New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-05
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.


THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
uNArou uANTLE's sPEEcII-MR. PEr1lGREws
ATTITUDE DEFINED-THE WOO
SCHEDULE BEGUN.
1y,h,,c,or lime 1.-The Senate met at IL
o.clock this morning with a view to eXpeoi"he
The Tariff bill Mr.. Mantle (Sl Rep Moh''' vas
recognized at the opening OF the sessio'' go
smoke et length on the subject OF Wooi' iio e
that there had been no opportuhi'! io' p'eSe
thu woo-growers side of the contention IN inc
o,,or branch OF Congress, for the reason that
owing TO the brief time allowed for debate the
wool schedule had never been feacheu III 'na'
bodv He presented fully. and supported WIN
numerous tables and statistics the wooi-ero"eis
side Of the controversy. and showed the enormous
losses sustained by them I'm the depreciation III
value of sheep and wool for the last six years.
IIa declared that by reason OF the ehoriou
iuportations in anticipation OF the ehactiheh' Vi
tariff law the wool-grower would not receive Hue"
benefit from a protective tariff for -FOUR years
TO como. .
lie asserted that whenever tariff law vas 10
he enacted the powerful manufacturing interests
Of the country. with their compact and eHeouHe
organizations. were always on the grou'iu anu -
tho committee-roons, pressing thelr clAi'hS ar.
pushing their interests. while the Farmers ai'"
woo,-rrowers and producers of raw materials gen.
orally were isolated and scattered CLASS rom
the nature Of their vocations. and were thus lack
tns IN effective organization Hence in the past
their interests had been neglected. and they had
no. received their just share of protection
The great mai ority OF wool-growers OF 'he cou''-
try wore he said Protectionists and Repuphcahs'
80. =. them were believers In the free coinage
q. go,d and silver Independently by TINS country
But the question of protection ana iiee 'oe
having been decided in the last campa's"' 'i'
wool growers. accepting the pledge coh'a'i'eo !.
tho Republican National platform In favor OF
for NO
ton 70 he the paramount issue cast their votes
IN the doubtful States for President Mchniey anu
elected him. The Tariff bin as IT passed the Rouse
mud. as now amended by the Senate, ne saio Ut.
tcrly failed TO meet the expectations oi INC WV
growers. and was regarded by them largely as d
renud,ation OF the Republican pledge or ample p'o-
lection for wool. The wool-growers OF the coun-
try he continued. were indignant over INNS "ea'
,nent OF their interests and he warned the fePuo-
ucans that they must change the proposed ra'es
or they would lose the support OF TINS numerous
element In ensuing campaigns. lie asserted 'hat
the Mckinley law had not afforded the necessary
protection to the wool-growers, ana quoted s'a'is
tics to prove the assertion. He charged that II
was fun OF loopholes permitting fraud ana eva
sions and was especially emphatic In his denuh-
citation o. the ad valorem duties proposed on third
class woods. .
Mr. Mantle quoted Senator Aldrich's statement
that the proposed Senate rates would give from
~ than he had ever received under any other
tarifi and produced statistics to snow may tne
nroncsed rates were much lower instead OF pens
HvPCT He enumerated the objections OF the WOOL
growers follows;
THE wOOI.GRowERs OBJECTIONS
First-To the skirtng clause.
second-To the ad valorem duties on third-ciass
woods.
rbrd-To the admission Of washed woods of the
second class without payment Of additional duties
FourhTo the admission Of Was th anT of
dnfie
"I FifthmTo the imperfect classiiications which
Referring to the large importation %, Of cheap
Chinese and other wool produced by . mke WITH
labor ana crowns %Reh woos at rates Of duty which
Nj Mantle said, afforded no protection Whaue.tS,i
ne mo American wooigrower as Chinese cheap
labor to the industrial wage-earners OF inc cou''
ITO my mind" Mr.. Mantle continued The i'm M
Of s hsa w sSSas
with IKE products OF our own country ~ are
The payment of ,baS he Of
Se cheap aberer himself II the laborer comes he
srSls PRODUCTS of our farms ana factories Not
only this but he becomes amenable 10 our MnOn
Il nsd at tSus Contribute to the Coy
II he engages in business among nS ns Sd es
these Conditions there is at least some slight hope
that by contact with an enlightened ahd PRO- S.
sry and enjoying ne BLESSINGS Of free ,t gSyer ns
s @ST ND and in time become useful citizen
But when this cheap labor comes In the form OF
payment Of an ADEQUATE protective duty 1t mon9p
ozes our market INJURIES our producers degraG 1s
citizens without any just compensatory advantage
II the aborer himself comes he may perhaps f oe
The pfse &c islksd
esD. A%s TSo farmer
il closing his remsrks he quoted A., from %o speech %ee|
in Commenting
said he commended these utterances parnena Ms
Ma Tas ' shoss s depend
fails campaign. Mr. Mantle declared that m, no
s do can not ever sea ns
Of the great of producers Of what are Known
the 'p proteeaion Of Wool was The most Important
WAS and ge %s hS we'll u4ded
served the whole structure must fan to the gr9nnS
Of .the wool manufacturers TO the wS9.- gr9W ,sr
Mr. Plat Of h Th mo- G Sav arose M TO say
;hat he did not regard the remarks as fair 70 the
bulk Of the wSo nut @ hs he
sentiment Of wool manufacturer throughout d the
Nj Mantie answered that he did not mean that hat
there WAS an active warfare put poo MANI
fac,urcrs 10 the growers .,o ,ro, ,,s pe-
p m Ma sde Of o the Chamber Nj Hanna who Mas
referred to, took scat beside him ana attentVety
oso and d"e Other from wooproducins
states. were interested listeners.
began al o'clock Lead ore. lead dross and metal
&c mineral substances Gig TO Isl ihcius'Ve' were
passed
CONTEST OVER MICA.
The mica paragraph 0s9 led TO contest MT
Pettsercw moved TO increase the rate by adding
n specgc tax OF 10 cents pound In addition TO the
rate In the bill Of 30 per cent ad valorem The
mica deposits Of South Dakota. ne said could not
be properly developed without the Increased rates
proposed. -. o,.... 80. ..,.,, n,
an ampic duty on mica In order TO develop the Iich
deposits IN this country as against f.ast inoa''
nnica produced with labor costing ~ cents a day
Mr. Pritchard proposed a substitute fixing the
rate on rough mica az 10 oea1 bs spstuse was
sepied by Mr.. Pettigrew.
Mr.. Vest resisted the change. saying that one OK