Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-30
THE FIFTY-FInsr CONGRESS-

Ing the Salt and Wool Schedules
Some Facts on the Wool Growing
Industry by Mr. Sherman-Work
of the House.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 29.-Mr. Ed
munds offered the following resolution
which went over for the present:
Resolved, That when the two houses ad-
journ on the 10Th of September, 1890,
it be to meet on the 10th of November,
1890.
The tariff bill was taken up at 1920, the
pending question being on the finance
committees amendment to paragraph 3O7,
page 66, (which taxes salt in bags and
packages IL cents per 100 pounds and salt
in bulk eight cents) the amendment being
to strike out the proviso allowing draw
backs on salt used in exported meats.
After discussion on the salt paragraphs
the vote was taken on the committee
amendment to strike out the proyiso. The
proviso was not struck out-yeas 10, nays
81.
The republican senator's who voted
against the finance committee on the
amendment were Allison, Cullom, Edmunds,
Hawley, Ingalls,, Sones Nev), Mitchell,
Platt, Plumb, Sherman, Teller, Washburn
and Wilson Qowa)
No amendment was offered to any of
the paragraphs from 30S to 313.
Schedule |, relating to cotton manufac-
over informally, and schedule K, relating
to wool and manufactures of wool, was
taken up,
The paragraphs from No. 357 to 1853
relating to raw wool having been read Mr..
Carlisle moved to have them all struck
out SO as to have wool put on the free list
He did not expect his motion to be
adopted, but he considered it his duty to
offer it. He argued at length in support
of his proposition and urged that the
same reason which was used to justify
putting sugar on the free list applied
equally. to putting wool on the free list
and that under all the stimulus of
tariff duties its production had not kept
pace with the home demand for wool and
that foreign wool was necessary to supply
the demand.
In reply to this argument Mr.. Aldrich
pointed out to the fact that while the home
product of sugar had only a slight increase
in series of years the home product of
wool had increased enormously.
Mr. Gibson characterized Mr.. Aldrich's
statement as misleading and unfair, mas
much as it took no account of the destruc-
ton of the sugar industry during the war.
Mr. Shermrn stated some facts in rela-
ton to the wool growing industry of the
United States as demonstration of the
wisdom of the policy adopted in the tariff
of 1867. He argued that the wool-growing
interest should be encouraged SO that the
quantity and quality produced would be
sufficient and more than sufficient for all
the wooden goods manufactured in the
United States and for all foreign WOODEN
goods that are used here. The pending
bill, he said, in answer to a question of
Mr. McCullom, practically re-enacted on
the provisions of the law of 1876, which
had operated so we'll The duties pro-
posed in it were little less than those i'm
posed in the act of 1867, and were an adj
vance of about cent a pound on the du-
ties under existing law.
The discussion was at first confined to
the question of the wool-growing industry
of the United States and the effect of tariff
duties upon it soon extended to the general
doctrines of protection and free trade. 1t
was carried on by Messrs Carlisle and Nc
Pherson and Gray and Regain on the demo
cratic side and by Messrs. Sherman,
-Aldrich, stewart and Dawes on the repub-
lican side. Mr.. Carlisle's contention was
that the admission of free foreign wool
would so assist wooden manufactures as to
stimulate and largely increase thegrowth of
American wool, SO that eventually the
country would become Independent of
foreign-grown wool. He was asked by Mr..
Dawes if he could fix upon time when
that consummation would take place, but
Mr. Carlisle declined to hazard any proph-
ecy in view of the failure of protectionist
n = l.. Il L. L ~
tenn would have on prices.
Mr. Daniel obtained the floor, but yield
ed for a suggestion to adjourn.
The senate at $50 adjourned until to-
morrow at 10 o'clock
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the house went into committee OF
the whole on the private calendar.
The first bill to be considered was that
which has been pending for the past six
teen weeks-the omnibus southern wal
claims bill.
Mr.. Thomas of Wisconsin, who had OBJ
jected to it's passage on the ground that
some of the claimants whose claims were
covered were disloyal, offered a substitute
striking out the Objectionable features,
and by unanimous consent it was agreed
to-
The bill carries about $3.50, 900. The com.
mittee rose, the bill was passed and the
committee resumed it's session.
When the committee again rose half q
dozen private bills were passed.
On motion of Mr.. Flower of New York &
bill was passed granting an American
register to the foreign-built steamer Nep
tune.
The house then at 5 o'clock took a reces.
until o'clock, the evening session to bt
for the consideration of private pension
bills.