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Show SENATOR WARRENl RESUMES HIS SPEECH WHEN TARIFF IS TAKEN UP IN THE SENATE. Says Woolgrowers Are Never Prosper-. Prosper-. ous Unless the Woolen Manufacturers Manu-facturers Are Also. Washington, June 9. When tho tariff was taken up in the senate today to-day Senator Warren resumed his speech. "There has never been a time," said Senator Warren, 'when wool growers have been prosperous unless the woolen wool-en manufacturers were prosperous. It had been said with a sneer that the woolen manufacturers and the wool growers had made some agreement. I ask in all seriousness whether that is not a proper thing to do or whether they should "nave each other by the throat.' Interrupting. Senator Dolliver referred re-ferred to a rag trust in his country, which Mr. Warren said he suspected was largely organized on the plan of J the wool sellers, as he "had heard nothing of it until tho senator from Iowa had called his attention to it. , By a vote of 40 to CO the committee amendment levying a dut of 30 cents, similar to that of the Dingley bill, on top waste, slubbing waste, roving rov-ing waste, rinse waste and garnetted waste, was aerecd to The vote was I the that has been taken on the woolen schedule 'and ' Is regarded as a test vote on all amendments to that schedule. sched-ule. On the amendment no Democratic senator voted in the affirmative, whilo Mr. Crawford ami Mr. Gamble, who have generally voted with the progres. slve Republicans and Democrats, voted vot-ed aye. Foster of Louisiana voted with the Democrats, although generally gener-ally voting Avith the majority. Re-pub-lieans voting no were Beveridge, Brown, Burkett, Clapp. Cummins, Dolliver. Dol-liver. La Folktte and Xel6on. After considerable debate, which did not bear directly upon the committee amendments, raising the house rates on shoddy from 20 cents to 25 cents a pound, and on oils, wool extract, yarns waste, thread waste and all other wastes, composed wholly or in part of wool, from IS cents to 20 cents a pound, the amendments were adopted. The two amendments were voted on together, the ayes being 12 and tho' noes 31. |