New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-31

that the lower part Of the st. Croix River was b IN
Gsnsda SINCE that the had Lumber been Ss on
the river, sawed and reimported into the UNTO"
States , ,,,o,,, aonounced the duty Of
s. on lumber as robbery The lumber barons were
permitted to go into Canada and nave ,hr,r Hs
sawed by the cheap labor there III was Tree uauo
In labor and protection for the manuiacturer
The amendment pending was adopted; aiso ar, an
other admitting free books. scientific apparatus
maps and charts. not produced in this country. I'm,
ported for educational or soier tlic purposes ana
rates horses and mules to those of the act OF
lumber business for twenty years. and he chal,
lenged any one to show that the consumer had
ever paid a dollar owing to the tariff on lumber.
Leather shoelaces less than IS inches In length
were placed on the dutiable list at 80 cents per
psFs and Ps a% Sd
Party speeches continued TO be wedged IN at
high tension Mr. Davis dem. Fla submitted an
argument against lowering the duty on pineappes
contended that pineapples were one OF the luxurcs
within the reach of the poor and should not be IN
"Why not increase the duty and reduce the price!
That is Republican stock argument interposed
Mr.. Carmack Dem. TENN. while tho Democrats
laughed
The duty on metal or aluminium in leaf was re-
age Of 100 leaves The rate on surface-coated pa
pers printed in metal leaf was increased from 30 TO
creased from cents per pound and Is per cent ad
vaoren to cents per pound on dimensions OF one
square inch with maximum OF 90 cents per
pound. =,
coMdrrrEE AMENDMENTS FINISHED.
This completed the committee amendments Mr..
Dngley in reply to question. said that nine
tenths OF the amendments offered by tho committee
yesterday and to-day had been suggested by mem
bers and offered after investigation.
Mr.. Richardson asked il the chairman or the
Ways and Means Committee would not be kind
enough TO allow the minority 10 offer just one III
tie amendment" .
Il presume it Is TO strike out the enactng
clause" said Mr.. Dingley.
I'VE viii consider any amendment" observed Mr.
Dlngley, his response causing smile on me DEM
MIR McMillin followed this up with request that
the committee now proceed TO the CONSIDERATION u
Several Republicans objected We will get to
that schedule" said Mr.. Hopkins II you VIII al
All right" replied Mr.. McNillin We will let
the reading proceed and see how sincere you are
The clerk then resumed the reading of the bill
where he stopped on Saturday ,.....
the reading of tho bill. He presented number of of
protests from hituminous coal miners I against the
that the restoration was in the interest OF the an
thracte coal pool Of the East ,.. 49,.
Mr.. Lentz's remarks demonstrated his Ignorance.
No against the h b b OF bsen a r
ported to the House. The East was IN favor OK
Atlantic seaboard did not affect the coal market in
Ohio and his district mined one-third OF the coal
of his State. He said the committee still had under
considera ton the question of adopting n proviso
having for its object the negotiation OF a treaty
with Canada for a mutual reduction OF duty on
coal Canada now imposed a duty OF 60 cents a
ton on American coal our duty was now 80 cents.
Mr. Lentz denied that foreign coal on the Atlantic
sea board could drive back coal from the interior.
Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois exported
five times much coal to Canada as was i'm
ported on both the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards.
This duty would destroy that market. Canada
would reciprocate 1t was blow at the tnitfd
Mine Workers Association.
Mr.. Hopkins Rep.; I'D explained that Mr. ELS,
worth. Of Chicago whose name had been mentioned
in the debate had approached him in the interest
of reciprocity with Canada on coal. He had him
self been convinced that ii would be advantageous
to us. But other members of the committee. in
GLIDING Mr.. Grosvenor had been cautious about
entering into such arrangement without further
investigation. West Virginia and Maryland, es-
pecially. had protested against the present duty.
The committee then rose. An attempt was then
made to extend the debate an hour tomorrow. but
the Republicans refused TO agree to this unless the
Democrats would agree to vote on the amendments
tomorrow in gross. The Democrats declined TO
accede TO this condition and all negotiations fell
through.
Mr. Wheeler tried to secure consent for n night
session. but Mr. Dingley said It would be impossible
to obtain a quorum At $40 p. m. the House ad
journed.