The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-31
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS-.

Morgan presented the resolutions of COL
ored mass meeting in Birmingham, Ala.
against the passage of the federal election
bill. Several unimportant bills of local
character were passed, and the tariff bill
then taken up, the pending question being
Carlisle's motion to strike out the wool
so as to place wool on the free
list. Daniel addressed the senate in sup
port of the amendment. Faith has demon
strated, he said, that high tariff on wool
high tariff had been designed to stimulate
American manufacturing of woolens, it
had failed; if the design had been to in
crease the number of American sheep, the
cultivation of flocks and the increase of the
had been to decrease the. price of
wool, it had succeeded. A high duty
had not checked the importation of foreign
woods, because these were necessary for the
utilization of American woods. After con
siderable debate vote was taken and Car
lisle's motion to strike out the wool para.
graphs was rejected, yeas II, nays ~.
strict party vote. The finance G ommittee
reported an amendment to thu paragraph
relatin Z to WOODEN and worstef yarns worth
less than 30 cents pound, by increasing
the rate per pound to two and half times
0n0 UuCY per pOuuU Ou uuWdouoN WOOl Va
the first class.
Allison believed some rates in the wool
schedule too high. The republican MEM
bers of the finance committee, however, had
been told by their democratic associates to
GO on and make up bill to suit themselves,
content themselves with Offering amend
ments to it. and therefore the bill Was
now treated ON both sides of the cham
ber as a party question. Plumb
said Allison's statement meant that
every line and letter in the wool schedule
had become an article Of party 5;at' falth' ana "a
obliged to stand by them all: He, Plumb.
did not believe in bargains where one side
did the trading. Allison replied to Plumb's
structures. He was in favor of the gen.
eral principles of protection to American
understood them, and therefore it was that
when the minor details of the bill were
reached he surrendered his own Judgment
and stood upon the enlightened Judgment
of his associates. He expected, however,
that in some material points in the bill he
would be found in antagonism with some OF
his associates on the committee. he ad-
mitted that he had never been satisfied with
the wool schedule. He did not believe it
would be wise for American farmers to
undertake to produce low-priced wools.
But he was willing to give them chance to
G0HG CU0 EXPERIMENT. buOTOukAAys AhWloy
informed Allison that whenever the duties
on wool were reduced it would be found
that wooden manufacturers would show
equal readiness to have the du-
ties on woolen goods reduced. Allison
said he was not prepared to suggest that
the Of the county Sa
country was willing to be put on free
trade basis he would go with Carlisle in his
motion to put wool on the free list.
But until that point was reached he was IN
favor of caring for the wool growers, as he
dustries. As to the needs Of the govern
ment in regard to revenue. he would speak
on that point when the question came up
for consideration, and he thought he should
| be able to show conclusively that sugar
could be put on the free list and consumers
relieved of two cents pound on the price
| No action WAS taken.
The house this morning took up the bill
for the adjustment of the accounts of
| laborers, Workmen and mechanics arising
under the eight-hour law. The measure
was earnestly advocated by Caruth, Ding
| Wade, Osborne and Farquhar. Brewer as
serted that the men who had worked in the
navy yards had entered into q contract
with the government to work ten hours and
had been paid for ten hours work. To
day they took work under protest and said
| they ought to be re paio iof tne e1tfa tWo
hours. It was too ridiculous an argument
| to be presented Brewer offered an amend
ment providing that tine act shall not be
operative whenever the court of claimf
shall find that the claimant performed
service under any contract expressed or i'm
piled, and has been paid tho amount
| agreed upon The amendment was
adopted. The bill was then passed. The
house then proceeded to the consideration
Of the bill amending the alien contract law
After some discussion the bill passed
without opposition, as did also the bills
prohibiting the employment OF convic.
labor on public works; the bill to prevent
the purchase of supplies the product OF
convict labor, by the United States; the
bill giving consent to North Dakota to ap
nropriste a section of land for the use of 8
state agricultural college. and the confer
ence report on the bill to prevent collision
at sea.