Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-08
The CONVERSE WOOL BILL LOST
Butfhe Vote Upon It Clearly Shows
Ihe Fate OF the Morrison MEASURE.


RuIfhe Vote Upon It Clearly shows
tire Fate Of the Morrison Measure.
| %ASHISGToN, April TN the House
/ Converse secured the floor at 2 so and moV-
\ ed to suspend the rules to pas5 the bill 70
/ storing the duty of 1867 on wool. A second
being considered as ordered thirty min
utes debate was allowed by the rules. 1t
was begun by Mckinley, who expressed
his approval of the measure and earnest
The last House had no opportunity to vote
on the wool measure as an independent
proposition. No sooner had the Rst Of last
winter gone into operation than Republi-
cans everywhere and many Demo
Gratis in Ohio cane to rec
ogDize the injustice OF the reduction
Of duty. He appealed 10 the genl men OF
the other side 10 support this measure and
he did so more boldly because their bF sth-
rem in Ohio last fall had promised the peo-
pie they would restore the wool duty at the
beginning of the present session.. The
Democratic orators on every stump had
made that promise and he would print eX-
tracts from their speeches with his re-
marks he had pamphlets issued by the
authority of the Democratic State Com
Ulittee, which declared hat II II ally was
elected Governor the Democrats in the
trsL days of the session would wipe out the
Iniquity which mad been inflicted oy tue
Re publican party. They Asd gathered the
fruits of the peoples faith, aud now they
cUght to keep the promise.
An Aet OS simple Iusttee.
Henley supported the motion, and said
in the locality where be lived the restors-
ton of the duty of 1867 was regarded as
matter of simple, pure and 0nmihgated
Justice.
Morrison called attention to tho
fact that " hen the tariff commission en- ued
their eight months exercise, II hxsd the
duty on wool as il was in the law to-day.
Its report was approved oy the gentlemen
on tne other side and tnsir protecttse
friends. few in number, on MS,
ny the Senate and oy the conference
Professedly these gentlemen would unoo
their work and restore the duty to tue rste
et which II stood before the passage OF the
tariff bill. What estimate was TO De msne
oF their professions he lett 1t To the CoIu' CSI
try 10 saw. Whatever might be the aAuer
ent views on the question OF piotscL'Se
Iorrtiss the duty on wool could not be
IrstIy and rightly considered aUaES iron
IIs iutv on Gonlen goods into which MOL
artsred a, a large part OF its manufacture.
.S,I has hean reported 10 the House ON
rre o. neral su bieCt OF the taFin SS wen
ON the rates IF wool and WOODEN Hpo's; ne
T.Yrd gsk the House on Tuesday "e'H 10
Siam thar bill su0 consider the wooi
|Is...';On .non0 Others. he yi'ticd jhe
TdsTsinder OF bis Iims to Mr. Anrd, as TINS
- cIsirned 20 bs a sOrt u OalD que lDA.
| Laughter
HurG's Fiery SPEECH
urrd said he opposed this mn:iod o,
c,use il proposed TO restore the GuIy on
WOOL and thereby iucrease its price IL "io
20 DIRECTLY by Increasing the Pr.ee Oh
foreign wool required in domestic manu-
| fsctprss The question thus plainly pre-
serted was ought the price OF wool De In
| .&o.os5 nv legislation? There were three
| .IsssIs inIereste0 in the answer 10 tnaI
PTsis.D FirtI those who consumed the articles
| made OF wool. ,,,t,,-o3 ,,o,Isn
| gogds. ,J,o05 the raw wool
i'ss,d. sell manifest effect on the first class
Ia ha 10 increase the prics OF
n"oiSn SSods. for the price OF the material
| Sh9rh an article was haue
VI OtIs not he increased without lncresslss
80 nrirs of the article itself. ous9S 're
,,yics Of Soolen goods to be lnereSSet. ~
| hat ouestion there ought 70 % ~ is,,'r,. ~
snsSer. At all times ana IN az 81 Vas
| stsncss in our northern climate ., noot
Sg;snsnSsbls article OF daily consu,uo
n was . letter to the houselesS,
LLOn. ;,,, m the snivPring and tuel NneLe
- H06t of the fire was eStlnSI
IhT .sorLiD0mep, artisans and mechauItSS
| Labor without the protectlon VI tSs;r
oIothino would be insufsrsoisI al IhaSn = - "a
H1t;,ion miserable, indeed. Ii tnese Ie
coRGluon trTs ordinarily how true now;
trS!I "a baen a winter OF une1amPleu
lnls More than half q million men
~ ~ employment ana strons MA m.h
were 49, Wsre seeing their tanuieS
every eS;,i. hscause they could not get tns
80 thew were anxious ID 40: 20
EJonss of Representatives notnlnS ~ oi Iifs
~ thsn this, that the neCeSSHI a - srican
sJnI5 he Increased IN price. ln te 80
snouiS sn!'il oSS IN N6O GOO pounds Of wool were uSeu
ml,tS ,SSS 0f this IS OO0, 900 POUNDS "sIe - -
SS 10 80 There was enough power ln sno
PUnSe 10 Droducs nearly twice as .,1 49,
mtE.,' muIo Ala American mills couio m ~
sstS ss stnoS - N 600 COO pounds annually.
ar dnty prevented the mani .I - hsvs
tn Getting the wool ne reg nasn;sncv an
in order TO make up l9T tnV ,his vsry tsriff
noule -, from the markets Oh tne WI WI y,
6e Ess soId abroad $l20,OOO,OOO HorIn s1Sd =,
EDe eianu oOSs annually. Amerlo1 49, -
HooleI e.rcsIv S4O0 coo worth. rsss sn,s
snIoau Increase the price o. Iole,sn ,,,
DliL pm, I'D the House would soo W Tsctnr.
Ssr-sssment of every Woolen, u ~ wsges.
az compel q further reGuSi u.sisst him the
ano lOSS - ,be world. This was atss ,b :
hstAe i's,i6sd on the grouno @ ,r;cs
10 pe Jus jus fsrr,ar would get peter
Am a-otJ This he denied. M
man bought b SHD SUSs SS0s and made his i
it to his oTp xsS the American manu-, !n !,
SS.4fS SSo created the market '1a Ta, sSs
ss he prOsPsrsd Or was dissrsSIsaa 1s IaDUiauss
70 nss :oGla s mssS maxi. iFS% ESSa American wool
ont OF CON ON foreign wool in free or re ss,
only hss iSs I'd duty, and more ,s.I tSrsd aeaid
ouSs Ind on be imported and snA' "o"'