The Washington herald., 1909-06-09

NedFerss which was invoked by Senator
DOIliver several weeks ago to account
for the antiquity Of the wooden schedule.
played an important part in the tarin
debate yesterday.
Immediately after eonvening in the
morning the Senate proceeded TO the con-
sideration Of the woolen schedule. which.
next TO the cotton schedule. viii be the
most sharply contested issue in the whole
tariff debate
Senator Dolliver took the floor as soon
as the Senate met, and, except for inter
rupuons and occasional yieIdings 10
other senators who desired to make ex-
plantations. he held the floor continuously
until late hour in the afternoon.
Referred to Legend.
In the early part Of the debate he had
occasion TO refer 10 his legend OF the
shepherds and the weavezz," which
prompted Senator Warren. OF Wyoming.
70 remark that the Senator from Iowa
and himself were shepherds.
'Yes; the Senator from Wyoming is the
greatest shepherd since Abraham" re-
marked Mr.. Dolliver.
Several times in the course Of the con-
troversy he brought the Senator from
Wyoming TO his feet. At other times
Senator Smoot, of Utah. rallied 10 the
defense Of the Finance Committee. on
one occasion Senator Carter. Of Montana,
brought in suspicious looking wooden
box which Senator DoIliver referred 10
as "a coffin" The box was filed with
samples Of WOOL OF various grades. and
Mr.. Carter gave a brief lecture, with
illustrations. on how the duties operated.
Senator DOlliver got much amusement
out OF the debate For example. when
Senator Smopt wa explaining that a Ger
tain compensatory duty. which 0Ir. Dol
liver said had existed since 1867. was de-
pendent on the amount Of shrinkage in
wool, and concluded with the statement.
Wool does not shrink any more now
than It did IN 1861"
Mr.. Dolliver retorted: which is equal
ly true Of the wooden duties"
The paragraph under consideration re-
lated TO the duty or the various kinds of
woolen wastes" The Senate amended
the bill by increasing the duty from 25
10 30 cents a pound Senator Dolliver
Insisted that the Finance Committee had
practically kicked out the carded wool
men IN the interest Of the worsted manu-
facturers. he said he proposed TO reduce
tho duty on all the by-prOducts Of worsted
making.
He charged that an agreement existed
between the manufacturers and the wool
growers OF the far West, by which the
cheaper grades Of wool, such as wastes
and the Ike. were to be prohibited from
coming 10 the United States bv the i'm
position OF excessive duties, which would
extend the market for the raw wool pro-
duced in the United States just 70 the ex-
tent that the wastes were excluded.
and would result in the increased price
o. woolen clothing.
Frequently REQUIRED.
He frequently recurred TO his former
statement that the wool duties which
were agreed upon by the wool growers
and the woolen manufacturers. the "sbep-
herds and the weavers." as he termed
them, were stil IN existence. He said he
hoped to make such changes in the pend
ing bill as would make It possible for a
conscientious Republican TO defend It be
fore the people
Dwelling upon the indestructibilitv of
wool. Mr.. Dolliver concluded:
The good Lord seems TO have had in
mind the fact that the growing of wool
would not keep pace proportionately with
the Increase OF population, and therefore
ne made wool indeStructible. Shutting
out Of the second-class wools will not in
sure American customers pure vooIen
clothing, for they will get the clothing
made nom rags and vvooIen waste in
London. Shutting out OF the second-cIass
woois can lead 10 but one result-the rais-
ing OF the price Of woolen clothing In the
United States
The Senator told Of the formation Of
bag trust In the United States. The tech
nioal name Of Il was the American
WOolen By-products Association
Senators Hepburn and McCumber de-
Tended the Dingley rates on wool
Seyenty-eisht per cent Of the wool pro-
duced In this country, Mr.. Heyburn said
was from sheep raised west of the Mis-
sissippi River. The prices of wooden
manufacturers. he added. were reasonahle
asiS the Dingley rates were not excessive
Mr.. Hepburn denied that the Republican
party N4A unueL any ObL0aflgu TO reduce
duties, but only 20 Took over" the tariff
making only such changes as were re-
garded as necessary. Mr.. 1IcCumber who
is a member OF the Finance COMMITTEES
said the sheep-raising industry had NOT
completely recovered from the stagnation
following the passage OF the Wilson
tariff, and that any reduction from the
Dingley rates would injure the sheen
growers OF the West
Shortly before adjournment thera was
a hot colloquy between Senator. Claw. OF
Georgia. and Senator Kean, of New Ter
sey. who was President pro TEN in the
absence OF Vice President Sherman.
Moved to Adjourn.
Mr.. AIdrich made a motion to adjourn
until to-day without having a night ses-
sion, and Senator Clay rose TO protest
against doing away with the night ses-
sion.
The serator from Rhode Island" Mr.
Clay said. mas shown a desire to expe-
dite the passage Of this bill, and I think
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