The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-31
HIGH DUTIES ON WOOL.
p1uMB MAKES A VIGOROUS AT
TACK ON THE SCHEDULE.

.-o-aI Nenbers of the Wool Grow
ars, Association in the Gallery-Car-
,;s,e,s Notion to Put Wool on the
rraa List Was, Of Course, showed
Under.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O.-Thomas Dolan
of Philadelphia and other woolen manu-
toct,rers who contributed to Postmaster
conaraI Wanamaker's s4OO, 900 campaign
f,,nd sat in the gallery of the Senate to-day
,,itb David Harpstor and the rest of the
D-a.,o,sl Association of Wool Growers and
-,.-;r9led under the scathing speech in
-,h;ob Senator Plumb raked the wool
,ahodule and poured confusion on Senator
alison and the other western republicans
Tho tried to defend it. Mr.. Dolan and
,ba rest of the manufacturers were
hore to urge speedy action
,,ron the bill. 1t was bad enough for them
80 have to listen to q speech delaying con-
sidoratiop of it, but to have to listen to a
speech ike Senator Plumb's from republi-
can leader was painful in the extreme.
senator Allison did not like it any better
than they did.
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
OBJ the associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30-In the Senate
+bs morning Mr.. Morgan presented the
resolntions adopted by colored mas meet
;ng in birmingham, Ala, against the pass
ace of the federal election bill.
Mr. Mcmillan asked to have the House
jDint resolution taken up and passed grant
inc 6fteen days leave OF absence annually
to clerks and employees in first and second
class postotiices.
its consideration would occupy time. The
biI he said. involved good deal of money,
es tbe leave Of absence provided for would
probably necessitate the employment of
extra hands.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the pend
ING question being on Mr.. Carlisle's motion
tostrike out the wool paragraphs 1857 to S69)
so as to place wool on tne free list.
Mr.. Aldrch gave notice that on Monday
be would move that on that day, Tuesday
and Wednesday the Senate should take re-
cess from $50 to o'clock.
DANIEL FAvORs THE AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Daniel addressed the Senate in sup
port Of the wool amendment Facts dem
onstrated, be said, that the high tariff on
wool aud woolens had been a complete fail
ure II that high tariff had been designed
to stimulate American. manufacture of
woolens it had failed. If the design had
been to Increase the number of American
sheep cultivation Of hocks aud the
wool clip it had failed. If the design
had been to decrease the price of wool it
had succeeded High duties had not checked
the importation Of foreign woods, because
these were necessary for the utilization Of
American woods.
The vote was then taken, and Mr.. Car
isles motion to strike out was rejected, the
voting Standing yeas II, nays ga strict
party vote, although Mr.. Payne, If present,
would have, Mr.. Sherman said, voted in the
negative.
The finance committee reported an
amendment to paragraph 373, relating to
woolen and worsted yarns. worth less than
81 cents pound, by increasing the rate per
pound from two to two and one half times
the duty per pound on unwashed wool Of
the first class.
Mr.. Carlisle argued against the amend
ment, which would make the duty, he said,
over 1872 per cent. ad valorem. He thought
that even the rate in the House bill ought
to be reduced.
His argument was replied to by Messrs.
Sherman, Allison and Aldrich. the discus
sion, as usual, assuming a general character.
ana applying to the bill as a whole, as we'll
as to wool and wooden cloths. Messrs.
Plumb. Hoar, Mcpherson and Vance aso
came into the debate, which lasted the re-
malnder OF the session, but no action on the
paragraph was reached.
The House bill as to the construction of
araliroad bridge across the Little Tennes-
see river at Niles ferry, Tennessee, was taken
from the calendar and passed.
After brief executive session the Sonata
adjourned.