The herald., 1897-06-25
Over the Tariff Rates on
WOOlens
ALL PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
CAREFULLY AND PROMPTLY
VOTED DOWN
House Proceedings Made Gloomy BY
the Death of Congressman Cooke
of Illinois
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, June PA stubborn
contest over the duties on manufactured
wooden goods occupied the attention Of
the senate throughout the day. 1t was
a day of constant roll calls and of crosse
fire debate on the effect of the duties in
advancing rates. Many amendments
were proposed to reduce the rates, but
these were rejected by decisive majori-
ties. Less than five pages were disposed
of during the day, carrying the senate
through paragraph $40, the first of the
ing the day Caffery of Louisiana spoke
at length against the protection system
and severely arraigned those Demo-
cratic senators who had voted for duties
on wool and other raw materials.
Hale of Maine came forward today
with surprise in the form Of a pro-
posed amendment to the senate rule adj
mitting to the privilege of the floor Of
the senate only ex-members not inter-
ested in any claim or in the prosecution
of the same, or directly interested in any
bill pending before congress. The text
of the proposed change follows:
"The purpose of the proposed amend
ment is TO prevent ex-senators from
enjoying the privileges of the floor Of the
senate for the purpose Of urging or op-
posing claims or bills in which they are
employed as attorneys"
Consideration of the wool schedule
was resumed. In reply to Vest as to the
program for the future handling of the
| bill, Allison said it was the purpose to
complete the WOOL silk and tobacco
schedules in the order named and then
some excepted paragraphs, such as lead.
hides, etc. The purpose, then, was to be-
gin with the chemical schedule and con-
slider in order such paragraphs as has
been passed over.
| Caffery of Louisiana was recognized
for a speech on the general subject of the
course of legislation, particularly on
| tariff, to restrict Individual effort and
build up giant industries.
Referring to the recent course of sew
eral Democratic senators, Caffery eaid:
"Sir, we hear senators on this floor be-
| longing to the Democratic party stating
| four propositions: First, that the doc
trine of free raw material is not Demo-
cratic; second, that If one article Is
dutied all ought to be- third, that if pro-
lection is going the rounds, Democrats
might as we'll get the benefits of it by
asking protection for their home indus
tries; fourth, that there is no principle
involved, in tariff bill, but merely a
Question of schedules"
Caffery examined each of these propo-
stions, pointing out what he regarded
| as their fallacies. Veteran Democrats
who were born and will die with true
Democratic faith in their hearts and
minds, he said, repudiated them; they
looked upon them as an effort to cruelty
their creed; and, like the Christian who
embraces the image of his crucified
Savior, as the last hour of mortality ap-
proaches, so will they embrace and cling
to- with love and faith which no soph-
istry can destroy, and no temptation
betray, the ancient doctrine of tariff for
revenue only, as the nearest approach
to that free trade hoped for by the
Democratic party.
'Is it possible" said he, "that we de-
nounce plunder only to join the plum
honest path of Democratic duty and then
tread the primrose path of Republican
wickedness; that we abhor sin and join
the sinners?"
Concerning sugar, Caffery said that it
had been admitted that the duty was for
the purpose of protecting beet sugar and
not cane sugar. Caffery spoke two
hours, summing up as follows:
~ J,.-r ~
lieve in excise tariff; 1 believe in an in
come tax 1 believe in a tariff on i'm
ports, placed so as to put money in the
Golfers of the government and not in
the pockets of individuals. 1 do not be-
lieve in protection save for the purpose
of protecting each citizen in the enjoy
ment of legal, constitutional and natural
rights"
In the course of the discussion on wool,
which was then taken up, White of Cali
fornia asked if it was true that there
was twelve-months supply of raw wool
in the country.
Alison replied that he had received let
ters stating this to be the case. Actin
on this statement, Jones moved to post
pone for twelve months the operation of
the specific duty provided in paragraph
346.
When Rawlins of Utah asked Platt il
the Republican doctrine was that the
foreigner paid the tax, the Connecticut
senator courteously asked to be excused
from replying because, he said, senators
who were amply able to uphold the Re-
publican doctrine of protective tariff
were compelled to sit silent in order tn
secure the passage of the tariff bili
within a reasonable time.
Allen took occasion to criticise sena-
tors for debating like schoolboys on
technicalities of the bill 1t was rot
and nonsense to sit day after day and
discuss this bill.,, He wanted to see it
passed as speedily as possible that it
might be exposed as the gigantic fall
) ure of the age"
. Jones' amendment to postpone the op-
Grafton of the duty twelve months was
rejected, is to %.
! Jones offered amendments in several