreed to, but one vote
being given against II, that of Cochran.
At 1l:45 the House went into committee
OF the whole to consider tho Wilson
tariff bill and Richardson dem Tenn J
took the chair. There was pending,
when the House took u recess yester-
on. ~
substituting tho lum Der sche iulo of the
Mckinley hill for the corresponding
section OF the Wilson bill, also one
offered by Oates raising the duty on
lum Der. Both were defeated-Oates'
by 80 to 90 and Boutlette's by 1l2 to 10
In pursuance of the special order
adopted yesterday the House took up
the lead and zinc schedule Morgan
(Dem., Mo- offered series of amend
ments Childs (Rep., Ill., offered an
amendment to the zinc schedule. Those
and several other amendments to the
lead and zinc schedule were all voted
down by round majorities. Wilson
offered an amendment raising the duty
on morphine from so to rs cents per
ounce and the amendment was adopted
without the formality OF vote.
Simpson Pop Kan.) voted to put
ertson (Dem., La J moved to put cotton
bagging on the FREQ list and argued in
support OF that amendment. Washing
ton (Dem., Tenn. moved an amendment
to increase the rates of scrap iron and
scrap steel to So per ton. Wilson was
recognized to offer some minor amend
ments, which were unanimously agreed
to without debate. Among these WAS
the reduction of the duty upon cigar
cites from si.5o to 81 per thousand.
breckenridge ARK, for the commit
tee on ways and means, then offered
sweeping amendment to the iron and
steel manufacturers schedule, mainly in
the line of reduction. 1t proposes to
reduce the duty on pig iron from 221S
per cent. to 90 per cent; on bar iron,
to rs per cent; forgings of iron, steel,
from 80 to 25 per cent. boiler iron or
steel, except saw blades, from 30 to 25
per cent; hoop, band or scroll iron or
steel from 30 to 25 per cent; railway
bars made OF iron or steel and railway
bars made in part Of steel L rails, and
punched iron or steel rails from IS to 90
per cent; wire rods from 30 to 25 per
cent; iron or steel wire or strip steel,
commonly known as crinolina wire, cor
set wire, drill rods, needle wire and
iron or steel wire, cloths and iron or
sheet wire MEETINGS from 35 per cent. to
30 per cent; horse shoe nails, hob nails
and other wrought iron or shoe nails
from rs to 30 per cent; and on wood
screws from 80 to IS per cent.
AS soon as this amendment had been
repoted Payne IN. W Hopkins Qll.)
and Dalsette (Pa.) on the Republican
side of the House were on their feet
In n IN
1T was finally made known that they
wanted to know the why and where
fore of such a Wholesale amendment
to such an important schedule and
breckenridge sought to enlighten them,
going over the amendment paragraph
by paragraph, explaining the reasons
which had actuated the ways and
means committee in proposing tho
changes in the bill.
Johnson dem. Ohio) ioreclosed any
possibility Of further amendments by
one offered to the steel rail schedule
by himself offering an amendment to
the pending amendment substitute
and an amendment to the su bsti-
tute striking out the duty of 25 per
cent providing for one OF per cent.
10 per cent. and Is per cent. respect.
lively. Finally the debate ended and
with 1t the flood OF amendments.
All amendments offered on behalf OF
the ways and means com mittee (by vii.
son and Breckinrldge) were agreed to
and all others rejected. Then Wilson
wv. Va.) offered amendments fixing the
time at which the wool schedule shall
20 into effect as August 2, 1894, and the
wooden goods schedule as December "a,
1894.
Tho poinu of order was made against
them that tho committee had already