The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-31
s--re vase Will Be Taken To
Day at Three.
AMENDMENTS UNTIL ONE
HEPBURN, REPD, DECLARES
AGAINST FREE HIDES.
PARTY FEELING RUNS HIGH
siII MAY Be Recommitted on Dockery's
Motion to Suspend the Duty on
Articles whose Prices Are
4 Controlled by Trusts.

Controlled by Trusts.
Washington, D. c., March 3O.-Party
feeling ran high high the last day OF tue
tariff debate in the House. Polticai
speeches were wedged in at every oppor-
tunity and there was constant manoeu-
yering for political advantage. Inc OPP
nos;t;on directed their efforts as iar as
noss;hle toward stirring up dlssenslons
an tho Republican side, but they succeeo-
ad only in exposing a single instance OF
revolt to-day. That was on the suD3ect
of free hides. The Democrats presseo
the onestion Of duty on hides for the
honoft of the farmer, with such vlgor
that Mr.. Hepburn, an Iowa Repubhcan'
VOC drawn into the debate and mace
strong appeal for dutiable hides. ne
demanded that the House be gwen an
onnortmity to vote on this question ana
declared THAT every western RepuDHcan
was in favor of it. Mr.. Cannon, OF IIii-
nois. also gave qualified enoorseihei,e
tn this demand. The Repnbiican leau-
ars defended their bill to-day with Sisol.
The Ways and Means committee nei1
4bo foor with their amendments from ~
in the morning TO 4 O'Clock IN the ai'e'
noon. About thirty-fve were onered ana
adopted. Among them was one aoniit.i"s
free of duty '.books, scientihc apparatus,
charts mans. etc. for scientlhc ana
educational purposes. After that hve more
papes OF the bill were read, making TWEEN
~ "a ees in all of the 142 pages OF tne
hin Tomorrow, the bill viii be open Tor
amendmeut until o'clock, an attempt 10
avtand the debate having failed, after
which. an hour on side viii be allowed
to close The voting will begin at .
o'clock. The Democrats displayed d
good deal of anxiety to-day to get IN
an amendment to strike out the daneren-
t;al ON sugar. but they proba bly, Will De
frnStrate-d in this. The only motion fhey
NAV he able to secure vote ON IS one
to recommit with instructions. This mo
t;on has ben prepared in the shape OF
resolution and is the Dockery amend
mont to suspend the duty on articles
WHOSE prices are controlled by the trusts
or combinations. Even the motion may
l,e held to be ont of order under the spe-
c;al order. There is seme talk OF num-
Der of Republican votes being cast
against the bill. but after inyestlgati0n
II seems probable that those who may De
dissatisfied with particular provisions OF
the bill will line mp on final vote anu
there will be no break inthe Republican
ranks
Mr.. Nahany rep. New York; entered
= protest against the continued effort OF
the, Democracy to unload Grover Cleye-
land On the Republican party. Ii was a
fayorite accusation of the silver forces.
.sThere is no amendment pending TO
place a tariff on Grover Cleveland, re-
marked Mr. Carmack tDem-, TENNESSEE
NO. but there should be a section IN
this b:ll TO prevent Democratic industry
from unloading him" (Republiean ap-
plausea. replied Mr. Mahany.
..Nagnesia. not medical was placed on
the free list.
Mr.. Brucker Dem. Miehigan) de-
nounced the duty of So on lumber as rob-
berry. The lumber barons were permitted
to 90 into Canada and have their lumber
sawed by the cheap labor there, 1T was
free trade in labor and protection for
the manufacturer.
Mr.. Hill CRep, Connecticut said he
had been in the lumber business for
twenty years and he challenged any one
+o chow that the consumer had ever paid
= dollar owing to the tariff on lumber.
PARTY speeches continued to be wedged
IN at every opportunity, keeping partisan
feeling at a high tension. Mr.. Davis
mem,. Florida) submitted an argument
against lowering the duty on pine apples
from . cents each to SO per thousand.
Mfr. Mahany contended that pine apples
were one of the luxuries within the reach
of the poor and should not be increased
in price for the benefit of few growers.
..Why not increase the duty and re-
= duce the price, that is a Republican
stock argument" interposed Mr.. Gar
mack Dem.. Tennessee), While the
Democrats laughed.
The duty on mica was increased from
3 cents per pound and u per cent ad
yalorem TO cents per pound on dliiieii !
sions of one square inch or less, ana :
cents additional for each square lhch
with a maximum of 80 cents per pound.
Mr.. Wheeler Dem., Alapama) at-
tempted to secure consent for night
session. but failed, and at $40 p. m. the
House adjourned.