The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-09
A Typographical Error Which, Uncorrected,
Might Put Out the Fires at the New
Albany Glass-Works.
Proposed Civil-Service Reform, in Case
of Raum's Election.
If the Presidential Succession Bill Fails to
Pass the Present Session, Extra
VIII Be Called
A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR.
One of Great Interest to an Important In
diana Industry

One of Great Interest to an Important In
diana Industry.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, JAN S-Mr George DePauw
of the New Albany works, arrived in the
city yesterday, and has been laboring all day
with members of the two committees hav-
ing the tariff measures in charge. Mr.. De-
Pauw's attention was called, through the
dispatches to the Journal, to what appeared a
grave mistake on the part of the finance COM
mittee in reducing by 25 per cent the rates
recommended by the tariff committee on GER
tain kinds of plate-gass.
As the adoption by Congress of the rates
proposed by the commission would prove
most sastrous to the great industry which
he represents, he came at once to Washing
to be a mistake. The sequel only
shows the difficulties in the way
of an equitable adjustment of tariff in the
hurried manner in which the committees of
Congress have been compelled to deal with it.
The attention OF Senator Morrill,, chairman
of the finance committee was called to the
matter, and he was asked why the committee
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Tariff Commission. He replied: I'VE found
that they had added 25 per cent. to the pres
ent duty, and seeing no good reason for it,
we have put them back to the rates imposed
by the present law"
But you are mistaken, sir" said Mr.. De-
Pauw, ''you will find upon examination that
the rates proposed by the commission are the
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reduced them 25 per cent"
And so, upon examination. it proved. The
committee had based its action upon a typo
graphical error. The tables which had been
prepared for the use of the committee show
ing, in parallel columns, the existing rates
and those prepared by the commission upon
each article embraced in the tariff, gave upon
two grades of plate glass the figures 20
and 40 in the first column, and
25 and so in the second, whereas
they should have been 25 and
so in each. This indicated an advance
of 25 per cent, and without detecting the
typographical error the committee adopted
it, and reported in their printed bill what no
member of the commission ever intended
This mistake will be promptly corrected
by the finance committee, and il is believed
the ways and means committee will adopt
the same rates also as recommended by the
commission. The entire Indiana delegation
in both houses are exerting themselves to Sc
cure this action. In view of the fact that the
In diana company is the only one in the
country which manufactures the finest
grades of plate glass; that it has 81, SOC, 900
invested in the business, and up to $40 had
sunk $3.50, 900 before establishing its business
upon paying basis, finally succeeding, after
other establishments had been compelled to
suspend, it is not asking too much of Con-
gress to be allowed to live.
Tomorrow the national convention of
glass manufacturers will be held IN this city.