New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-16

NNev). Kyle Lodge Mcmillan: Manders9n, Mitchell S
ow PfoGo qasy shfrs S6np
Nays-Megsrs Bate Berry; Blackburn, Blanchard
George. Gibson. Gordon. Gray Harris. Hunton. Jar
Murphy Palmer Pasco Pugh Ransom Roach.
Smith Turpie, Vest, Villas. VOORHEES, Wash and
Mr.. Proctor Otep. VII made brief speech
against the proposition to put wool the free list
The speech was largely made up of Incidents and
quotations from the Bible showing the antiquity
and the honorable character Of sheep husbandry,
and tracing the first attack upon ii back to the time
when Cain "a ter of the ground" slew his brother
Abel. who was keeper of sheep The motives ana
Proctor said the those which actuated his
preferred and protected industry Cain had
brought of the ground an offering unto ne Lord
which, said Mr. Proctor. suggestiVey. might nave
been of rice or cotton or sugar Q-aughterD The
punishment meted out TO Cain fairly foreshad9wed
THAI which would be meted out by the people 20
the promoters Of this measure mark would be
set upon them ana when ne tiHe OF re1Tibn, nD
is greater than can bear (Renewed laughier2
from the vote just taken that the dominant party
in the Senate did not intend TO make any conces-
to find fitting words to characterize the injustice
of the treatment Of the wool industry. That in
cess!ons that had been made TO the coal iron ore
and sugar industries. He asserted that If the pend,
would have to decline IA or 10 cents pound, until
it reached an equality with prices Of foreign wool ,,
of per al valorem wool The amend
ment rejected-yeas p. nays 30 Two or the
POpust Senator's PETER and Stewart, voted yea.
and the other two. Allen and Kyle. in the negative
Mr. Sherman then offered amendment making
the duty wool 80 per cent-the rae liked IN the
Walker Tariff bill of 1886. which had been euogized
by Mr.. Voorhees, and other Democratic Senators as
the best possible tariff. This amendment was re-
Senator's Messrs. Allen. Kyle and PETER, voted for
the amendment. The fourth. Mr. Stewart was
paired with Mr.. Palmer
MIR PETER pop. Kan) moved to amend the
ticlss free OF duty He challenged Senators the
other side to give some reason for putting wool on
the free list.
The challenge was accepted by Mr. Vest Dem.
MOI, who declared that the one great reason which
controlled his action had been the fact that not
wthstandng the duty on wool in the Mckinley act,
the price of wool had steadily gone down. The tax
ing of wool had not been OF any benefit either 70
the wOOl-grOwer or the wOOllen manufacturer. He
favored putting wool the free list in the in
pay duties OF from go to $40 per cent. lie favored
Il because the system of protection had been tried
and II had been found that every promise made to
the people by the Republican party had proved 10
be false. Let US then" he said passionately. try
something else"
Mr. Aldrich asserted in contradiction OF Mr.. Vests
statement that every promise made by the advocates
of the tariff law of 1890 to the beneficial effect
of that law the wool-producng and wOollon
manufa curing Industries had been verified.
answered his question which was. Why the duties
on wOOllen manufactures should be continued while
they taken off wool
Mr. Chandler Rep. y. h appealed 10 Mr.. PETER
not 10 insist his amendment. but rather 10 make
an effort have duty put upon wool
No action was taken on Mr.. PETERS amendment,
and after short executive session, the Senate adj
journed till tomorrow at 10 a. m.