Evening star., 1909-06-10
WOOL FIGHT KEPT UP
Progressives Again Meet De-
feat in Senate.
TAX ON YARN TO STAY
Senator Delivers Vain Efforts to
Rid Bill of "Absurdities."
DOT" GOODS AND POKER
Figures Of Speech EN-
ployed by the Senator From
Wyoming Shock Iowan.

has been waged by the republican pro
gressives" in the Senate opened up this
| morning first thing, with an amendment
proposed by Senator Dolliver to reduce
| the duties on yarn. The finance commit
tee opposed the amendment. and Chair
man Aldrich demanded a roll call, the
result of which showed the defeat of
the Dolliver amendment by 43 to 81.
Before the vote was announced, Sena-
tor Bacon of Georgia announced, for him
self and in behalf of other democrats
who agree with him, that he would vote
for the Dolliver amendment not be-
cause he was satisfied with the rate,
but because 1t was a reduction from the
higher rate.
Nothing daunted by the majority of
twelve against his effort to reduce the
yarn duty, Senator Dolliver came back
with an amendment to reduce the duty
on children's dress goods, coat Innings
and mixed fabrics composed of silk or
cotton and wool. and fixing an ad va
loren on the wool contained therein.
Senator Dolliver said that a similar
amendment was offered to the tariff
bill in 1897, but was dismissed on the
statement Of Senator Allison that it was
not practicable to assess q duty on the
wool contained In the goods. but that
since then method has been found to
4.
Getting Rid of "Absurdities."
Senator Dolliver said that his amend
ment was designed to deliver the wooden
schedule from some Of the scandals and
absurdities which have crept into it in
| the past forty years. He cited the case
where a cotton blanket with wooden
fringe was held to be dutiable as wool.
Senator Smoot said he never heard of
cotton blanket with a wooden fringe.
1t turned out that Senator Dolliver re-
ferred to cotton blanket the ends of
which were whipped with wool to keep
them from fraying.
Senator Dolliver then referred to de-
cision by which corn plasters with
Woolen edge were classed as woolen
goods.
Would You call corn plasters wearing
apparel?' he demanded of Senator SInoot,
amid general laughter.
Later when Senator Dolliyer referred
to the duty on polka-dot goods. Senator
Warren wanted to know if the senator
said anything about poker.
Il hope" said Senator Dolliver, with
mock Representatives., that the senator
will not introduce into this debate mys-
terious figures of speech. with which /
am not familiar
Raising the Limit
Senator Warren said about the limit"
on the polka-dots having been raised"
Senator Clapp wanted to know if that
was a reply in cipher in the mysterious
language referred to, but Senator Dolli-
yer said it must have been only an echo.
Senator Doliver bitterly scored what
he termed the many inconsistencies and
absurdities of the bill, and referring to
what might be expected In conference
committee, said he did not want to be
around when the potatoes of the sena
from Delaware P0ntl
in their eyes, going out of the bill. met
the stockings of the senator from Penn
syivania Penrose) coming in
Senator Delivers amendment was lost,
AZ to 30. He then offered substitute for
the next paragraph, relating to woolen or
worsted shawls. reducing the duties pro-
posed materially.
Senator Dolliver said the amendment
was hallowed by antiquity and blessed by
precedent. 1t was offered in 1888 by
Senators Aldrich and Allison and received
the vote of every republican.
Conditions Different Now.
Senator Aldrich said it was offered in
1883 under an entirely different scheme
for the woolen schedule and has no place
in the pending plan. Senator Aldrich said
that while the suggestion was made In
the Senate, 1t was not adopted in the
Mckinley bill when 1t was enacted into
law.
| Senator DoIliver said the proposition
was good enough for the republicans to
go before the country upon and with 1t
| under Gen. HarHson's leadership. He
gave notice that he woould propose these
rates Of 1883 as substitutes for the COM
| mittee's rates whenever applicable.
Dolliver Amendments Defeated.
| Senator Delivers amendment reducing
the duties on knit woolen fabrics was lost,
80 to Az His amendments to the next
paragraph, dealing with blankets. flannel
underwear. etc, which he said were for
the purpose of reducing the rates to those
contained in the Aldrich-Allison bill OF
1883. were defeated by votes of 81 to Is
and % to AZ.
Senator Owen OF Oklahoma then offer
| ed an amendment to the blanket and
| flannel underwear paragraph providing
| for an annual . per cent reduction OF the
1 duty for ten years. but directing the
| President to interrupt the reduction at
! the best revenue producing point.
| Senator'S Carter of Montana and Bever
idge of Indiana took filings at the pro-
posal by claiming that Mr.. Owen would
give the President legislative power,
which would be unconstitutional.
| Mr.. owen inquired of Mr. Carter whether
| he believed the tariff rate on these blan-
kets equaed the difference in the la Dor
| cost at home and abroad. Mr.. Carter
! shllfully sidestepped and asserted that
I
a month and wouldn't work unless they
got a S good food as is served in Washing
ton hotels. while the sheepherders of
South Africa were paid about So month.
I Does the senator from Montana want
TO tax all the people of the United States
in order that the sheepherders of his state
may board at the New Willard Hotei?"
| asked Senator Bacon of Georgia.
/ This sally was greeted with applause
from the galleries. Mr.. Carter COM
menced TO talk about the cost of cotton
manufacture in the orient. but Mr.. Bacon
brought him back to the question,
charging that he didn't dare answer
| yes or no.
Mr.. Carter said "yes and no. answer
| could not be made to that sort of
query, and the democrats made q mis-
take whenever they tried to answer In
that way questions relating to the tariff.
| Mr.. Bacon smiled and did not reply.
La Toilette Attacks Woolen Schedule
Senator La Toilette began an attack
! on the Aldrich wooen schedule of the
| tariff bill late yesterday afternoon, and
i continued after the recess until the SEN
ate adjourned, at 1925 pm, without con-