Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-05-12
The Din3ley Bill.

The Dlngley tarln Dill was reported
to the senate ON Tuesday of last
week, much to the surprise of every
body as it was thought it would
remain in the hands of the full COM
mittee for a week or more. Although
the finance committee is equally di-
vided between the two great parties
when it came to a vote Senator
Jones of Nevada proved himself a
loyal protectionist and voted with
the Republicans to report the bill
to the senate at once, thus giving
them a majority.
The vote of Senator Jones makes
it almost certain that not only he
but other silver senators will sup
port the bill and make it's passage
certain, provided western interests
are given fair treatment.
While the senate has made some
changes in the wool schedule salts
factory to the west they do not meet
the demands of woolgrowers gener.
ally throughout the country and
there is "a disposition TO stand to.
gether ON the rates. On third-class
woods there is a change from ad va
loren to specific rates. the increase
being about , to 8 cents per pound,
First-class woods were reduced from
the rate of III cents fixed in the house
bill To ) cents, and those ON woods oi
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rate of l. cents to 8 cents per pound
The Washington correspondent %
the Inter Ocean in writing of the
changes in the wool schedule, says:
The wool schedule will be bitterly
fought by the Republicans, and TIL,
prediction is freely made tonight thai
it can never become "a law in its pres
enf form. The changes in the SEIZED
ule on woolens seems to be in linz
with those ON woods, the reduction
in h compensatory rates being il
effect proportiOnatc to those mad,
on the raw woods. While the repre-
sentatives of the Western mountain
states, where the coarsest woods arr
produced, are pleased with the in
crease on third-class, in the belief tina
ii will he OF some benefit to theiI
people, and at least meet ii demant
made by them, they Indicate "A deter
mination to stand i'm line with tn
wool men further East i'm h demant
for a restoration of the Dingley bill
rates. 1t is intimated tonight tina
the members OF the finance commit
tee who framed the bill do not expec
the full reduction made by them t,
stand, but that they hope for a com
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of the Dingley bill at least ] or l.
cents per pound.
From the above it is probable tina
a compromise will be reached tina
will be satisfactory to the woolgrow
ers of the whole country. 1t is ver
evident that the bill cannot pas
with the senate reductions. Will
the changes as to the third class an,
skirted woods are very satisfactor
to the west and an Improvement owe
the house bill, the reduction in til
duty on finer grades is not satisfat
tory to the Mississippi valley state
and will meet with strong oppositio
from that section.
IN VI IN 10 - -"
recognized in placing u duty of L
cents a pound on hides. This bein
the rate asked for by stOckgrowers
Lead, which is n great Montana pro
duet, is to have a duty OF ~ cents
pound ii the rate stands.
Surely, Montana and the west ca
find but little fault with the provis
ions of the bill as it now stands an,
the chances are good for it's bein
Improved in the senate.
The bill will be called up next Tues
day, when the debate will probabl
begin, and it is thought the talkin
will end by July LIST, when a vote wi
be taken. Importers are aiming t
get a years supply of goods in stoc
before the hill takes effect, and til
Importance OF the passage OF the hi
is very plain. even to those senator
and representatives who oppose pro
lection.