The times., 1897-06-23
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prophet; / wish his prediction may come
| true; but j co net believe 1t viii. / do
| not believe that tie men who say that all
| this country needs IS mole taxation ought
! To ask for moe delay IN the consideration
| of this tariff bill.'
Don't you kn ow,'' interjected Mr.
Mason, that the mere passage of this item
| or its being passed over Will n OF delay the
! final passage OF this bill?"
Il challenge that statement r.
torted Mr.. Teller, hotIy. Il VIII not al
low the Senator to put words into ny
mouth Continuing, he said:
/ Threats have been made here by
! Senators that unless this wool schedule is
| fixed up To suit them they viii not vote
| tor the bill. l do not think that they viii
carry out their threats They will yield
| Ike the rest, 10 the Judgment of the cons
nittee. If you cannot settle your differ
! caces either In caucus or committee then
/ settle them here ! am anxious that this
| tii pass l don't expect to vote for il
unless certain Objectionable features are
! stricken out, yet l AIN anxious to see il
| pass.
'Some OF NY people have been led to
| believe that the passage of this bill is ali
| that is necessary. and want them TO see
| whether it Is or not. i want the bin to be
| what the Administrator wants, and If 1t
| does not suit me can reserve my right to
| vote against it or refrain from voting Al al
| Wool is tie only thing in this bill tnat
| touches the people of my State. The pe-oiilc
| of tho West attribute, ia some measure ut
| least, tie hard times to their failure to re-
ccire good prices for their wool and sheep.
| and If this will help them 4 want to see
the biU become a law.
when | know what this bill is to &c;
when see it in d uioie perfect condition.
l shall take short time to express my
views and show what | regard TO be
some OF it's defects .
Mr.. Mantle declared that the wool
schedule had been carefully studied by
himself and others, and he was prepared
to say tiat it was full of Ioopholes, put
there designedly to catch the feet of the
uuwaiy wool grower Quoting Mark
Twain's poem, to fit the occasion, Mr.
Mantle said it was plain To him that this
bill, so far as the wool schedule. was con
cerned, was stocked with aces with in
tent 10 deceive and defraud.
subsequently, however, MT. Allison ca
pitulated to the wool Senators by offering
an amendment which imposed a triple duty
on secured wool of the third class and
washed wool containing not more than
8 per cent Of dirt. This was the duty
contended for by Mr.. Foraker, but worded
somewhat differently. The objections
Of Mr Vest and Others TO post poning the
consideration OF the wool schedule having
been insisted upon, and the Republican
tempest in teapot having temporarily
blown over, the Senate returned to the
consideration OF the committee amend
ment on secured woods of this class
This led TO a long discussion between
Messrs. Gray, Warren, Mantle and others
as to what constitutes secured and what
mwashed wool.
Pending . vote on the committee amend
meDt, Mr. Mantle moved to so amend tie
original paragraph as to also include
wool OF the third cla SIS with the fist and
second classes of secured.
Mr.. Stewart scored the so-called experts
who gave information to the comnittee
as to wool and the woolen industries. "a
three-card monte man is not it along
side of a woolen manufacturing expert
he asserted.
MI Jones contended that the duty pro-
posed was prohihitory and not for revenue
only. The increase In duty would mean
a corresponding increase in the price OF
wool. The tax would go to the wool
growers 1t would mean tax on the
people Of more than $3.50, 900, 900 year
Mr.. Jones made q speech, ostensbly on
the wool question, but which developed
into general discussion on free trade
against protection, which was participated
in by Messrs. Jones, Gray, Hoar, Warren
and others.
A this point Mr. Hale broke into the dis
cussion long enough to secure Senate con-
currence in the House amendments to the
hill lappropriating 81 90, 600 for repairs upon
the Brooklyn dry dock
That was followed by the reading of
communication from Acting Secretary of
the Navy Roosevelt, to the effect that all
attempts to secure ships for the transporJa-
ton of grain to India had been abandoned,
the department. having been requested to
send the money to India, instead of the
grain, as proposed.
The vote on the amendment offered by
Mr.. Allison was then taken, and resulted;
Ayes, 2G; noes, 26.
Mr.. Mantle offered an amendment to
strike out paragraph 353, and insert
that the duty on wool of the first and
second class, which shall be imported,
washed, shall be twice the amount of
the duty 1T would be subjected to If i'm
ported unwashed. Mr. Mantle said that
the effect of the amendment would be
to double the duty on wool of the secos,d
class. The duty on thirdclass wool was
low enough to warrant nc further con-
cessiops.
Mr.. Mantle moved to strike out the words
Angora goat and iTser5 ali varieties Of
goats. Lost
The discussion Of the bill was here
suspended for an executive session on
motion OF Mr.. Quay, and at A:5O p m. the
Senate adjourned until today