The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-24
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schedule, he had never desired to lay
any obstacle in the way of the tariff bill
as a whole.
Mr.. Allen said the statement of Mr..
Hoar as to the silver candidate for the
Presidency should not go unchallenged.
There was nothing in what Mr.. Bryan
he would have vetoed tariff bill. If it
had said justifying an assertion that
had been a bill of cOnfiscation, doubt
less he would have vetoed it.
Mr. Hoar brought forward copies of
the record showing Mr.. Bryan's course
on the tariff. He had voted in the House
to put wool on the free list; he had car
ried out in triumph Mr.. Wilson, who had
denounced protection as robbery; he had
himself denounced protection as a rob
berry.
Il have a good deal of respect for Mr.
Bryan" continued Mr.. HOar. His char
acter has impressed me very favorably,
and 1 have never joined in criticisms
upon him, but if he would not veto a tar
iff bill after such utterances, would not
have much respect for him."
Mr.. Stewart (Neb.), thought these
criticisms of Mr.. Bryan most unfair.
For, said the Senator, an examination
of Mr.. McI<inleys record would show
him to have voted for the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver. Mr.. Stewart stat
ed that during the consideration of the
Bland-AllisOn act, Mr.. Mckinley had
voted at every stage with the most rad
zeal silver men," Even as late as 1890,
Mr.. Mckinley had made a speech at To
ledo, denouncing Mr.. Cleveland for dis
eliminating between the two metals.
m. fNrrv ,,+ 4 To-, h aIne,
ed by saying very earnestly that it twas
no use criticising Bryan, as he's going to
be the next President"
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Quay's
motion to table the committee amend
mehts to para graph 357, and it was re-
jected, 10 to Al.
Mr.. Teller reverted to the statements
concerning Mr. Bryan. The latters vote
for free wool would not justify the as
sertion of the Massachusetts Senator
that Mr.. Bryan would veto a tariff bill,
as he might approve it as revenue mea-
sure.
Mr. HOar interjected the remark that
he had not intended to stir up Senators,
but had merely pointed out that at pres
ent the friends of the tariff bill were
compelled to secure the cooperation of
Senators who voted for a free trade can
didate and would probably vote for that
candidate.
Mr.. Teller, continuing, declared that
the Massachusetts Senator had dragged
in a political question, for the evident
purpose of challenging the position of
certain Senators. AS for himself he
wanted this bill passed. He did not be-
lieve it would bring the relief expected.
He was here to see that a decent bill was
enacted. He was not here to delay, for
if there was any relief, it should come
quickly. But if the MASSACHUSETTS Sem
atOr desired to bring in political ques-
tons Mr.. Teller gave notice that there
would be full reply.
With this furry over Mr.. Quay re-
marked that the Finance committee
seemed to have pulled itself together
since yesterday" and in view of defeat
of his former motion, he moved an
amendment increasing the committee rate
from 10 to II cents per pound; disagreed
to without division.
The paragraph was then agreed to as
reported namely, four cents per pound
on third-class wool worth ten cents per
pound or less.
Parapragh 35S was also agreed to as
reported, fixing the rate on third-class
wool valued over ten cents per pound at
seven cents per pound.
A new paragraph $500 was substituted
on motion of Mr.. Allison, giving a uni
form duty of 80 cents per pound on top
waste, slubbing waste, rowing waste,
ring waste and garnetted waste.
A new paragraph was substituted for
$50 making the duty on woods ON the
skin one cent less per pound than on
other woods of the same class and condi-
ton.
Another new paragraph (36012) pro-
vides a duty on shoddy of % cents per
pound; ON noils and other waste not pro-
vided for, 20 cents per pound.
Mr. Vest here interpOsed motion to
strike out the entire wool schedule up to
the point reached, covering the paragraph
on raw wool.
The motion was disagreed to, 1888.
Mr.. McEnery (Dem) and Messrs Teller
and Mantle voted with the Republicans
against the motion.
The-parag graph finally went over with
out a vote ON Mr.. Jones' amendment and
at 500 p. m. the Senate held an execu-
tive session. adiourning soon afterward.