Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-17


kid skins, dressed and finished. were re-
duced from 20 per cent. ad yalorem to
Il per cent ad valorem
on the book schedule the clause requir-
ing that books entitled 10 free admission
should not have been rebound within
twenty years was struck out, and 'all
photographic charts were added TO those
articles admitted under this schedule.
MILK AND RAISINS.
An obstacle was encountered by the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Wilson to the
milk schedule. The amendment proposed
raises the tariff on condensed or preserved
milk from 20 per cent. ad valorem to
specific rate OF two cents per pound.
An interesting debate followed, in which
Messrs. Payne 0tepublican). New York;
Curtis Republican), New York; North
way Utepublican. Ohio: Hopkins ue-
publcan), Illinois. and Bowers dRepubli-
cam, California. took part for the Repub-
licans and opposed the imposition OF 80
small tariff on condensed milk. spice
and humor were added TO the debate by
Mr.. Bowers. who. leaving condensed milk
to take care OF itself, drifted into the
subject OF raisins. Mr.. Bowers has a
very .forcible way OF stating things and
as object-lessons are the order Of the day
he produced box Of raisins grown In his
own district which he put up against
Jerry Simpsons shoddy overcoat The
gentleman from Kansas, he said, did not
know whether the overcoat was shoddy
or wool, or whether II was American or
foreign. Mr.. Bowers guaranteed his raj
sins to be a genuine American product
no shoddy but all-wool and a yard WIDE
The Republicans crowded around Mr.
Bowers 10 sample his American product,
and for q while there was n schoOl-boy
scrimmage for raisins, when Bowers IN
terfored to save some of his sample Tor
the Democratic side. The House was In a
turmoil, and the galleries were laughing
at the scene presented ,on the floor,
when Mr. Enloe laughngly suggested
that the Republicans we're destroying the
argument OF Mr.. Bowers.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment prevailed de-
spite the efforts Of the Republicans TO
secure higher rate Of duty. The votes
were all on strictly party lines.
CIGARETTES.
Mr.. Wilson amended the internal-reve-
nue. feature Of the bill by defining ciga-
rcttes as wrapped in paper. This was
also done without objection.
4 long and interesting discussion was
prccipitated by the renewal by Mr.. Bur
rows Rcpublican). Michigan, OF his
effort to secure recognition TO offer an
amendment In its course Messrs. Reed
and Burrows attacked the ruling OF the
Chair yesterday in regard to recognizing
the chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee to offer number or amend
ments consecutlvely. They asserted that
there was no similitude between the con-
ditions existing In the Fifty-frst Con-
Croys and those In the Fifty-third.
The Chairman rcahlrmed the decision
which he had announced yesterday and
as Il precedent ne read from the Journal
Of the Fifty-third Congress which showed
that while the Mckinley bill was under
discussion Mr. Reed had recognized Il
Republican to offer an amendment and
had recognized another Republican tc
offer an amendment TO the amendment
and recognized another Republican &c
offer n substitute for the amendment
and then recognized another Republican
10 offer an amendment TO the substitute
and then, when n Democrat (Mr Bland
asked for recognition. cOOlly told him that
no NOR, amendments were in order
democratic laughter, in which Mr.. Reed
jolned)
The Chairman then announced that hC
would not recognize Mr.. Burrows. Mr.
Wilson was recognized, and submitted an
amendment providing that the free-woo
schedule should not so into effect until
August /. 1894.
a RATHER.
This short amendment. however, con-
tained enough controversial matter in II
to provoke a rafting debate, whicf
lasted until the hour for taking a recess
Mr.. Payne. Of New York, offered an
amendment substituting october J, 1SyN
as the date for the free-wool provision
TO take effect. Mr. Wilson'S amendment
Mr.. Payne's, and several others, as wei
as substitutes Of various kinds, were left
pending. when, at J:D' the House look
recess until S o'clock.
There was a somewhat better attend
auce Of members on the floor at the
night session, and the usual good attend
ance I'm the galleries. The interest in the
tariff debate shows no signs of waning
among the people. II the attendance al
fho NIGHT session can be taken as any
criterion.
MIR. Arnold Democrat, Of Missouri
oDoncd the debate with a defence OF the
WUeon bill but he disgrcssed TO the Sill
YER question during a good part Of his
time.
MIR. Ellis Republican). Of oregon. was
next rccognizod lie held that the bill
was extremely sectional In its provisions
and that the Pacific Coast had beer
particularly harshly treated. Every ara
Gle produced on the Pacific Coast nae
been placed on the free list.
Mr.. McDearman Democrat, or Ten
nessee. spoke half an hour in favor oi
| the Wilson bill. and then, at 800, th'
House adjourned.