Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21

WASHINGTON, June 15.-The Senate
voted for free wool this afternoon, re-
iecting the several amendments placing |
q duty on wool. One ofthem-proposed |
by Peifer-reduci the Mckinley rates |
about 80 per cent was defeated by only |
two majority, the vote standing 81 70 30, |
because all the Populists voted for il,
and Senator Hill declined to vote,
although urged to do SO by Faulkner, |
Lindsay, and other Senators sitting near
him. He made no explanation OF his
refusal to vote.
The Democratic managers breathed a
sigh of relief when il was announced
that they held a majority of the vote.
The roll call was followed. with the
greatest interest by the Senators and the
spectators, who almost tllled the
galleries, and the result was accepted on
every hand as decisive.
Two other amendments-on pro-
posed by Teller, continuing the Mckin-
ley rates, and anOtherb by Power, making
a reduction of about cent pound all
around-were first voted down, the
vote in each case being the same, 20 to
81, Hill voting with the other Demo-
Gratis, and PETER, Allen and Kyle IN the
negative.
wRANGLEs OVER THE Schedule.
1t was o'clock before the voting
thus began on the wool schedule. The
differences between the Democrats and
the Republicans and among the Demo-
Gratis themselves over the proposed
changes in the rates on manufactures Of
wool had delayed action and threatened
still greater delay. Indeed, some Of
the Democratic managers believed the
bill to be in more critical condition
than at any time since the Senate began
to vote on amendments. They found
that they could not unite tine Democrats
on the increases in rates demanded BY
the Republican manufacturers, or even
on all of those asked by Democratic
manufacturers although the latter were
more moderate in their requests tnan
the former.
And, besides the manufacturers and
their special friends on both sides OF tht
Senate, some Of the Western Republican
Senators were demanding a duty OF
wool, on the ground that it was thu
only thing they had asked, and if they
did not get it they would have nothing
for their constituents in the bill. One .
them, Hansbrough, said: Il have Is
DAYS speech which | can deliver, AMI
which will end about the time duty i
put upon wool
In the conferences which went on il
the room of the committee on appro
priations between the Democratic man
ayers and other Senators from bot
sides this morning it seemed as thong
no Roadway whatever could be mad
to-day.
QUAY THREATENED AN ENDLEs
SPEECH.
Senator Quay, the most extreme {
the Republican senators, representa-
the wooden manufacturers, and especial
the capet makers, had announced thi
he would resume his endless speech,
the rates the Republican manufacture
wanted were not granted.
Senator Aldrich, while willing hin
self, apparently, to accept the reason
BILE increases suggested by Represent
tive Stevens, Walter Stanton of Ne
York and other Democratic marufa
turers, declared that he could not biz
his side to any agreement for ia
ing vote, inasmuch as any one of
dozen Republican Senators might
feat, by an objection, a request f
unanimous consent.
When Democratic Senators like Mi
and Villas heard that the Republica
were making such demands they
clared that they would oppose any
crease whatsoever. They said they h
made more concessions already tn
they ought to have made, and they mi
draw the line sharply at such reques
They were apparently US unwilling
accept MIR. Stanton's schedule, tiXi
the division line on wooden goods at
cents per pound and making the du
above that so per cent, and below it
per cent, as they were to take the
publican schedule making 40 cents
pound tine dividing line and making
rates 80 per cent above and 40 per q
below.
NO sUGG EsTIoN OF cLoTURE.
Yet, in the face of possible filibust
ing on the Republican side of ndeff
duration, the Democratic managers
not think it worth while to even sugl
cloture, great as is their desire for spe,
action. They know that Vice Presid
Stevenson is ready to apply clot
whenever 43 Senators ask him to
SO formally and in writing; but I
also know that they cannot get
Senators to make such a request.
sequently, as they look at it, Their
nothing for them to do but to keep
trying to get early action on the bill
general agreement, based, of cou
upon concessions and compromises.
By working along this line they
succeed IN getting the votes given al
this afternoon, and they are hopefr
SO reconciling all the diverse elemen
to continue the voting on the sched
until the bill is disposed Of, with /
N,,a .N,.K,r IL