The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-13
WOOL INDUSTRY.
Congress Still Studying the
Mills Bill.
.saasliesns Think the rr~s~ns woe,
rariG too Iowa Texas Conxre~s-
man who Fsltcrs. but Eem~mher.
M. Duty to the rarsy.

wsssssSssres. iaiy i2-ia the hsuse So.
siens were ordered fss mex, wessnsa,nv
ans. Thursday nlSAi sar consideration 81
hills rerassed respectively frnns the cs,z,.
A;tfse 81, sai<sr and tbs easusaistee on MI.
itary Affairs.
Fsri. Of Michigan. from, the cass,uistn.
oa military Affairs. reported hack sAe rpx,.
lutsaa ior the appointment of sneesaa
ecnssasitce 10 investigate aIsexeSi esssla.sx
of the contract sassrr law.
IN reply TO = question hy vanaeser. a.
/ California. Ford stated thar tho resolution,
was broad eaoaga Ia lis sss,sc To cover ,l,,s
scsscef Vf any evasion "a the law sexlnst
Chinese immigration.
Cox, 81 New Ssrs, called tie aftenf,.s., 81
! the hease . sar great neceSssfy ~ tf,is -sx-
oiuisoa 70 correct abuses now sxlsf,rs
There was sn abnormal i,amsrrat5en {,
this eapntxy hy Elca persuaded d, ra.n,
here by tAise atsi fraudulent presentian<
/ insiead Of taeFa telng an ordinary imnai-
gTaFiea trssut iiSis, lta3is1s were essninr
ia3o tais country <1ssa year ander snff,s-
engss that shaaitt be inqaiFes. iufsN Thesc
came inte New Yesk ia one mouth sa.ool
men who did net know oar Language and
latsof
Morrow Of California was glad the haese
al last comrrehhnded the evil l,espttinr
the country iro4a unrestricted tsnsaigra,
ton.
The resolution was adopted.
The house wcHt into corasnittee of fhs
" hole on the tariff hill. the agreement 80.
ing that no yp,e bc taken on the psrdinr
wool schedule to-day. fasSiaY Of Ohio stss
posed she schedule and said The duty ett
weol saoald be Increased Instead Of re-
Morse Of Massachusetts, favored the Mills
hifi generally aui especially the cla,tza
putting wcai tipos, the free list
opoaneli Of Michigan sail the aftemps
10 risee Wool sn the free lis, would iniufe
one Fifteenth ot The population of the
country interested in woal growing. ifo
appealed fer the restoration of the duties
Mckinney OF New Hampshire ala not
think the placing OF Wool on the free list
would DECREASE the price of wool in this
country. but would secure cheaper clothes.
bccausc u would enable American manti-
lactnrefs 10 compete with foreign manu-.
factHrers
caswell Of Wisconsin protested against
free wool as having the effect af DESTROYING
the sheep raising industry OF his state.
Boethmaa OF Ohio said the placing Of
wool on the free list struck a decided blow
ST one Of the industries OF his district. ffa
favored a re,tirn Ia the wool schedule OF
1867.
Doskery of Missouri controversial ,ha
argument that frce wool would destroy
the wooigrowing interest II would ha IS
fair TO expect neither to desert her bebs
as To expect the Democratic party 10 turn
It's hack upon the isboring man who had
always constituted Its bone and siucw.
Ailen. of Michigan, said the Democrats
had protected all Of the products OF fha
country south Of Mason and Dixon'x line
aud ia The same breath charged the Re-
puhiieans with seetionalisin. II they be
tieved they could strike as Michigan
through her great staples, salt, lumber and
wooi. with inpnnity, they would learn
better a; the coming election
Ianhau, OF Texas, said be had some
doubt as to The prDpficty of the wool
schedule, bnt be had resolved that doubt
In favor of the duty which he owed To the
party TO which he belonged
piugIes, Of Maine, said sincc the Mills
bin had been launched wool had declined
cents a pound II The discussion OF tho
bin had dene this. what would the bill IT,
self 10, to the injury of the farmer
J, y. Taylor. OF Ohio. regarded tue bill a.
q conspiracy for ultimate free trade aud
attacked iis general features aud ,tore ex-
paciallY that feature placing wool on the
free list.
The committee then rose Rnd the house
took recess until y O'Clock, the evening
session 10 10 for consideration OF various
pfi sase pension bills