The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-25

sylvania, came in 10 inquire as 10 what
the agreement was to which Senator
Foraker had referred.
The Ohio senator said the agreement
was informal, but Senator Quay was
, informed as to it, having been invited
to attend meeting when senators con-
sidered what could be done toward an
agreement on certain features of the
wool schedule. Subsequently the re-
suits of this meeting had been laid be-
fore the finance committee. In fact,
you were present and a party to the
agreement SAID Senator Foraker,
blandly to Senator Quay.
The Pennsylvania senator sat down
and shook his head.
Senator Platt, republican of Connec-
ticut, who with Senator Allison. shares
in the management of the bill. here
arose and declared that the finance
committee had never heard Of this
proposition.
Il suggest that the senator did hear
Of it," insisted Senator Foraker, 'and
he may have forgotten it. 1 carried it
to the committee room and the senator
himself PiatD, wrote it down with a
blue pencil. in his copy Of the tariff bill
The senator from Iowa, (SenatOr Alli
SOM, also wrote it in his copy"
There was suppressed laughter at the
circumstantial detail of Senator Fora
kers statement. He added that some
twenty senators were present at the
, time and every item Of the agreement
was gone over and written down in the
bills Of Senator Allison and Senator
Platt. Thus reminded, Senator Platt
said he would modify his statement
There was a meeting at which certain
suggestions were presented as to what
was wanted, but these were not assent
ed to.
Senator Foraker asserted that Sena-
tor Allison had said that in case spe-
cific rates were placed on third class
wool, the duties on secured woods would
be tripled.
Senator Penrose took part in the de-
bate to briefly state that the agree
ment which the senator from Ohio said
existed could not have been, as he and
Senator Foraker had been up until af-
ter midnight last night trying to adjust
differences.
| Senator Foraker replied that the diff
ference last night was not on third
class wool, but another matter.
Senator Hale, republican, of Maine,
now entered the debate as a peace
maker. He suggested that the senators
! were not so very far apart and perhaps
with little time all differences could
be adjusted and united action secured.
! This appeared to meet with general
approval anu CeIdtOI carter lDeIcup-
! on asked that paragraphs $40 to 376
inclusive covering carpet woods, go
over.
Senator Allison aSSented and it SEEM
, ed as though the storm had passed.
| Senator Vest, of Missouri, and Sena-
/ tor Teller, of Colorado, however. OBJ
| jected to postponement
Senator Mantle asserted the bill to be
/ full of looDhOles and snares for the
unwary.
! Senator Allison then offered an
amendment requiring secured wool of
: the third class to pay three times the
| duty of unsecured wool of that class.
! After a rather extended debate. the
amendment was adopted.
! When paragraph 357, relating to the
rate on third class woods was reached
, the bill was laid aside.
A joint resolution was agreed to ap-
! prOpriating 100000 for the immediate
! repair of drydOck No. 3, at the New
York navy yard.
At 4:40 o'clock p. m, the senate held
an executive session and then ad-
jOurned.