The San Francisco call., 1897-06-24
PROGRESS OF THE
WOOL SCHEDULE
Final Disposition of the
Raw Material
Items.
The Cloth ana Knit Fabric
Paragraph Next in
Order.
Teller Accuses the Republicans of
Delaying the Passage Of
the Bill.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 23.-When
the tariff bill was taken up in the Senate
Quay moved to lay on the table the
amendments OF the Finance Committee
to paragraph 357 (wooD, the effect being
to restore the House rates, and the mo-
tion was lost-19 to IL.
Teller made vigorous speech. in
which he asserted that he wanted the
tariff bill passed. He charged the Repub-
lIcans with having no desire 70 push the
tariff bill. If they wanted to they might
have passed it thirty days ago, he said.
Teller, replying to some remarks of
Hoar, to the effect that Bryan would
have vetoed a tariff bill! for duty on
wool, although some of his supporters
were now urging higher rate, stated that
if Hoar or any other Senator was going
to bring the last campaign into the SEN
ate the bill would be delayed indefinitely
as the silver men would not allow such
assertions to go unchallenged.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska then arose to a
question of personal privilege in connec-
tion with the conduct of the last campaign.
There was much in terest in the statement,
as Mr.. Allen was chairman of the Popu-
list National Convention. Mr.. Allen read
a published press dispatch from Lewiston,
Me-, saying that Professor l. c. Bateman,
candidate of the Peoples party OF Maine
for Governor last year, was out in an at
tack on VIM. ]. Bryan to the effect that
Mr.. Bryan's gift of 81, 500 to the Populist
National Committee was with the dis
tinct understanding that no action against
fusion should be taken by the Populist
National Convention.
Mr., Allen made a sweeping denial. He
said Mr.. Bryan had determined to divide
the royalties on his books and n doing so
allotted $500 10 the Populist party. The
draft was sent to Mr.. Allen, but the Chair
man of the Populisi National Committee
(Senator Butler of North CaroIina) declined
TO accept it. Thereupon, at the sugges-
ton of Mr.. Bryan, Mr., Allen invested the
amount to be used in the interest of BIZ
metallism.
Mr.. Allen declared that the statement
that any agreement EXISTED as to fusion
in connection with the gift was ian abso-
Lutte and unqualified falsehood.' There
has never been, he declared, an attempt
TO fuse the parties. either nationally or
locally. Mr.. Allen also specifically denied
the statement that Mr.. Bryan forged his
(AIlen's) name TO the list appended to the
letter of notification. The Senator closed
with high tribute to Mr. Bryan and an
arraignment of Professor Bateman.
Mr.. Butler briefly stated that the offer
was made to him, hut he felt impelled to
decline it. He knew Mr.. Bryan's motive,
but felt that the acceptance might be open
to misconstruction.. The offer had been
made. he said, without any condition, ex-
press OF implied.
The consideration of the wool schedule
was then resumed. Paragraph 357, re-
lating to third-cIass woods. was taken UP.
There was considerab BILE opposition to the
proposed rates. the debate being largely
on technical lines relative to grades of
wool.
Vest contrasted the statements and ar
guments of representatives of the wooden
manufacturers and those of the wool
growers. But" said he, 'let either
party prevail and what is the result ?-an
increase OF the price of Sooleo goods to
the people. For myself l say, "A plague
on both your houses! / believe In free
wool and any move to put wool on the
free list"
Mantle criticized the statement in be-
half OF the wool manufacturers that not
more than per cent of the wool grown in
the United States is carpet wool At least