, 1880-03-15
..oonnents Before the Commerce
Committee OH tho Detroit
Bridge Question.
o,n, Hawley Leaves the Treasury to
" !, Try for the 1llieoiB Gov
ernorBhip.
s,.rman Considered Out of Tho Raco
and Hyashbnrnc tic Coming
Mnn.
r,sking Murder Of Two Young Ladies'
BY Their Unolo In Missouri,
rRtNT-TA1sErt DUTY.

pRtST-1A1'Ek DUTY.
kp,ett. Uhpatch II The ChitdGo TrottHts
w,snfSnr1,y, Il. G.. March 11.--Tho cOnttn,In.
aoo Of tho hcnrEng before tho Ways md MEATS
cnmml4tce to-tny Oh the Fort bin 10 rciuco tho
h,v Of, rrtnttng-pnpcr WINS farce. Tho w0n'l-
G .rn mixers not only occupied fhrcc-fm,rths Of
,hs ,hrcc ho,trs, but they were fnttciin,1t anil R-
.-e,slye that tho n0n-prlltcctonlet mctnf'ers
sssssnrs, to 10 completely tul1.tncd NIT tho
,.,.t interesting pnrt nf tho performance wns
~ appearance before the Committee nf two
n.mlcrs at Congrcss, ,-sti!tcr, Of New York, and
pn,<cl, Of MISUNDERSTANDING hsst,ncd tn In
stnct tho Committee isTon ovcry rllnse
N papcr-mnkstR, md !natstctl TINT 1t VIVA
ths nnrfunllnt duty 6f Congress to rrntcct
rooi-pu1p isGssclt, particularly, wns unspnr-
M In his ticn,,i,catlons al tho press. THE Gill;
rlco TutBUaE, ho enI,l. hntt lleen tho first to
sirt tho cry nf !" Dt,wn With tho ,t,ity IN rnper
"a ia cun,poncnts." 1t waa stated TINT ll0
GuscD derived
AZ ANIMAL. INCOME or e;no.oo0 nr s4000oo
from i,ls profits III tho monopoly of pulr.mak-
trs. The truth WITS very fur bclnw,ttsnt lglrc.
Perhaps during tho years following tho Wnr h1s
lnoornp might hAyc tlccti m nrEo rs thnt frnna
III, entire. business, which Includes tho
manufacture Of pnper M we'll rs pulp. lie sad
tbstcror newspapers might sAy 0f him, he felt
II N 10 his duty to defend ha own personal in
tt,csts, and he should continue to tf0 SO oven 1t
political ttcAth were tho result.
Miller argued in
MUCH THE aAME WAY.
md gpQko with bitterness 1T tho treatment he
h., received from newspapers, which hc repre-
,cnted rs attacking him Without rcason, honest
motive, or d basis Of fnnt.
IT js chnr,,oteristioof nil tariff discussions IN
Congressional before tho Committee Of Ways md
Means that tho alyocntcs nnd defenders of pro-
lection are alwnys better orgnnizeh, and fight
With more determination and with better syste.n,
tasn thelr opponents. They generally arc t'ct-
ter prepared with the details Of tho nntters ,ltl-
der discussion. The Committee ltsolf IL .tn-
dnihtctlly orgnn!zcd In tho interests Of rrotcc-
lion; and this wAs nover shown nore conctustvc-
lythan to-tlny. Krlley, Gnrf1old, Frye, aud Con-
eer seemed to he active and aggressive prOtoc-
hoaists. An ntlyocnto Of FREQ trade coming lH.-
foro that Committee can scarcely hnpo for fair
treatment Mt tho hands OF Kelley. who socN1s to
regard any argument agnfnst high protection rs
A rEHaoSAh ArFreoSr,
md h8 regents It accordingly. In the present
bearing, Fryo hns worried without mercy sfr.
Brooks, the only champion tho newspaper pub
llshers have sent here, and Ethns como nut dur
lnx the argunlons that Frye himself Is counsel
Tor tho Donn1sons, a large wood-pulp man.
ufacturing firm IN Maine. Mcssrs. Wood, 6Et}-
kast 80 far ns QUO cnn Ruin from whit they
hayo said, while McAasa. Carlisle md Morrison
have remained In tho background, asklRg hut
few questions. Mills, Of Toxns, nm out-and- out
tree-trndor, becamo 80 disguBtod this morn
Ing Hhen a now pulp man from
Cincinnati was introduced nt: the beginning OF
the fourth houri ttsa+ ho tlomandel',, from tho
Chairman some jnfdrmauon'as to
WIEN THE lIEAMlN0 WOULD END,
md, falling to clicitn satisfactory responso, ha
tprnng to Ills fect and snid: IT tho Committee
Of Ways md Moans intunds to stay hero any
longer, spending its valuable time in conaIdor-
ipR Tho matter Of roypnue 80 trtalng TINT a
man cap put 1t in his pnnts pocket, shnfl 20. =
At tho door Mr. Mills turnod. anil, facing the
Committee, said: awe hayo boon hearing thesa
mcn two hours yesterday. and neMrly three
hours to-dny, but tho COMMITTEES hna heard
nothing In fnyor Of tho people nf tho un!tea
states, who havo sent hundreds and thouaalias
ofpetitons here, praying for reduction Of this
unnecessary tax."
In the course Of his remarks, whi,o paying bis
respects to T1iE CiItCA0o 1ntnuNE, MI. ltllssca
saId that papcr, whllo clamortng fur reduction
IN the price Of paper, had mover thought to ra'
dlco Its own price. On the contrary. 1t bad ro'
Gently advanced Its rr!co, md afterwards wts'
obliged to reduce It 10 tho old figure. After hi
sat down Mr. Russell WIS reminded thn1
this statcrncnt was tntrua; that TIE C11CA6t
TnlnuNE bud matl0 no such adsnnco. al!d TIM
hO must have Ind In mint nlM'ther Chicago
Ut bis statement, Int neglected to do 50: IL
maae the further stntcnlcnt that no1.e ~ tn
leal!tng newspapers IT tho cl1int ~ hnt eyer 70
down s vcry u m,ich f' sinco war ttnss ill., ".
Sew foTk NS,iS. wto cail:i hIs attention 70 tll'
th4 New York npE6rnpGfg, tuclNtlfnE thi
Htnhl. Times. 1forid, Thst, E!prtss. aud others
bad reduced their prco from fur u thrco eetits
the Nov Yurk Erprras. spoke In snrcastio term
q! tho two Con4rrst.nnn who 81, fur tnrEnt Il.
Sin!ty of thor pHsitiun ns 70 cnne before to- +,
!srests. lIo insisted that tho plgtn Intention
tao low Of 1871 wlis to Elaee woo1-pu'ss
-: on THE FREE Llar,
md Rga!n guotcd Isolltwril's letter Of Mnrcb i
~, 10 tho C0lleutnr of tho Pslrt at New York
giving tho law tho construction u!dcr whlcl
kond. .nu!p has ever stncc hornn duty Of 20 PC
cent. Ito 0ls., gavo tho amount nf rGve,ltio col
show that The Cd duty i il ,M,t Tor revenue. bat TO
rrotcction nily. in lH7a tito amount of this rcy
i1F siar' t9 xas s7 M T. II 1s s s!aE; s Fl m L. 's l 18th III
s!nih!t e shuws moro elcerly thnn my t ar
efss q san ss tnss 'hS .ssy dfy Hsr fs mt e ~
n advancing tn,1n slx to ninu cct,ts per pn',n
hssmply nartakIug, IT tl,o !npnttls given hy II
ta.ln0 hHonl by showing tnnt, win lllo excep
paildHY purplses, I10 ptl,or articles hnd NJ
sanccd IN anything like tho sa!no dogrco. J.
soaco. siNco Och'hrr Inst, thorn tlna Men no nt
vhnco: In BNfs,lr, 70 per cnnt; WhpHt4 ~ per cent
sotttn' 'prin!s, FROM to 1U per cont; printing
PeGSs, ,N to 10 nor cent, ,-.
Why's mud hfeans BY tie ar9.inscnts presented b
!ae pulp md piper manufacturers will ho or
esey !tlfayarlllD to bir. Fnrt'a bill ar nny 0tht
q like nuture. Tho misfortune hAs letn tn.
no newspaper publishers and tho consumers
RalTr Ecrcrally wnrc mt better represented
W. nearing but ths Committee Ia u htXl1'tArl
T.: THE TREASURY.
Special Dhpatfh to 7hs Chicago Tribune. '
WAsuiNo7ON. DC. March l3.--John u. Haw