The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-17
FOR FREE Wool.
The Mills Bill Passes An.
other Rapid


wAsnrserox. July Ms--On assembling
to-day the hSuse went into comniftce ef
the whose an the t2riE bill. the vosien
sche<inse being pending r D. Tsysar. of
Ohio. In opo.inx the sehssiais, srxaed that
the passage Of the siii would not benefit
szse consumer of woss Il soald not ~
slnce TIE priee Of Nooz in this country after
4 had bcen IN operation snkstiensiy long
10 DESTROY the bozne industry To be sare
the placing Of weeI On the free list woalH
r~ture the sxyeHue aset; fs.0e sA bat
| thas 1oala be accomplished as wei with
auf is5utinx AZ aadszsry By sskisg fha,
ssseunf 81 gos5 nsss u irsr from the srrasary
snd sinksns 81 in she Ps,smxe river.
The passage Of shis tsls wsusst ABSOLUTELY
destroy she main woos eassing industry Of
the eoGHtry. II might aes destroy that Of
taliswaia or Of Texss- but Il would Also
] lHseiy tessfoT that of fennsyfFansa. ohia.
West Virginia aud the Sorf fhxesteru states.
Wool had been PLACED on the FIRE list
ssxarif tceasse she president rrruFa-
fcendei II, aud the president knew ne
,aorc shy he recozataendrs, {, ;hsn Dick
ens's Fat Bes knex why be went 10 sseep.
nor 70 sarchs
AZ his point Suggestion ef Mills 10 vose
or the free wnni eianEx as l O'Clock vas ia
tfry&seess aisd adopted
Adams Of Illinois spoke In favor Of chang
iug 10 January I. ISss. the tifae when the
tree wool seisesfule should 20 into eject
Alsea Of Massachusetts, sent 30 che clerks
desk aud had read letter freni Mr. Whit
nsan. prssgdenf Of the National Association
Of Nszol Manufacturers. szsing the associa-
ton "a opposEs. 10 the Removal u The duty
the seoi manufacturing isdnsfry. said
wbiiInaB's letter. 10 deF<uxsnt On The
growth in this country Of their principal
raw material
Jackson Of Pennsyiyaaia bore testimony
that the wool manufacturers OF Pbiiadei
phss were uiieomprvnisingiy opposed 20
free wocl.
Kess Of Iowa called attention 10 the fsc,
that the reduction of the duty on weoi ia
fS>t Had resulted in an increase Of revenue
TO the extent ef s1i. .atp. 90 and he therefore
favored a return To the tariff OF 1871
Anderson of Iowa said that the self
constituted champions of American labor
by declaring that the bill was an assault
upon American industry, were presenting
a false issue 10 the country.
Williams of Ohio protested against the
reckless disregard OF the interests OF the
farmers OF Ohio and of the great North
west, Of Texas aud the broad prairies of
Southwest, In placing wool on the free list. /
KELLEY Of fxnnsyiyania arose and with |
considerable warmth repclled with equal |
personality the attack made upon him |
Saturday by Scott
After hrief srvur,enf t.x peeekenrias,. /
IN faYor ~ fr,.s y.s,i w,,tins of f,h7o
moved 10 strike wool from the free list
Buitervorth of Ohio asked 10 effect an 4
arrangement by which an aye and nay
vote might be taken, but Mills declined 70 /
comply. TeIlers were then ordered, ane |
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l;iuxley of Mains. r,s,y,-1 rn strike o,,.
the paragraph fixing duty Of L per cent. 4
on printing paper. Lost.
Mills fiaoNed That the paragraph corscerIl-
ing eare-cioth he amended 30 ss 10 In
crease the duty from IS TO - per cent, per /
square fetst. ana ia cose Of such cloth 4
n ssie al tempered steel sire, from . 70 4
W ceots tseF Spuare fosh. Adopted
uthef amendments offered BY Mills and I
adopted were striking out The india rsibher i
sabFic paragraph; hxing tue dufy on sasiin /,
at q cents per ton for crude. aud q for /
& hiaa clay or wrought kssiin, and placing 4
lne daiy on rough marble; IN blocks and /
- iiarea, al 10 ceafs per cubic foot
his conpteled consideration OF the I
essentially isFid features OF the bill, except /
IN Fegarsi 10 such paragraphs as have been /
passed eser informally. and the admins /
ffaisfc Portion of the measure Was taken 4
up.
Biehaaan OF ScT York offered an /
amendment providing that ns' goods. the /
rrUancs II whole OF IN material part 81 4
cousiet labor, shall be imported for The /
FXt- : sails mr.