St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-17
WASHINGTON.
Damaging Testimony Before the
Springer Committee Rel
alive to Brewster.
The Reduction on Various Imports as
Provided for by the Morrison
Bill.
considerable Interest Occasioned by the Pub
LEGATION of Extracts from Blaine's
Forthcoming Book.
special Telegram to the Globe. |

been printed for the use of the members of
the house, and are absolutely necessary to
enable any one to find out what the proposed
rates OF duty are, and aside from carpet
woods, which do not come in competition
with domestic woods, the woods most imported
into this country are clothing and comb
ing woods, worth not more
than thirty cents pound.
OF the former there was imported last year
II, 466, 6S7 pounds and of the latter 1906,
751 pounds. The present duty is 10 cents
pound on both. The horizontal reduction is
arrested by the qualification that no duties
| shall be lower than in the Morrill, tariff. In
that tariff woods worth not less than 24c q
pound were assessed 9 cents, and as these
woods are now worth on an average about 25c,
the bill would reduce the duty from 10 to 8
cents, or only 10 per cent. On carpet
woods the reduction takes full effect. The
duty on these woods worth 12c being reduced
from ~ to &c, and on those over 12c from
to &c. Of the cheaper grade of carpet woods
there was imported last year 2S, SOC, 900
pounds, and of the dearer carpet woods more
than II, 800, 900 pounds. But while the duty
on clothing and eombing wool is reduced 10
per cent, that on all manufac-
turers of wool is reduced 20 per
cent. Wooden cloths, shawls, and
enumerated manufactures of wool are re-
duced from $3.50 to 5266 per cent in ad
valorem equivalentto the duty on the imports
of the last fiscal years, having averaged 71.91
per cent. The flannels, blankets, knit goods
ETC., work between 80 and 60 cents pound
are reduced from little above SO to about
30 per cent, the duty prior to the last reyis-
Zoe having been equal to 90 per cent. Dress
| goods not all WOOL of which about So, 900, 600
! square yards were imported in 1928 are re-
duced from So to 81 per cent, the duty
year ago having been about so per cent.
In the metal schedule there are several
conflicts between the maximum provision of
so cent and the minimum provision of the
Morrill, tarig. Castiron vessels, sad irons,
matters irons unenumerated castings are not
dutiable at 1Ac per pound. The Morrill,
| tariff l cent, where the 20 per cent reduction
would bring it but the ad-valorem equivalent
of l cent is 1921 per cent so too in the case
of wrought iron nails, washers, spikes
horse shoes, etc. The present duty is
two cents, the Morrill, duty was two cents, so
! the proposed duty is two cents and the adj
valorem equivalent is over 129 per cent.
| Iron and steel bolts are reduced by the hor-
zontal cut from 90 to 2 cents pound,
| where they were under the Morrill, tariff but
| the advalorem equivalent of the proposed
duty is SIX per cent.
| The duties on all kinds Of crockery are re-
duced 20 per cent, but the Morrill, provision
prevents any reduction on fire brick or
states. The 90 per cent. reduction is applied
| to window glass, although on some grades it
reduces the duties below the Morrill, tariff.
| The duties on plate glass remains unchanged
though on small sized the duty is now lesS
| than Ia per cent, and on the large size 1t is
| over 1913 per cent The Morrill, tariff provi-
sion will prevent any reductions of duties on
common print cottons.
| DAMAGING TO BREWSTER.
The testimony of Col. Cook, before the
| Springer committee relative to the Gilman
compromise effected by ex-congressman
Crowley, and Col. George Bliss, by which
Attorney General Brewster dismissed the
criminal and civil suits against Gilman, is
regarded as very damaging to the attorney
general, and may possibly result in Mr..
| Brewster's impeachment Mr.. Springer
| says he intends 20 ascertain what became Of
the s93, 500 after deducting the S12, 900 paid
the government, and among whom 1t was d.
vided. Startling discoveries are predicted.
| BLAINE's BOOK.
The publication to-day of copious extracts
from Mr.. Blalne's forthcoming book creates
a commotion in political circles here, in
view of the prediction heretofore made that
upon the reception of his book would largely
| depend his candidacy for the presidential
nomination. The supporters of Arthur and
also of other aspirants for the Re-
publican nomination say that Mr.. Blaine is
feeling the public pulse and batting his hook
| at a time when he thinks the political fish
will bite, but that the game won't win, and In
the end he will be hoistwith the petard Of HE
own book.
PERSONAL.
| E. F. Drake and A. NJ. Drake, of st. Paul,
are at the Riggs.
| Cearles Nichols and wife, of st. Paul, are
at Wizards.
Samuel Cushman, of Deadwood, is at the
| National.
| Western Associated Press.
| WASHINGTON, March 15'-From the secret
service division of the treasury department
are reports, that it is believed certain coun-
terfeters are concocting measures to stimuli
taneously pass upon the public especially In
| the cities Of the south and west counterfeit
$40 dollar certificates. A sample of
the same has just been received at the
office of the secret division. The issue Is
series of 1880, Jas. Gilfllan, treasurer Of the
United States The paper is thick, greasy
| and stiff. The note is one-eighth of an inch
shorter than the genuine. There is distri-
buted fibre. or parallel silk,
| threads in the paper as in the genuine. The
words "silver certificate appear in the pan
| els twice in the upper border on the face, not
| in the panel to the left in the counterfeit.
The letters T, and in the word certificate
are engraved wrong side up in the counter
| felt and there are no periods dividing the INF
! tails in B. K Bruce. On the lower left cor
ner of the check the letter is without an
accompanying number, and in the name
! Gilillan only the first i ia dotted.
| On the back of the note
word taxes is plainly spelled taris, and the
word engraved" is spelled engraved. The
color of the seal is brick red, while it should
be verging on brown. The foregoing salient
points, if carefully noted, will for the present
protect the public. While it should not de-
ceive careful handlers Of money, especially
when the geometric-lathe work is examined,
| yet among the hurried and careless, because
of its fair appearance, it might work great
damage.
THE LAsKER MATTER AGAIN.
The subcommittee of the house commit
/ Too nr, foroirrr, affairs to-day siderad fhA