St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-16
WE WILL HAVE FREE WOOL |
at PROTECTION AMER0MEBrS TO
THE K60L SCHEDULE BEATEN.
a FINAL vovE COMES TODAY.

Kyle, or Dakota, Says He rs Not
Afraid OF Placing Wool ON she
Free List = He Read Letters
From sheep Growers OF thS
Dakotas and Other Northwest
ern states, Advocating 1t.
WASHINGTON. June 15.-In the .seii-
| ate today Mr.. Stewart secured unanfs
nous consent to pass his bill to aiDeifti
the chapter Of the Revised Statutes re-
lating 10 mineral lands and mining res
sources. When the tariff bill was lait
before the senate. MIR. Dolph todk the
| floor and resumed the speech he was
making against free wool when the
senate adjourned yesterday. He began
with sarcastic reference TO theimna-
! thence manifested by Mr.. Harris. the,
Democratic manager Of tie bill, BECAUSE
|, the bill was not rushed through
with "indecent haste" and recalled the
resentment shown by the Tennessee
senator when others had displayed I'M
I patience at the delay when other bills
were being considered, notably the fed
eral election bill and the hill to repeal
the purchasing clause of the Sherman
act. On.the latter occasion, when he
+ Dolphl had remarked that he was tired
of the prolonged contest Mr.. Harris
had curtly told him to sit down
IF HE WAS WEARY.
With this preliminary shot at Mr..
Harris, the Oregon senator proceeded
with his argument.
Some observations about silver made
by Mr.. ,Dolph brought MIR. Stewart to
his feet i'll reply. He entered upon a
free silver argument for half an hour.
and then. Mr.. Carey made final protest
against placing wool on the free list.
He declared that if the two Democratic
senators tMessrs. Brice and Palmer)
from sheep-raising states had been half
as industrious in their demand for a
duty on wool as the two Louisiana SEN
ators were in their fight for duty on
sugar. the wool Industry would have
been saved.
II even the two Poputists Kyle and
Allen) had made manly tight, duty.
on wool would have been retained.
"How do You know we are not max
ing fight?" interposed MIR. Kyle. s.If
we vote for a duty on wool, is NOT that
all we can dog"
"iou hold the balance of power,o said
MI. Carey. III you would refuse to
vote for other pro visions of the bill YOU
could force the abandonment of free
WOO"
II think the senator is mistaken. -
responded Mr.. Kyle. HE will ind
when the final vote is taken that we do
not hold the balance OF power''
MIR. Kyle defined his position on. the
SUBJECT OF FREE WOOL.
He had taken little part iii the discus
sion OF the tariff bill. he said, but since
It had been charged that members OF
the Populist party IN the senate we're
siding with the Democracy on this nuess4
ton, at the expense of the people OF
their states. he would make a State1
ment. He recognized the Importance
OF the wool industry. In hiso own
state there were three-fourths of afiniIl-a
ion of sheep. From the Mississimi 'tes
the Rockies sheep-raisipg was a vast
and growing industry. and it would
pc great injustice to Strike
it down. But he was not prepared to-
say that free wool would destroy thas
industry. Speaking for himself aIone.l
ne was not afraid Of placing wool. on, the
free list. The advantage that would
accrue to the farmer from the reductions
OF the price of clothing, he Thought.
i would more than compensate for anv;
reduction in the price of WOOL that
might follow. the free listing of the.prddli
uct. He believed that wool could be-.
raised on the broad prairies and in the
mountains of the West as cheaplv as id:
Australia or any other place else, the
opinions of the Republicans to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. Mr.. Kyle read
numerous letters from sheep growers in
the DakOtas and other states i'll the
Northwest advocating free wool.
- MIR. PETER OFFERED
some notifications to his pronosed
amendment for a duty t.l raw wool.
Where the Mckinley bill levies duty
OIL first.class wool of II cents he pro-
duceu duty of cents; the McKinley
rate OF II cents on Second-class wool he
proposed to change to cents. Wool
Of the third class worth IL cents or less
is to pay Is per cent ad valorena, and
worth over IL cents is to pay Is per cent.
bearing in place of the Mckinley rates
Of SO per cent and so per cent.
A discussion followed. in when 4
Messrs. Morrill,, Cullom, Vest, Sherman
and Allrich took part. MIR. Teller Of.
fered as substitute for Mr.. PETERS
amendment the Mckinley Classification
and rates. IL cents on first-class wooI -
cents on second-c!ass; 80 per cent omthe
sthird-class wool valued at Ii cents Der
pound or less, and 50 per cent on third
class wool valued at over Is cents.
The substitute was defeated by
strict party vote, % to 81. Alessrs Ailep
Kyle and PETER, Popuiists. voting, WITH
the Democrats against it. and AZ
Stewart tNey. in favor of it.
Mr.. Powers g{Mont.) offered another
substitute fixing the rates AT - and
cents respectively on first and seeonG ND
class wool. and Is per cent and ss rer
~ II s,,,I. 80 anu % pei