The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-06-16

Tor duty on wool as the two Louisiana
senators in the fight for duty on sugar,
tho wool industry could have been saved
Had Kyle and Allen made manly Hight
the duty on wool would be retained.
"If We vote for duty, is not that all we
can do?" asked Kyle.
"If you would refuse to vote for the
other provisions of the BILL" said Carey,
'you could force the abandonment OF free
WOOL"
sponded Kyle. HE will find when the
final vote is taken that We do not hold the
balance OF power"
At 3:05 p. m. the vote on the wool sche.
duie was taken up on Teller's motion TO
restore the Mckinley rate on wool. Lost
80 10 21-by party vote. Stewart voting
yes, Peirer and tho other populists nay.
PETER offered an amendment changing
the Mckinley ratio Of II cents on wool 10
and the Mckinley rate Of II TO 8. Tho
amendment was defeated-SS TO IS. Hill
rofrained from voting. Allen, Peffor, Kyle
and Stewart voted aye.
Coxey and Browne were gTantcda hear.
ing by the senate committee on labor to.
urged the passing of tho bill on tho ground
that 1t would provide employment for tho
idle. The hearing Is to bc resumed on the
27th inst.
Kyle defined his position on the subject
OF wool. He had taken little part in the
discussion of the tariff bill, he said, but
since it had been charged that the mem-
bers OF the populist party in the senate
were siding with tho democrats on this
question at tho expense Of the people and
their states, he would make statement.
He recognized the importance of the wool
| industry. In his own state there were
three-quarters of q million Of sheep. From
tho Mississippi to the Rockies sheep rails.
ing was vast industry, and II would be a
great injustice to strike II down. But he
was not prepared to say that free wool
would destroy the industry. Speaking for
himself alone he was not afraid OF placing
wool on the free list. The advantage that
would accrue to the farmer from the re.
duction of the price of clothing would
more than compensate for any reduction
| in the price Of wool that might follow the
free listing of that product. He believed
wool could be raised ON the broad prairies
| and mountains OF the west as cheaply as
in any olher place. The opinions Of the re.
publicans to the contrary. notwitbstand'
ing, the states of the Northwest were
advocating free wool.
PETER offered some notifications to his
proposed amendment for duty on raw
wool. Where tho Mckinley law levies q
duty on first-class wool Of II cents. no pro
| .I,,,,, 30 q N.E ,..t..
rate of II cents on second class wool. he
proposed TO change TO 6 cents: wool of the
third class worth IS cents or less is 10 pay
Is per cent. duty ad valorcm, and WOO
worth over 10 cents is to pay IS per cont.
being in place Of the Mckinley bill 35 pei
cent, a so per cent. duty.
Discussion followed in which Morrill,
Cullom, Vest, Sherman and Aldrich tool
part. Teller offered as substitute foI
Pcffer's amendment the Mckinley classi.
fication and rates. Defeated by a strict
party vote, % to 81. Allen, Kylo and PEI
fer voted with tho democrats against II
and Stewart in favor Of it.
Power of Montana offered another sub
stituts. which was defeated by the same
vote. The vote then recurrcd TO PETERS
amendment, which reduced the Mckinley
rates on tho average abou,
so per cent. Three populists
voted with tho republicans in
favor of il, but II was lost-3S to IS. An
amendment by Sherman, increasing from
Is per cent. 10 30 per cent. the duty on
wool in the form of mungo, shoddy, noil'
or other waste product, was lost-29 TO 81
PETER then offered an amendment tc
place all articles Of manufacture, com
posed wholly or in part of wool, the hail
of the goat, camel, or alpaca, on the free
list. After some discussion this was laid
aside and. on Cockrell's motion, the bill
providing for the deficiency in the appro
prations for the government printin.
| Office was passed.