The herald., 1897-06-05
Delay Progress on Tariff
Schedules
MANTLE TALKS ABOUT WOOL
AND WANTS THE DUTY RAISED
SKY HIGH
Butler Wants an Income Tax, But His
Remarks Fail Somewhat Of Full
Appreciation

Remarks Fail Somewhat Of Full
Appreciation
Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON June 4-The Senate
met at II am. with a view of expediting
the tariff bill. Two speeches were an
nounced for the day-one by Mantle Of
Montana. Silver Republican. on the wool
schedule of the tariff bill. and another by
Senator Butler OF North Carolina, Pop
ulist. on joint resolution to amend the
Constitution 80 as to give Congress pow
err to impoee income taxes
Senator Mantle was recognized at the
opening of the session and addressed the
Senate for two hours. He said that there
had ,been no opportunity for presenting
the wool growers side OF The contention
In the other branch of Congress for the
reaeon that, owing to the brief time al
lowed for debate, the wool schedule had
never been reached. He presented fully.
and supported with numerous tables and
statistics, the wool growers side of the
controversy, and showed the enormous.
AcSE~C SaSe0AAC0 W WOOA 6AOW . al tAC
depreciation In value of sheep and wool
during the past six years.
Senator ButlerS in the course Of his
speech on the income tax referred to
the Indecent haste" with which the
pooling bill was urged Immediately after
the recent decision Of the United States
Supreme Court against the Antitrust
law.
Senator Cullom. chairman Of the Inter-
state Commerce Committee. resented the
statement. saying the pooling bill was
not being pressed with indecent haste.
and that such statement was a mis-
representation Of facts
Senator Chiffon, member Of the Inter-
state Commerce Committee. in turn DIFF
fered In toto with Chairman Cullom and
said that the pooling bill had not been
seriously urged until after the recent de-
cieion Of the Supreme Court on the Trust
Law. ~, i y .....sas... 49,
At 2:to consideration of the tariff BILL
by paragraphs was rssumed In the SEN
ate.
Referring to the large importa ton Of
cheap Chineee and other wool produced
by like cheap labor. and which Gomez
into competition with American grown
wools at rates of duty which, Mantle
said. AFFORD no protection whatever, he
inquired II this policy was not quite az
hurtful to the American wool growers as
Chinese cheap labor to the industrial
wage earncrs of the country. In THE
connection, Mantle continued: ITO my
mind, the importations Of cheap goods
produced by ill-paid and degraded labor
which comes into competition with like
products of our country, without the
payment of adequate protective rates, Il
possible. ie more harmful than the tmpor-
tation'of the cheap laborer himself.
If the laborer comes he must at least
live. and must help to consume the sur-
plus products of our farms and factories.
Not only this but he becomes amenable
to our laws. II he acquires property he
must pay taxes upon it, and thus con-
tribute to the support of our government.
II he engages in business among us he
must pay for the privilege OF doing SO,
and under these conditions there Is at
least some eight hope that by contact
with an enlightened. and progressive
people. living in an atmosphere OF liberty
and enjoying the blessings of q free gov
.ernment, he may possibly gather inspira-
ton from his surroundings, and in time
become useful citizen. But when this
cheap labor comes in the form of box
OF merchandise or bale of wool, without
payment of an adequate protective duty,
1t monopolizes our market, Injuries our
producers. degradee our labor and
takes employment from our citizens
without any just compensatory ad-
vantages.
IF the laborer himself comes he may
perhaps be induced to Cooperate with
our own laborers for the protection of
labor interests; he can be talked to and
reasoned with. But the American
wage Garner cannot argue with box of
cheap foreign merchandise. neither can
the American farmer argue with bale
of cheap Chinese wool"
In concluding, Mantle quoted from a
speech delivered by President Mckinley
to the Ohio woolgrowers In 1898, and
commended these utterances particular
ly to the distinguished senator from that
state (Hannal. whose re-election, he
said. would depend upon next falrs
campaign.
Mantle declared that no protective
tarlf can ever again endure in this, ma
ton which does not fully guard the in
terests Of the great masses Of producers
of what are known as raw materials, and
among these, he declared. the protection
Of wool is the most important: It is the
keystone to the great arch Of protection,
and unleeu 1t be we'll guarded and pre-
served. the whole structure must fall to
the ground.
Mantle's speech was interrupted by
demand for quorum. It took half an
hour to secure the quorum, and then a
bill was passed appropriating $225, 900 for
u public building at Wilkesbarre, Pa,
and the house amendments to the relief
resolution for the sufferers by the Rio
Grande river overflow were agreed to.
Mantle then resumed his speech.
While referring to the opposition Of the
wool manufacturers against the wool
growers, Platt Of Connecticut inter-
rupted to state that he odd not regard
the remarks az fair to the majority Of
the wool manufacturers, Some want-
ed free WOOL some did not. Hut be ~
jieved that the general ZEN tii1e1lt pf.
wo0l aanufecturefp &hrouf fhout tie
6ounfSS ~ favorable 70 i 6ufI Ilcio1lt
isl1y en Npol 1(aptle anewered that ~