The herald., 1894-06-14
At THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
More Set Speeches in the
Senate.
The Wool Schedule the Bone of
Conten tiOM.
The House Dev0tes q Day to the
Nations Wards.
Senator Perkins Defends the Memory of
His Predecessor Miscellaneous
Business Transacted In
Both Houses.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WAsHINGToN, June Ex-senator Per-
kins in the senate today briefly defend
ed the memory OF the late Leland STAN
ford from charges made By Representa-
tive Geary that he founded the Stanford
university out of revenge and resen tment
because he was not elected q trustee of
the University of California. Perkins
said that when he was governor Of Cali
fornia he appointed Stanford regent Of
the university. but at the latter's re-
quest the legislature did not confirm the
nomination. Governor Stoneman would
have also made Stanford a regent, but
the honor was declined.
resolution offered by Morgan was
passed, calling on the secretary OF the
treasury for statement of what amount
of gold coin was received by the treasury
department since November l, 1898;
how much was received from the sale of
bonds and to what persons or banking
institutions sach bonds were sold what
outstanding obligations were redeemed
in gold since that date.
IlOkr Ou6f6u b T0dOlublOu Calling OH
the president to inform the senate what,
If any, representation was made to the
governor by representatives of foreign
countries as to the contemplated re-
taliation on account of the proposed
imposition of discriminating duty on
sugar, giving the facts as to the prob
able exclusion OF our agricultural pro-
ducts from Germany or Guatem emala any
information in his possession relative to
proposed retaliatory legislation by the
cortes of Spain on account of the abro-
cation of the reciprocity treaty under
the tariff act OF 1890. The resolution
was adopted.
On motion, Villas bill providing one
additional circuit Judge in each for the
Seventh. Eighth and Ninth judicial dis
tricts, was passed.
| The tariff debate was resumed. the
| pending question being Peffer's amend
ment to restore so per cent OF the duty
on raw wools. Sherman made vigor-
ous speech against free WOOL.
The question of free wool, Mr.. Sher-
man said, vitality affected the people Of
Ohio. He reiterated what he had said
in previous speech that free wool was
the eliminating atrocity OF this bill. He
appealed to the Democrats to put aside
politics and withhold this destructive
blow to this great industry. The sheep
raising and wool growing industry was
common to a greater or less extent to
every state and territory. 1t was certain,
he said, that the United States could not
compete in the production of wool with
Australia, Argentine Republic and other
countries where sheep raising was the
principal industry. Unless some gov
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the United States they must abandon
the field.
Mr. Du Bois followed Mr.. Sherman.
Mr.. Du Bois made q strong protest
against placing wool on the free list as
disastrous to the great eheep-rsising in
dustry of his section. Although the bill
was not yet q law, he said that it was
not possible today to sell pound of
wool in Idaho except at discount from
the nominal market price, equal to the
present rate of duty on raw wool.
The heeces had been under the sys-
tenn of protection and were now to be
sacrificed under this system of free
trade. II the bill carried out logically
the demand of the Democratic platform
for free raw materials he would not ask
a Democratic senate to make an excep-
ton of it, but passing partially protec-
tive duties on coal, iron ore, ETC., under
the sham excuse of revenue, he de-
nounced as discrimination against
American labor. The wool industry of
Idaho prospered under the Mckinley
tariff. From 1890 to 1898 the hocks
doubled. The threat on free wool fell
on SOC, 900 sheep, worth So 900 900, and
including an annual clip of 5,000,000
pounds. The decline in the value of
sheep and clips since free wool was pro-
claimed almost equaled the value OF the
focks before the threat was made.
Mr.. Dubois then drfted into the dis
cussion of silver lead mining of the
Rocky mountains, section which had
fallen under the blight sincs the passage
OF the bill repeating the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act and the
threat of free trade ores in the new tariff
bill.
He described at length the industrial
condition in the west, with mines closed
and thousands ont OF employ ment, and
contrasted these conditions with those
existing under the Mckinley law In
the course of his remarks he referred to
the political capital made out of the
Homestead strike in the com piagn of
1892 and presented alongside OF it the
picture of strikes. lockouts, riots and
bloodshed every where today, quoting as
he said at random from newspapers Of
the past two months. In conclusion he
reiterated his appeal to the Republican
side to allow the bill to be promptly dis
posed of. Bad as existing conditions,
the present uncertainty should be set
at rest.
Wnen Du Rois finished, Mr.. Stewart
of Nevada took the floor and made argu-
menJ against free wool.
Mr.. Hansbrough (Republican) took
the floor and spoke at some length.
While iayoring the principle OF protec-
tion and desiring that the policy be
perpetusted. ne was opposed to the pro-
tective tariff bill now before the senate.
He opposed it on ace Junt of it's discrim-
inations, its sectional inequalities and
its false pretenses. 1t dlscriminates
against the people OF the west in placing
wool nm tina fraa Iiat and IL favare tha