, 1870-05-07
THE TARIFF FIGHT ON THE
WOMEN.


Mr.. BEoo6s, Of n. Y. move to strike ont
80 per cent dd r11oren7, and insert "95,"-
to make the duty IS per cent dd ralorcn-
That IL enough for hai1-pins-
nf1. ScuESCE. wiu state very briefly the
reasons which have led to the proposition TO
tix the tariff on hait.pins At so per cent dd
ralorcn.. It eeems that there is very large
amount invested in the manufacture of this
article in this country, and it is . much mora
important business tian had supposed until
the information was presented to the COM
mittee- The claim for the prophety Of ad-
vancing the tariff rests upon the fact That
these hair-pina are made OF next to the finest
class Of wire, and as the tariff now stands
there is less dnty on hair-pins when manufac-
tu1ed than there is upon the wire out Of which
they are made, and it is to amend that an
cna}ous condition OF things that this PROPOSE
ton is made by the committee.
The question taken on the amendment of
Mr. Brooks wass.d,sagreed TO-
Mr. BRooks. Of New York will offer
another amendment, for tho purpose Of call
ing the attention Of the committee to this sub
iect- II is evident that nobody is interested
IN this tariff when We cannot keep quorum to
vote on it I move to make the duty 36 per
cent ad uol0Te1a, instead Of 50 per cent, the
existing duty The Chairman Of the Commit
tee Oh Ways and Means Says thst his rise Of
Is per cent is made because of the high duty
existing on wire Thus one disease begets
another; TINS one wrong creates the necessity
OF doing another; thus one bounty imposes
upon us the duty Of creating an additional
bounty; thus one bad movement at tile start
OF thing makes it necessary TO fol-
low it b. series Of bad movements through
oat- Now, 80 per cent dd ralore,a Is an enor-
Mtus bounty On hair-pins. SYish some re-
slecIat least to be paid to the garments and
gear Of the women Of the country in this bill
We hate already imposed an additional duty
on corsets and all the appurtenancea thereto
belonging, and it is now proposed to add Is
per cent I'D ralorenn on the lai1-J,ins which the
ladies' use 1hopo the duty will be put At Sc
per cent
Ar. scHEScE. suppose must explain
AGAIN what operated upon the minds Of the |
committee It WIS simply this: Hair-pins do |
not seem to have entered into the minds OF
those who framed tho existing tariff Inv. They
fall, therefore, among the unenumeEatoa nrti-
cles; and M sfe charged IS per cent ad Uasorea,
under one Of two c1asaea- There is some dis
puto as to which, and beblieyo the decisions
have varied. Either is less than 30 per cent |
dd rdlorenl as now proposed. Now, these
hair.pias are made Of the next to the finest |
proposed by the Committee Of Ways and |
Means in this ill, is still held at 4 cents per
pound, and Is per cent ad rdloren. There /
fore this anomalous condition Of things exists,
that from inadrertence, from omission in the
tariff law az it now stands, these articles are
to come in at less cost ti,an the
material ont Of which ther are made. We |
supposed that 80 Per cont ad cnlorem would
be fair valuation compared with that OF the
Hlre out Of which they are made, and we have
regulated 1t accordingly. They come in now,
either az iron manufactures non-enumerated.
II as iron rolled or hammered, not otherwise
provided for: The decision, believe, has gem
rally been that they shall come in at IS per
ent dd rnlorem under the present law.
me 4nes9on was taken on the amendment
4tFnf1l leg 4 81
omen VII have to pay is per cent more on
heir hair pins il this bill passes