The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-07-01
NEARING THE END.
Senate Considered Several Schedules OF
the Tariff Bill.

Senate Considered Several 0cneuuAeS VI
the Tariff Bill.
The Senate is still hammering at the Iarih
bill, while the House meets twice week and
adiourns. The Senators debated the wool
schedule, beginning June %.
Mr.. Allison's motion to make the rate 10
cents pound on frst-class wool was agreed to
by SIS yeas as against 13 nays. Mr.. Carter
(Mont) said the vote just given disclosed
purpose to make reductions in the rates on wool.
He asked that consideration of the wool
schedule be now suspended. This declaration
coming from a Republican Senator. caused
sensation.
Mr.. Foraker (Ohio) said he had supposed
there was an agreement as to the manner OF
dealing with this wool schedule. unless TINS
agreement was respected every Senator must
act for himself He added that there was an
agreement in writing. and not until he had
entered the Chamber did he know of changes
contemplated.
Mr. Allison said there was no written agree
| ment that he knew of. If there had not been
an iusnnation of a combination to reduce rates
he would have moved n rostponement OF ali
| paragraphs upon the question, but he did not
propose To submit to threats. We are told we
arc in a combination aud that the combination
will not vote for the bill. / am for the bill
and expect 10 perfect it and vote Tor IL, ana i
do not wish to be charged with dealing with
this question in covert way.
After further agreement Mr.. Platt, whom
Mr.. Foraker said was party to the agreement
he had referred to- admitted that there was
meeting Of Senators. at which certain sugges-
tons were presented rs 10 what was wanted,
but these were not asserted TO.
Mr. Foraker asserted that Mr.. Allison had
said that in case specific rates were placed on
thir,-class wool the duties on secured WOODS
would lie tripled.
Mr.. Carter asked that tho paragraphs cover.
inc carpet woods be passed over. But Dir. vest
Mo said II object. | demand that the pub
lie business proceed. Ii Republican Senators
cannot agree then let them retire and confer,
but do not halt the business of the Senate ana
the country, while Republican Senators reach
an agreement as TO who shall nave the greatest
part of the swag."
Mr. Allison offered an amendment requiring
secured wool of the third class to pay three
times the duty of unsecured wool OF that Grass
| After a technical debate on this, Mr.. Jones SAID
! he had estimated that free raw wool and Az
per cent. average rate on manufactured wool
| ems would save to the people OF the country
! $3.50 000CG0 every year. Aud yet TINS scheu-
| ule placed the wool rates higher than ever.
| Mr. Hoar said the opposition to this bill was
the same old opposition that had always been
| exeried against The Protective system mat
| issue had been submitted TO the American peo-
/ pie and decree had been given in such IN
misiak bio language that not more than three
! ex ponen,s of free trade were left in the Sen
| ate.
| Mr.. Allisom's amendment to paragraph 3oo
was then agreed To.
! At Mr.. Carriers suggestion Mr.. Allison ten
| taiively accepted Mr.. Manile's substitute in
| part that the duty first and second class
wool. washed, shall be twice that on the un-
| washed.
The next day the paragraph relating to third
class woris considered. there, being much
! opposition 10 the proposed rates. ~
Mr.. Quay moved TO disagree to- the COM
mittee amendments to paragraph 357. The
House rate was 81 per cent. ad y;iorcm on
| thrd-class valued at 413 cents OF less.
1 The committee rate Was four cents per pound
| on tbird-c!ass woods valued at 10 cents or less
| 1t was rejected. The vote indicates how the
| Senate is divided Un the wool tariff:
| Yeas-BacoB, Chiffon. Coekreli German,
Jones of Arkansas. Kenney. Mallory. Mills.
Micheli. Morgau,r Murphy. rasco, Penrose
pettus. Quay, Smith. Turpic, Vest. and Wal
| tball-l9.
Nays-AlIen, Allison, Burrows. Butler. Car
| ter, Chandler Clark, Davis. Deboe. Fairbanks.
| Foraker, Frye. Galinger. Gear. Hale. Hans
brough, Heiifield. Hoar. Lodge, Mcbride, nc.
Emery, Mantle. Perkins. Platt of Connecticut
Plat of New York, Proctor, Rawliirs, Roach,
SeweIl. Shoup. Spooner. Stewart, Teller. Thurs
| ton, TiIlman. Turner, Warren, Wellington,
W-tmore, White, aud Wilson-4l.
The paragraph was agreed to as reported.
| Paragraph 355 was also agreed to rs reported,
| fixing the rate third class wool valued above
| 10 cents per pound at seven cents per pound.
A paragraph WIS subslituted for 1853, making
| the duty OIL WOODS the skin one cent. less
| per pound than on other woods OF the same class
| aud condition.
Another paragraph 1901 provides duty
| OIL shoddy OF % cents per ponnc.
| On June "a there WAS stubborn contest over
the duties on manufactured WOODEN goods.
| Many amendments were proposed to reduce
| rates but these were rejected by decisive ma
jorities. Less than five pages were disposed of
during the day.
On Friday the rates OIL carpets we're con-
sidered.
With the exception of few substitutes and
increases, the committee amendments were
adopted.
The silk schedule was RAPIDLY disposed of.
When woven silk fabrics were reached and NJ r.
Allison had perfected the paragraph in minor
particulars, MIR. Jones spoke in opposition to
the rates. saying they from 20 to 700 per
cent, were excessive and prohihitOry aud most
| burdensome the cheap silks.
Mr.. Allison said the assertions that the rates
reached 700 per cent. was merely repetition
of unfounded assertions as to other schedules.
| The paragraph went through.
TIE tobacco schedule was next taken up.
Paragraph 2l0 was modified hy Mr. Allison,
making the duty on wrapper tobacco and filler
tobacco, when mixed with more than ID per
cent OF wrapper tobacco and ailleaf tobacco
81. rs per pound; if stenmed, 1925 per pound.
Mr.. Vest said the desire was 10 shut out the
Sumntra wrapper tobacco. AIR. Hawiey said
other States than Connecticut were interested
in the industry Of wrapper tobacco There was
no desire to exclude Sumatra tobacco, but tC
give adequate protection against the labor rate
| of Sumalra of about 10 cents day. The para
graph was agreed to.
Paragraph PA tcigars, cigarets, cherO0ts
/ was agreed to AS reported: 81 per pound, anC
% per cent. ad vaiorem.
, The paragraph relating to hides was disposed
of on June %. As finally agreed OH, the daty
on hides is placed at 20 per cent. ad valorem
: in place of II cents per pound, as originally re
ported by the Finance Committee. Mr. Smith
of New Jersey, spoke at length against thu
duty OH hides. while Mr. Allen, of Nebraska
, | supported the duty. The new paragraph wa
agreed to-39 to 20-one Democrat Rawlins o
Utah, and several Populists and Silver Reput
a licans voting with the Republicans in tn
! f1irmative.
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