Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-04-03
Mr. Mccall Then, turning de-
family to Mr.. Hopkins, he continued: ITO

reiterated Mr.. Mccall. Then, turning de
f1antly to Mr.. Hopkins, he continued: sTo
reply categorically to your question. I dc
not hesitate to say I think these duties
could be reduced without detriment either
to the wool growers or to the wool man.
ufacturers.'
Mr.. Grosvenor expressed regret that a
representative Of the woolen interests
should have criticized the duty on wool,
lnasmuch as the duties on Woolens We're
far above, in ad valorem, the duties On
American wool.
Citron and citron peel were placed in
the basket clause, and the rate on pine
apples, cents per pound, was changed
to duty of cents per cubic foot in
barrels and Sc per thousand when in bulk
Soon after Mr.. Levering, republican, of
Massachusetts, a large manufacturer, fol-
lowed Mr.. McCall's lead and again arous-
ca the plaudits of the opposition by de-
caring that the mass of New England
did not want the duties on the cotton and
wool schedules in the bill, neither the
compensatory nor the straight duties
We want tariff that will live and
stand said he. I'VE do not want to
be strangled with free trade, neither do
we want to be smothered with protec-
ton.
Gave Them Hot Shot
Mr. Russell, one of the members Of the
ways and means committee, poured not
shot into the camp of the Massachusetts
quarters, exposing the fact in the course
or his remarks that Mr.. Levering was a
cotton manufacturer, and had asked for
increases on fine grades of cotton yarns
Mr.. Walker of Massachusetts also al
tackled the position of his colleagues, and
the extraordinary discusson," as Mr..
DlnSley termed 1t, drew from the ma
}orlty leader a vigorous statement about
the cotton and wool schedules.
lie SAID 1t was the unanimous testimony
u the cotton manufacturers that they
sould not hold their own in the manu-
acture of the finer grades without the
luties in this bill. The Wilson bill fur |
nshed adequate protection to the coarser |
goods, which were being manufactured |
q the south, but the New England man /
lfacturers testified to the necessity for
he5e increases AS to the wooden sched-
lle, ne said, it was substantially the
anne schedule Of the Mckinley law, and
ave them no more than the cotton man.
facturers obtained. It simply compen-
ated the manufacturer for the duty on |
|ool The manufacturer had as much |
rejection under the act of 1894 but the
utles We're reduced at the expense of the
1rmer The duty on wool had been re
tored in response to the demands from
armers that they receive the same con-
Iteration as the manufacturers.
his bill, he continued, ''is DESIGNED
restore our Industries and the oppor-
mites for labor. If the demand for
roducts is increased, prices will be in
'eased, and we will once more rise to |
le condition which made us the envy Of | l
le world Z
Mr.. Fitzgerald then spoke. IL
Then the senate resolution, appropriat- ]
G S2o0000 for immediate use on the Mis- !
ssppi, amended SO as to carry s14OGGO $
r clerk hire for members to July /:
O,0oo for miscellaneous expenses Of the {
ouse and S,000,OoO customs deficiencies, G
as adopted, and at 5:25 the house ad- 6
urned. 4