Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-22
Fiftieth Congress-second Session
WAsH1NeroN, Jan. 21

bill to authorize the Omaha, Fort Dodge al
 Southern railway company to build it's roi
 across the Fort Hayes military reservation
 Kansas, not exceeding one hundred feet
 in width, and on motion of MT. Plumb u
 bill was passed.
 THE TARIFF DEBATE.
 The senate at 11:30 took up the tariff bil
 and MT. Allison asked unanimous consent
 have the debate limited by the ten-minut l rule after 3 o'clock to-day. MT. Vance of jected unless the time for taking the vol should be extended twenty-four hours. Tn wool and woolen schedule, the most impo tant in the bill, he said, had not yet bee l touched, nor had the lumber schedule. 0 the suggestion of MT. Vest it was agreed ths the general debate shall go on to-day unt 5 o'clock, after which the ten-minute rul shall be enforced and that all debate sha cease tomorrow at 5 o'clock and voting O I the bill shall begin.
 The vote on the pending question being O ! the amendment offered by MT. Brown las Saturday, increasing the rates on rice, wa I postponed from one to five o'clock to morrow Schedule K, wool and manufactures of wool was then taken up. MT. Vance moved t amend the first paragraph of it by making read: "All wools, hair of the Alpaca goa and other like animals shall be admitted fire of duty" and addressed the Senate in sup DO6S Ol b0o ALuo2QH6uts 4uo V u1tco 0Labo was, he said, the fourth country in the worlt in the number of sheep and the second ceun try in the production of wool He gave tn number of sheep in the United States at 43, 000, 900, the amount of wool produced 8 2S5, 1000, ,000 pounds, the amount of wool i'm ported at IA, ,000,000 pounds, the amour exported at 100000 pounds and the amour retained for consumption at 392, ,O00 ,00l pounds. He gave the prices of corresponding grades of wool as 2211sc. per lb. in Londo1 and 31 cents in New York and Boston. St that making allowance for freight it wal clear, he said, that the tax made wool 8 centi pound higher in the United States than 1T England. That additional cost represented on the 285, ,000, ,000 pounds of domestic woo ported in 1888 he gave at $47, ,000, ,000. Or these the tax was about 69 per cent, making the total cost of imported woolen goods about $S0, ,000, ,000. He estimated the domestic pro. duction of woolen goods at $500, ,000, ,000 and the enhanced price on the consumers, caused by the duty of 69 per cent, at $1SS, ,000, ,000 If the enhanced price of the domestic goods were estimated at 50 per cent. instead of 6e per cent. it would amount to $150, 900, ,00C and if estimated at 25 per cent it would still amount to $75, 900. 900. so that whatever figures were taken, there was an enormous additional cost imposed upon the people by the duties on wool and woolen goods. With the exception of metals the woolen industry was the greatest industry of the country and therefore it should be the duty of legis. lators to push the prosperity of that great industry.
 MT. Vance yielded to MT. Allison who re- ported several amendments to the wool and woolen schedule. The amendments, which were sent to the printer without being read, are to the following effect:
 In paragraph 346 Gazing wools of the first and second class, Il cents per pound) the words land second" are struck out and the words 'swools of the second class 12- cents a pound" are added. Paragraph 347, relating to wools of the third class valued at 12 cents or less per pound, the tax is increased from 21k to cents per pound. Paragraph 348, relating to wools over 12 cents in value, the tax is increased from to 8 cents. In para serted twice so ss to make it read, "woolen and wersted cloths, woolen and worsted shawls," and the rate of 40 cents a pound Con cloths valued at above 60 cents a pound) is increased to 46 cents. The like change is made paragraph 355. increasing the rate on hannels, blankets, etc., valued at above 60 cents per pound from 40 to 45c. per pound Paragraphs 356 and 357 are amended by in- creasing the rates in the two provisos apply- ing to goods weighing over four ounces per square yard from forty to forty-fve cents per pound. In paragraph 35S, as to ready made clothing, the rate is increased from forty to forty-fve cents per pound. In paragraphs 361, 362, 364. 365, 366, 377 and 368 (carpets) the ad valorem rate is increased from thirty to thirty-three per cent. In 369 from forty to forty-fve per cent. and in 371 (endless belts for paper or printing machines) from thirty to thirty five per cent. MT. Vance then proceeded with long argument in favor of free wool.
 Unanimous consent was given MT. Morrill, to occupy twenty minutes tomorrow with some remarks on the tariff bill.
 Mir. Chace analysed some of the statements embraced in Consul Schoenhof's report as to cotton yarn prices in Germany, and which, he said, had been used very lavishly on the stump to s'convict the robbers under the protective system."
 These statements were, Mir. Chace said, nothing short of pure absurdity. The yarn cloths spun could be bought at half the prices given as the cost of spinning them. The report, he said, bore within itself inter- mai evidence of having been fixed up for cleo tion purposes.
 The Senate at o'clock took recess till 8 o'clock.
 EVENING SESSION.
 But ten senators were present when the Senate was called to order at eight o'clock. The pending amendment was that to place wool on the free list.
 MT. Jones of Arkansas demanded the yeas and nays.
 The roll was twice called with the result of no quorum. Another call of the Senate showed that forty-three members were in att tendance and at the suggestion of Mir. Harris the demand for the yeas and nays was again withdrawn and the amendment was defeated by viva voce vote.
 HoUsE-There was some 6libustering this afternoon by the introduction and reading of long bills.
 MT. Payson had a double object in flibus- tering, one being to force the friends of the Oklahoma bill to yield to certain amend meuts which he desired to have incorporated into the measure, and the other being to pre- vent the consideration of the Union Pacific funding bill under @ suspension of the rules. Being successful in his double object, the Oklahoma men agreeing to incorporate his amendments and the friends of the Union Pacific bill giving him assurances that the measure would not be called up to-day, he desisted from his dilatory tactics and with- drew his bankruptcy bill.
 The call of States having been concluded, Mr. Warner of Missouri withdrew his pend- ing motion to suspend the rules and pass the Oklahoma bill, and in lieu thereof moved to suspend the rules and adopt resolution providing for @ final vote on that bill at four o'clock on Thursday next, with permission
  ment to the section of the measure relative to town sites. After long debate the mo- tion to suspend the rules and adopt the reso- lution was agreed to, yeas 163, nays 76.
 MT. Herbert of Alabama, from the commit tee on naval affairs, reported the naval ap- propriation bill and it was placed upon the calendar Under instructions from the com. mittee on Indian affairs Mr. Peel of Arkansas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill authorizing the five civilized nations to lease lands within their boundaries for mining purposes, subject to the approval of the Sec retary of the Interior. The motion was agreed.
 On motion of MT. Montgomery of Ken. lucky. acting under instructions from the committee on postoffices and post roads, the rules were suspended and bill was passed to increase the maximum amount of interna tional orders from $50 to $100.
 The House then at 4:4Q adjourned.
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