The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-16

Washington. June 15.-In the Senate to-
day. Mr.. Stewart secured unanimous cor
sent for the passage of a bill TO amend
the chapter of the revised statutes re-
lating to mineral lands and mining re-
sources. Mr.. Dolph resumed the sp5ec
he was making against free wool WIEN
the Senate adjourned yesterday
Nh. Dolph began with sarcastic refer
ence to the irapatience manifested b.
Harris, the Democratic MANAGE, beSause
the bill was not rushed through with IL
decent haste" recalled tie re entnle II
shown by the Tennessee senator waeI
others displayed Impotence az delay !
the case OF other bills, notably the fe
eral election bill ana the bill TO rep al
the purchasing clause OF the sherman act.
On the latter occasion, when re tDo!pn)
remarked that ne was tired of the pr
longed contest, Harris CURLY Tod hin
to sit down.
The observations about silver by 3Ir.
Doiph brought Mr.. Stewart 10 his feet,
with a free silver argument.
Carey and Kyle spat.
Mr. Carey declared if Brice and Pain
had been half as industrious in their -
nand for duty on wool. as the two
louisiana senators in the nght for GUY
on sugar. the wool industry would e
been saved. Had Kyle ana ALeI ada
a manly fight for a duty on WOOL il
y ould have been retained.
IF We vote for a duty is not that all
we can do2" asked Kyle.
II YOU HOulQ refuse 70 vote IOE fl6
other provisions of the bill - said Carey,
you could force the amendment OF tree
Il think the senator is mistaken" re-
''Ie viii ind when the final vote is
taken we do rot hold the balance of
The first vote on the wool schedule was
taken at 8 O'Clock upon Teller's molten
70 restore the Mckinley rate en- wool
L 1ta YES 70 pefs and parry +b o vII pJeWa!
Mr.. PETER offered some notifications
to his proposed amendment for a duty
on raw wool Where the Mckinley law
levies a duty on first class wool of II
cents he proposed a duty Of cents; the
Mckinley rate of y cents on second class
WOOL he proposed to charge 6 cents
Wool Of the third class worth Is cents CT
less IS to pay 10 per cent. duty al valOrenl
and wool worth over 10 cents is to pay
3 Per cent, bearing in place OF Mckinley
bill Of IS per cent, a 80 per cent. duty.
Talk, But No Results.
A discussion followed in which Messrs.
Morrill,, CullOm, Vest, Sherman md Aid
rich took part MIR. Teller offered as a
substitute for Mr.. PETERS amendment the
mckinley classification and rates. 1t
was defeated by strict party votes to
81. Allen, Kyle and PETER voted with the
democrats against it and Stewart in
favor.
Mr.. Powers. of Montana offered another
substitute. which was defeated by the
same vote. The vote then required on
PeIer's amendment, which reduced ne
Mckinley rates an average of about 50
per cent. The three Populists voted with
the Republicans in favor of it, but it was
lost, SO to So
An amendment by Mr.. Sherman, in
eereasing from 10 per cent. to 80 per cent.
the duty on wool in the form of attubing
waste mungo, shoddy, noils or other
waste product was loSt-29 to g.
Mr.. PETER. then offered an amendment
to place all articles of manufacture
composed wholly or in part of wool, hair
+ of the goat, camel, or alpaca on the free
list.
After some discussion this was laid
aside, and on Mr.. Cockrelrs motion the
bill providing for the deficiency in appro-
priations for the government printing
( office passed, and then, after a brief ex-
ecutive session the Senate adjourned.