The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-25

The Debate on Manufactured woolcn
( Rates Checks Tariff Bills Progress
Hale Would Stop Ex-Senators
Lobbying on the Floor.
Uob Housss Adjourn a. Mark Of Respect to
" the Late Representative Cooke.


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7 Washington, June 26-The senate did
not make any marked progress with the
Harlr bill yssteTdsy. only wading
uhrouEh the woolen schedule. Senator
Aldrich of Rhode Island is expected to
be on the floor today and to take an
active part In the management OF the
bill. Senator Allison. upon whom nearly
the full responsibility has fallen during
the absence OF Senator Aldrich, has be-
come very much fatigued by the strain
pf hard work, the opportunities OF rep
reaentatives Of special interests andthe
mecessity of informing himself about de-
tails which ne did not expect TO nave
In his charge.
Senator Allison stated In reply to an
dnquiry that tSere was neither prob
ability nor possibility that final vote
could be obtained on the tarin Dill py
saturday night. as some Of the Repub-
aican senators have been fscbihg might
be the case. 1t seems doubtful noW
whether the bill will be passed evep q.
Hhe close Of next week. In view OF the
many contested paragraphs to be dis
posed OF. NI
Senator Hale Of Maine astonished
his associates by moving an amendment
to the rules restricting the privileges Of
the floor to such former senator's a. are
mot interested In any claim. or the
prosecution of the same. or directly In
any bill pending before congress"
Added to the formal motion was an ex-
pianation TINT It was Intended to pre-
vent former senators from enjoying the
privileges Of the floor to urge or oppose
claims or bills for which they were en-
ployed az attorneys.
During the day Mr.. Caffery Of Louis
lana spoke at length against the pre-
tective system and severely arraigned
those Democratic senators who had
voted for duties on wool and other ma
terials.
Mr.. Caffery spoke for two hours. sum-
ming up as follows.
II believe in tariff on luxuries. be-
1ieve In excise taxes. believe In an in
come tax. I believe In tariff on i'm
ports, placed 80 as to put money In the
Golfers Of the government and not In the
pockets Of the individuals. do not be-
aieve In protection, save for the purpose
OF protecting each citizen In the enjoy
kural rights
The debate then proceeded on para
graph 1854, relating to cloths. knit fab
rics, ETC.. Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas having
offered an amendment limiting the pro-
visions to goods "of which WOOD is the
chief component material" The
amendment was rejected-23 to 80.
Mr.. Platt Of Connecticut said that the
amount Of wool imported In anticipation
OF the passage of the tariff bill was in
the main held by spectators and not the
manufacturers. so that the latter should
not be punished by the action Of the
spectators.
When Mr.. RawAns OF Utah asked Mr..
Platt IL the Republican doctrine was
that the foreigner paid the tax the Con-
netticut senator courteously asked to be
excused from replying. because. said he,
senators who were amply able to up
hold the Republican doctrine Of a pro-
tective tariff were compelled to sit silent
In order to secure the passage Of the
tariff bill within a reasonable time.
Mr.. Allen took occasion to criticise
senators for debating like school boys on
technicalities of the BILL
Mr.. Jones' amendment to postpone the
operation Of the duty ~ months was re-
Jected--18 te n. Mr.. Jones moved to
make the compensatory duty on certain
cloths, etc, twice" the amount of the
=. duty on unwashed wool instead Of three
times" the duty. Rejected, 10 to 26.
Paragraph 364. relating to wooden
cloth, was then agreed to. as reported,
emitting "skirted' in designating un-
washed wools
Mr.. Vest moved to strike out the
specific duty; rejected. 20 to 2S.
The bill was then laid aside, para
graph $40 having been completed.
The president sent TO the senate the
nominations Of George B. Billings OF
Massachusetts to be commissioner of
Immigration at Boston.
Amessage was received from the house
OF representatives announcing the death
OF Representative Cook Of Illinois.
Resolutions Of regret were passed and
. committee OF fve senators-Mason,
Spooner, Carter, Pasco and Turner
appointed az an escort. As q further
mark OF respect the senate at o'clock
adjourned.
In the House.
Washington, June 25.--An air Of gloom
pervaded the house yesterday owing to
the death OF Mr. Cooke Of Illinois. who
died suddenly at his hotel yesterday
morning. He was very popular with
his colleagues and his untimely death
was severe shock TO them. The desk
which he occupied on the extreme right
OF the hall was draped In mourning and
covered with white roses and magnolia
blossoms. The chaplain. In his invoca-
fion. referred feelingly to Mr.. Cookies 8
death.
After reading Of the journal the
speaker announced the reception of an
fnvitation from the president OF the
Belgian chamber OF deputies to the mem
bers OF the house to attend the interna-
tional parliamentary conference In favor
of arbitration. which commences Aug. 6.
Mr.. Foss Of Illinois. on behalf OF the
delegation. then announced the sad news