Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-09
SENATOR CARTER EXPLAINS WOOL
Shows Up in the Senate With Com
pIete Line of Sample and illustrates
the industry From sheep Rasing to
Finished Cloth-Warren Makes
. Pointed Illustration.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. ID. c., June s.
There was a great deal of good h&mor
and many pleasantries injected in.o
the debate on the wOolen schedule
in the Senate today, Mr.. Dolliver be-
ing the central figure. He offered
several amendments and announced
his intention of presenting number
OF others, appealing to the Republican
members TO vote with him because.
he said. these amendments would
Justify the attitode of the Republican
party in advocating protective tar
if
Mr. SmoOt assisted to large eX-
tent by Mr. Warren, who is consider
ed an expert on the WOODEN industry,
defended the finance committee rec
concentrations with regard to that
schedule. The various amendments
proposed to the House bill by the
finance committee of the Senate are
intended to restore the Dingley pro-
visions Of the wooden schedule, will
in some instances provide higher du
ties than the Payne bill as passed by
the House.
Explains Industry.
One of the interesting features OF
the day was lecture on the WOODEN
industry from beginning to end by
Mr. Carter who brought forth
large box filed with samples or va
irOus grades of wool To the seRa-
tors who gathered about him he ex-
planned each step. in the manufacture
Of wooden goods from the raising of
the sheep to the making of the gar
ment He familiariZed the members
of the Senate with the uses of shoddy.
waste. nOils, tops and the various
grades of wool.
Mr.. Dolliver. who occupied most of
the time during the day proposed all
amendment which would assess the
duties on woolens on an ad valorem
basis. according to the shrnkage of
the wool He became involved In an
argument with Mr.. Smoot as to the
feasibility of such an arrangement
OF the WOODEN duties the latter con-
tending that it would be impossible
to collect the duties on that basis.
because the American manufacturers
want their wool in the grease and
hardly any two of them use the same
methods Of securing the wool.
Some Amusement.
Much amusement was afforded the
Senate when Mr.. Doiliyer and Mr..
Warren became involved in col
loquy during which they stood with
In few feet of each other and each
endeavored to convince the other of
the sOundness of his opinion regard
ing the adyisabiliity of assessing the
wooden duty on the value of the wool
in the cloth.
Mr.. Dolliver said he would propose
amendments which would carry out
this proposition, but Mr.. Warren. in
order to illustrate the small propor-
tiOn Of the entire cost of a WOODEN
garment which is dutiable. asked Mr.
Dolliver to examine the suit which ne
,was wearing.
Mr.. Dolliver said it appeared to him
20 be very good suit. whereupon Mr.
Warren explained that the cloth in
the cult cost only 81. while theiiiiiiii
the cost only 81. while the making ana
the trimmings cost s42. showing that
the duty on the 81 worth Of cloth
was trifiing compared with the entire
cost Of the suit
The usual night SESSION was omit
ted and at $50 p m. The Senate
adjourned for the day.