Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-15
FIFTiE'TH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July II, 1883.
SENATE.
The Senate was NOT IN sossion Today.
HouKa OF RenreaenfnflYeS

The Senate was not I'm session to-day.
Rouse or Representatives.
Immediately after the reading OF the Jour-
nal the House resumed the consideration OF
the Subsidy" amendment OF the Senate TO
the post Office appropriation bill.
Mr.. Peters, OF Kansas. spoke In favor Oh
the amendment, Messrs. Rogers OF Arkansas,
Oates Of Alabama, and Raynor OF Maryland,
against IL.
Dr.. Blount, OF Georgia. closed the debate
in opposition 10 the amendment, and then
MR. Blngham's motion to concur in the SEN
ate amendment with amendment was lost
yeas, 56; nays, 13j.
BY vote OF yeas 141. nays 81, the House
further insisted on its disagreement to the
Senate amendment. and further conference
was ordered.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole on the tatif bill, the pending
schedule beng that relative to wool.
Mr.. Cultivate. OF Ohio, rldlcued the as
sertion that the effect OF the tariff had been
70 increase the number OF sheep in this coun-
| try. He quoted a remark made 10 him by
sheep grower in Ohio to the effect that be
would surrender oil the benefit which he de-
rived from bis clip on account OF protective
tariff for the privilege OF buying one pair OF
untaxed pants. lie conteuded that the
woOllen manufacturers had nothing 10 fear
from the Woolen schedule. The bill pre-
scented a fair propositiOn-a proposition to
make the reduction on woollen goods equal
to the reduction which would result from
putting wool on the free list.
Mr.. La Toilette. Of Wisconsin, took up and
criticised Dir. Clrlise's speech upon the bill;
especially that portion in which the Speaker
endeayored 10 show the prosperity OF the
country during the low-tarld decade from
1850 to 1860. To do this, said Dir. La Toilette,
Mr.. Carlisle had had recourse to the percent
age argument and had shown that the per-
centage OF increase 10 tie woolen. cotton,
hard ware, hosiery, and boots and shoes in
duslries had been very large. The trick OF
the percentage argument was that the manu-
facture might be 60 small that any increase
would make percentage showing. No
argument based 90 percentages could be re-
lied upon, unless all the facts were stated.
Mr.. Carlisle, he said, had carefully selected
such articles for bis argument as were
touched but slightly or not at all by the act
OF 1916.
SIR. Scott, Of Pennsylvania, went back TO
bis quarrel with Mr. Kelley, OF Pennsylya-
MA.
Mr.. Grosvenor, OF Ohio, was reminded by
these debates OF the fierce battles which had
been fought on the stump in Ohio.
Mr. Whiting. Of Michigan, denied that the
price OF wool was less in Michigan now than
last year.
Mr.. Grosvenor replied that it was so in
Boston aud elsewhere; while Mr.. Dingley,
OF Maine, confirmed the statement as true OF
Maine.
Mr.. Ford. OF Michigan, said that IT was
for the country 10 choose between cheap
whiskey or cheap clothing. The wool
tariff was burdensome. There was scarcely
q breeze when the iron aud copper schedules
were passed upon. But, now backed by a
subsidized press, the Republicans tumbed
over one another 10 get TO the front and
denounce the wool schedules. He did
not believe that the effect OF the
| bill would be TO decrease the price
OF American wool. Put all OF the
protective tariff you please on wool and you
could not produce all the needed varieties OF
wool, But il taxed the manufacturer, and
thereby hurt the farmers best customer.
Senator'S sherman aud Hawley In 1888 had
declared that the tariff had reduced the
price Of wool. Before we bad any tariff on
wool the proportion OF sheep to the popu-
lation WAS much larger than 1t ever bad
been under the tariff. The manufacturers
OF the country asked the farmers to work
aud stint and ploch while they took their
ease This was the feast that the farmers OF
the country were invited TO partAke OF by
the Republican party, but be predicted that
they would reject II on November 9Th next.
| Applause on the Democratic side.l
The House then at o'clock took recess
until O'Clock, the evening session TO be for
the consideration OF private bius.