The herald., 1894-06-16
At THE NATIONS CAPITAL
Proceedings Of the Day in
Congress.
Voting on the Wool Schedule
in the Senate.
A Particularly Dull Day in the
Lower House.
Various substitutes and Amendments to
the Wool Schsduie Voted Down
in tho Sennts-Other WASH
ington Notes.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WAsHINGToN. June l5.-Iu the senate
today Stewart secured unanimous con-
sent for the passage OF q bill to amend
the chapter OF the revised statutes re-
lating to mineral lands and mining re-
sources.
Dolph resumed the speech he was
making against free wool when the sen-
ate adjourned yesterday. He began
with a sarcastic reference to the impa-
tience manifested by Harris, the Demo-
cratic manager, because the bill did not
go through with Indecent haste" He
recalled the resentment shown by the
Tennessee senator when others displayed
impatience at delay in the case of other
bills, notably the federal election bill
and the bill to repeal the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act. The obser-
vstions about silver by Dolph brought
Stewart to mis- feet with free silver ar
! gument.
Carey declared if Brice and Palmer
had been half as industrious in their
demand for wool ss the two Louisiana
senators in the fight for duty on sugar
| the wool industry would have been
saved. Had Kyle and Allen made q
manly fight the duty on wool would
! have been retained.
az we vote for duty is that not all
we can do?'' asked Kyle.
IF you would refuse to vote for other
provisions of the BILL" said Carey, you
could force the abandonment OF free
WOOL"
~ think the senator is mistaken"
responded Kyle. "He will find when
the final vote is taken we do not hold
the balance OF power"
At 8 05 p. m. the first vote on the
wool schedule was taken. At o'clock,
upon Teller's motion to restore the Nc
Kinley rate on wool, the amendment
was Loaf, 20 to 81, by party vote, Stew
art voting yes, PETER and other Popu-
lists nay.
PETER offered an amendment chang
ing the Mckinley rate of ii cents to z,
and the Mckinley rate OF II to 8. The
amendment WAS defeated 33 to 35.
Hill refrained from voting. Allen,
| PETER, Kyle and Stewart voted yes.
Mr. Kyle defined his position on the
| subject OF free wool. He had taken but
little part in the discussion of the tariff
bill, he said, but since il had been
charged that the members OF the Popu-
liet party in the senate were siding with
the Democrats on this question, at the
expense of the people Of their states. hs
would make a statement. He recog-
nized the Importance of the wool indus
try. In his own state were 900
sheep. From the Mississippi to the
Rockies, sheep raising was vast in
dustry, and it would be great injustice
to strike it down. But he was not pre-
pared to say that free wool would de"
stroy the industry. Speaking for him.
| self alone, he was not afraid of
placing wool ON the free list. The
advantage that would accrue to the Jar
mer from the reduction OF the price of
clothing would more than compensate
for any reduction in the price OF wool
that might follow the free listing of that
product. He believed that wool could
be raised ON the broad praraies and
mountains of the west as cheaply ~ in
any other place. The opinion OF the
Republicans to the contrary notTith-
standing, the states OF the northwest
were advocating free wool.
MIR. Peffer offered come notifications
to his proposed arnendnent for duty
on raw wool. Where the Mckinley law
levies a duty on frat class wool OF IL
cAnss, he proposed a duty of cents,
the Mckinley rate of IL cents on second
class wool, ne proposed to change to 3
cents. Wool OF the thrd.class, worth
l3 cents or less 10 to paw Is per cent ad
vslorem, and wool worth over l3 cents
is to pay 20 per cent, bearing in place of
the Mckinley bill OF SO per cent, 90
| per cent duty.
A discussion followed, in which
Msssra. Morrlil, Oullom, West, Shsr-
man and Aldrich took part.
Senator Teller offered a substitnts FOR
| Mr.. Peifer's am andment, the Mckinley
classification and rates. 1t WAS defeated
| by a strict party vote, 20 to 81. Allen.
KYLE and feffsr voted with the D mo-
Gratis agsinet it and Stewart in favor.
| MIR Power OF Montana offered another
su betitute, which was defeated by the
same vote The vote then recurred on
| PETERS amendment, which reduced the
| Mckinley rates an average Of about 90
/ per cent Tbs three Popuists voted
with the Republicans ia iGvor of it. but
! it was lost, SO to So.
An amendment by Sherman, increas-
4 ing from 10 per cent to 30 per cent the
| iuty on wool in the form OF biug
taste, mungo, shoddy, noiis or other
waste product was lost, 27 to "a.
, PETER thea offered an amendment to
placs all articles of manuiacture com
! posed wholly or 10 part oil wool, hair OF
The goat. camel or alpaca, on the free
lst. After some discussion this was
laid aside, aud on Mr. Cockrell's mo-
tion the bill providing tor the deficiency
in appropriations for the government
printing offices passed and then, after
brief executive session the senate adj
journed.