Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-07
FREE WOOL BILL.
Considered Point BY Point In the House,
Wednesday.

WAsnINGroN, April The House went
into committee Of tho whole Oh the free
wool bill During the debate Dingley of
Maine said that this bill did not reduce q
duty on any woolen goods used by the
masses, except as far as it came
from the abolition of duty on wool.
The farmers wool was placed on The free
list. The farmer as far as his wool Was
The manufacture Of ooolen goods, as far
as the goods used by the masses are con.
cerned, are given an average protective du-
ty of 80 per cent
The time fixed for the debate having ex-
pired, vote was taken on Alexander .
ame ndment which vas rejected.
The vote recurring on the Otis motion to
strke cut the ret section, it was lost No
tieh. was made on either amendment and
no interest was shown. The second ques
,i1n wae then resd, and discussion ensued
IS o The effect it had upon the prices OF
wooien goods by the protective tariff
Butler Of Iowa, and Dngley Of Maine,
got into vsrm colloquy concerning the
general question Of the tariff
BrecklnIidge Of Kentucky, denounced
the prote clive system. He asserted that
the protective 'arf Always produced
81 undervaluation Jon the part Of
these who live outside the tariff
| barrier, and caused sdulterations On the
part Of those who live inside the barrier.
The underwater and "sduiteratisl" were
the worst compe titors of honest manutac-
turers. Tt day % per cent. Of our ~oolen
fabrc' are composed of shoddy and other
authorizations to the i5 per cent. wool.
Sheep growers would have prosperous
manufacturers 70 sell to and ~ould get
better prices, +, the happy day Of ,he r.
publican party so long put of, We would
send our manufactures, under our own A,g
10 our own bottoms, named by our own
seamen, to evary pant Ct the world.
(Appisuse.l Our insurance cjmpAbies
would insure our own ships. and our ship
builders would build our own.
Milliken, Maine, said the elOquence Of
Breckenridge was like the spring coming z
out Of dry soil. daughter Like the
waters that came forth to refresh
the thirsty children Of Israel when
Moses smote the rock. Is reminded
him Of a story Of the war. He said that
when Lincoln. Seward and Stephens and
Tombs met ct Fortress Monroe to talk peace,
Stephens who WAS sm Ill mae, WAS so bun
died up in clothing as to appear large man.
Stephens removed his outer clothing and
Lincoln remarked to : ward: That
was the smallest ear from the larg
est shIck | ever saw" The speech Of the
gentleman from Kentucky. said Milhken.
was the smallest car Of argument from the
largest shuck Of fervid elcguence that he,
Miiiiken. had ever had the pleasure Of
listening to. Laughter
In speaking to the verbal amendment,
B0utelle Of Maine, sarcssticaliy cGngratu-
lated the House On the su :ce ss Of the feet
made ny the Republican side of tt e cham
Der yesterday TO give free course 10 The flow
Of Grat0ry which was instructive 10 the
House snd inter sting to the country Az
he had listened TO the powerful arguments
made and irring eloquence indulged in he
could but believe that the effect of his side
to make this deliberstive body was in the
interest Of the American people. He ar
aued in fsvor Of the pr0te ctive system.
Mallory, Florida. said he was ready to
vote for any bill that would reduce Any
thing under the tariff,
Dingley = Is the gentleman ready to
wipe out the protective duties on oranges
Mallory an. Applause.
The committee rose and rep5fted the bill
to the House, and the House, without &C
ton, adjourned.