The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-23


Everybody acasfeseea IN il when cen
suited IN regard 20 IL. and our agreement
was made with that asstlac. understand
ing. New. for the syss time. we are mo-
titled there IS objection 10 IT,
Piafs ef Connecticut arose ard declared
that tha sarance committee never heard Of
this proposition.
i suggest that the senator did hear Of
u. insisted Foraker. ard ne may have
forgotten il. / carried ii 20 the commit
Tee room, and tie senator himself tplaftt
wrote Il sewn with / blue pencil in has
copy OF The tariff bill. Tire senator from
Iowa tAllsSont also wrote ii IN his ccpy-
lie added that same twenty senator's
were present AT the tisae ard every .sem
CT agreement was gene ever ard written
down il the bills os Allison ana PIatf.
Thus reminded. riatt said he would
modify his statement. There was meet
iisg At which certain suggestions were
presented as 10 what was wanted. but
THESE were not assented 10.
Foraker asserted that Allison mad said
that in case specific rates were placed on
th.rd-eiass woals the duties on secured
wooss woaid be tripied
Pcnro<s took part IN the debate 10
briefly assert that the agreement which
the senator from Ohio said existed could
not have BEEN rs he aad Foraker had
been up until after midnight last night
trying 10 adjust differences. Foraker re-
piled that the difference last night was
not on thir6-ciass woods. but another mat
ter.
Haie's effort 10 calm the disturbance hy
suggesting q post poncnaent In order 10 Sc
cure united action seemed about 10 quiet
the storm. when Vest smilimsly arose and
said; Il object
Attention was now directed 10 the Mis-
souri, senator who spoke In ironlcai terms.
Il have had a novel experience today
he began. For the first time in mn llfe
I have been accorded the privilege oi
listening 10 deliberations Of a Repgh,i-
can caucus"
Let sae say interposed Allen. that
the question os wool was never discussed
in the Republican caucus"
Vest gave dertSiye shtIg rf his should
ers and proceeded The senate hai issst
heard, he said. from an eminent Repuhii-
can senator tForakerl that twenty sen-
ators We're present during the conSldera-
ton of a certain agreement. formal aaa
written. SO that the statute OF frauds
would not apply against it, Senators
had heard also, Vest Went on. that shafr
Republican brothers We're together until
the wee srna' hours of last night in a
fruisleas effort 10 harmonize.
And now" he proceeded. 1--WE hear the
great pacincator from Maine tHale, ap~
pealing for peace. but have so often
heard his assurances that peace prevailed
in Cuba that / am Inclined 10 donht him
new. Just as prosperity is in sight, Just
as the sunshine Is sllumininc the land the
OF the tarsff bill and wait. whlie Rartlh-
Hcan senators hold a caucus. | demand
that the public business proceed II Re-
publican senator's cannot agree. then let
them retire ard corfer. But do nos nat
the business OF the senate and the country
while the Republican senators reach an
agreement as to who shall nave the great
est part OF the swag.
Teller followed Vest In opposition TO
postponement of the bill. He had snr-
posed there was an agreement among Re-
publican senators towards united action.
although. he added. not being member
of the Republican caucus. he was not con-
versant with It's secrets.
Teller referred TO the interest of :hc
Western senators in the rates on wool IL
the bill must he acted on In the senate.
As for himself. he was anxious 10 see the
bill pass. but he did not propose TO vote
for 1t unless certain Questionable ei@-
men.s were eliminated from II. lie de-
sired that the bill should become law
in the precise shape favored by the adj
ministration In order that there might be
no mistake as la tAs ssfaeienay III the
remedy proposed for the depressed condi-
ton of the countrys affairs. In concli-
sion. Teller said the wool schedule con-
tained about all there was in tn. bill for
the West. He did not believe the sched-
ule was fair one
Allison offered an amendment requiring
secured wool of the third class to pay three
times the duty Of unsecured woai of that
class. Allison stated that the amendment
was made to meet the objections raised by
senators on the floor today. debate en-
sued. which was largely technical in char
acter. Before the vote was taken Allison
yielded 10 appeals. and specified all
changes contemplated by the commitIsa
throughout the schedule Aliison's amend
rnent was then agreed To, - TO -
Mantle osreress a substitute for para graph
255. providing that the duty on first and
second class wool. washed. shall he twice
that on unwasheG. and on first. second and
third class wool. secured, three times the
duty on the unsecured. AT Carriers re-
quest, Allison accepted. Tentatively. that
part of the amendment referring 10 first
and second class wool washed.
When paragraph a51. relating 20 the rate
on third class woods. was reached. the bill
was laid aside.
AT sio the senate held an executive ses-
sion and adjourned