The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-31
ABOUT WOOL.
Republican senators Disagree Greatly
Upon the TariT Question.

Upon the 1arin Question.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Morgan pre-
scented resolutions of a culorcd mass meet.
ing in Birmingham, Alabama, against the
passage of the federal election hill.
Several important bills of local charac-
ter were passed and the tariff bill was
then taken up, the pending question being
Carlisle's motion 10 strike out the wool
paragraphs So as to place wool on the free
list. Daniel addressed the senate in sup.
port of the amendment.
Facts had demonstrated, hc said, that
the high tariff on wool and woolcns
should be complete failure. II high
tariff had been designed 10 stimulate
American manufacturing Of woolcns, il
had failed; il the design had been To in
crease the number of American sheep and
wool clip, il had failed: il the design had
been 10 decrease the price Of wool il had
succeeded. The high duty had not
checked the importation Of foreign woods,
because these were necessary for the IItil
ization of American woods.
Allison believed that some of the rates
in the wool schedule were too high. The
republican members Of the finance com.
mittce have been told 10y their democratic
associates to go on and make up hill To
suit themselves, and that they. the demo-
Gratis, would content themselves with of
fering amendments 10 il. And therefore
the hill was now treated OF both sides of
the chamber, as party question.
Plumb said Allison's statement meant
every line and letter and punctuation in
the wool schedule had become an article
Of party faith, and that as party man he
| ALLISON was Obliged 10 stand 10y them
all. He Plumb did not believe in bar
| gains where one side did all the trading.
Allison replied To Plumb's structures.
| He was in favor of the general principles
| of protection 10 American industries and
| American interests as he understood
them, and therefore il was when the
minor details of the bill were reached
that he surrendered his own judgment
aud stood upon the enlightened Judgment
of his associates. lie expected, however.
that on some material points IN the bill he
would bc found IN antagouism with some
| of his associates on the committee, lie
| admitted he never had been satisfied with
| the wool schedi T.. lie did not believe il
would bcwise for the American farmer IA
undertake TO produce low-priced woods
| but he was willing to give him "A chance
test the matter thoroughly.
| Hawlry informed Allison whenever the
duties on wool were reduced il would he
found the wooden manufacturers would
show an equal readiness To have the dutic,
in wooden goods reduced.
| Allison said he was not prepared Ia sug
gest that this great producing industry oi
the country should not be protected as Ill,
other industries were. When the country
was willing TO he put on a free trade basis
he would go with Carlisle in the motion Il
put wool on the free list. But until tha
point was reached he was ia favor IL car
ing for the wool Rruweri rs be was in Ia
vor of caring for the other industries. Al
Ia the needs of the government in regart
To revenue, he would speak on that poin
when the sugar question came up for con
sideration, and he thought that he shoul,
be able To show conclusivcly that suga
should br put on the free list aud the rOn
sumers relieved Of two cents pound ol
ess price.
No action was taken on the paragraph
reached.