The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-17
In the Ssnats.

ate met this morning the tarln bill was
taken up aud a vote was Immediately
taken on the pending amendment of PETER
to transfer ali manufactures composed
wholly or in part of wool to the free Ii st.
1t was defeated, 3 to 49, Three Populists,
Allen, Kyle and PETER voted in favor of il,
The senate then plunged into actual con-
sideration of the wooden schedule.
Mr.. Aldrich contended that there was
nothing illegitimate in the manufacture
of shoddy. The reduction in duiy on
shoddy from cents per pound to 10 per
cent ad valorem) proposed in this bill, Mr..
Aldrich said, would stimulate rather than
discourage the production of shoddy goods.
Mr. Quay took the floor and proceeded to
deliver the tenth installment of his
speech begun on April 10. This Install
ment of Mr. Quay's speech proved to be
the last, and at 1:30, after speaking two
hours he announced be had concluded. A
vote was then taken on the finance COM
mittee amendment, to strike out para
graph 2S7, and it was carried.
The Jones amendment to the next para
graph made flock3, mungo, shoddy and
wool in the form of rowing, roping or tops,
dutiable at ID per cent instead of % per
ceD' as IN the house bill. Mr. Aldrich APP
pealed to Mr.. Jones to withdraw this
amendment on the grounds it would de-
stroy the spinning industry In the United
States, but the amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Jones withdrew the finance COM
mittee amendment making all wooden
and worsted yarns valued at less than 40
cents per pound dutiable at 30 per cent,
and above 40 cents at 40 per cent ad va
lorem, The latter was an increase over
the house rate OF per cent. 1t was also
agreed to.
Paragraph PSI. with the proposed Jones
l.. q. CT
and all fabrics made on knitting ma
chimes, not including wearing apparel,
and on shawls made wholly or in part of
wool or worsted valued at less than 40
cents per pound, 30 per cent: valued at
more than 40 cents, 40 per cent. The Jones
amendment was agreed to.
La the next paragraph, number 2SS, Mr..
Jones withdrew the committee compro-
mise amendments, leaving il as it came
from the house, making the rates on
blankets, wool hats, tiannels, etc, valued
at Lot more than thirty cents % per cent;
valued at more than 80 cents per pound,
80 per cent ad valorem.
Mr.. Jones next offered the amendment
agreed upon since the consideration of the
wooden schedule began today making the
duty on women's ana chidren's dress
goods and other wooden goods, including
such as have India rubber component
parts, valued at not over 80 cents
per pound, 40 per cent, and at more
than 90 cents, 30 per cent
Mr.. Coke dem. Tex. demanded the ayes
and noes on this amendment. The Repub-
licans, with the exception of Mr.. Teller,
voted solidly for the amendment, as did
all the Democrats except Messrs. Berry
and Coke. The Populists, PETER and
Kyle, voted against it, Carried, Is TO ).
On ready made clothing the rate was
fixed at IS per cent ad valorem, the present
duty being 50 per cent.
The rate on cloAk-. dolmans, ulsters and
other outside garments for ladies and chill
dren, composed wholly or in part of wool,
was fixed at 50pe cent; on weddings. Ror-
ings, suspenders, braids, laces, embroI-
deries, ETC., 30 per cent.
The rates on Saxon. Wilton and Tour
nay velvet carpets and tapestry Brussels
and treble ingram aud all chain Venetian
carpets were fixed at 81 per cent. The
rates on wool, Dutch and two-ply ingram
carpets, druggets and bookings and car
pets not specially provided for were fixed
at 80 per cent.
The Jones amendment TO make the
woollen schedule to 20 into effect January
/, ISIS, instead of December ,. 1894, as pro-
vided in the house bill, were agreed 70 and
the house provision subjeciing the rates in
the woollen schedule TO one per cent re-
duction annually until 1850, was stricken
out
Schedule Il" silks and silk goods, WAS
then taken up with the understanding
that paragraph POS. relating 10 silk par
italy manufactured from cocoons. waste
silk, thrown silk not advanced more than
Singles, and silk thread and yarns. aud
para graph 29a. relating TO velTetS. plush,
etc. be passed over until Monday.
The rates on weddings. goriuGs, be It
ing, friuges. etc. made wholly or in part
OF silk. were fixed az % per cent. on lsces
and embroideries, handkerchiefs. wells.
ready made clothing and other articles OF
wearing apparel. composed ia whole or in
part OF silk, 30 per cent. and other mann
features OF silk not specially provided for,
- per cent.
1his completed the silk schedule. and
then. at $50 O'Clock, the senate went into
executive session. aud a. O'Clock, adj
iourned until Monday