Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-22
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
The Oklahoma Bill Causes
Fillibustering.
PAYSON FINALLY GAINS HIS POINT
The Wool Schedule Forms the Basis
of an Animated Debate.
Changes in the Rates.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

w WASHINGTON, y anuary Zl.-ln the Oen-
ate, after some preliminary matter, the
Tariff bill was taken up. Allison asked
unanimous consent to have the debate
limited by ten-minute rule after 3
o'clock.
The Finance Committee amendment
to the wool schedule of the Tariff bill,
increase the proposed rate of duty
slightly-cheap woods, from to cents
second class, from IL to IL cents. On
manufactured articles The increase is
about Is per cent.
Senator Dawes introduced the follow
ing bill: That the dead timber standing
or fallen on Indian reservations or allot-
ments, the fee to which remains in the
United States, may be felled, cut, re-
moved, sold, or otherwise disposed of by
Indians residing on such reservation or
allotment for their benefit, or under such
regulations as the President of the
United States may prescribe.
The House special resolution provid-
ing for the final vote on the Oklahoma
bill on Thursday was agreed to.
An agreement was reached by which
the vote on the Tariff bill will be post
poned from l until O'Clock tomorrow.
Speeches, beginning at O'Clock this
evening, will be limited to ten minutes.
After 3 o'clock to-day, Vance objected
to the question being on the amendment
offered by Brown last Saturday, increas-
ing the rate on rice. Morgan read a
speech controverting some of the posi-
tions taken by Brown. The discussion
on the rice question soon became mixed
up with the sugar question and Gibson
advocated adequate protection for both
rice and sugar. Butler said he would be
glad to see the bill SO arranged as to do
ample and exact justice to every in
dustry. He believed the intention OF
the Finance Committee was to aim
a blow at rice and sugar and other
commodities, because certain Senators
on the Democratic side would not
acquiesce in the monstrous proposition
Of the bill. The Senators were now
going through the farce of pretending to
those persons out of whom the fat had
recently been fried, that they (the manu-
facturers) would get an opportunity, un.
der the tariff, of frying that fat out of the
taxpayers and recouping what they paid
out for election purposes. The Senators
were perfectly aware it could not become
law, but they had certain part to play
and they were playing it.
After further discussion Aldrich sug.
gested that the rice paragraph go over till
tomorrow, and that in the meantime the
Finance Committee would examine the
facts and figures presented by the Sen
ator from Georgia, (Brown.) The sug.
gestion was agreed to and the rice
paragraph went over till tomorrow.
On suggestion of Vest it was agreed
that the general debate shall go on to-day
until 5 O'Clock, after which the ten min
ute rule would be enforced and all debate
to cease tomorrow at o'clock and votins
on the bill begin.
Schedule X, on wool and manufactures
OF wool, was then taken up. Vance
moved to amend the first paragraph of il
by making it read: "All woods of the
Alpaca goat and other like animals shal
be admitted free of duty" and addressed
the Senate in support Of the amendment
After speaking some time, Vance
yielded to Allison, who reported severa
amendments to the wool and wooler
schedule. The amendments, which
were sent to the printer without beips
read, are to the following effect: IL
paragraph 346, taxing woods of the firs
and second class IL cents per pound, the
words, "and second, ,"are struck out, anC
the words, "wools of second class, l:
cents per pound" are added. In para
graph 346, which taxes wools valued al
not over IL cents per pound, 6 cents 6
pound, the tax is increased to 8 cents
In paragraph 347, relating to wools of the
third class, valued at IL cents or less pei
pound. the tax is increased from 2@ te
cents per pound. In paragraph 34S
relating to woods over IL cents ir
value, the tax is increased from
s to 8 cents. In paragraph 354 the words
land worsted" are inserted twice, 80 as
to make it read "woolen and worstec
cloths, woolen and worsted shawls, etc, ,
and the rate of 40 cents per pound "or
cloths valued at above 30 cents pei
pound" is increased to 45 cents. A like
change is made in paragraph $50, in
creaslng the rate on hannels, blankets
etc, valued at above go cents per pound
from 40 to As cents per pound. Para
graphs 356 and 357 are amended by in.
creasing the rates in two provi
| ooD "pPiyAbb W SOUuS weighing
over four ounces per square yard" from
40 to 45 cents per pound. In paragraph
1858, las to ready made clothing" the
rate is increased from 40 to 45 cents pei
pound. In paragraphs 361, 1862, 1854, 365
366, 367 and 1858. carpets, "the ad valo.
rem rate is increased from 80 to IS per
cent; in 369, from 40 to As per cent, and
in 81, ''endless belts for paper or print
ing machines" from 80 to 35 per cent.
Vance then concluded his speech and
was followed by George in some general
observations on the bill. After further
debate the senate took a recess until s
O'Clock.
At the evening session, the pending
amendment to place all wool on the free
list was defeated by viua voce vote. On
previous roll calls (no quorum being
presently Brown, Payne and George voted
in the negative with the Republicans.
Vest offered an amendment reducing
from ii to 10 cents a pound the duty on
woods of the first and second class. After
considerable discussion this amendment
was lost and, on motion of Allison, the
duty on wool of the second class was in
creased from IL to 12 cents pound.
Allison moved to amend by increasing
from 21a to cents per pound the duty
on woods of the third class valued at 12
cents or less per pound. Agreed to.
Allison further moved to increase the
duty on wools of the third class valued
at exceeding IL cents pound) from to
8 cents per pound. Agreed to. On mo.