The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-24
RATEs AGREED no.


The committee rates were then
agreed TO, viz:
Four cents Der pound on third class
wool valued at 10 cents or less Der
pound and cents per pound on third
class wool valued above cents per
pound. The schedule was completed up
70 paragraph S64, relating TO cloths,
g Knit fabrics, etc.
Early in the day Mr.. Allen CPop-
Neb-), Eizing to a question Of personal
privilege, made a sweeping denial of
public charges that William J. Bryan
had contributed $1,000 90 the Populist
cause IN order TO effect fusion.
There was much interest in the state
ment as Mr. Allen was chairman of
the PODulist national convention. Mr..
Allen read a published press dispatch
from Lewiston. Me, saying that Pro-
fesSor L. +. Bateman. candidate for the
Peoples party of Maine for governor
last year was out in an attack of Will
lam J. BRIAN to the effect that Mr.
Bryans gife of 81. 500 to the Populistic
national committee was with the dis
tiEsSt understanding that no action
against fusion should be taken by the
Populist national convention. Mr. Al
len said Mr.. Bryan had determined 70
divide the royalties on his books and
in doing so allotted $500 to the Popu-
list party. The draft was sent TO Mr.
list national committee Senator But
Ter, of North Carolina). declined to
accept II. Thereupon at the sugEes-
ton OF Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Allen invested
the amount to be used in the interest
OF bimetallism. Mr.. Allen declared that
the statement that any agreement Fx-
listed as to fusion in connection With
the gife was AN absolute and unquali-
fed falsehOOd." There had never been
he declared. an attempt TO fuse the
parties either nationally or locally. Mr.
Allen also specifically denied the state
ment that Mr.. Bryan forged his CAL
ien's) name 10 the list appended to the
letter OF notifica ton. The senator closed
with high tribute 10 Mr.. Bryan and
an arrangement Of Professor Bateman.
BUFFERS STATEMENT.
Mr.. Butler briefly stated that the
offer was made TO him. but he felt i'm
PEELED to decline it. he knew MIR. Bry-
ans motive. but felt that the accent
ance might be open 10 MISREPRESENTATION. /
The offer had been made. he said. with
out any condition. express or implied
The consideration of the wool sched- /
ule was then resumed. Paragraph 357 ]
relating to third-class woods. was taken /
up. There was considerable opposition
TO the proposed rates, the debate being (
largely on technical lines relative to I
grades Of wool.
Mr.. Vest of Missouri pointed out con- /
fiicts between the views of AIessrs.
Lawrence and Justice. two wool ex-
perts, and said II these recognized au-
thorides were so far apart, how could
the iaymen be expected to get at the
truth.
Mr.. Mantle Of Montana criticised
some of the statements of Mr.. Justice.
particularly 10 the effect that no more
than ! per cent of wool grown in this
country was CARPET wool. Mr.. Mantle
asserted that one-eighth of every fleece
of the common sheep was classed IS
carpet wool. He would re-
gard il as most equitable to levy
Specific duty on all carpet woods with
out any distinction. as an ad ValOrem
led TO undervalpation- The senator dis
cussee the effect Of the Mckinley wool
rates, saying that they did not accom-
pisa ali that had been expected: that
they did not offset the heavy decline
caused by business depression.
MILLS CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT.
Air. Mills o. Texas said it was in
comprehensive to him why wool men
demanded high duties in the face Of ex-
perience that the price of wool could
not be raised by the tariff any more
Than the price Of cotton could be in
creased by a duty. The price of wool
CO. "a minis NfAioNdAlAit lOI ~ years.
n spite Of tariff rates He quoted sta S
lstics showing that wool had fallen 9
after the imposition OF the Mckinley :
'ates. and had risen after the Wilson
provisions for free WOOL This was ! I
)roof incontesti'ble, he declared. that I
ariI duties could not affect the price v
If wool.
AZ one point in Mr. Mills remarks
IN. Gantie interjected the remark: ?
Generally speaking, the senator viii j,