Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-16
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
IN FAVOR OF FREE WOOL.
The Vote in the House of Representatives.

The Vote in the House of Representatives.
VARIOUS BILLS IN THE SENATE.
The Senate.
| The following bills were reported from commit
] tees and passed: The House bill to extend the
limits Of the port or New orleans; the House joint
resolution electing Col Harris, OF Ohio Gen. Mar
tin, OF Kansas, and Gen. Hartranft, OF Pennsyiva-
Mia, managers OF the National Soldiers Home, to
| nll vacancies.
Mr.. Hale offered a resolution (Which went over
till to-n.orrow) calling on the Postmaster General
for copy OF testimony OF leIter-carriers In the
New York post-onice, taken BY Posl-Ofdce Inspec-
| tor Rogers, in July, 1886. ana by u committee OF
| 1856
| THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INDIAN TRADRRsHIPs.
| Mr. Chandler offered a resolution (Which was
referred to the committee on contingent expenses)
to continue during the recess, the select commit
! tee on Indian tradershipS.
House of Representatives.
| The call OF states for the Introduction Of bills
| having been dispensed with the House went into
| committee OF the whole (Mr. Springer in the
chair on the tarin bill, the woolen schedule being
pending.
MR.. TAYLOR ON THE WOOL QUESTION.
Mr. (. B. Taylor eOhio), In opposing the sched-
ue, argued that the passage OF the bill would not
j benefit the consumer OF wool. II would not re-
duce tne price OF wool in this country after 1t had
been in operation sufficiently long to destroy the
home Industry. To be sure, the placing OF wool on
the free list would reduce the revenue about 000
| OOO, but that could be accomplished just as well
| without injurlng any industry, py taking that
| amount OF gold and silver from the Treasury and
sinking 1t IN the Potomac River. The passage OF
| TINS bill would absolutely destroy the main wool
Raising Industry OF the country. II migut not de-
stroy that or California, or OF Texas but 1t would
\ "a nnGIr fhau Iahfn
! West Virginia and the northwestern states. Wool
| had been placed on the free list simply because
the President recommended 1T, anu the President
| knew no more why he recommended It than
| Dickens TAT boy knew why he went 10 sleep SO
| much.
AL the suggestion Of Mr.. Mills CTexas) 1T was
| agreed that a vote should be taken ON the Tree
| wool clause at o'clock to-day.
Mr. Adams lll) spoke In favor OF changing to
January !, 1889, the time when the 1Iee-W Dol
/ schedule shall 30 into effect.
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOOL hANUFAC-
| TUKERs
Mr. Allen (Mass.) sent TO the clerks desk and had
| read letter from Mr.. Whitman, president Of the
National Association OF Wool Manufacturers, stat
| ing that the wool manufacturers are opposed to
/ the removal OF the duty on foreign WOOL The
permanent success or The wool manufacturing In
duStry, says Mr.. Whitman, Is dependent on the
growth In this country OF their principal raw ma
| terial.
Mr. Jackson (Pa) bore testimony that the wool
| manufacturers OF Philadelphia were uncomprO-
mlslngly opposed to free WOOL
| Mr. Kerr QOwa) called attention to the fact that
the reduction or the duty on wool In 1888 had re-
suited In an increase OF revenue to the extent OF
| $llOOOOOO and he therefore favored a return 10
The Larln or 1867.
| NR. ANDERSON FAvoRs THE BILL.
| MI. Anderson Qowal said that the self-consti-
! tuted champions or American labor by declaring
| that the bill was an assault upon American In
| dustry, were presenting q false issue to the
| country Taking this bill In Its entire percentage
OF protection u American Industries he could NOT
| See from the Old StaDuDOfni lcl
! II Was that 40 per cent tarin was in the
| nature or AN assault on American Industries
argIcd that IL was not obnoxious to the charge OF
| secConalsm. That was another false issue pre-
selted by these seif-constituted champions
| AN OHIO PROTEST.
| Mr.. Williams Ohio protested against the ruth
less disregard OF the interests OF the farmers OF
| Ohio and the great Northwest, OF Texas and the
broad praries OF the Southwest In placing wool on
/ the free list.
NIX. KELLEY REPLIES TO Mr.. SCOTS SPEECH OF
SATURDAY.
| Mr.. Kelley (Pa), said that he saw from the
Record that on S.turday last the member from
Erie. Mr.. Scott had INDUCED In an unusually reck-
less ranrarOnade In the course OF which, after re-
| ferring TO him lMr. Kelley by name, tue member
| cultivate IN one what nature has not given nim-
those traits OF character which gentlemen recog-
nize both In pubic and private life as the best
! and private life were governed by the traits TO
which he alluded, II was matter Of great happiness
| TO niM (Mr. kelley) that nature did not bestow
tnem upon him, and II the member alluded to those
traits which permitted him, In pursuit or his own
advantage, TO pervert and falstty statements made
by gentlemen, or which, according TO his code,
quired a man who was forced TO hear q converse
tlon all the essential points or which were falsi-
| fled and perverted by a party to such cOnverSa-
tlon. to abstain from exposing such falsification
| and perVersion, he MR. Kelley humby thanked
his Creator ior having projected him from the
domination OF such traits. II was not his purpose
! 10 pursue the gentleman through his labyrinth of
Imaginary facts. but to say that In his letter to
| Mr.. Swank Mr.. Carnegie had confirmed his tMr.
| keiieys) statement. The statements OF the wit
| nesses-U. Ii. Painter and Mr.. Weirick-would also
SHOW. with increased emphasis, why he was so
glad to escape the dominant traits OF his (Mr.
| ScoLts) character.
THE HOUSE REFUSES TO STRIKE WOOL FROM THE FREE
| LIST.
| After brief argument by Mr.. Breckinridge Ky1
In favor OF the free-woOl clause Mr. wilkins (OhtO)
moved to strike wool from the free list.
| on a division the vote STOOD 93 to l22 and the
announcement was received with applause on the
| democratic side.
Mr. sowden {Pa.) and Mr.. wilkins and Mr.. Foran
| (Ohio) were the only democrats voting In the
Affirmative, While Mr. Anderson uowa) voted in
| Mr.. Butterworth (Ohio) wished to eject an ar
| raDgemenL by which a yea-and-nay vote might be
| taken in the House, but Mr.. Mills declined to
| comply.
Tellers were then ordered, and MI. wilkins mo-
uon was defeated-102-120.
cARPETING AND MATING.
| MI. Mills Onered an amendment striking out the
clause imposing duty OF 80 per cent ad valorem
on carpets and carpeLings and inserting clause
! imposing a duty OF six cents per square yard on
| hemp and Jute ca!petings OF 20 per cent ad
| valorem on uOor mating and dOOr mats
| exclusively OF vegetable substances, and OF 20
per cent ad vaIOrem on all other carpets and car
petings. druggets backngs, mats, rugs, screens
covers, hassOcks, bedsides Of wool, fax, cotton or
parts Of either, or other material.
Mr.. Lodge Niass) offered an amendment impos-
ing duty OF 10 cents pr square loot on cocoa
nAfS AM mn ri hfNnN
| ting. Lost; S6-95.
Mr.. Mills amendment was agreed to.
Mir. BOothman Ohio then called up his amend
menl, offered some days ago, restoring the wool
| tarin OF 1867, and 1t was retected-59; 90.
| FREE WOOL OCTOBER l.
On motion OF Mr.. Mills CTexas} the date on which
the rree-wOOl clause shall 60 into eject was nxed
| at october 1, 1883; and the date for the taking
effect OF the woolen schedule was liked at January
| ], $780,
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