The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-17

Washington, June 16.-Tfe fight over
the wool schedule ended today, and
that schedule as we'll as the following
schedule, silk and silk goods, was dis
posed OF in quick time
The Republicans had been fighting
for certain notifications of the WOODEN
schedule, and We're partially success
full. They succeeded in having the
rates On wooden and wCTsted yarns
valued ait over 40 cents per pound, in
creased from So to 40 per cent. ad val
orem, and the dividing line on women's
and childrens dress goods decreased
from 81 TO so cents, a, duty of 20 Fer
cent being imposed on goods valued at
less than so cents per pound and 80 per
cent. where of greater value.
This latter modification is the one, it
is understood. MIR. Quay was fighting
for. AS soon as it was decided upon
Mr.. Quay's long speech suddenly ter
minated The other notifications of the
schedule were such as had been pro
posed by the finance committee or by
THE Jones compromise amendments.
Messrs. Barry, of Arkansas, and Coke,
! of Texas (DenlocTats), Mr.. Teller, of
/ Colorado, and two Populists voted
against the new classification of
women's and children's dress goods.
! Mr. Aldrich and ether New England
Republicans protested these rates in
the wooden schedule were entirely mad
equate and gave notice of their inten-
ton to continue the struggle for higher
rates when the bill was reported to the
Senate. Altogether twenty-fcur para
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day.
| The next schedule is pulp, papers
and books.
The Proceedings.
Mr.. Teller asked unanimous consent
! to consider the House bill approving
/ of the negotiations Of the United States
commissioners with the Southern Ute
Indians and confirming the treaty pro-
visions of June, $780, for the allotment
/ of lands in seyeralty, etc.
Mr.. Villas did not like to consent TO
a bill that would oNerrule the treaty
and take from the Utes two-tl1irds OF
their lands, giving in. return d tract of
less extent.
Mr.. Teller decided to allow the bill to
go over until Monday.
A bill was passed authorizing Com
mander Dennis w Mullen to accept a
medal from the Chilean government
Another bill passed fixes the price
of desert lands at S1.25 and authorizes
the rounding of payments in excess.
Mr.. PETERS amendment to the tariff
bill to transfer all manufactures COM
posed wholly or in part of wool to the
free list was defeated-3 to As Allen.
Kyle and PETER cast affirma tive votes
Mr.. Bansbrough announced that he
would have voted aye, mad he not been
paired.
The Wooden Schedule.
The Senate then plunged into actual
consideration of the wooden schedule.
Vest explained that the finance com
n1ittee had been moved to place duty
on shoddy and waste in order to ex-
clude them from the country One of
the purposes in placing wool on the
free list was to discourage the manu-
facture of shoddy, which under the Nc
Kinley act had doubled. Last year it
reached 10000, 900.
Mr.. Aldrie'a colltended there was
nothing iliegitimate in the manufacture
Of shoddy. The reduction in duty on
ehoddy from 9 cents per pound to 10
per cent. ad Nalorenl) proposed in this
bill Mr. Aldrich said, would stimulate
rather than discourage the production
Of srnoddy goods.
Mr.. Quay took the floor and proceed
ed ITO deliver the tenth irstallment of
his speech. begun April IL. This in
stal!ment of Mr.. Quay's speech pro we'd
to be .dle last, and ait 100, after speak
ing two hours, he announced he had
concluded.
A vote was then taken on the finance
ccrnmidbee amendment TO strike ou,
3ragraph 2S7, and it was carried. The
Jones amendment to the next para
graph made flocks, mungo, shoddy and
wool in the form of rowing, roping. or,
iIl al ii ali i
of 20 per cent. as in the House bill.
Mr., AleTich appealed to Mr.. Jones to
withdraw this amendment, ON the
ground that it would destroy the spin
ming industry in the United States. but
the amendment was agreed TO.
Mr.. Jones withdrew the finance COM
nittse amendment making all wooden
and worsted yarrs valued at less than
40 cents per pound dutfa bic AT 80 per
cent. and above 40 cents at 40 per cent
ad valorem. The latter was an in
clease over the House rate of . per
cent. 1t was also agreed 10 make par
9graph Isl, with the proposed Jones
amendments, placing a duty on knit
IA brics and all fabrics made on knit
ting machines, not including wearing
apparel, and ON shawls made wholly or
in part of wool or worsted valued ait
less than 40 cents per pound, So per
cent; valued at more than 40 cents, 40
per cent
The Jones amendment was agreed to.
In the next paragraph, number 2S2, he
Withdrew the committee compromise
amendments, leaving it as it came from
the House, making the rate on blar-
kets, wool hats, flannels, etc, valued
at not more than 80 cents, % per cent
valued at more than 80 cents per p5und,
80 per cent. ad valorem.
Mr.. Jones next offered the amend
ment agreed upon since the considera-
ton of the wooden schedule began to-
day. making the duty on wonen's and
children's dress goods and other wool
en- goods, including such as have India
rubber component parts, valued at not
over 80 cents per pound, 40 per cent. and
at more than 80 cents, 50 per cent
Mr.. Coke DenlocraO, of Texas, de-
manded the ayes and nays on this
amendment. The Republicans, with
the. exception of Mr.. Teller, voted
solidly for the amendment as did all
the Democrats except Messrs. Merry
and Coke The Populists PETER and
Kyle voted against it. Carried-48 to s..
On ready made clothing the rate was
fixed at 40 per cent. ad valorem (the
present duty being 80 per cent? The
rate on cloaks, ulsters, dolnans and
other outside garments for ladies and
children composed wholly or in part Oh
WOOL was fixed at so per cent; on web
bings, gorgings, suspenders, braids,
lace. ernbroideries, etc. so per cent.