The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-06-17
An Ending 10 tho Long Contest
Over That Schedule Came
Saturday.
Tho Republicans Happy over
What They Gall Some Slight
Concession.
All the Important Changes We're Pro.
posed by tho rinsnes Committse
aud individual Democrats.

wasHrsorOS. jane iG Tho haht over the
wool schedule ended to-day, and tha,
schedule. &c we'll an tho schedule Of silk
and silk goods. wss disposed Of 10 quick
tins. The republicans had been lighting
for certain modihos,iona OF the woslsn
soheduls and we're partially successful.
They succeeded in having The rates on
voolen aud woFstsd yArns valued Al over 40
oenta per pound increased from ~ 20 40
per cent ad ynlorem. and the dividing limo
on womsn's aud ehiidren's dr.. goods
decreased from 81 10 80 cents. n duty Of 20
per cent being imposed on goods valued a,
less than 30 cents per pound. and 90 per
cent whsre Of greater value. This modinoa-
tion 10 one. IL 10 understood. Quay was light
ing for. Aa soon 40 II was decided
upon Qusy's long speech Suddenly tormin-
htsd. The other notifications OF the
schsdule were such as had heen proposed
by the finance committes or by the Jones
compromise amendments. Berry, Of Ar
kansss. and Coke. OF Texas, democrats.
Teller. and two populists voted sgainst the
new slsssihcstlons Of women's and child
ren's dress goods. Ths New England fe-
publicans protested that these rstes In the
wooden schedule we're entirely inadequate
and gave notice OF thar intsntion 10 con-
tinue the struggle for higher rates whom
the bill Was reportsd to the senate. Alto
gether twenty -fonr paragraphs OF the bill
we're disposed Of to-day. The nsrt sched-
uls 10 pulp, payer and books.
Az the opening OF the faht over the
schedu,s to-day PETERS amendment 70 tho
tariff bill 10 transfer oil manufactures COM
posed wholly or part Of wool TO the free
list. WAS defeated by three TO forty. i've
Allen, Kyle and Peffsr cast the Affirmative
votes. Hansbrough announced that he
would have voted aye" had he not been
paired. The senate then plunged into act
uai confederation OF the veolen schedule.
| Vest explained that the Lnenoo COMMITTEES
had been moved 20 place a duty on shoddy
aud waste In order 10 exclude them from
the county. One Of the purposes of plso-
ing wool on the free list was 10 discourge
the manufacture Of shoddy, which. under
The Mckinley act, bad doubled Last year
IL reached $50. OO0. 600.
/ Aldrioh oontsn dod thee vas nothing
illigitimste in tho msnufactars OF shoddy.
The reduction In duty on ehoddy (from
three csnts pef pound 20 Il per cent nd va
lorem) proposed IN this bill. Aldioh said.
would stimulate rather than discourage the
production Of shoddy goods. Qnay took
the floor aud proceeded 10 deliver the tenth
instaiiment OF his speech begun April 10.
At 1880. after sgsaklng two hours, be au-
nounced that he had con cluded. A vote
was thon taken on the finance committee
amsndmsnt 90 paragI aph 3S7 and IL WAS
carried. Jones amendment 10 the next
paragraph was 20 make 1oeka munRo
shoddy and wool in the form OF rowing
ropinR OF tops. dutiAble al 10 per cent in
stead IS per cent s In the house bill.
Aldrich appealed 20 Jones 10 withdraw the
amendment on the ground that II would
destroy tho spinning industry Ia the
United States. bat the amendment was
agreed 10. Jones Withdrew the finance
committee smspdmeas making all WOO 6
and worated yarns valued at lsss than ~
cents per pound dutiable al 20 per cent,
above 40 cents al 40 per cent al valorem.
The latter was IN increase over the ho use
rate OF Ave rer cent.
II was slso agreed 10 make paragraph 3Sl
as proposed by the Jones amend me N IL,
which placed a duty on knit fabrics and all
fabrics made on knitting maehinss. not In
oiudine wearing apparel and on saawls
made wholly or in part OF wool or wo ated
al less than .orty cents per pound, 20 per
I
per cont.
In the next paragraph Jones withdte &,
the committee compromise amendments
leaving 10 sa 10 came from the house. max
ing the rates on blankets. WOOL hAts fan
nsls, ETC.. valued 40 not mere than 30 cents.
rs per cent; valued ~ more than 30 cents
per pound, 80 per cent ad valoTem.
Jones nsx, offered an smend-
mont agreed upon since the con-
sideration OF the uoolsn schedule. begun
lto-day, making the duty on voolsns and
shildrsn's drsss goods, and other woolen
goods, including such as have India rubber
COMPONENT parts. valued st nos over q
cents per pound. 40 per cent. and N more
than 80 cents 90 per cent. Coke demanded
the hyes and nays on this amenamens. The
republicans. with the exception OF Teller
voted solid for the amendment. ss did al
the democrats except Berry and Coke
PETER and Kyle voted against IL IL wal
was carried. forty-eight TO ave.
Ga ready made clothing the ratio wal
fixed 81 l5 per cent ad valorem (ths present
duty being 800. The rate on cloaks al.
stsFs. dolmsns and other ontslds garments
for ladies and children, composed wholly
or In part OF WOOL, was nxsd at 30 per cent
on wsbbinga. Gefin1s. suapenderA bFAids
lace, embtoideries, ETC., 10 per cent
ihs rata on saIony. wilton aud tour
ney NoiVet carpets hnu tapestry bfua
sells and all chain Venetian car
pets we're nxsd at 35 per cent The rates
on wool, Dutoh and two-piy ingram car.
pets. druRRsts and bookings aud carpets
not specially provided foI vsro hIsd at 81
per cent.
Jonss' amsndments to make ibe wooler
schedule 20 into effect Jan. 1, 1896. instoAt
OF Dec. z 1894, As provided Ia the house.
was agreed 70, and the house provision sub
jso,ing the rates In the wool soheduls tS
one per cent reduction annually until 1900
vas stricken onL
The schedule OF sllks and silk goods wal
then taken up with the understanding tha
tho paragraph relating TO silk partially
manuta oturOd from warte silk, thrown sill
NOT advanced more than singles, aud slll
thread and Isrna, and tho paragraph felat
ing 20 yelvets plush, etc, be passed ovsI
until Monday.
The rates on webbing. boltipg. fringes
etc., made wholly OF In part OF silk. were
made 10 per cent; on lAeos and embl OideT.
lea, hAndksfehlefa veils. ready mas AIDE cloth,
ing aud other aFticlei Of wearing apparel
CON posed whole or In part OF silk, 80 pel
cent and other manufactures as herein mol
specially provided for o. psr cent, THU
completed the silk eebeds.s, =nd a. fi25 th'
senate went into eIroutiys session and Al
3 o'clock adjourned.
Ihs lndiAn Nj preparation bill was passed
by the house to-day, substantially ~ 10.
ported By the COMMITTEES.
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