The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-23

NOT vote for the bill. / am for the DIX
and expect to perfect it and vote for 1t
aud I do not wish to be charged. rs
member of the Finance COMMITTEES, di-
re.tly or indirectly, With d"Hln% WIN
this question in Il covert way.
Mr. Foraker had remained on his feet
and with biting scorn he rephed 10 W.
AlGson: ''If any body is excited he
said sarcastically, I'VE have oiiE I"
look about the chamber and see VINO Wv
excited persons are" lie proceeGeh 10
show that entirely new features NAG oeeh
proposed on the wool schedule Whlch
Senators had not had am opportunity 10
examine.
Nj. Quay rep, Pa.), came IN to m
uuire as to what the agreement was 10
which Mr.. Foraker had referred.
The Ohio Senator said the agreement
was informal, but Mr.. Quay was inform
ed as to it, having been invited 70 AT
tend a meeting when Senators CONSIDERED
what could be done toward an agreement
on certain eatures of the wool schedule
Subsequently the results of TINS meeting
had leen laid before the Finance commit
tee.
I'm fact you were present and a parry
to the agreement, Said MI. hoi"Nei'
blandly to Mr.. Quay.
The Pennsylvania Senator sat down
and shook his head.
Mr.. Plat Rep., Comm, who, with Mr..
Allison. shares in the management OF the
bill, here arose and declared that the
Finance committee had never heard af
this proposition.
"I suggest that the Senator did not
hear it." insisted Mr.. Foraker, "and he
may have forgotten it. / carried it to the
committee room and the Senator himself
PlatD wrote it down with blue pencil
in his COPY of the tariff bill. The SEN
ator from Iowa (Allison) also wrote it
in his copy"
There was suppressed laughter at the
circumstancial detail of Mr.. Forakers
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 MIR.
Allison and Mr.. Platt.
Thus reminded, Mr.. Plat said he
would modify his. statement, at which
certain suggestions were presented as to
what was wanted, but these were not
assented to.
Mr.. Foraker asserted that Mr. Allison
had said that in case specific rates were
placed on third class wool, the duties
on secured woods would be tripled.
Mr.. Penrose took part in the debate
to briefly state that the agreement which
the Senator from Ohio said existed
could not have been, as he and Mr.. Fo-
raker had been up until after midnight
last night trying to adjust differences.
Mr.. Foraker replied that the difference
last night was not on third class wool,
but another matter.
Mr.. Hale Rep., Me-, now entered the
debate as a peace-maker. de 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 APP
prevail, and Mr.. Carter thereupon asked
that paragraphs $40 to 376 inclusive,
covering carpet woods, go over.
Mr.. Allison assented, and it seemed
as though the storm had passed.
Mr.. Vest Mo.), and Mr.. Teller Coli,
however, objected to postponement.
Mr. Mantle asserted the bill to be full
of locp-holes and snares for the unwary
n Mr. Allison then offered an amendment
requiring secured wool Of the third class
to pay three times the duty of I'M
secured wool of that class After ra-
Their 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 appro-
priating 100000 for the immediate re-
pair Of dry dock No. 3, at the New York
Navy yard.
At 4:40 p. m. the Senate held an exec
utive session and then adjourned.