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ker, blandly,. to Mr.. Quay. The Penn
sylyanian sat down and shook his head


rows to specify the agreement. Then
Mr.. Foraker said:
1--WE understood 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 n triple duty. We did not
suppose there was any dissent from that.
Everybody acquiesced in it when con-
suited in regard to ii, and our agreement
was made with that distinct understand
ing. Now, for the first time, we are
notified there is objection to it,"
Mr.. Platt of Connecticut here arose
and declared that the finance committee
had never heard of this proposition.
81 suggest that the senator did hear Of
it," insisted Mr.. Foraker, ''and he may
have forgotten 1t. l carried it to the
committee and the senator himself
PlatD wrote it down with blue pencil
on his copy of the tariff bill. The sena-
tor from Iowa (Allison) also wrote it ON
his copy"
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. Allison
and Mr.. Platt
Thus reminded, Mr.. Plat said he.
would modify his statement. There
was meeting at which certain sugges-
tons were presented as to what he want
w. but aheSC Ntlt hOt uSStHttu
Mr.. Foraker asserted that Mr.. Allison
had said that in case specific rates were
placed on the third class wools the duties.
on secured woods would be tripled
Mr.. Penrose took part in the debate to.
briefly state that the agreement which
the senator from Ohio said existed could
not have been as he said and Mr.. Fora
ker had been up until after midnight last
night trying to adjust differences.
Mr. Foraker rpplid that tho 1ifrarnupp
last night was not on third class WOOL
but on another matter.
Mr.. Hale's efforts to calm the disturb
ance by suggesting postponement in Or,
der to secure united action seemed about
to quiet the storm when Mr.. Vest
smilingly arose and said:
II object"
Attention was now directed to the Miss.
souri, senator, who spoke in ironical
terms.
II have had novel experience to-.
day." he began. For the first time.
in my life have been accorded the privi--
lege of listening to the deliberations Of o.
republican caucus"
Let me say" interposed Mr.. Allison.
that the question of wool was never
discussed by the republican caucus
Mr.. Vest gave a shrug of the shoulders
and proceeded:
",rhe senate has just heard" he said,
lTOHu all eUil1eut seuutOT
(F0raker) that twenty senators were.
present during the consideration Of a GER
tain agreement, formal and written, so.
that the statute Of frauds would not,
apply against it."
"But not signed by the party charged
interjected Mr.. Foraker, lightly referring
to the legal figure of speech used by Mr..
Vest.
Senators had heard also, Mr.. Vest
went on, that their republican brothers
were together on the wee sma' hours Of
last night in n fruitless effort to har
mOnize.
"And now" he proceeded, 1--WE hear.
from the great pacificator from Maine
(Hale) appealing for peace, but / have
so often heard his assurances that peace
prevailed in Cuba that l am inclined to
doubt him now"
Just as prosperity was in sight, Mr..
Vest went on, ironically, just as the ,
| sunshine was Illuminating the land, the
| senate was asked to stop in the considera-
ton Of the tariff bill and wait while re-
| publican senators caucus
! ~ demand that the public business
proceed" exclaimed Mr.. Vest IF the
| republican senators can not agree then
| let them retire and confer, but we do j
not wish to halt the business of the sem
ate and the country while republican SEM
ators reach an agreement as to who shall
get the greatest part of the swag."
| Mr.. Mantle asserted the bill to be full
of loop holes and snares for the unwary
MIR. Allison then offered an amendment
/ requiring secured wool of the third class
TO pay three times the duty Of unsecured
wool of that class.
Mr.. Allison stated that the amendment
was made to meet the objection made hy
senator's on the floor of the senate today
debate ensued, which was largely
| technical cnnrnptpr rpln tinu IN tba af
feet OF securing as compared to washing,
| the shrnkage entailed, etc, in which Mr..
Jones of Arkansas participated among
others. He said he had estimated that
| free wool and n 40 per cent average rate
Oh manufactured woolens would save pa,r
the people of the country $150,0O0,000
every year, and yet this schedule placed
the wool rates higher than ever. making
| the most Ubiquitous burden of taxation
ever conceived.
There We're several tits between Mr..
Jones and Mr.. HOar. in the course of
which Mr. HOar said the opposition to this
bill was the same old opposition that had
always exerted itself against the protec-.
tive system. This issue had been submit
ted to the American people aud decree
had been given in such unmistakable Inn.
guage that no more than three exponentsa
of three trade were left in the senate.
Before the vote was taken Mr.. Allison
yleiued TO appeals and specified all changes
contemplated by the committee throughout,
the schedule. These, in addition to the
proposed changes on first and second class
woods, are as follows:
No change in paragraph 257. on third.
class wool; no change in paragraph 35S;-
n substitute modifying paragraph $50;
modification of paragraph $780, making
the rates 30 cents on top waste, % cents
on shoddy and 20 cents on other waste;
no change in paragraphs 361, 1862, or 1868,
as reported; paragraph 3G5 amended by
striking out plain" in reference to fan
nels and adopting the house clause "for
underwear also striking out land all fan
nes other than plain;' in paragraph 366
(womans dress goods, increase the rate
from 3 IL to 6 IL cents, and the rate of
O IL to Z Ia cents per square yard; In
paragraph 1851 dress goods, increase the
rate from o to 10 1-2 cents per square
yard; in paragraph 1868 ready-made cloth
ing), reduce the ad valorem provision
from 90 to 80 per cent and substitute
-four times" for "four and a half times,'-
in reference to the specific duty; in para
graph 1854. reduce the ad valorem from
90 to 80 per cent; In paragraph 371 (vel-
vet carpets), increase the rate from 60 to
W per cent per square yard; in paragraph