New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-17
CRIT1CISING MORRISONS BILL.
MANNING GIVING HIM SOME POINTS.
DISCRIMINATING IN FAVOR OF THE RiCH-MH
REEDS VIEWS.
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w,surNGToS. Feb. 16.-Doubtless Chairman
Morrison will find Secretary Mannings report on the
revision OF the tariff which sent to the Honse TO-
dav interesting 1t remains to be seen whether ne WI"
be guided by its suggestions III he reads IL careluy
he will discover strong objections TO al Vaorem
rates OF duty urged by many eminent states
men in the years; that experience mas SHOWN
remarkably the force those objecuens and that Mr.
Manning after an exhaustive historical review OF the
subject takes ground virtually that no measure IL
worthy the Of tariff revision when uoeS
not substitute to the greatest extent prHeuc"oio
specific rates ad valorem rates of duty Mr. Man
ming believes IL poss BILE for experts of the depart
ment prepare plan for the prudent enlargement OF
specific rates which will greatly promote the welfare OF
the Government and the country ana ne expresses
the opinion that existing ad vaoTem rates cannot oo
"honestly satisfactorily worked IN the future uhder
the present system. He also points out that III
the present schedules 703 articles and classes OF articles
are subject ad vaorem rates. $50 10 spechc rates.
while to Sc both ad valorem aud specific rates are APP
piled.
It's evident tina: II Mr. Manning were chairman OF
WAYS and Means. his first efforts TO reform the tarH
would be directed TO a sinpihcation OF rates. Now
what has Chairman Morrison done lie mas suo'l'u'co
specific for an adj valorem rate Oh
single article shcahing yellow metal on the other
hand he applied al valorem rates In the form OF
limitation three most important schedules ol lhe
tarH-cottOn w0Olen and metals lie may say th"I 'e
limit has been fixed nigh rate This is tue bat Ills
equally true that 1t gives the highest grahes Of
manufacture an advantage over lower grades which
obviously is dscr min alton in favor OF wealthy people
who alone afford to purchase the higher grades
Besides II offers additional premium upon nnderVaua
tons.
Speaking Of the cotton schedule to-day an expert
said
Morrison seems shut his eyes and attacked tho
schedule with hatchet lie cut on only 20 per cent OF
tine duy on coarse uubeached cotton CLOTH not exec d.
ing 100 threads the square Inch from the dut gu tue
same goods bleached he Topped on about Az per
cent while from the cOtu II dyed. stained painted
or printed he topped OH ohly ID Per C'ut Wv, " "a.
kind Of "revison DO you can tnatl 1 Hl III ,
work OF IA lazy man who does not understand Ms nusI'
ness. Year by year our cotton manufacturers na'c
gaining ground under the rTotecuye Dolly a., anu u
goods have become cheaper. We are now III q
position to compete with the world IN the producoh OF
the cOarser srades OF cotton goods ana could SahI
much greater reduction OF duly on theh IMAM on VI,
finer goods the Manufacture Of which IS nO so nrmly
estabished But Morrison has reversed tho thing and
cut deepest where IL Will hurt most
THIS criticism applies with equal justice 10 tue
schedule OF woolen goods
Mr. Reed to-day SAID:
Inever really understood the question Of raw ma
rertais until / read this bill. When saw the lumber
schedule AT once SAID myself MIND has been at
work Sawed lumber is raw material planed lul-
Der Is a manufactured product. The line must Oc Ut
sawmill may TO Canada II he chooses lie mann'
features only raw material TOT the man neI'nu 'It
planer, and the plauer must 10 protected. III
"a great hill II II becomes law every farmer IN
Maine can buy the material for hls stock-hay-and
the raw material for his than
now. suppose the hay Will cost ~ ton less aud tbe
| potatoes will be 10 cents bushel cheaper The bill
doesn't say where or now the farmer Is to get money 10
pay for his free raw materials, however.
Chairman Morrison to-day said that IL was not prob
able that the would begin to consider the bill
before next week Asked the committee would grant
hearings he replied: "Not II prevent it. We have
heard enough 1t Is time to act'