The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-06

Distinguished Representatives of the
Wool Interest lnsulted by Him.

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Wool Interest lnsulted by Him.
Washington Special to Chicago Tribune.
There was a sensational scene in the mar
BILE room of the Senate this afternoon,
which, while q has not become a matter OF
general news. was declared by Democrats
who Witnessed 1t as an outrage upon de-
cency. 1t was during an interview between
a prominent Senator and some Eastern
wool men that big Dan Voorhees,. chairman
of the finance committee. came out of the
Senate chamber and grossly insulted the
| visitors. Not being content with the insult
he summoned a deputy Sergeant-at-arms
and attempted TO have Them elected from
the marble room
When the tariff hearings were in order
last winter the wool men put in a late
appearance and failed to secure proper au-
dience with the finance committee. Realiz-
ing that the various trusts were faring well
| by the persistent lobbying the Wool Grow
ers' Association sent two men here to see
what could be accomplished. These men
were Theodore Justice. of the firm Of us
tice, Bateman & Co, domestic wool dealers.
Of Philadelphia, and General Ransom, Of
New York, a Democratic member of the
State Legislature, also a wool grower. RAN
som is a very prominet man, and at present
| owns quite a large block of wool. The pair
| has been laboring with individual Senators
| for several days. and It was in an Official
| capacity, for they carry credentials from
Judge William Lawrence, president or the
This afternoon they visited the Capitol
| and were invited into the marble room by
a Senator who desired to read their docu-
ments and examine their samples of wool.
The Senator who had shown an interest IN
s sence Senator voorhees, entered. General
Ransom and Justice. believing that the
finance chairman was fair-minded and
with arguments. General Ransom told him
that the wool clip was now being prepared
for the market, and asked that Instead OF
putting it on the free list a duty OF 5 cents
per pound be given. He represented that
this would be worth sls,25o,oo to the fam
100000 o that they propose to take away
by the removal of all duty.
Voorhees,. as he listened to the
of the New York Democrat, worked him
self into a towering passion. In coarse Ian
guage he made statements that were the
and Justice interrupted the Senator TO set
him right and to show by incontrovertable
had BEEN the friend of the farmer. voor-
hees no longer could contain himself. he
became overbearing in his manner and In
iy: 'Why do You wool growers come here
at the last moment, on the eve OF the pas
sage of the bill, to interfere with legisia-
tion?'
Justice presented his credentials and ex-
planned that they were here at this time
The tariff hearings when the trusts ac-
complished> so much. The Senator inter
rupted, SAYING: You may re respectan,e
here, TO enter the marble room ana TO
spread out your documents and samples
Now / will see that you 20 out"
Representation was in vain. and Voorhees,
stamped out of the room In search OF an
officer. immediately a deputy sergeant-at-
arms entered and prepared to eject the wool
men. He being even tempered was pre-
vailed upon to listen TO an explanation
When he learned that the men were in
the marble room upon the invitation of a
Senator he concluded not TO modest them
However. he set a watch upon their move
ments and made futile all attempts at fur
rher interviewing of Senators. Thereupon
the wool representatives retired from the
had rece,ved from the Chairman OF a COM
mittee that had promised to be fair and
impartial TO all interests.
The parting remark OF the Democrat. Cen
eral Ransom. was: IF we had belonged TO
the Sugar Trust Voorhees, would have been
perfectly willing for us TO stay; but as we
represented poor farmers. and not trusts.
This is the Democratic story over again.
and one by one the BOurbons are nndlng
out their own party
State Bank Bill Rider Proposed.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The Demo-
cratic managers Of the tariff bill in me
Senate are not greatly disturbed over the
intImation that an amendment will be Of
fered providing for the repeal of the State
bank tax. They do not believe mat &c
would be pressed by those who have the
DEEPEST interest IN the success of the re-
peal. The Southern Democratic Senator's
are the ones who are the most clncsrned
about the repeal OF the State hank tax.
They also constitute the element in the
| Senate most Interested In the plssags q
the tariff bin. and II is not b Ii we'd that
they will agree 10 imp ril the tar n bil
or to delay IL IN any way by p ssing IN
connection with IL a m asuae which they
consider Of secondary importance