Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-22
Vance 5 Pastoral. >
Like Silas Wegg, He Drops Into
Poetry Sometimes.
THE SENATE DEBATE INSPIRES HIM,

ana Mary Hal " t4Ittie Is Suggest
ed by It's wooiIy Characteristic Vote
Again Postponed - LAWYERS improved
SpelIine--The Laugh on Joe Cannon
Something Cheap In the Railway Line
Jottings from the Capital.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 22.-After all, the
senate had to extend the time for the voting
to begin on the tariff BILL and 80 far as can
be seen it will be some time tonight before
the bill is finally disposed Of if, indeed a still
further pOstponement is not found necessary.
The voting begins at ! p. m. to-day and there
is every prospect of very late session to-
night This agreement was made necessary
on the objection of Vance and Vest that there
had not been enough talk over the matter
yet.
During the debate in the early part of the
session yesterday Butler declared the object
of the bill To he to allow the manufacturers
who had had the fat" fried out of them be
fore the election To fry little fat out Of the
taxpayers now Vance then began speech
in favor of free wool but yielded to permit
Allison to offer several amendments to the
wool schedule that had been agreed upon by
The finance committee.
Tho first of these amends paragraph SAG
taxing woOls of the first and second classes IL
cents pound 50 as to make it read WOODS
of the first class and all hair of the alpaca,
goat, and other like animals, II cents per
pound Woods Of the second class, IL cents
per pound
The second amendment amends the para
graph relating to woods OF the third class so as
to make the rate on woods of the value of II
cents or leSS per pound cents per pound ian
advance of 10 cents; and the third amend.
rai ba
valued at more than II cents per pound from
@ to : cents
The fourth amendment inserts twice in
paragraph 354 the words and worsted" so as
10 make it read "woolen and worsted cloths,
wooden aid worsted slIawls" etc and raises
the rate of 10 cents pound on cloths valued
at more than 90 cents per pound to Is cents
similar advance from 40 to Is cents per
pound is made in the paragraphs relating u
fannelS, blankets, etc. and dress goods weigh.
ing more than four ounces per square yard
In the paragraph relating to ready made
clothing the rate is increased from 40 TO IL cents
per pound. In the paragraphs relating to car
pets the al valorem rate is increased from &c
to ~ per cent, and in paragraph 367, from
40 To 10 per cent, and in paragraph 37l END
less belts for paper or printing machines,
from 10 10 IS per cent All these amend
ments were adopted at the night session
In the course of a long speech George said
while oppose protection as Ilnwarranted
by the constitution and as unjust, | still say
that il is my duty to try to make such n law
less unjust, less unequal, less unconstitutional,
by dividing its benefits among those who have
TO bear its burdens If had my way would
make this bill protective all round. | would
vote a bounty OF cent per pound on every
pound of cotton grown in the United States,
not because believe it ought to be done, but
because II is right and fair that cotton raisers
heing compelled to contribute t. the prosperity
and advancement of other interests, should lie
allowed To receive their share.
Plumb-SO that if man picked your
pocket you would consider yourself justified
IN picking another mans pocket order to re
coup yourself.
GeOrge-No, sir but if law were proposed
TO allow the senator from Kansas To pick my
pocket, would he justified in moving an
amendment that would allow me to pick his
and then would vote against the whole bill
SO with this tariff bill. Ii it were amended
30 rs to make il protective all around, would
vote against it on its final passage
At the night session Vance, in order TO
show the interest which the people took in
the wool question, read what he termed "A
protective pastoral; or the girl with only one
stocking; composed and arranged for the
spinning wheel and respectfully dedicated to
that devoted friend of protected machinery
and high taxes the senator from Rhode Isl
and The following Is part OF the ''psts-
toral:"
Our Mary had little lamb
And her heart was most intent
To make its wool, beyond its worth
Bring tifty-six per cent.
Now, praise TO Mary and her lamb.
Who did this scheme invent
To clothe one-half n girl in wool
And one-half In per cent.
All honor. too, TO Mary's friend.
And ali protective acts,
That chcaply clOthe the rich in wool
And wrap the poor in tax.