New-York tribune., 1878-03-08

who had obtained their places by fraud MIR. FOs-
ter replied instantly: 81 am acquainted with the
Democratic chairman of the Military Committee,
meaning General Banning whose election IL asserted
10 have been secured through the operations Ot
Eph Holland, the ballOt-boX suffer.
A PROTEST AGAINST TARIFF TINKERING.
WHAT THE INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE HAD To SAY TO
The WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE YESTERDAY.
1BY TELEGRAPH TO TBIBCNE.I
WASHINGTON, March 7.--The Executive Council
of the Industrial League. Robert Patterson. pTes-
dent met here to-day to decide what steps should be
taken with respect to the Wood Tariff bill. The
League represents the united industries OF the
try embracing every branch of manufacture and
production.
An address TO the Ways and Means Committee
was agreed upon, aud the council went to The COM
mittee room 10 ask hearing and present its views.
The committee. in keeping with It's general prac-
tce declined 10 give hearing.
The members Of the council then waited until tie
adjournment of the committee, when they wcgc re-
ceivcd by M-,sr,. Wood, Kelley, Banks, Burchard
and Garfield. Nj. Wood explained that IL was I'M
possible to hear one interest without hearing all,
and to hear all would keep the bill in committee
until next January. lie sad that oral hearings
never amount to anything, but If the gentlemen Of
the League had any views, written or printed, the
committee would give them carciGl consideration.
The representatives. of the League then submitted
their views TO the committee in carefully prepared
| form.
Their statement sets forth that the league repre-
sents the manufacturers OF cottons. woollcns,
laces putty glass, all kinds Of metals, sugar and
nolasscs, silks, chemicals, paper, book, leather
ships agricultural products and sundries not readily
\ classified They express lively apprehension that
any alteration Of the present tariff which by long
practice has come TO BE- well understood. viii pro-
duce confusion and disaster, and they ask TO be let
alon in their struggle for existence the Efforts 20
| reach foreign markets. which are beginning to be
| successful will be thwarted by any disturbance OF
| the foundation of business at home. They speak
despondinely of the Impending necessity Of closing
many of their works II the blIl pclo'e the committee
! should become a law.
| They declare strongly against abolishing the time
honored roljcy Of free llst which has been found
| correct in prnciple and convenient III Practice.
Tle,, declare that to substitute for that policy,
! which promotes explicit declarations and honest
dealing the policy of admitting free all articles not
| specifically named is to invite suhterfuseS, eva
SONS endless HtigatIons, and incaculab!c loss of
! ,eveuue. They fail to find any Justlhcation
| for the marked tendency OF The bil 10 chalRe
duties npon absolute raw materials cither not pro-
drced OF sparlnglv produced i'll this country, but
vbicb are the foundation of important industries,
]
that duty is charged upon those materials IN order
.. ;oId revenue the obvious and sufficient reply Is,
| that ,oonufactnrcs thus loaded with new burdens
and depTivcd of old supports viii perish, ana rs the
materials will no longer be imported, there VIII DC
| no revenue collected from Them.
| The sweeping changes from carefully prepared
snociic duties to ad yalorcm duties are, in the udg-
! rent of the members Of this League, highy III
malicious As regards revenue. they hold that 1t is
potoriou. tba; frauds of the greatest mag ude and
| of the most varied nature have hitherto Dccn per
+rated undcr ad valorcIn rates, and that no system
| rf consular certificates or comparing or prices
| cnrrent has sufiiced, with all vigilance, 10 pre-
o.. vcut them. As regards protection, tbcy declare
| that an ad valOren duty upon The blgh prices Oh
GOOD time, tends TO stimulate home production nm
| duly while the same al VaioIeih upon the ~"
| r,;rrs of hard times affords liilo or no defence
arainst a foreign invader determined 10 usuiP 'Ho
THEY find nothing good the features of the bill
| oonceTuinv ships 10 admit fOTeign-but shlps to
tJoriran registry and TO allow all ship building
material to III free, thcy pronounce hupNciSNc
| nf the long settled and wholesome pollcy by whch
the United States grew TO DO great niaii'''he
Pine Tine League dsapproves the substitution, OF
| general addition Of per cent 70 Invoices III neu oi
package and transportation cnarees anu Go'nniI I
SONS hecause per cent upon fine ana costly goooS
would be TOO high, while upon heavy ana cheap
| ,u9Tes n would be too low. The League can sec
no snficient reason why articles imported i9r the
use OF the United States should be adInhteuu Iit9
| of duty, and this point they argue al ichg'h anu
Above all things they urge the necessity of find
ing means for putting stop TO the necessary al-
1 teInpts to change whatever system Oi lain law
| NAV be at any time i'll force The constant Ihleer-
| fercnces are almost insuierabe annoyances In tie
judgment Of the league the PIollninariGhs, aries
drawn. not only from politics but from Con-
cress. commission composed Of one OF, more
members OF each House, and similarly small mum,
her of practical men, including merchants as wen
| "a manufacturers, should in recess OF Congress,
npeparc tariff bill for submission to that body M at
| hen "A
pasSSna5enty take cognzance of the changes of CIR
rrumstanccs which may, from time ea to tune eau
| fr Notifications of the tarln ana no
iod ioddd,Gcatjon of it should be brought before Con-
except by that commission They s1pr9ss 5ee
setIiou.t tiJ he abandoned and the country be
Iowed % to rest in peace under the law as 1t now
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