The times., 1897-06-24

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can answer the fjgures?'
Mr. Warren replied that up to the time
| OF the passage of the Wilson bili, ONO
| secured woel brought SO cents and above,
and after the Wilson bill it was 40 cents
and below. He challenged contradiction
to that fact Secured wool, he said, was
the test Of the whole matter. Mr.. Warren
said that 1T would be much better to have
the tariff and to employ million peo-
pie at home and to keep 100000 at
home. Did the Senator from Delaware
tMr Gray not KNOW that with eli the
hu!labaloo about wool, very few people
had as much as five pounds of wool on
their backs?
Mr. Gray-And if this bill goes into effect
,, they'll have less than five pounds on their
backs
Mr.. Warren-And there never was
. time before that bill, when laborer
could not afford to pay "a higher price
admitting that they were higher, which
he denied.
MIR. Gray-Oh, that is a pleain avoidance
which had often been heard and refuted
before.
Mr.. White said that the object of the
bin was to benefit the producer, yet it
had been demonstrated in that respect
to be fraud, and in the language OF the
day fake. From all standpoints 1t was
deiusion and a snare to the consumer
and producer.
Mt Mills replied to statement by Mr..
Warren that free wool stimulated the inn
portation OF shoddy. He showed that
shoddy was largely manufactured in the
United States, and that the tariff could
not, therefore, operate against it; and that
it was nonsense to talk about protection
keeping 1t out.
Mr.. Warren-Well, If we must have 1t, 1t
is better to have it manufactured ar home
The vote was then taken on the Vest
motion to substitute the Wilson bill rates
on wool; The vote resulted: Ayes, %;
noes. 80.
MIR Mantle made another speech, in
which he referred to the injustice done
those he represented. He felt, however,
that he should continue the fight. He in
troGuced an amendment to section $50,
increasing by cents the duty on skirted
wool, instead OF 1 cent, as in the bill
He called for the yeas and nays. Tne
vote resulted: Yeas, 10; nays, Al
Mr.. Mantle then introduced a bin on be
half Of all the wool growers associations
OF the United States. This embodied prac-
tically all the suggestions of Mr.. Mantle
The bill was lost on a viva vocevote
on section 3G3, Mr.. Jones of Arkansas
pointed out that it would be dishon st
to allow a compensatory duty on yarns
on which the manufacturers had paid 10
tariff He moved that the operation OF
the tax be delayed for a year, as there
was a years supply OF such yarns now
in the country. He called for the yeas
and nays The result was: Ayes, IL; noes,
81 The section was adopted as in the
I'LL.
Mr Jones moved to make section 36i
read so that the duty should be laid ON
fabrics composed chiefly of WOOL In
stead of s'in part OF WOOL If a fabric,
for instance, composed of only one
quarter OF q pound OF wool should get
duty 'three times the duty imposed
pound of unwashed wool the fraud
was evident. The chief component in the
article should regulate the tariff II 4
fabric WAS composed of nine-tenths cotton
and one-ten;h wool, under this act the
wool would get thirty times as much as
1t was entitled to. II called for the yeas
and nays on his motion.
Mr.. Gray asked Mr. Allison for an ex-
planation Of the astounding principle stated
by Mr.. Jones. Mr.. Gray showed that when
the flax schedule was under consideration
the Republicans assumed directly OPP
posite position.
Mr.. Allison explained that he had fol
lowed the tariff provisions ever since ls67.
The phraseology had been constantly the
same.
Mr.. Gray said that this did not explain
the discrimination between tie linen and
silk and the present schedules.
Mr.. Jones said that because the wrong
was hoary- headed was NO excuse for its
continued existence.
Mr.. Allison retorted that tie experience
Of thrty-five years had on the contrary
proved that it was not a wrong.
MT. Allison moved that the Senate pro-
ceed to the consideration of executive
business.
The Senate adjourned at $50 p. III. until
today.