The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-23

TO Oe1aY-hSlut IIOlA tlc SIOi iA-,
Fair Progress Was Made.
Washington. June 22.-An exciting de-
bate married. the consideration of the
wool schedule, which began in the senate
today.
It developed. first in serious disagree
inert on the Republican side of the SEN
ate and led to a warm personal exchange
between Senators Carter. of Montana
and Foraker of Ohio, on one hand. ana
Mr.. Allison. of Iowa. in charge of the bill
Mr.. Foraker asserted that an agreement
concerning rates on certain WOODS was
being violated and that under the clrstihl-
stances every senator would be Tree 10
act for himself =
clared that he could not be driven py
Mr. Carter, who had aroused the storm,
endeavored TO have the paragraphs relal-
ing to carpet woods go over, with view
to securing some united action, but MI
Vest. in an ironical speech. objected 70
delaying the era or prosperity ana loSs-
ponlng the public business While Repuol-
can senators held Il caucus.
Mr. Teller of Colorado. also spoke
against delay and took occasion to say
he would never vote for the b.ll ui.ess
Aside from this stormy interruption falr
progress was made on the Wool schedule
Inc duty on tirst-ciass wool was agreed
TO Fl 10 cents per pound. and o. second
class wool at II cents, which is between
the house and senate rates i'll each case
The rates on third-class woods went over
Most OF the amendments related 10 me
classification of woods On one of the
amendments Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas,
spoke against the entire schedule as
severely oppressive to the consumers or
woollen goods
THE WOOL SCHEDULE
was taken up as soon as the senate
opened. Mr.. Mantle submitted an amend
ment covering three classes of wool. pre-
pared by the Wool Growers association.
and spoke briefly thereon He SAID his
amendments Were the result of careful
investigation by men most familiar with
the subject and asserted that as the man
ufacturing interests We're securing the
rates they desired from the pending Dill,
he believed the great wool industry OF
the west should be allowed TO say what
ithe rates on wool should be.
The paragraphs on wool were then
agreed to IS reported upon- Paragraph
3,5 which was stricken out at Ny ALI
sons request. 1t referred to skirted WOODS
imported II 1899 and prior thereto
This brought the senate 70 the rates
on TIE thee clesses of wool. On the
first-class the house rate was II cents
Der pound the senate committee -ate
cents per pound. Mr.. Allison moved 10
substitute 20 cents Der pound On sec
ond-class wool the house rate was Z
cents the committee rate 9 cents MIR.
Allison moved TO substitute II cents per
pound.
separate vote on each proposition and
the first vote was taken on Mr.. Allison $
motion 10 make tie frte 70 Gets per
pound or fi-st-class wool. 1t was
Messrs. Butler. Carter. Clark. Foraker.
Heitfeldt Mcbride. Mantle. Petti@rew.
Shoup. Stewart Teller. Turner and War
rem voted in the negative.
The announcement of the vote was the
signal for
AN UNEXPECTED OUTBURST
on the Republican side of the chamber.
ing deliberately and inpressiVely. said
the vote Just given disclosed purpose
to mate rcducuors in the rates on wool
There would DC day of reckoning for
sucn acton. In view OF what had been
done. he asked that the consideration of
the wool schedule be now suspended
This declaration. coming from Re
publican senator. caused a mild sensation,
which WIS TIE prelude to another scene.
Mr.. Foraker. with great DOsitivcEess in
his tones said he had supposed there
was an agreement 10 the manner OF deal
ing with this wool schedule. Unless this
agreement YVES respected. then Mr..
Foraker declared vehemently. every SEN
ator must act for himself.
He added that there was an agreement
in writn, end rot until he mad entered
the chamber today DID he know of the
changes which wee contemplated.
md / do not D.orose.' concluded Mr.
Foraker. with energy, Ito be bourd by
any such action.
MIR. Alliso7. still preserving his out
ward cali. said that there was TO wit
ten agreement that he knew of. and he
wished to resent in mild terms. he said
the suggestion of combination that had
been made BY the senator from Montana.
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We're an increase on the original commit
tee rates on first and serond-class wocls.
reduction from the house
rates.
Mr. Foraker. in response to direct in
quirv. said the agreement he wanted
carried out WIS ore that il third-class
wcols We're given specific duty. then
secured thi-d-class woods should hc--e
triple 0uty. the same as first and second
class woods.
Mr.. Piatt. of Connecticut. denied having
tables turned b. Mr.. Foraker with great
circumstantiality. calling his attention 10
the fact that he had brought them 10 the
committee room and had Mess-s. Platt
their copies. Mr.. Hale entered as q peace
mater AID said IS senc tors Wee not
very far apart postponement mi"ht en-
able them to reach an agreement.
MIR. VEST GRIMLY OBJECTED
ard in an irohlcal speech expressed dis
pleasure AT nearing for the first time in
his life the deliberations OF a Republican
caucus and OF their binding agreements
He sarsdctically demanded thai prosper
ity be not kept back by delaying public
business until Republicans agree who
shall have the greatest part of the sway.
Mr.. Teller also opposed postponement
saying ne wanted speedy passage of
the bill. which. il had been predicted. .
would restore prosperity. The wool
schedule. he said. contained all there was
After further debate Mr. Allison pro-
posed an amendment requiring secured
WOOL of third class TO pay three times
the duty of unsecured wool of that class
Senator Allison'S amendment prescrib-
ing triple duties on certain classes of
third-class woods was agreed to-29 to 26
This result was followed by mild
on the Republican side Sem
ltor Carter said the vote disclosed 4
purpose to reduce the wool -ateS and
served notice that 4 day of reckoning
would come when the combination would
are more about the matter. He sug-
yested pOStponement of the wool rates
Mr.. Foraker veheinently reinforced Mr.
rarter's remarks. and announced that
Inless the agreement that he supposed
lad been reached on wool was respected
~ every senator, he must act for him. (,
self Mr.. Allison
TO SMOOTH MAT I.
TIERS.
md mildly resented the suggestion of
combination. He intimated a willingness /
o postpone the disputed rates. but with /
Using temper said: Senators cannot be .