The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-25

Jones moved 10 postpone for II months
the operation of the specific duty pro-
vided in paragraph 3e6.
When Mr.. Rawlins of Utah asked Air.
Plat if the Republican doctrine was
that the foreigner paid the tax. the Con-
necticut senator courteously asked to
I be excused from replying, because. he
said. senators who were amply able TO
uphold the Republican doctrine of a
! protective tariff were compelled TO sit
silent in order TO secure the passage OF
the tariff bill within a reasonable time.
Mr.. Allen took occasion to criticise
senators for debating like school boys
on technicalities of the BILL
1T is rot and nonsense to sit here
day after day and discuss this BILL he
said. He wanted to see it passed as
speedily as possible that it might be
exposed as the gigantic failure of the
age
Mr.. Jones amendment to postpone
! the operation of the duty IL months was
ejected-1S-27.
Mr.. Jones offered amendments in sew
eral forms to the pending paragraph,
but finally it was adopted as reported,
emitting "skirted" in designating I'M
washed wool.
On paragraph &c., on blankets and
flannels. formal changes were made in
accordance with the previous notice of
MI. Allison.
In paragraph 500. women's and chill
dren's dress goods, cotton warp. the
rates were changed to 615 cents per
square yard on goods valued at not
more than 10 cents yard. and ~ cents
on those valued abOve>15 cents a yard
and so per. cent ad valOrem.
In paragraph 367, wome1s and chill
drens dress goods. wholly or in part
wool, the rate was increased from 8
70 ri ~ MOI
cent ad valorem.
Mr. Gray remarked that the heavy
rates demanded an explanation, 10
which Mr.. Allison stated that they Were
due first to the compensation required
by the increased duty on raw wool. and
second, TO the desire to encourage
American industries at the expense of
the foreign makers.
Mr.. Gray exhibited samples of hen
riettas, serges and other women's dress
goods, pointing out that the cost on
some would be advanced from 25 TO 81
cents a yard, others from 10 to 20 per
cent a yard, etc, or from 81 to 81 on
every ordinary house dress.
Mr.. Warren of Wyoming answered
that Yankee ingenuity could produce
the goods exhibited by Mr.. Gray quite
as we'll as the foreign factory, and that
competition among the American man
ufacturers would keep down the price
to the consumer. He also spoke of the
decrease of the number of sheep under
the Wilson Dill.
''Is the American people submit to
these outrageous rates at the polls, =
responded Mr.. Gray, then there are
more sheep in the United States than
suspect
IN paragraph 36S, ready made cloth
ing. shawls. etc, the house provision,
including "felts not wove," was re-
stored.
The rate of duty was changed from
AZ to four times the duty on unwashed
wool. and the ad valorem duty was
changed from 60 TO 30 per cent.
In paragraph S69, weddings. gorings.
suspenders. fringes, etc. the specific
duty was changed 20 so cents per pound
and the ad valorern TO 30 per cent.
In paragraph so, relating to aubus-
son, administer. moquet and chenille
carpets, the specific rate was changed
from so to 621a cents per square yard.
the ad valorem being left at 40 per
cent.
TIE bin was then laid aside. sara
graph $40 having been completed.
A message was received from the
house of representative announcing the
death of Representative Cooke of IL
linois. Resolutions OF regret Were
passed and a committee of five sena-
tors, Mason, Spooner, Carter, Pascoe
and Turner. appointed as an escort
As a further mark OF respect, the
senate, at O'Clock, adjourned.