The herald., 1897-06-23
from anybody. am told we are in COM
binatfon. and the combination will not

from anybody. am told we are in COM
bination, and the combination will not
vote for the bill. I am for the bill, ana
expect to vote for 1t, and I do not wish
to be charged. as a member Of the
finance committee, directly or indirect
ly, with dealing with this question: in a
covert way"
Foraker had remained on his feet, and
with biting scorn replied to Allison:
II anybody is excited" he said, 1--WE
have to look about the chamber and see
who the excited persons are" He pro-
ceeded to show that an entire new fea-
ture had been proposed on the wool
schedules. which senators had not had
an opportunity to examine.
Quay came in to inquire as to what
the agreement was to which Foraker
referred. The Ohio senator said the
agreement was informal, but Quay was
informed as to 1t, having been invited
TO attend a meeting at which the sena :
tors considered what could be done
toward agreement on certain features
of the wool schedule. Subsequently the
result of this meeting had been laid
before the finance committee.
In fact, you We're present and party
to the agreement said German blandly
to Quay. The Pennsylvania senator sat
down and shook his head.
Foraker referred in general terms to
the agreement until asked by Burrows
to specify the agreement. Then Foraker
said: I'VE understand that If third class
wools were given a specific duty, then
the secured third-class woods, shouli.
have the triple duty. just as first and Sec
ond class wools have triple duty. We
did not suppose there was any dissent
from that. Everybody acquiesced in /.
when consulted in regard to it, and our
agreement was made with that distinct
understanding. Now. for the first time
we are notified that there is objection
to it,
Platt of Connecticut here arose and
declared that the finance committee had
never heard Of this proposition.
II suggest that the senator did hear
of it, insisted Foraker, land he may
have forgotten 1t. 1 carried it to the
committee room, and the senator HIM
self (Platt) wrote 1t down with blue
pencil in his copy of the tariff BILL The
senator from Iowa (Allison) also wrote
it down in his copy" t:5.
He added that some twenty senator's
were present at the time. and every
item Of the agreement was gone over
and written down in the bills Of Mr.. AL
lison and Mr.. Platt
Thus reminded. Plat said he would
modify his statement. There was a
meeting at which certain suggestions
were presented as to what was wanted,
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Foraker asserted that Allison had said
that in case specific rates were placed on
third-class wools, the duties on secured
woods would be tripled.
Penrose took part in the debate to
briefly assert that the agreement which
the senator from Ohio said existed
could not have been, as he and Foraker
had been up until after midnight last
night trying to adjust differences.
Foraker replied that the difference
last night was not on third class woods,
but another matter.
Hale's effort to calm the disturbance
by suggesting postponement in order
to secure united action seemed about to
quiet the storm, when Vest smilingly
arose and said: II object"
Attention was now directed to the Mis-
souri, senator, who spoke in ironical
terms.
II have had novel experience today"
he began. For the first time in my life
have been accorded the privilege of
listening to the deliberations of a Re-
publican caucus
"Let me say" interposed Allison,
"that the question of wool was never
IN he
Vest gave a derisive shrug of his
shoulders and proceeded. The senate
had just heard, he said, from an emf
nent Republican senator (Foraker) that
twenty senators were present during
the consideration of a certain agree
ment, formal and written, so that the
statute of frauds would not apply
against it.. Senators had heard also,
Vest went on, that their Republican
members were together until the wee
sma' hours of last night in fruitless
effort to harmonize.
"And now" he proceeded, 1--WE hear
the great pacificator from Maine (Hale)
appealing for peace, but have so often
heard his assurance that peace pre-
vailed in Cuba that 1 am inclined to
doubt him now
Just as prosperity was in sight, Vest
went on, ironically, just as the sunshine
was Illuminating the land, the senate
was asked to stop in the consideration
of the tariff bill while the Republican
senators held caucus.
II demand that the public business
proceed exclaimed Vest. "If Republi-
can senators cannot agree, let them
retire and confer But do not halt the
business of the senate and the country
while the Republican senators reach an
agreement as to who shall have the
greatest part Of the swag."
Teller of Colorado followed up Vest
in opposition to postponement of the
bill. He had supposed there was an
agreement among Republican senators
toward united action. although, he add
ed, not being member of the Republi-
can caucus he was not conversant with
its secrets.
Allison offered an amendment requir-
ing secured wool Of the third class to pay
three times the duty Of unsecured wool
Of that class.
Allison stated that the amendment
was made to meet the objections raised
by senators on the floor today. A de-
bate ensued, which was largely technical
in character, relating to the effect of
securing as compared to washing, thu
shrinkage entailed, etc, in which Gray
Warren, Mantle and Stewart and Jones
of Arkansas participated. Jones said