Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-05-17

AShLNGION, MAY IO,-uaTrl W. OiNet'
Jr., to-day filed the following protest with
the Ways and Means Committe against the
Hewitt bill:
PlrTSBURG, Pa, May l5, 1854.
Hon Wm. r. Morrison, Chairman Commit
tee on Ways and Means, House Of Rep
resentatives
DEAR SIR: Your committee has before
il House bill No. 6970, introduced By the
Hon A. s. Hewitt, entitled "A bill to modi-
fy (?) existing laws relating to imports"
etc. The charges in the metal schedule are
as follows The duty on wire is advanced
half cent per pound. The duty on iron
rods in coils or loops is advanced from clio
to 2-l0 cents per pound. Steel wire rods
in effect are made free. Mr.. Hewitt, there
fore, modifes the duties on metals as fol
lows:
!. He increases the duty on wire, of
which he is one of the largest manufac-
rurcrs in the United States, halt cent per
pound
.. He doubles Il duty (viz: increases it
from 6-l0 to 1910 per pound) on iron rods,
of which he is the largest manufactures in
the country.
,. He places steel rods, of which he is
large consumer, and which he does not
manufacture, practically on the free list,
With the exception of placing ore and tin
plate on the free list, the foregoing are
about the changes Mr. Hewitt makes in the
metal schedule. append comparative
schedules of the present law and Mr. Hew-
tits bill, illustrating the truth of my state
ments. Hcwitts bill, the title of which is
''to modify existing laws relating to duties
on imports leans so favOraby towards
Trenton, n, j., that suggest, so far as the
metal schedule is concerned, it might ap-
propriately be placed on the private calen-
dar and entitled, "A bill for the relief Of
Cooper, Hewitt & Co
Very respectfully tours,
Henry W. OLIVER, JR.
Appendix Iron ore, steel wire present
law, smaller than No. ) and not smaller
than No 10, II; smaller than No. 10 and
not smaller than No. IL, ,; smaller than
No. l6 and not smaller than No. 70, -.
Hewitt bill-Not smaller than No ), Il;
smaller than No. ) and not smaller than No.
10, 2; smaller than No, 10 and not smaller
than No 10, y; smaller than No. l6 and
not smaller than No. 26, 3
Appendix II.-Thr Hewitt bill (page ~,
lines &c to 40,) repeats the 6-lOth cents per
pound duty on iron. rivets,, screws, nail and
fence wire rods in coils or loop. This reIc-
gaies the abcr" named articles to be duti-
able under III prcseE law, tadiLg as 70
/. II ,l ~ dc haI,
7-lG inches in diameter and bands or shapes
of rolled iron not specially enumerated or
provided Tor in this act, | 2-l0th cents per
pound
Appendix III-1hc Hewitt bill (pagc 80,
lines II 20 ~ reads as follows: The See.
rcrary Of the Treasury is hereby authorized
aud directed tn refund to any manufacturer
of fence wire or of wire bailng ties the
amount OF duties which may have been paid
upon the imported iron or steel wire rods,
actually used in the manufacture Of such
fence wire or bailing ties after
the passage of this BILL and under
such rules and regulations as the
Secretary of the Treasury may see fit to
prescribe from time TO time, i'll order TO pre-
won't frauds on the revenue, as the wire rods
duriable at 6-lOtbs of cent per pound un-
der The present law, viz: All valued at ,!
cents or less per pound are uSedin the man
ufacturc of fence wire and bailing ties,
therefore. the above rcinnding provision will
allow about all the wire rods referred To inn
ported into the country to come in free Of
duty.
The Springer Committee.
United States District Attorney Stone, j.
c. Knox, formerly Assistant District A,tor-
ney, and Col r. a. Montooth were before
the Springer investigating Committee to,
day in the Brown case.
Foolish FlIiibusters.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day re-