Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-15
SENATOR KYLE DEFINES His POSITION
Is Yet Undecided How He Will
Cast His Vote.
IN THE HOU S E

AT lO.OO TIE ldIlll Ulll WAS DclOIc thc
Senate and Mr.. Dolph Of Oregon took the
floor and resumed the speech he was max
ing against free wool when the Senate ad-
journed last night.
A Shot at Mr.. Harris.
He began with a sarcastic reference to
the impatience manifested by Mr.. Harris.
the democratic floor manager Of the bill.
because the bill was not rushed through
with indecent haste" and recalled the re-
sentiment shown by the Tennessee Senator
when others had displayed impatience at
the delay when other bills were being con-
sidered. notably the federal election bill
and the bill to repeal the purchasing clause
OF the Sherman act. On the latter occa-
sion when he (Dolph) had remarked that
he was tired Of the prolonged contest, Mr..
Harris had curtly informed him to sit down
II he was weary. With this preliminary
shot at Mr.. Harris the Oregon Senator
proceeded with his argument
Mr.. Dolph finished at L. o'clock Some
observations he made about silver brought
Mr.. Stewart (NevD to his feet in reply.
Mr.. Carey's Final Protest.
He entered upon a free-silver argument
for a half hour and then Mr. Carey CWyo
made final protest against the destruction
Of the wool-growing industry by placing
wool on the free list He declared that IL
the two democratic Senator's. Messrs Brice
and Palmer, from sheep-raising states had
been half as Industrious In their demand fo..
a duty on wool as the two Louisiana Sena-
tors were in their fight for a duty on sugar
the wool industry would have been saved.
II even the two populists Kyle and Allen)
had made q manly fight a duty on wool
would have been obtained.
How do you know We are not making a
fght:' interposed Mr.. Kyle. IF we vote
for duty on wool is not that all We can
You hold the balance Of power" said Mr.
Carey. IF you would refuse to vote for
other provisions of the bill you could force
the abandonment: of free wool"
Il think the Senator is mistaken" re-
sponded Mr.. Kyle. He will find when the
final vote is taken on this bill that we do
not hold the balance Of power"
Mr. kyle's Position.
When Mr.. Carey sat down Mr.. Kyle Of
South Dakota took the floor and defined his
position on the subject Of free WOOL He lad
taken little part in the discussion Of the
tariff bill. he said. but since 1t had been
charged that the n embers OF the populist
party in the Senate were siding with the
democracy on this question at the expanse
OF the people of their states. he would make
statement. He recognized the Importance
Of the wool industry. In his own state there
were three-fourths Of million OF sheep
From the Mississippi to the Rockies sheep
raising was vast and growing industry
and II would be great injustice to strike II
uoWu. nut ne WdS HOt prep3IeO 70 say t0xt
free wool would destroy the industry.
Speaking for himself alone. he was not
kfiEhtA 0f placing wool on the free list. The
kH4YHybA6ye that would accrue to the farmer
MON TIE reduction of the price Of clothing,
he thought. 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 prairies and in the mountains of
the west as cheaply as in Australia or any
place else. the opinions of the republicans
to the contrary Notwithstanding. Mr.. Kyle
read numerous letters from sheep growers
in the Dakotas and other states OF the
northwest advocating free WOOL In support
of his statement.
He believed that these letters represented
the sentiment of many farmers and sheep
raisers of the west, who were firmly con-
WINGED that the small advantage they reap
ed, u any from a duty on wool did not COM
pensate them for the enormous tax they
paid on their clothing.
In Doubt How He Should Vote.
Still, he was in doubt as to how he should
vote Perhaps 1t would not be just to sac
rifice the wool farmers while the manu-
facturers retained the lions share Of their
protection. There were. Of course, many
ether farmers in the west who held views
antagonistic to those whose letters he had
read.
Continuing. he discussed the general ques-
tion of protection as affecting wages in
the highly protected Industries. especially
in the iron and wool industries. He de-
scribed how the American laborers. under
the protective system, had been displaced
by Huns, Poles and Slavs in Pennsylvania
and French Canadians in New England. He
was willing to strike down every vestige of
the duty on wool If the duty on woolens
were also removed, but since the duty on
wooiens was to be retained he could not
bring himself to vote for free wool. He
would, however, II an amendment were
OF 10 IN rad,,n dt,fx
the reduction made in the duty on woolens
Before taking his seat Mr.. Kyle explained
his vote on the sugar schedule. He declar-
ed that he was opposed to a bounty on
sugar. but he believed that the bounty pro-
vision of the Mckinley law constituted a
moral. IL not a legal. contract and he had
therefore voted for a diminishing bounty
until 1905.
Of the, contention that We ought to buy in
the cheapest market. He said Daniel Web
ster had said in more eloquent terms than
he could command that the first duty Of
the government Is to insure employment
There would be no employment here. he
said, II We bought everything in the cheap
est market. Mr.. Hawley quoted at some
length from the testimony of female opera
tives OF New England taken before the re-
publican members of the finance committee
When he concluded Mr.. Platt called at
tentfon to the lack of a quorum.
MIR. PETER MOdiGcs His Amendment
Mr.. PETER offered some notifications TO
his proposed amendment for a duty on raw
wool. Where the Mckinley law levies a
duty OF IL cents he proposed a duty of 5
cents. Hhe Mckinley rate of L. cents is
proposed to be changed to 6 cents. Wooden.
third-class, worth 10 cents or less is to nav
Is per cent duty ad valorem, and worth
over 10 cents, is to pay - per cent, being
i'm place of the Mckinley rates of 33 per
cent and 80 per cent.
tu.. THE HOUSE.
The House got down to business immedi-
ately today. and Mr.. Outhwaite of Ohio.
from the committee on rules, offered a reso-
luton providing that, at 3 80 o'clock the In
dian appropriation bill should be reported to
the House. after being debated under the
five-minute rule, and the previous question
ordered and the bill put on it's passage
This resolution met with considerable op-
position, principally from Messrs. Burrows
Of Michigan, McMillin of Tennessee and Nc
Rae of Arkansas.
Several modifcation to the resolution
were suggested by Mr.. Outhwaite; first. to
extend the time for debate until 5 O'Clock
today. and afterward to extend it until g. 30
tomorrow.
Against the Rules Committee
Mr. PAYNE Neu ssT