The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-12-11
a TARIFF BILL
introduced in the House for the Purpose OF
Revising the WOODEN Observation-Disclosures
Petition in Behalf of Cuba.

introduced in the House for the Purpose Oh /
Revising the Wooden Schedule-Monster
Petition in Behalf of Cuba.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Representative
Royce, of Indiana, presented q mon
ster petition for the recognition OF the
Cubans as belligerents to the house, !
yesterday. 1t originated at Eikhart,
Ind, and has been circulated through !
every state and territory in the Union,
containing 02, 200 signatures. Pennsyl-
vania leads the number of signers with
0. .S75. and Illinois comes second with
s, ,72S. It is headed "a Petition in the
Interest of Humanity and the Cause OF
Freedom" and requests congress to
take such action as shall result in the
speedy recognition, as belligerents, of
the Cuban patriots in their struggle for
freedom.
Mr. Harris, of Ohio, introduced the
first tariff bill of this congress on Fri
day. 1t seeks to revise the woolen
schedule and for that purpose divides
all articles under the woolen schedule
into three classes.
Standards for classification are to be
provided by the treasury department.
Provision is made for the fixing OF
duties on mixed woods and all woods,
the value of which is sought to be eth
err decreased or enhanced Washed
wool is to pay duty twice as much as
unwashed and secured wool three times
as much.
The duty fixed is as follows; All
woods and hair of the first class IL
cents a pound; all woods and hair of
the second class II cents pound; wools
under class and camels hair OF the
same class valued at less than 19 cents
pound pay duty of 32 per cent. ad
valorem and valued ut more than 13
cents per pound including charges, 80
per cent ad valorem Woods on the
skin are to pay the same duty as other
wools
Mr.. Walker, Of Massachusetts,, asked
permission to have read resolution to
be printed in the record. This occa-
stoned colloquy between Mr. Crisp
aud the speaker over question of pro-
cedure. The resolution was as follows:
Whereas, There are many naturalized Amer
ican citizens of Armenian birth now resident in
the United States, and
Whereas The Turkish government neither
permits such naturaliZed American citizens to
re-enter its territory tovisit their families, nor
on the other hand allows these families tc
come to this country, and
Whereas, Such wives and children having
the rights OF American citizens by virtue the
naturalization of the head of the family, have
been and are exposed to outrage and destruc'
tion in the cities which have lately been g!7eI
, over to massacree and plunder therefore
Resolved That the people of the Unitet
States, through their representatives in con
gress assembled hereby express their deepes
adherence and condemnation OF the Outrage
thus committed on their american fellow citl
| zens rs well as on other Christian Subjects
, Turkey.
Resolved, Further, that this house, compose
of the immediate representatives of the poo
pie, pledge its hearty support to the executiV
branch of the government in every measur
justified by international law and q commo
: humanity to vindicate the rights of our fello'
< citizens and of their families in Turkey, and
q hinder and prevent, as fa- as practicable, tn
continuance Of the outrages and massacres
- that land