Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-02
TAX ON HIDES.
The Subject Again Discussed In
the House.
CLARKS SHOT At SECRETARY GAGE.
Measure to Revise the Banking sys.
tem-&esfnker's F1an to Legalixe
Po1NAe-Palnes for Pub
lie Pslnter.

Washington. March 3l.-The weari-
ness Of the flesh wns manifested Tues
day in the proceedings of the house in
the committee OF the whole, upon con-
alteration of the tariff bill, when mem
bers sought to relieve themselves from
the tediousncss of prosy debate by We
hemently applauding the speakers.
Mr.. Wheeler's request for an evening
session was objected to vigorously. Re-
publican opposition to the bill was
again shown by discussion Of the ques-
tton Of putting duty on hides. Mr..
Cannon (rep., Ill.) said he would like
70 see one imposed, but would vote for
the bill as the committee on ways and
means approved it. Mr.. Hepburn (rep.,
ln.) was more outspoken. He said the
value Of the hides produced in the
United States far exceeded that of wool,
which dwindled into insignifcance be-
side 1t. He appealed to the committee
on ways and means to test the sense
Of the house on the proposition. But
Mr.. Dingley refused to pursue that
course, stating instead the reasons why
The committee did not recommend a
duty.
During the debate Mr.. Clark (dem.,
No. said that he had enjoyed no scene
80 much since Senator Teller and his
conferees went out of the St. Louis
convention last June as that in the
house Monday, when the Massachusetts
members, Mccall and lowering, ran
amuck through the bill, and Grosvenor
(rep., o. and Russell (rep., Conn.,
ran amuck through them. while 1.-THE
gray eagle of Worcester (Walker, rep,
Aass.) swooped down on the whole out
At. He wanted to ask the members
Of the committee on ways and means
. question or two. First, he whnted to
know II this bill had been referred fog
/ his approval to Lyman ]. Gage, the free
Hade secretary OF the teeasury. He
I 6as free trader in 1884 and 1888, and
there is no evidence that he is not now.
He was selected for his high position
over grizzled veterans Of your party,
because, being u Chicago millionaire,
he was nble to make large contribu-
ton to the campaign fund. (Greans
and cries of "Rats.")
The day was nearly all occupied in dis
posing of amendments offered by the
committee on ways and means, most OF
which went to perfecting the phruse-
ology, or making classification clearer.
An amendment putting books, maps and
Charts imported for the use Of schools,
colleges and public libraries. on the
free list was agreed to, also one restor-
ing the Mckinley rates on horses and
mules. At four o'clock the reading of
the bill where the committee left of
Saturday last was resumed, and in the
hast hour of the day four additional
pages were passed over, 20 In all.
Mr.. Hopkins (rep., MY, member OF
ehe committee on ways and means, as.
cured Mr.. McMillin {dem., Tenn.) tina,
a his associates would not pnneces
sarfly delay consideration of the bill
che sugar schedule wor'd be reached
In time to act upon 1t. After the com.
tnittee rose an unavailing effort was
made to reach an agreement to extend
the limit for debate from three to foul
O'Clock this afternoon, the last two
hours to be under the rules for genera
debate. AT $40 q motion 10 adiours
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