The San Francisco call., 1897-04-15
wool AND wooLeS eooDs.
Senator Mantle Thinks the Manufacturer
VIII Get More Protection Than
the Grower.


WASHINGTON. D. c.. April 14.-In
the Senate to-day the subject Of duties on
wool and wooden goods came up on the
presentation of memorial from the
Wool-growers' Association of the United
States. asking such rates on raw wool as
will advance the interests of farmers.
One of Montana's Senators, Mantle,
availed himself of the occasion to point
out that the secretary of the Wool Manu-
facturers' Association had been employed
as clerk to the Finance Com mites, which
is now considering the tariff bill, and he
intimated that such employ ment would
likely operate to the advantage OF the
manufacturers rather than the growers.
THE Senator is isiaken," said Morrill,,
chairman of the Finance COMMITTEES.
That gentleman called here to give some
Information on the subject OF the WOOL
manufacturing business"
AS has been done great many times
before put in Frye OF Maine.
HE called" Morrill, said, "as a gentle
man OF very wide inform alton on the sub
ject Of wool and WOODEN clo,hes.'
There is no doubt" Mantle remarked,
"that he is direct represe ntative of the
WOODEN manufacturers and there is no
doubt that there is decided difference of
opinion between the wool l-growers and
W wool-manufacturers as to what should be
the rate on wool. The National platform
pledged the Republican party TO give am
pie protection to wool-growers. On the
faith of that pledge the wool-growers gave
their votes to the Republican nominee for
the Presidency. At the same time there
is no doubt that great majority of the
wool-growers are free silver men. That is
true of all Western Republicans. They
now claim that the pledge of the Republi-
can convention is not redeemed in the
wool schedule of the Dingiey bill"
After further DEBATE the memorial was
referred to the Finance Committee.
The joint resolution introduced yester-
day by Vest declaring the orders of the
Secretary OF the Treasury as 10 the retro
active section of the Dingley bill TO be
without authority of law was taken up,
and, after discussion, referred to the
Finance Committee by vote of "a to %.
All the affirmative votes but one
(Mantle's) were cast by Republicans, and
were joined by Butler (Pop.), Cannon
(Silyer), Chandler (R.), Hatfield (Pop.)
and PettigTew (Silver).
communication from Mayor Strong
OF New York to the Vice President ex-
tending cordial invitation to the Senate
to be present at the Grant ceremonies was
presen led, but no action was taken.
A JOINT resolution declaring the exist
ence of war in CuDa and recognizing both
sides as belligerents was not taken up on
account of the absence of Hale, who in
tends to speak against it; but notice was
given by Morgan that he would move TO
take II up tomorrow.
A communication from the President
was lad before the Senate urging early
action by Congress in order that the
Government may be able to accept the in
vitation of the French republic to partici-
pate in the universal exposition at Paris
in 1900. 1t was referred to the committee
on international expositions.
The Indian appropriation bill, carrying
over 81, COO. .000 was taken up and German
made a speech urging the necessity of
economy, quoting from McKinley's ir-
sugural. He argued that the appropria-
tions for an increase of the navy, for
coast defenses and rivers and harbors
might be largely cut down without detri-
ment to public interests.
The amendment reported by the COM
miitee on appropriations as TO the muc :
discussed question of opening the Un-
compahgre reservation in Utah, includin g
the Gilsonite lands there, was debated at
length. A point of ordet against the
amendment was pending when the
Senate at 5P. NJ, proceeded to consider
executive business, adjourning soon after
ward till TO. morrow