Evening star., 1897-03-29
Committee Amendment n Is.

Mr. Dipgley announced that the ways
and means committee had several amend
ments to offer. The first increased the
rate on gelatin. glue, prepared fish blad-
ders valued at not above 10 cents per
pound from to 21a cents. The second
placed a duty of 81 per ton on bauxide net
refined.
In answer to a question by Mr.. Wheeler
(Ala). Mr. Grosvenor replied that strong
appeal had come UP from Georgia and
Alabama for protection to this article.
| There were vast deposits in those two
states. sufficient to supply the world. II
was the article from which alum, alumtna
and aluminium was made. Eauxide was
now imported from France. This protec-
| ton was designed to e4ualize conditions
| 1t was a product of the south tnat .ouid
| be made exceedingly valuable. Mr. Gros-
| veror had walked over to the democratic
| side while he was talking.
| Mr.. Walker tMass) suggested that II
| he would resume his place on the repubi1-
| can side members could near better. ,
| .I am here to call sinners 20 repentance.
said Mr.. Grosvenor, while the republicans
| laughed.
| Then turn your face to the other side, y
| shouted Mr.. McNTillin CTenn.).
| Mr. Dockery said this was a novel propo-
| sition in connection with protection. Here
| tofore. he said, protection was accorded 10
| eaualfZe labor conditions Now, Tor the nrst
| time it was proposed to equalize freight
| rates.
| Mr. Dalzeil denied that any new doctrine
| vas involved in according protection to
! bauxide. Labor was at the base OF treigh'
| rates and the theory of protection was
| now and always had been to equalize labor
conditions.
| virginia Democrats Excited.
A diversion was caused by Mr.. MahoT
tPa.1. who had read at the clerks desk &
clipping from the Petersburg Va) Index
Appeal ridiculing the democrats of the
House and charging them with incompe
tence and decentralization, now that they no
| longer had the strong man in the White
| House to lean on.
| This aroused the Virginia members. Mr.
| Swanson (Va.) denied that the paper quotet
| from was democratic
| Mr.. Walker Va.) said it had been repu
| dated by the Virginia democracy becaus'
il favored fair elections.
| Mr.. Epps (Va) said the paper was iinde
| pendent, and had supported Palmer ant
| Buckner in the late campaign.
| Amendments were adopted increasing tn
| rate ON common yellow and brown earth
enware.'' etc, from ~ to % per cent al
| valorem.
| "Cylindered and crown glass silvered'
were placed in the east polished plat
glass silvered paragraph.
| Mr. Allen tMiss) sought to counter OF
Mr.. Mahon by having read at the clerk
| desk some republican editorial criticism o
I the Dingley bill.
Mr.. Shafroth (Col) inveighed against oh
struction. declaring that the failure of TIL
tariff bill in the House or Senate would b
the most disastrous blow that could b
| struck at silver. The tariff bill should b
| passed and the issue clearly drawn be
! tween gold and silver.
4 Sensational Scene.
\ somewhat sensational scene occurre
; | at this jurcture. which necessitated tn
| sunnmoning of Speaker Reed from his roor
| In the rear of the hall. Mr.. Johnson Und
:, | entered an exceedingly vigorous protes
I, against the irrelevant discussions wit
| which the time of the House bein
taken up and, after Mr.. Sherman On. Y.
who was in the chair, had ruled him out
| order, he continued to protest. Then III
! chair ordered him to take his seat NJ
1 Sherman pounded with his gavel until h
was red in the face. Twenty times h
admonished the irate Indianian to take h
: seat. but the latter continued his defianc