The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-16
'oTE ON THE SCHEDULE LOST.

WASHINGTON. June lO.-ln Ine SenAI6
to-day Dolph resumed the speech he was
making against free wool when the Senate
adjourned yesterday. Dolph began with
sarcastic reference to the Impotence man
ifested by Harris, the Democratic mana
ger, because the bill was not rushed through
with Indecent haste" and recalled the
resentment shown by the Tennessee Senator
when others displayed Impotence at the
delay in the case of other bills, notably the
Federal election bill and the bill to repeal
the purchasing clause of the Sherman act.
On the latter occasion, when he (DOlDh)
was tired of the prolonged contest, Harris
eurtly told him to sit down.
Observations about silver brought Stew
art 10 his feet with free-silver argument
Carey declared if Brice and Palmer had
been half as industrious in The demand for
wool as the two Louisiana Senators in the
fight for duty on sugar the wool industry
would have been saved. Had Kyle and
Allen made manly fight the duty on wool
would have been retained.
eff we vote for duty is not that all
we can do ?" asked Kyle.
IF you would refuse to vote for other
provisions of the BILL" said Carey, "you
could force the Abandonment, OF free
WOOL
II think the Senator makes a mistake"
responded Kyle "He will find when the
final vote is taken we do not hold this bal
Rnce OF power"
The first vote on the wool schedule was
taken at O'clock, upon Telier's motion to
restore the Mckinley rate on wool. Lost
% to 81, party vote, Stewart voting aye,
PETER and the other POpulists no.
PETER offered an amendment changing
the Mckinley rate of II cents to Z. and
the Mckinley rate Of u to S. The amend
ment was defeated, 80 to So. Hill re-
Trained from voting. Allen. PETER, Kyle
and Stewart voted aye.
Kyle defined his position on the
subject of free wool. lie had taken
little part in the discussion of the tariff
bill. be said, but since it had been charged
that members of the Populist party in the
Senate were siding with the Democrats
on this question at the expense of
the people of their States. he would
make statement. lie recognized the i'm
portance of the wool industry. In his own
State there were tbree-fourths of mil.
lion sheep. From the Mississippi to the
Rockies sheep-raising was vast industry,
and it would be a great injustice to strike
it 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 reduction 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 that wool could be
raised on the broad prairies and noun
tains of the West as cheapIy as in any
other place. The opinions of the Republi-
cans to the contrary Notwithstanding, the
States of the Northwest advocated free
wool.
PETER offered some notifications to his
proposed amendment for duty on raw
wool. Where the Mckinley law levies a
duty on first-class wool of II cents he
proposed a duty of 3 cents. The Mckinley
rate Of u cents on second-class wool he
proposed to change to cents. Wool of
the third class worth IS cents or less is to
pay 10 per cent duty ad valorem. and wool
worth over Is cents is to pay % per cent,
bearing in place of the Mckinley pill of SO
per cent a 80 per cent duty.
A discussion followed in which Morrill,,
Cullom, Vest. Sherman and Aldrich took
part. Teller offered as a substitute for
PETERS amendment the Mckinley cIassif-
cation and rates. 1t was defeated by
strict party voIe-29 20 81. Allen, Kyle
and PETER voted with the Democrats
against it and Stewart in favor.
Power Of Montana offered another sub
etitute, which was defeated by the same
vote. The vote then required on PETERS
amendment, which reduced the Mckinley
rates an average of about so per cent. The
three POpulists voted with The Republi
cans in favor of it, but it was lost-33 to 80.
An amendment BY Sherman, increasing
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 "a
PETER then offered an amendment to
place all articles of manufactures 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
.CockrelPs motion the bill providing for the
deficiency in appropriations for the Gov.
eminent printing Office passed, and then,
after brief executive session. the Senate
adjourned.
THEIR SWEEPING DENIALS.