Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-06-13
CONGRESS-.
Senate Asks ior Information Concerning the
Padrone System.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-In the Senate
today resolution was offered by Chandler
of New Hampshire and was agreed to, call
ing upon the secretary of the treasury for
information as to the system prevailing un-
der which immigrants from Italy or other
countries fall into the hands of agents or
bankers who entice or force them into con-
tracts or customs under which their labor is
farmed out to their EMPLOYERS, commonly
called the padrone system, and whether
special measures are being taken or con-
templated by the treasury department
for breaking up every such system.
In explaining the resolution Mr.
Chandler spoke of the deep interest shown
by the Italian government in the suppress
zion of the padrone system.
At 1880 the tariff bill was taken up, the
wool and woolen schedule having been
reached at yesterdays adjournment, the
first paragraph was read and PETER sent to
the clerks desk and had read the amend
ment which he proposed to offer to the par
agraphs as to wool. 1t is to insert the pro-
visions of the existing law as to raw wool
except that the duties are reduced to 40
per cent.
Hoar claimed his right, under agreement
oSAoiS ooJouthhehe ySotSludys " duuICp1
the Senate on paragraph 9S, putting duty
of 40 per cent. on spectacles, eye glasses,
etc., but he yielded the floor in order to
have PETERS amendment read.
Quay gave notice that at the close of
Hoar's remarks he would continue his re-
marks which had been interrupted some
weeks ago.
PETERS amendment having been read in
full, Hoar moved to increase the duty on
spectacles, etc., from 40 to 60 per cent.
and addressed the Senate on the tariff
question in general and on the business of
spectacle and opera glass manufacture in
particular.
Mr.. Hoar made speech, and vote was
taken on his amendment to increase the
duty on spectacles, opera glasses, etc. from
40 to 60 per cent. The amendment was
rejected, yeas 81; nays 80. Schedule "K"
wool and manufactures of was taken up.
The first paragraph in the House bill, 278,
was "wool of sheep, hair of camel, goat,
alpaca and other like animals in the form of
slubbing waste, rowing waste, ring waste,
mungo, shoddies, garnetted or carded
waste, carbonized noils, or other waste pro-
duct any of which are composed wholly or
in part of wool, hair of camel, goat, alpaca,
or other like animals, improved or advanced
beyond the original condition as waste by
use of machinery or application of labor or
both and carbonized wool, be subject to
duty of 15 per cent. ad valorem."
The paragraph was reported by the SEN
ate finance committee without amendment,
and subsequently Jones (Dem., Ark. on
behalf of the committee, reported an amend
ment striking out the paragraph. So those
classes of wool we're included in the free
list paragraph as to all wool. Amendment
standing. Quay (Rep.. Pa delivered the
seventh portion of his tariff speech. After
Quay occupied the floor about an hour and
half, he yielded to Hoar, who asked unan-
imous permission to 20 back to the coal
paragraph and have coal placed on the free
list. Mitchell (Rep., Gregon) objected to
Hoar's request. 81 ask unanimous con-
sent, said Quay, "to have the bill laid on
the table," Mills, "I object"
Mitchell (Rep.) Of Oregon-I move that
the bill be indefinitely postponed, and call
for the yeas and nays.
feated-yeas, %; nays, 33. The vote was
strictly party vote-the three Populists,
Allen, Kyle and PETER, voting with the
Democrats in the negative. Quay yielded
the floor to Pettigrew, (Rep.) of South Da-
kota, who addressed the Senate. He as
serted that the market for Sl5 ZOO, 200, 900
worth of farm products is turned over
to Canada and taken away from
the American farmer. Pet'igrew denied
that letting in lumber free would cheaper
the cost of that article one cent. The only
thing free lumber would do, he said, would
be to surrender part of our market and
transfer the saving Of Canadian logs to the
Canadian side of the lake. Quay resumed
his speech and continued until 3.l5. when