New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-12
MIR MORRISON IN EARNEST.
nvrppu,NEp TO PUSH HIS TARIFF BILL
.,rn,c.x INDUSTRIES MPERILLED-soME MoDifi-
CATIONS PROBABLE.
tpv rrIrcRArH TO THE TRIBUNE'I

CATIONS PROBABLE.
rnv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
w.su,xcroS Feb. 11.-Chalrman MorrisSon
aems rather inclined to take belilgerent a,.'uuo
coward all Democrats who show disposition "
crticse OF oppose the new tariii bill. ne
that il they insist doing the latter 'hhg WI"
he the worse for them, and he seems 10 thinK
that when the pinch comes 'noS r'.n.
snhn,it as gracefully as possible lna'
Co1ore, Morrison is in earnest there can DC
10 aoubt He means to have his bill go 10 'he
Hence witbout any material modification, ana he
feels NO Doubt that il will pass that BODY anu oe
c,me the main issue in the Presidehtiai co"'e''
He said to-day that the Treasury experts are OuoS
o;nber;nc ont the effect of the proposed OIL upon
,rass,t rates On cotton goods, and he expects 'he
forras on that schedule will be ready oh
Wodnosaav. at which time manufacturers
Of cotton goods are to be gwen nearing , =.
the committee The Republican members =. ~.
Committee are anxious that the representa- ~ y -, ~
the various industries affected py the o'i
ON hand to explain its effect upon 'hoso
AMERICAN INDUSTRIES IN PERIL =.
.r,. =: - ,ottar which the representatives OF
~ .hraatened industries cannot afford to ignore vi
o1,ou IN 90 nv default" said Mr.. Hiscock Vo-uds'
"Tba danger signals should go up IN every ulioo-
g.; Coz American industries of every sort aio "
,,o ,,,oood In perlr Southern Inelnooi
ot The Wavs and Means Committee "a reV-
enpe reformer) who has begun TO STUDY 'ns
hin admits that 1t is not scientific measure anu
that in some respects it is impractlcaoie. ne me-
t;oned several items respecting which ne .houenV
i would be impossible to ascertain wne'hei o .io
nronosed reduction of 20 per cent would carry Cl0
rates below those fixed by the act OF Marcn . -
7, Is wb;spered that this difficulty has already con.
fronted the Treasury experts, ana tha' 'no' "'''
the iu,possibility of overcoming IT,
FURTHER CHANGES SUGGESTED
tits understood Colonel Morrison has taken .no
.nogestion into favorable cOnsderation-that the
hill be so modified as TO provide that the ~ per
cent reduction shall not apply to carry the rate on
onv article below the highest rate imposed by tne
oct of March 2. 1881, Oh any article OF the same
Lass or kind This, OF some like modlhcatloh, ~
;s honed NAV afford q way to escape from tne
stnmbling block encountered az the very ouUsov' @
Whether it will simplify the bill or make IL niOre
complex cannot be ascertalned untli lne eAa1e an
pnape of the amendment Is OBTAINED anu @ seuei
Nav incongruities in the bill daily appear a
New England Congressman who is 1ainliIaI WIN WIZ
fbe manufacture of starch and starcn prou9cDs
today said: Il see Morrison proposes 10 puV @ ueA
trne on the free list and at the same uuie leaTe
starch on the dutiable list with duty Oh o-b b
cents 70 2 cents per pound. l do not suppose ne
Lnows or fhe doeshe has forgotten, that deXlrlne S
Nothing in the world but burnt starch an a9vahGeu
form OF manufacture Let his bill pass ana deAi,lWhe ne
will come in freely enough, but no sIaIcn VII S
imported and the starch industry OF Ne"-Ens' '"Nu
will suffer. , ~.
r itr from Secretary FoL0eT the Tdrgse Secono rage