The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-17
ESTABLISHED 1880.
J. H. ESTILL. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
A VOTE FOR FREE WOOL.
ruE HOUSE DEFEATS A MOTION
TO STRIKE OUT THE CLAUSE.

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WASHINGTON, July 16.-The call of the
states for the introduction of bills having
been dispensed with, the house this morning
went into committee of the whole, with
Mr. Springer in the chair, on the tariff bill,
.be WOODEN schedule being pending.
Mr.. Z. B. Taylor of Ohio, in opposing the
schedule, argued that the passage of the
hill would not benefit the consumer of wool.
II would not, he said, reduce the price of
wool in this country after it had been in
oDeration sufficiently long to destroy the
home industry. Wool had been placed on
the free list simply because the President
recommended it, and the President knew
no more why he recommended it than
Dickens fat boy knew why he went to sleep
50 much.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Mills of Texas,
Il was agreed that the vote should be taken
on the free wool clause at o'clock to-day.
LEFT ON THE FREE LIST.
After a brief argument by Mr.. Breckin-
ridge. of Kentucky, in favor of the free
wool clause, MIR. Wilkins of Ohio moved to
strike wool from the free list. On the divis-
ion the vote stood SO to 1872, and the an
nOunCement was received WlUu applause ny
the democratic side.
Nessrs. Sowden of Pennsylvania and
Wilkins and Foran of Ohio were the only
democrats voting in the affirmative, while
Mr. Anderson of Iowa voted in the negative.
Mr. Butterworth of Ohio wished to effect
an arrangement by which a yea and nay
vote might be taken in the house, but Mr..
Mills declined to comply The tellers were
then ordered and Mr.. wilkins motion was
defeated by vote of 102 to l20.
THE SCHEDULE ON CARPETS.
Mr.. Mills offered an amendment striking
out the clause imposing duty OF 30 per
cent ad valorem on carpets and carpetlngs,
and inserting a clause imposing a duty of
cents per square yard on hemp and jute
carpetings, of 90 per cent. ad valorem on
floor mating and floor mats eXclus-
lively of vegetable substances, and of 40
Der cent ad valorem on all other carpets
and carpetings, druggets, backings, mats,
rugs. screens, covers, hassocks, bed sides of
wool, fax, cotton or other material The
motion was agreed to-
TWENTY YEARS TOO OLD.
Mr. Boothman of Ohio then called up the
amendment he offered some days ago, re-
storing the wool tariff of 1867, and it was
rejected by vote of SO to 95.
On motion of Mr.. Mills the date on which
the free wool clause shall go into effect was
fixed as Oct l. 1888, and the date for the
taking effect of the woolen schedule was
fixed as Jan l, 1889. This disposed of the
wool schedule.
At Mr. Lehlback's request the paragraph
relating to bonnets and hoods was passed
over for time.
Mr.. Mills moved that the paragraph con-
cerning card cloth be amended so as to in
crease the duty from IS to 20 cents per
square foot, and in the case of such cloths
from 25 to 40 cents per square foot. The
motion was adopted.
OTHER AMENDMENTS.
The other committee amendments offered
by Mr.. Mills and adopted were: Striking
out the India rubber fabric para
graph, fixing the duty on kaolin
at 81 per ton for crude, and
s. for China clay or wrought koolin, and
Placing the duty on rough marble in blocks
and squared at 40 cents per cubic foot.
his compile ed consideration of the eS-
sentlay tariff features of the bill Except in
4 regard to such paragraphs as have been
passed over informally and the admins
tTatlve portion of the measure was taken up.
Mr.. Buchanan Of New Jersey offered an
amendment providing that no goods the
/ product in whole or in material part, of
convict labor, shall be imported for the pur-
4 Nv Va SAlC Vi JlduGs lo lllCIlOA was To-
4 Jected
COVERINGS OF MACHINERY.
On motion of Mr.. Breckenridge of Ar
Kansas an amendment was adopted exclud-
ing from the provisions of thesection, which
provides that ad valorem duties shall in
Cude the value Of the cartons, cases. boxes,
e'c', IN which merchandise is imported, such
Uo1eS, sacks or coverings as are usual and
necessary coverings for machinery
IN motion OF Mr.. Mills, an amendment
was adopted fixing Oct. /, 1888, as the date
Upon which the repeal of the taxes on man
u'ac'urel chewing tobacco, smoking tobac-
co and snuff shall go into effect
ar Wise of Virginia moved to include
N tne repeal the taxes on cigars, cheroots
and cigarettes. If the Mills bill were passed,
ae %ia, the reduction OF the surplus would
NOV De as large assome gentlemen supposed.
REPUBLICAN ARGUMENT.
IN no other way could there be so sure a
+ oIuction OF the surplus as by repeal of the
:. by lowering the tariff it might be that
ue revenue would be increased and he be-
FNe0 That III many instances it would be
e'ptIalSe on tne republican sidel Jeffer-
gu nad denounced the internal revenue
SS''en' but the American citzen
lo-day saw the tax collector
armed with n revolver, carbine, rifle and
-oVgun The question presented was
I''uer the government would secure its
ySSary revenue. lie wanted it distinctly
1 bb,aera'ood that he was in favor of raising
rra.. -o eYenue for the support of the govern
80 ng py taxation on foreign products i'm
COLLEGE PROFESSORS VIEWS.
Mr Nelson of Minnesota III offering the
rao9 a,olIon' sent TO tho clerks desk and had
n 81. an article written by Prof. K. NJ.
q do'i.uu d'J.u OF Columbia college, in which he
81 ni.,'e eS that 1t would be a serious financial
# r,.'.Ae Ior the government to give up the
"a Nyynue derived from internal taxation.
al W. Johnston of North Carolina moved to
eua re Mr Wise's motion by providing for
81 riio gcu OF all internal taxes on spirits dis
# di5 from grain or fruit Of any kind he
n vtiH'J Mant, he said, free brandy or free
n f-aaN ~ but he wanted to see his people
81 hv "oin the oppression of almost military
\, 1T MEANT A DEFICIENCY.
tar McMillin said that this year the in
HI ON system would yield about Sl2O,0OO,-
Fl ror. ne entire surplus did not amount 30
#rt, lDah s2D,OOJ,0OJ per uunugi, SO that
r ra,1i government embarked on the total
#v6fi oi the internal revenue system, 1t
n o.q.I1 be faced on the threshold with a
ri HerreNoy Of $50 100000 per aanum.
vfs,t Iuo question was presented
congress would abolish
III On uhl revenue system OF reduce the
Ii e ,, 'iotliug he spoke his woes aud
HI aid 'o ~ his side Of the house when he
Fl I al IN tho contest between whisky