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be one ofimportance.
After an inquiry from Mr.. Gorham al
to the state in which the bill would be il
committed
Mr.. Dorsey moved to amend the in
structions, by addinga proposition rela'
tive to duty on tobacco, which amend
ment was negatived. Ayes 20, Noes so
Mr.. Gilmer then movedto amend the
Instructions by adding provision for a
duty on salt.
On the call of Mr.. Moore, of Ala. the
ayes and noes were ordered on this
mendment.
Mr. Kremer moved to amend the a
mendments, by adding the words "and
on brown sugar"
Mr. Wicklife suggested to the gentle
man from Georgia the propiety OF with
drawing his proposition.
Mr.. Gilmer having assented, the pro-
posal to amend was withdrawn.
The question was then taken on the
motion to recommit the bill, with the
Instructions appended Yeas, rs, Nays,
Ill.
SO the motion to recommit the bill
was decided in the negative.
Mr.. Sutherland then moved to amend
the amendments by striking out all after
the words "On all unmanufactured
wool,'' first line OF what .lr MalIary
proposed to insert, to the end, and in
sert- -four cents per pound, and also
in addition thereto, forty per cent ad
valorsm, until the Soth day of June,
1929; from which time an additional
ad valorem duty Of five per cent. shall
be imposed annually until the whole of
said ad valorem duty shall am cunt TO
fifty per cent: and all wool imported on
the skin shall be estimated as to- weight
and value, and shall pay the same rate
of duty as other imported wool.
q. On manufactures of wool, or of
which wool shall be a component part,
except carpeting, blankets, worsted
stuff, goods, bombazines, hosiery, mits
gloves, caps, bindings the actual value
Of which, at the place whence imported
shall not exceed SO cents the square
yard, there shall be levied, collected
and paid. 90 cents on every square
yard: Provided, that on all manufac.
lures Of wool, except fannels and bal
yes, the actual value of which, at the
place whence imported, did not exceed
SO l-s cents per square yard, shall pay
Ia cents per SQUARE ward,
On the call of Mr.. Gorham the ayes
and noes.were ordered on this question.
Mr.. Storrs called for division of the
question, so as to take the question Oh
the wool first. but, at the suggestion of
MIR. Maliary, he withdrew the call for a
division.
MIR. Buchanan then stated briefly the
reasons which would induce him to vote
against the proposition now made to
mend the amendment. He expressed
his qualification at the disposition now
shown by the opponents of this bill to
meet the adversaries in spirit of con
cession; and asserted that the gentle.
men on the other side had abandoned
the plan Of the Harrisburg Convention
Mr.. Mallary replied to so much OF the
gentleman's remarks as charged him
with abandoning the plan Of the Harris
burg Convention, stating that he had
not abandonedit until the supreme pow
err of the House compelled them to do SO
Mr. Sutherland stated that as the gen.
tleman from Vermont had taken up the
plan of the Convention, he ought to have
adhered 90 it, and stood or fallen by it
Mr.. s. Wright then made some obser-
yations on the tendency of the PROPOSE.
ton TO amend, and showing that the ORR
ginal bill was equally favorable to the
manufacturing interest with the amend
ment which the Chairman of the Com.
mittee had accepted.
Mr.. Mallary took a brief review oil
the course which had been pursued by
him in Committee OF the Whole, and al :
so in the House, in order to obtain the
passage Of his amendment.
MIR. Bates made a few remarks to
show that the amendment of MIR. Buch
anan, which had been accepted by the
Chairman Of the Committee of Manu-
features, was preferable to no bill at all
Mr.. Strong then went into series oil
observations to show the situation OF the
wool grower and manufacturer, and the
necessity of giving protection to inter-
ests so important.
Mr. Woods spoke in evnIonaEop NJ