Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-16
MORE ABOUT WOOL
That Schedule Not Yet Completed
in the Senate.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ON SHODDY
The Speaker and Mr.. Reed Have
a Tilt.
THE RECORDS ACCURACY


At the opening of the session Of the Sen
ate today Mr.. Teller (Col) asked unanimous
consent to consider the House bill disap-
proving the recent negotiat tions of ]. Mont
gomery Smith and other United States COM
missioner. with the Southern Ute Indians
and confirming the treaty provisions of
June 1850, for the allotment OF lands in
severalty, etc. Mr.. Teller explained the
provisions of the bill. which encountered
some opposition from Mr.. Villas. Mr.. Teller
finally decided. in view of the opposition. to
allow the bill to go over until Monday.
Bills were then passed follows: On mo-
tion of Mr.. Blanchard U-a). authorizing
Commander Dennis W. Mullan, u. 5. ~,
to accept a medal presented to him by the
Chilean government; also. on motion of Mr..
Hawley Comm, d bill for the relief of DAN
iel c. Rodman; also. on motion of Mr.. Carey
(Wyo). fixing the price of desert land at
sl.25 and authorizing the refund Of pay
ments in excess OF that price; also on mo-
ttor of Mr.. Gibson (Nd.), a joint resolution
grant ting permission to the state OF Mary
land to use the old United States court
house in the city of Baltimore.
Mr.. PETERS Amendment Defeated.
The tariff bill was then, at 1890 laid be-
fore the Senate. and the vote was immedi-
Mr.. PETER to transfer all manufactures
composed wholly or in part of wool to the
free list. 1t was defeated-3-46
The three populists. Allen. Kyle and Per-
Ter, voted in favor of it.
Mr. Hansbrough (N.D) announced that
ne would have voted aye had he not been
paired.
The Senate then plunged into the actual
consideration of the woolen schedule.
The Duty on Shoddy
The first paragraph CTS. placing a duty
OF Is per cent on wool and hair in the form
OF slubbing waste. rowing waste mungo
shoddy. corded waste, carbonized noils or
other waste product, was read. This was
the House rate. The finance committee
amendment struck out this paragraph. but
made shoddy, mungo. garnetted waste and
carbonized noils and wool in the form of
rowing, roping or tops In the following par
agraph dutiable at 10 per cent. Mr.. Vest
explained that the finance committee had
been moved to place duty on shoddy and
waste, in order TO exclude them from the
country. to the end that the manufacture of
shoddy. so prevalent in this country. might
70 a certain extent cease. One of the pur-
poses OF placing wool on the free list was
TO discourage the manufacture of shoddy
Under the Mckinley act the manufacture of
shOddy, Mr.. Vest said had doubled until
last year IL reached sgO.OOO,OOO
MIR. Aldrich contended that there was
nothing illegitimate In the manufacture
OF shoddy. The reduction in duty on shod-
ad valoren) proposed in this BILL Mr. AID
rich said, would stimulate rather than dis
courage the production of shoddy goods.
Mr.. Vest called attention TO the testi-
mony OF Mr.. North. secretary Of the Woolen
Manufacturers Association (who was pres
ent on the floor of the Senate assisting Mr.
Aldrtch as q tariff expert), in which Mr.
North declared that there was one pound Of
cotton to
used in woolen manufactures In this coun-
try The Mckinley rate, therefore had
failed to exclude shoddy.
How can you decrease the use of shod-
dy, Mr.. Aldrich asked, by stimulating its
importation with lower duty?
we reduce the duty on shoddy, 1t is
true, replied Mr.. Vest. but we place wool
on the free list. If the manufacturers are
given free wool they will not pay a duty
on shoddy in order to use it,"
Mr.. Quny's Tenth Installment.
When the discussion between Mr. AID
rich and Mr.. Vest ceased Mr.. Quay of
Pennsylvania took the floor and proceeded
to deliver the tenth installment Of his
speech begun on April 15
This installment of Mr.. Quay's speech
proved to be the last and after speaking
two hours he announced that he had con-
cluded.
Committee Amendment Carried.
AHC NOle was lneu taken on the nnance
committee amendment to strike out para
graph 2IS, and it was carried. The Jones
amendment to the next paragraph made
hocks. mungo. shOddy and wool In the form
OF rowing. roping or tops. dutiable at Is per
cent instead Of % per cent as in the House
bill
Mr.. Aldrich appealed to Mr. Jones to
Withdraw this amendment, on the ground
that 1t would destroy the spinning industry
In the United States Mr.. Platt Joined In
the appeal All the preliminary processes
or the manufacture OF woolens up to the
yarn stage were involved IN this paragraph
ard could not survive here with duty of
10 per cent.
The Jones Amendment Agreed To.
The Jones amendment was agreed to. Mr..
Jones withdrew the finance committee
amendment, making all wool and worsted
yarns valued at less than 10 cents per
pound at 80 per cent. and above 10 cents at
~ per cent The latter was an increase
over the House rate Of per cent. 1t was
also agreed TO.
Paragraph PSI, with the proposed Jones
amendments. placed a duty on knit fabrics
ana all fabrics made on knitting machines
not including wearing apparel and on
shawls made wholly or I'm part of wool
Worsted. valued at less than 10 cents per
pound. 80 per cent: valued at more than 40
cents. 10 per cent.
Mr.. Frye's General Protest.
Mr.. Frye OIe) took occasion, while this
paragraph was pending. to enter a general
protest against the wooden schedule
THE HOUSE.
When the House was called 10 order today