The San Francisco call., 1897-06-25
PRoGREsS OF THE BILL.
Numerous Amendments tn the Senate
Are Ds fsated.

Are Ds Tsdted.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 24-Hale
of Maine came forward to-day with a sur
prise IN the form of a proposed amend
ment to the Senate rule admitting to the
privileges of the floor of the Senate only
ex-mem bers who are not interested in any
claim or in the prosecution of the same or
directly interested in any bill pending be-
fore Congress. The text of the proposed
change is the following:
The purpose of the proposed amend
ment is to prevent ex-Senators from en-
joying the privileges of the floor OF the
Senate for the purpose of urging or OPP
posing claims or bills in which they are
EN- ployed as attorneys"
Hale stated that it was a matter of sat
isfaction 10 renew the acquaintance and
the association of Senators who had been
members of the body, but he did not think
it was compatible with the dignity of the
Senate that the privileges of the floor
should be used by gentlemen interested in
pending legislation.
Hale suggested that there might be
some objection to any pointing out OF ex-
Senators, and Allen asked, What had
taken place in recent days to call atten-
tion to the subject?'
Hale asked that he be not requested
to particularizs.
Allen declared that there had been no
more lobbying of late than there had
been for years. At one time he had in
troduced bill making it crime to come
on the Capitol grounds with a view to
lobbying on pending measures. 1t was at
time when the pooling bill and other
measures were bringing lobbyists from all
parts of the country. Why not make it a
crime covering all lobbyists. he asked.
Hale explained that he was not seeking
any such drastic measure.
Allen again asserted that lobbyists
crowded the corridors and galleries.
The proposed amendment went over.
When the tariff bill was taken up the
question was on the Finance Committees
amendment on paragraph 364. relating to
cloths knit fabric and all manufactures of
wool. Jones of Arkansas moved, instead
of the words made wholly or in part of
WOOL" to make the clause read made
wholly of wool or of which wool is the
component material of chief value"
Tne amendment was defeated. Jones
newed the amendment in another form.
his purpose being to make the paragraph
apply only to actual wool fabrics. The
second amendment was also defeated.
Jones then moved TO add to the para
graph provision that specific duties
should not be operative till after twelve
months. He declared there was a years
supply of raw wool on hand and asserted
there was no justice in allowing COM
pensatory duties under such circum-
=,
of the others. Then Jones moved TO re-
duce the com mpensatory duty on cloth from
three times the duty on unwashed wool
to twice the duty. That was also de-
feated.
The committee amendments to para
graph 364 were agreed to.
The next paragraph 1851 relating to
blankets and hannels for underwear, was
made to read: "On blankets and fanneIs
for underwear, composed wholly or In
part of wool valued at not more than 40
cents pound, the duty per pound shall
be the same as the duty imposed in this
act on two pounds of unwashed wool of
the first class, and in addition thereto 30
per cent ad valorem; valued at more than
40 cents and not more than 80 cents the
duty per pound shall be two and a half
times the duty on unwashed wool of the
first class, with IS per cent ad valorem.
On blankets valued at not more than so
cents per pound the duty per pound shall
be three times the duty on unwashed
wool of the first class"
Vest moved to substitute the provision
in the existing law for paragraph 365,
stating that in this paragraph on blankets,
an ''artlcle OF absolute and prime neces-
sity." the rates were equal to 7l63 cents
and s3 per cent ad valoreu', and on. fam
nels 125 per cent. The motion was de-
teated. Paragraph 365 was then agreed to.
Pettigrew gave notice of an amendment
putting tax of 10 per cent on all articles
manufactured by trusts.
The next paragraph 1885,, relating TO
women's and children's dress goods, coat
Innings, ETC., was agreed to. Paragraphs
367, 1863 and 969 were adopted, after vain
attempts by Vest to amend or substitute.
This brought the bill down TO the first
OF the carpet paragraphs. 1t was amended
on motion of Allison by making the duty
on Administer and chenille carpets 62X
cents instead OF 90 cents square yard and
40 per cent ad valorem.
Vest moved to strike out the specifc
rate, leaving the duty at 40 per cent ad