, 1880-03-05

Special DfspateA to The Chteaoo Tribune.
" WAsI1tKHTOy, D. G., Mnrch a.-Col. Fort tas
not been able 10 learn tho exact gt4,tus Of his
Tnper bill since tbs return. Iio found, how
over, fl tho West TINT tho pAprr-lnanli-
flcturcrs woro inclined to donuunco him
for bis attempts to reduce the rrico OF
puper, and mako tho peoples sehool-books
cheaper; but so1up OF tho manufacturers told
him that thoy would not oppose IL proposition to
reduce the tnrfI to 10 per cent ad rulOrcu, at,l
to plnce tho chemicals on tho troo list. They
did statc, however, thnt they did not cxpcos, for
tho present ut 1eaat, my further increase OF pa
per. Aycrlll, representing Il Minnesota
tnnnl1a. a.rapor mRnufactory. Is hero wntcAng
tho bili Tho following urttclc OH tho rIse III
papcr, prepared fur tho Now York journal af
Cun'anefrc, ia to be circulated nnlnnE tho ulcnl-
bers Of tho Ways ana Mcuns Committee.
IT CLEARLY SHOWS
TINT Congress itltcnt1cl tu nlt wood pulp, ns nh
elcltscHt III papcr manufacturing, on tho FREQ
list, but by construction of tho Treasury de-
pnrtnlcnt, tho roal lltcusion Ut tho pe0plo hus
been lcfcntud. Tho article suys:
"CunYress supposed 1t mud ntlmittetl every dc.
ecrIptlnn Ut papcr stock free. Cotton, linen.
5Mis. aud hemp, mud l,hper Wista, Or w,lso or
w,isto 6aggIlg, ut only Tor tho manufacture Of
paper, ii u,lU classification free Ut duty. An
9thor Inv, placed On the tree list r.Es Other
description, including I'LL grasscs. tihros,
wnste. shavlngs, clippings, uld paper, ropo ends,
WlAtU rDpe, WuYtD bttuxtHg, Huitny blBy and
gllnuy cloth, old or refuse. tn bo uscl IN tntlk-
Ing aud lit only to he converted Into lniFcr.
Htl another nlttlp free csparko. or Sp1nlsh grass
md othor GRASSES Gad pulp for the manufactured
Of pnpur: untortu,!ntoly thoEe ls ~ tho aut!nbo
section tho m olause druid pulp y per T. cunt I'd
fur tho nlatiuflctutu VI piper only included tho
pulp Ut certain NrMsses, aud thAt un.lUr thu
clause 'drich 1Ilp' u per CENT wood pulp used
for pnpGr must ltly - per cent.
THIS WOULD lie 4 FAIh DECISION,
perhaps, It II litter section Ct tho stule act.
juno =, l814-lld mt TpAi: Tho importation Of
the following Nrttcoa sin!l be exempt froln tuty
Paper stock, crude, Ut every description. Even
dried pulp, therefore, II only Ut thu kInd IT, bo
used .ls paper stuck, nlEht to bo Tree. Tho
Glniul thAt It Ia nut erllC would mt exempt it
sl1cn the settlun goes IN tD Include rnpe, tHlK-
Eng, r4g5, paper, W@lRtu, nnd everything clao
lskoty t0 bc tn!o Into paper: Tho PRODUCTION
of wool pulp In this country u in hAlf-a-dozon
1t cnn DO iinpartcd from Norway, to cost there u
lttlo over ono cent u pound; but IT. ID very
bulky, psys huavy freight, ~ per rent duty, and
WASTES nenrly 10 pur cunt In llse 1t can bo
nnig III this country at u first Gust Of about O'ip
cent q pound, but IL nnw B0ll ut three
or four ctnts Congress hls deslgn1d tu n!-
low nll pnpcr stock to bo Imported free Ut
duty. Thoru ~ not u shadow of doubt that this
II tho Will ot tho people anH TINT ~ effort WIN
by appropriate legislation. Al thnt IL ,ow
necessary to glye full Effect to this dus4n y to
atnenl tho lnw b.. ntldEng to tho present readtng
tho words In ttAlics, VIZ: 'lsAparto, Or Spl!Ilsl
gra8s, and fsthor Kra8sGa, and pulp ut, anu I'LL
Other pulp for tho manufacture OF Itnper.'"