The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-29
WASHINGTON LETTER
Plain Statements to the Tariff
Commission.
THE DUTY ON WOOL AND LEAD
Needs % the .sEocky Mountain Country
a. Given by Its Representatives
work Done By Congress

COMMITTEES on WAYS and means has nxed
dAtes for hearings on special subjects
which VIII cut . squire IN making up the
tariff Bill. The committee Is not taking any
vacation during the holidays. but Is saving
wood IS inGustsiousiy IS II is members
we're working by the JOB instead Of By the
day IL opened Up with hearing on min
eTal products the day after Christmas Tie
subject of wool from the standpoint Of the
man wh0 raises sheep. IL distinction from
the man who makes woosen goods, = set
Tor a DAY IN January. III the arguments
and discussions were printed IN tull The
chances are the country would get more on
the subject than it could digest. But the
subjects Of ores and WOOL are OF especial IN
teresE TO the states and territories in Whist
is called here the Rocky mountain coun-
try"
Can that section Of the country raise
wool to = prSfit il the committee does not
keep up the tariff on woolg" / asked a
member Of congress who has been Is IA
mi lar with the industries Of Washington,
Montana and Idaho as any man here.
mo- be said, and then he told me what
sort OF ideas prevailed out there and what
the outline OF the work before the commit
Ohis idea ON wool is not strong enough TO
suit his ideas. The committee has his
ideas. for ne was before the COMMITTEES and
told them what he wanted in tone that
must have tickied the ear of Chairman
Mckinley, who has high tariff on the
brain.
Congressman Wilsos has forcible way
OF talking on tariff subjects. and on the
wool question said this:
believe there is an absolute necessity for
continued protection OF the woolgE0wing in
teresss ia the Rocky mountain states The state
/ represent Is interested 10 large degree in
Woodworking. l take position in view of the
the fact that the freight rates from the far West
ern states 20 q wool market are greater than the
rates from Australia and South America 20 East
factories, and Ia view of the TACT that labor
Is higher and the climate 50 much more rigor-
Gus that additional expense is incurred by wool
growers. which renders competition with Soath
America and Australia on equal terms an i'm
possibility. Free trade in wool means absolute
ruin 10 sheep husbandry in the Rocky mountain
states and territories
This IS plain enough language for any
body TO understand. The committee got
some plain talk on the subject of ores. OF
course it is too early 10 do any guessing as
70 what kind of bill the committee viii
recommend, but the point they have 90
consider IS Just this The duty on lead
ore should be SO adjusted that whenever
twenty or fifty pounds of lead. in ore or in
bars, is brought into the country. the same
amount OF duty Is paid on it Lead Is
lead whether ID has been nelfed Qua afsthe
original rock or not. As near as can 6nd
out this is what the Western men from
ore-producing states want. They may get
il in n recommendation from the commit
tee, but it will be some months yet before
the committee reports. and it may be adeal
longer before the fihbusterers Of the House
allow action on the subject
PRESENTED TO NEW STATES.
The resolution giving TO the new states
the property in the shape of fixtures.
books, records, etc. OF the old territorial
governments, is said TO have been the first
one Of the kind ever passed. They have
not been needed heretofore, because the
enabling acts have given the property 10
the states as they have come in from time
to tinle. In the recent omnibus bill that
let in four states in q lump this was over
looked by some inadyertence. Congress
men Wilson and Carter drew the resolu-
ton for Washington and Montana They
a difserene SORT of resolution. The prop
erty there goes 20 South Dakota, while
North Dakota's property was bought orig,
inally by private individuals, who gave IL
10 the territory. When Wilson and
Carriers resolution was under discussion,
some who did not understand the situa-
ton, wanted 20 amend is TO include the
Daketas, and they crowded the thing so
hard that 1t looked as ii the whole thing
would go into the basket. Wilson saw
how things were going. and, while Carter
was doing some talking. he quietly wrote
another resolution covering Washington
aso e. With this in his hand be walked
down the aisle TO the front of the speakers
desk. and stood ready To spring il the min
ute the other one went lie was also
loaded With a speech. in which he would
have told the House THAI nobody wanted
20 buy s lot Of old records, books of ae-
count, tables, etc, and the p1oeeeds OF the
sale would not meet the cost OF advertising
for bids. Controller Matthews had inti-
mated IS much 10 hiis But Carter got his
point the original resolution passed, and
Mr.. Wilson did not have 90 use the one ne
had prepared.
seuIRE's TALKS 70 BUSINESS MEy.
Amose the speakers at the meeting OF
the Busin $ Mems Club Of Washington.
81 Wizards hetel last Wednesday night.
vas Senator squire. He impressed on the
men Of Washington the fact thar il takes s
visit 10 the far Wess before the magnitude
ii the country Is fully appreciated and
before Tire rapidify Of its development IS
fsily understood
RIA FAX - THE aoUsE
4 motion went through in the House the
other day for oali Of states for the intro
dacsion 81 bills. Ii uas the first time this
session and about every man Of the 80
reached into his desk and brought cut a
salal! arsnful Wilson. Of Washington, did
the sAzas. IL was little before ! O'Clock
that the call began. Washington Is vel
down toward the tAil end OF the alphabet
and Is vas = long time before thai state
Was FeacAsi. Mr. Wilson stsll sal there
with his bss3S RI ready to spring. Ii Has
As when hts state was reached ard IN the
meeaslme about ]. 20 hilS had been read.
Seveval motions to defer the rest Of the
states wNs nsade ard lest and 81 tic whoae
i rather tired Mr. Wilson's patience. lie
j. rrylne 70 get = trend "a introduce =
resolution % begin at the other ead o. the
2,phAhes next Tsme. If that fails rs no
sure thsug be wont introduce a hall 60
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