The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-06-24
REPUBLICANS At OUTS
Serious Disagreement Devel-
ops in the Senate on the
Wool Question.
Exciting Debate in Which Car
ter, Foraker and Allison
Participate.
Alleged That an Agreement
Made Had Not Been
Carried Out.

WASHINGTON, June 23.-An exciting
debate marked the consideration of the
wool schedule, which began in the SEN
ate during the day. 1t developed the
first serious disagreement on the Repub-
ican side of the chamber and led to a
warm personal exchange between Sena-
tors Carter of Montana and Foraker of
Ohio ON one hand and Mr.. Allison of
Iowa, in charge of the bill, on the other.
Mr.. Foraker asserted that an agreement
concerning rates on certain woods was
being violated, and that, under such
circumstances, every senator would be
free to act for himself. MIR. Allison,
with great vehemence, declared that he
Could Not be Driven BY Threats.
Mr.. Carter, who aroused the storm, en-
deavored to have the paragraphs relat-
ing to carpet woods go over with view
to securing some united action, but Mr..
Vest, in an ironical speech, objected to
delaying the era of prosperity and post
poning the public business while the
Republican senator's held a caucus. Mr..
Teller of Colorado also spoke against de-
lay and took occasion to say that he
would not vote for the bill unless objec-
tionable features were eliminated.
Aside from this stormy interruption
fair progress was made ON the wool
schedule. The duty on first class wool
was agreed to at 10 cents per pound and
on second class wool II cents, which is
between the house and senate rates in
each case.
Carter Started the Fun.
When the vote was taken making the
rate 10 cents per pound on first class
wool, Mr.. Carter (Rep., Mon.) arose
and, speaking deliberately and impress
.sively, said the vote just given disclosed
a purpose to make reductions in the
rates Oh wool. There would be a day
of reckoning for such action. In view
of what had been done he asked that
the consideration Of the wool schedule
be now suspended.
Mr.. Foraker, with great positiveness
i'll his tones, said he had supposed there
was an agreement as to the manner i'll
dealing with this wool schedule. I'm
less this agreement was respected, then,
Mr.. Foraker declared, vehemently,
every senator must act for himself.
Allison Resents the Charge.
Mr.. Allison, still preserving his, out
ward calm, said there was no written
agreement that he knew of, and he
wished to resent, in mild terms, he said,
the suggestion of a combination that
had been made by the senator from
Montana.
Mr.. Allison intimated willingness
to postpone the disputed rates, but with
rising temper said:
t'Senators are not to be driven, and
the senate is not good place to drive"
"And that is why I won't drive" re-
torted Mr.. Foraker.
'Nor will. l." came back Mr.. Allison,
for the first time flushing and showing
great feeling. eff there had not been
an insinuation Of combination, would
have moved a postponement of all para
graphs open to question, but with the
senate thrown in a condition Of excite
ment, I do not propose to submit to
threats
Foraker Refers to the Agreement.
Mr.. Foraker referred in general terms
to the agreement until asked by Mr..
Burrows to specify the agreement. Then
Mr.. Foraker said:
eve understand that if third class
woods were given specific duty then
the secured third class woods should
have the triple duty just as first and
second class woods have triple duty.
We did not suppose there was any dis
sent from that. Everybody acquiesced
in it who was consulted in regard to it,
and our agreement was made with that
distinct understanding Now for the
first time we are notified there is obiec-
ton to it.
Mr.. Platt (Rep., Conn., here arose
and declared that the finance committee
had never heard of this proposition.
Platt's Memory Touched Up.
ST suggest that the senator did hear
of it, insisted MIR. Foraker, "and he
may have forgotten it. l carried it to
the committee room and the senator
himself (Mr. Platt) wrote it down with
blue pencil in his copy of the tariff
bill. The senator from Iowa { Mr.. ALI
SOM also wrote it in his copy" He adj
ded that some 20 senators were present
at the time and every item of the agree
ment was gone over and written down
in the bills of Mr.. Allison and Mr..
Platt. He 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.
Messrs. Vest and Teller followed in
. opposition to postponement.
Baldwin Will BE Let Out.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-The efforts Of
the members Of the Minnesota congress
sional delegation to secure the removal