Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-30
The Wool Clauses Before the
Senate Today.
FOR NIGHT SESSIONS NEXT WEEK.
SENATE,


lhe said) involved good deal of money, as the
leave of absence provided for would probably
necessltate the employment Of extra hands.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were taken from the cal
endar and passed.
The Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for .
site and public building at Sheboygan, Wis.
The House bill as to the construction Of
| railroad bridge across the Little Tennessee
river at Niles Ferry, Tenn.
The Senate bill granting right Of way and
termlnal grounds In the state OF Washington to
the Portland and Puget Sound Railroad Com
pany was reported and placed on the calendar.
THE TARIFF BILL
was then taken up, the pending question being
| on Mr.. Carlisle's motion to strike out the wool
paragraphs 1857 to S69), SO as to place wool on
the free list
MIR. Aldrich gave notice that on Monday he
would move that on that day, Tuesday and
Wednesday the Senate should take a recess
from $50 to g.
Mr.. Daniel addressed the Senate in support
OF the amendment.
FACTS DEMONSTRATED
me sald) that the high tariff on wool and
| woolens had been a complete failure. II that
high tariff had been designed to stimulate the
American manufacture of woolens it had failed.
IL the design had been to increase the number
OF American sheep, the cultivation of focks
and the wool clip, 1t had failed. II the design
had been to decrease the price of wool it had
succeeded. The high tariff had not checked
the importation Of foreign woods, because
these were necessary for the utilization Of
American wools.
MR.. HAwLEY REPLIED
to some of Mr.. Daniels illusions to the decay
in Connecticut agriculture, and reminded him
that the tendency of population toward towns
Va ato
The effects of that tendency were modified by
keeping up manufactures. without which tn.
population of Connecticut would be reduced
He was convinced that there were more land
holders in Connecticut now than there used 70
be. The land was increasing in value and the
population OF the state had grown greatly
since the census of $780, The money in saw
ings banks "a fair indication) was growing
year by year. ....
Mr.. Daniel explained that he had only alluded
to the decay OF farmers Interests in Connecti-
cut to rebut the argument that high tariffs cre-
ated homo markets for the farmer.
LOGICAL INCONSISTENCY"
Mr.. Dawes referred to what he called the
illogical inconsistency of the Senator from yir-
ginla," who said that the high tariff on wool of
1867 had had the effect of depreciatIng the wool
growth of the United States both in quantity
and value But yet there was nota wool grower
in the country that asked to have that policy
donment would be ruinous
Mr.. Daniel asked Mr.. Dawes why hides were
not protected in the bill as well as wool.
MIR: Dawes declined to be diverted from his
position by such an interrogatory. Laughter
on the democratic sidel. He wanted am answer
to his own question. how it was that the wool
grower wanted to maintain a tariff the effect
OF which was to reduce the price Of his wool
and that the wool manufacturer wanted to
abandon q tariff the effect of which was to re-
ra ms rial tha,
were both fools or the Senator from Virginia
was led astray by assorted statistics"
Mr.. ALDRICHs APPEAL.
Mr.. Aldrich appealed to Senators on both
sides to let the vote be taken without further
debate, and said that if better progress was not
made some of the most important questions
presented in the bill could not be discussed at
all.
MIR. Vance, who had taken the floor to speak.
yielded his right in Difference to Mr.. Aldrich's
appeal.
STRICT PARTY VOTE on WOOL
The vote was then taken, and Mr. Carlisle's
motion to strike out all the wool pararranhs
was rejected-yeas, II; nays, ga strict party
vote, although Mr.. Payne if present, would
nave, Mr.. sherman said. voted IN the negative.
NO amendment was offered to $40, 81 or 372
The finance committee reported an amend
ment to paragraph 373 (relating to wooden and
worsted yarns worth less than 80 cents a
pound) by increasing the rate per pound from
twice to two-and-a-half times the duty ner
pound on unwashed wool of the first class.
MIR. Carlisle argued against the amendment,
which would make the duty he said over l32
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. Sher-
man, Allison and Aldrich, the discussion. as
usual. assuming n general character and ap-
plying to the bill as q whole as well as to wool
and wooden cloths.
THE PRICE OF wooLEN GOODS.
In the course Of his remarks Mr.. Allison ex
pressed the belief that neither the price of wool
nor Of woolen goods would be increased by the
pending bill, and as a contradiction to that as,
sertion, Mr.. Vance said that leading tailor of
Washington had recently told Senator that,
In anticipation of the passage of the bill wooden
goods had gone up 20 per cent and were still
going up.
Mr.. Allison treated that as a statement of
that some Of the rates on the wool schedule |
were too high. The republican members OF
the finance committee, however, had been |
told by their democratic associates to
s%t .nd tSs tbspy Ss D
would content themselves with Offer
ing amendments to it. And, there |
fore, the bill was now treated on
both sides OF the chamber as a |
wool section which did not meet his full ap- |
provaL 1t was plain to him that the great body |
OF woolen goods consumed in the United States |
WOULD BE MANUFACTURED ABROAD.
"Why?" o republican Senator asked
Because (Mr. Allison replied) there were |
but two hundred and si1ty.fve million pounds |
Of wool produced in the United States, while |
there were six hundred million pounds con-
sumed That left three hundred and thirty- |
fve million pounds to be made |
mp either in the importation Of foreign wool or |
OF foreign woolen goods He believed, there
fore, that there must be a compensating duty
to the American manufacturer, DO as TO enable
him to manufacture at all
HOUSE.
The House met at II o'clock today, the un-
derstanding being that the first hour of the
session should be for debate only ON the bill 1
for tho adjustment Of the accounts of laborers,
workmen and mechanics arising under the |
eight-hour Law.
DEBATING TIE EroHr-HouR cLAns BuI.
The measure was earnestly advocated by
toOattased on FVtA PuoeI