The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-23
A DISAGREEMENT ON WOOL
Republican Senator'S Disputed as to
a Caucus Agreement.
VEST GOT IN A TELLING BLOW
Poverty" 20 stop While Tariff
Bnrons Got Together.

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DEVELOPED the first serious disagreement on
| the republican side OF the chamber and leo
| to warm personal exchange between Sen
atofe Carter OF Montana and Foraker OF
Ohio and MIR, Allison OF Iowa, in charge OF
| tho Hill.
| Mr. Foraker asserted that an agreement
| CONCERNING the rates on certain woods WA
being violated and that undor such circum-
stances every senator would be free to act
| for hsnseif
| Mir. Allison with great vehemence deolar-
cd he could not be driven by threats.
Mr. Carter. who had aroused the storm.
| endeavurcd to have the paragraphs relating
| TO CARPET woos over with view 10 Sc
curing some united action. but MIR. Vest.
! in an irVnical speech. objected TO delaying
| the era of PROSPERITY and postponing the
public business while republican senators
held q caucus
MIR. Teller OF Colorado also spoke against
DELAY and took occasion TO say he would
not vote for the bill unless objectionable
features were eliminated.
| Aside from this stormy Interruption. fair
progress made on tho wool schedule,
| The duty on first class wool was agreed
to Mt 10 cents per pound and on second
class woll II cents, which Is between the
house and senate rates In each case, Tho
rates on third class wool went over. Most
of the other amendments related to the
classification OF woods.
ON one OF the amendments Mr. Jones Of
Arkansas spoke against the entire schedule
MS severely opprcseive on the consumer Of
wuOlon goods
Mr.. Mantle submitted an amendment COW
erinr the higher classes of wool. prepared
bv the Wool Growers association, and
SPOKE briefly thereon. He said his ameud-
ments were the result OF careful invcstga-
ton by men most familiar with the subject
and asserted that as the manufacturing In
tcrosis were securing the rates they desired
b,, l.alfa ha pf ~ ~
West should be allowed to say what tho
rates en- wool should be.
The paragraphs on wool were then agreed
to as reported up 10 paragraph 800, which
was stricken out az MIR, Allisons request.
1t referred TO 8kirtpd woods imported In
1890 aud prior thereto,
This brought the senate to the rates on
tho three clussue OF wool
on the first class the house rate was II
cents pound. The senate committee rate
S cents peT pound. Mr. Allison moved TO
substitute 10 cents. On second class wool
the house rate vas II cents, the committee
rate CENTS
MIR Allison moved 10 substitute II cents.
Mir Mills of Texas demanded n special
vote on each PROPOSITION and the first vote
WAS taken on MIR. Alllsona motion to make
thu, rate 10 cents on fist class woolo Ii
MAG adoptcd-aycs S.. noes ~.
M,ssrs Butler. Clark. Foraker. Ioltneld
Mcbride. Mantle. pettigrow, Shoup, stew
art Teller. Turner and Warren voted in
the NEGATIVE.
Tho announcement OF thu vote was the
signal FOR an unexpected outburst ON the
republican side OF the chamber.
MIR. Carter tRcp., Month rose and. speak-
ing deliberately and mprossively, Raid tho
, vote iust given disclosed purpose 10 make
reductions in the rates on wool There
would be ii dn vof reckoning for such
notion. In view of what had been done. he
asked that the consideration OF the wool
schedule be now suspended.
This declaration. coming from n ropub-
lean senator caused a mild sensation.
which was hut the nrelude 10 another scene
MIR. Foraker. with great positveness In
his tones. said hc had supposed there waf
an agreement as TO the manner of dealing
with this wool schedule. Unless this agree
ment was respected then. MIR. Foraker de-
| clHrcd yehcmcntly, every senator must act
: for himself. lie added there wns an agree
mcnt in writing and not until he had cii-
] tered the chamber today did he know oil
tho changes which were contemplated,
! And / do not propose" concluded Mr..
: Foraker. with energy. Ito be bound by any
such action
MIR. Allison. still preserving his outward
calm said there was written agree-
ment that he knew Of and he wished to
resent IN mild terms. he said, the sug-
resiion of n combination that Ind been
made by the senator from Montana.
The amendments now offered. he said.
we're an increase on the original commit
tee rates on first and second rlass wool
although reduction from the house rates
Ho minated Willingness to postpon.
| the disputed rates, but with rising tenn
yer said, Senators are not to be driven
and the senate is not good place 10
drive"
And that Is why ! won't drive" retort'
cd Mir. Foraker.
Nor viii l." came In response from Mr.
| A far M, FIRST
showing great feeling. II there had not been
an insinuHtiCn OF a combination he would
have moved n postponemont Of all para-
graphs open to question, but with the sem
ats thrown into q condition of excite
ment he did not propose TO submit te
threats
And therefore il u.s." replied Mr.. AM
son passiOnalely, II am not TO be driven
by threats by anybody. We are told We
are in combination and that the COM
! bination viii not vote for the bill. ain
for The bill and expect TO perfect 1t and
vote for II aud do not wish to be charged
as member OF the finance committee, III
recty or indirectly, with dealing with this
question in a covert way"
Mr.. Foraker had remained IN his feet
and with biting scorD he replied to MIR.
Allison: III anybody In excited" ho said
saTcastically. we have only TO look about
the chamber and see who the excited per
| spnB Hre. -
| ne pfotecueu 10 SHOW 'nat tntT'iy HeW
features had been proposed In tho wool
schedule which senator's had not bid an
opportunity to examine.
MI Quay rep. PAL came In. too. to
INQUIRE as TO what the agreement was te
which Mr.. Foraker had referred.
/, The Ohio senator said the agreement was
. | informal. but Mr. Quay wah informed as tc
, It. having been invited TO attend meet
ing when senators considered what could
be done to warrant agreement On certain
= features OF tho wool schedule. Subsequent.
r ~ the results Of the meeting had been laic
before the finance committee.
In fact. you were present and II party
, 10 the agreement" said Mr.. FORAKER to
Mr.. Quay. The Pennsylvania SIT Gown
and shook his head
' Mr.. Foraker referred ~ general terms e
the agreement until asked by Mr.. Burfowi
90 specify the agreement
Then Mr.. Foraker snid: I'VE under
L sia1.d that IL he hixher claEa Mnnla Ncrt