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and had failed to do that would have saved the
wool industry. and pledged himself to submit 10
their Judgment and guidance and 10 foho" 'ne'i
to the end?
Mr.. Mitchell (Rep.. Ore) responded to the ques-
ton. and testified to the strong appeal that haa
come from Senators representing the woollen manu-
featuring States in favor of a protective ou'S y"
wool. Nothing. he said had occurred, when ihul-
Gated to the slightest degree. any disposition on
their part to prevent the placing OF proper duty
wool.
Mr.. Perkins Caep. CALI bore like testimony and
did so he said on behalf OF a State which mad
produced in 1893 a larger number of pounds OF wool
than any other state in the Union. Every senator
he added who represented manufacturing states In
New gland and the North had STOOD mahrniy
by the wool industry OF the West
Mr. Plat Rep. Comm declared himself ready
TO place himself under the direction OF those Sena-
tors who specially represented the desire 10 op-
tain duty on wool He would follow them In any
course Of action which they thought necessary to
obtain that duty. to defeat the bill II the du'y
be not given.
Mr. Hoar remarked that he had already said Tor
| himself that which the Senator from CONNECTICUT
had Just said for himself: and he was quite sure
that his colleague CNir Lodge. II he were present
would say the same.
ONLY TWO VOTES NEEDED.
Mr. Gallinger Rep.. n. H)-So do we all
Mr. Hoar said that the Republican Senators were
thirty-seven strong and that they counted two
Populist Senators In favor of a duty on wool. That
made thirty-nine Senators who were ready to vote
for a duty wool. without a bargain. without
condition. II to that force of thirty nine were
added four or even two Senators from the Demo-
cratic side OF the chamber the thing would be
done
Let the Junior Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brcel'
he said. come with single companion on his
arm TO the rescue Of this amendment OF his col
leagues on which the great industry of his state
o,I tha ig
the woolen Manufacture OF New England Is to
live let IL live IL honor II II is to die let 1t die In
honor-In such honor, at least. as death AT the
hands Of Democratic majority renders possible.
Hero arc thirty-nine n ready. without bar
gain, without condi 49, without a pause. with
out a DELAY TO give a reasonable, decent and a'ie-
duate protection to this great industry of the
Northwest. Now addressing the Democratic side
Of the Chamber) turn over two men to go with
us. and the thing Is DONE but. II you fall and rc-
fuse take the responsibility like men. and do not
70 the stump next fall and say nor whisper In
the ear of a newspaper correspondent this after
noon: We who voted against free wool are all
for 1t: and the who voted and spoke FOR It
really all against IT
Mr.. Stewart Pop. New also advocated Mr..
Sherman's amendment incidentally TO his usual
speech upon the evils OF the god standard and
upon the hari-kari executed by the Government In
destroying the basis OF circulation.
Mr.. Doph Rep, Ore) also supported Mr. Sher-
mans amendment and declared that the BILL with
wool on the free list. fraugh, WIKI moDe dan
ger and disaster TO the prosperity Of the country
than any measure considered by Congress IN the
last quarter OF century.
Mr. Higgins Rep. De.) advocated the Sherman
amendment and asked why It WAS that wool and
lumber TO be put on the free list. while iron
was protected. and sugar and wooden and cotton
textiles. and rice and oranges ana cuffs and co..ars
were also taken care Of? liz thought the exp.lnl-
ton was clear and easy The section OF country
that was hardest hit by the proposed destruction
Of the wool and lumber interests the section
represented by the silver Republican Senators.
Those Senators had. early in the debate elected
the course which they would take and had frankly
proclaimed II and honestly lived up 10 II. None o:
them more so than the senator from Nevada Nir
Stewart. who had. howeyV. sat silent and not
voted on the crucial vote OF the bill. u those ,
silver Senators had stood by their Republican
friends the measure could have BEEN defeated
MR. TELLER GETS INQulSlNvE.
Nj Teller Rep. CoiJ inquired what Mr. Hg-
gins meant by that remark
Mr. Higgins replied that he meant In part. the
utterance OF the Senator from Colorado, hat he |
would always 10 make quorum.
Mr. Teller admitted that he had 80 stated; and |
said that he intended 10 that he believed that
the majority had the right to pass some Kind Of
tariff bill. and that he ga not intend 10 be A parry
10 any unnecessary delay. Ne was quite wiling TO
take the responsibility FOR that.
Mr. Higgins said thai he took the Senator from
Colorado at his word and that II was that course
which had landed the Tariff bill where II was TO-
day 1t was that course which was responsible for
the sacrifice OF wool.
Mr. Mitchell Glep. Ore) asked Mr.. Higgins 70
point out in what way the Senators rom the |
Northwest could have got duty on wool
Mr. Higgins intimated that the Senator from
Pennsylvania (Mr. Quay had given very apt IL
Illustration OF what might have been done When
ever new schedule had been reached In which |
proper were not proposed. that senator look
out his speech and began to read It,
'In other words" Mr. Mitchell remarked. the !
only way to secure a duty wool would have been |
10 talk and talk ana talk III The ith OF MdIch !
next thus defeating the BILL"
Mr. Higgins said that ne would answer the qucs-
to how the bill was modified from time to time. !
But to the Senator from Nevada Ont stewart. |
he he, might say TO him as Nathan SAID unto David
Il viii answer my goldbug friend from Delaware"
Mr.. Stewart said, by returning his own words. and
saying. Thou art the man io9 and your parry /
bagatelle compared with the money question FIJI /
clustering against sd tins S Toq nT be
and the Democratic party is responsible Tor that
Mr. Teller recognized the anxiety Of the Senate to
have the BILL disposed OF to-day and would not. !
therefore attempt TO say anything in reply TO Mr..
ply 10 what ne considered npertinence on the par, |
Of the Senator from Delaware.
FREE WOOL IT WILL BE.
Finally the discussion closed and the vote was
taken on Mr. sherman's amendment 10 place wool |
the dutiabe list at 30 per ad valorem. The /
amendment was rejected-yeas. 81; nays. 37-as fol-
lows
Yeas-Messrs Aldrich. Allison. Carey, Chandler !
Cullom. Davis. Dixon. Dolph. Dubois. Frye. Gal
lnger, Hale, Hansbrough. Hawley. Higgins Hear, |
Jones Wev). Lodge. henderson, Mitchell (OrrD |
Patton, PETER. Perkins Plat, Power Proctor.
Quay, Sherman. Shoup. Stewart. Teller. Wash&sIrn
80
Nays-Messrs. Bate. Blackburn CaTcry Call
CockreH. Coke. Faulkner George. Gibson Gorlon
Mrk), Lindsay McI-aurin, Mcpherson. Martin.
Mills, Mitchell CWis). Morgan, Murphy, Palmer
Pasco, Pugh Ransom Roach. smith Turple Vest
Villas, Voorhees,. Walsh. White-37
Mr.. PETER pop. Kan.), moved to insert a para