New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-06
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WAsHINaqeE Alnroh Representatives OF
both parties sxnd from all pvrts sd tile country haVc
begun to receive letters and kilograms protesting
against various prov sions 0f the Dark]Anterh
hill anA indiaat,ons arc that wVrRInE'nem" Ut
CARNATIONS and yvuu-grUwrrs and other i'rinci'
ms yen ~ representatives ~ man'''"o'"I"s ~
dustrics will dcmund to bc feard In rpg"ru w viz
mcasure before St is drought into the asouSe Inc
I,mrisiaua eurcsensatives amvc noccfSc cd nm ener-
pctic 0retust from the Few Orleans SuRr AND lroo-
ucc Exclnnu,c agtinst rhe FsSstge OF the Dill OH
the ground ra,xt nj would be ruinous 10 the sugar
ond rico Industries of that State. Fran one OF
the largest manufacturers OF cotton yarns in New
Enslsnd, Mr. lssyis ~ massachusetts hus re-
in the cotton schedule. The present rates On COT
ton yarn, etc, ARE rs follows:
yafIpd MI MOI exceeding . CENTS per pound
10 wu,S per pound; at Ov.r 70 crnts snd net CA
40 cents and not exceeding 30 cents 70 cents
per pound: at over 50 ceIfts and not exceeding
go certs, 25 cents per pound; NJ over go and NOT
exceeding 20 cents, 80 cents per pound, 81 over
20 cents and not exceeding 80 Gems, SB cents
per pound: 1t over 80 cents and not exceeding
81, 46 cc1fts Iycr pound, NJ over 81, per pOunu
30 per cent advalOrem.
The So-called Mills bill imposes dnty OF s5
per cent adyalorem on all yarns valued NJ not
cent advavrcm. pn yarns worth more thnn 40 cents
per pound, inclndnC the finest that ran be maoe
NO RECOURSE BUT no REDUCE WAGES
. The manufactures whose letter Mr.. Davis toAlng
received is an expert and among other things Aae
say
BILL knows olhiug abo branch OF business that
IS the cost Of taor entering into the nr yars a.
AS to the basis s S which we sE s10 the So
yards
grains or ono pnnnd avolrdnrois No 10 yarn arm
Weigh h "S 'S pon 1r' Yum can see G. how this
thing leaps when you come into hnc %9k IaE Ga a
ss'n yu S N Or 70 tho pound No. 400
would he $4,000 yards 30 tho pound. and when i
s so six a %os to Todce POUND yarn
that the wages Of our help all ihIo gh the min Are
competitors you can see at = glance 70 Whit dis
we are IN T,d ts 10 s 10 s e5 yan At thy
u,scni time under tar present dirs We have esn
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belongs to Am,srtcsn mills and y bias gone to our
arGsced, In issa II was Thought thu tho Amcrran
mill nenld nccomrostc ttseif to the situation That
well sware has rrcei"sd ro,e pay than los AVID
omr materials have advanced. aud In orrirr for 10
m "n EN- I'm, 's # w he p To-
1od'ce WAGES at beast one third.
The writer then quotes Manchester prices far
fine yarns, and shows that they Ike freely i'm
that fie worst feature of the competition is under
valuation and says that the only way TO prevent
this is to value the yarns according to number
Tie says that specific rates ought TO TIC adopted,
and that distinction should be made between
yarns as Of =" cUmbed" or corded quality lilo
proposes corded schedule" with dutes running
from 3 cents yer pound on No 30 and c0arscr
yarns 20 q 0 cents per pound ON No. 81 to No. 100
The !" cUmhed schedule" varies from / 2 cents per
pound on No. 30 and coarser grades To 10 cents
l45 to No. 200.
THE LABOR QUESTION In THE SENATE.
AN ANIMATED DEBATE SPRINGS UP ON THE EIGHT
HOUR LAW.
WASHINGTON, March tSpeciaD. The Senate
spent the greater part of the day in the discussion
OF the Urgent Deficiency BID, and particularly
the clause adopted by the House which directs
the Public Printer to rigidly enforce the provis-
ions Of the Eigh-hour law in the depart menls
under his charge" This opened the whole sub,
;ect Of the labor question. Mr.. Blair thought
there could be no harm in emI hasizng the pro.
visions Of the Eight-hour law in this bill and
he arraigned the Appropriations Comm,ttee Tor
striking out the clauses adopted by the House.
The members of the Appropriations Committee
notably Mr.. Allison, its chairman. defended their
action. a somewhat nnim.ted discussion arose
between Messrs. Hawlcy and HOar. Tire forncr
declared that n direction to the Puhlic PRINTER
to enforce the law in behalf OF the laboring
IMAM when there was no violation OF II AS lar
connected with tho Committee on Printing. saw
ored too much OF demagocisfn.
Mr. HUar seemed to take this remark very
much to heart and in warm speech defended
his position. Tho matter OF shortening the hours
of labor, he said had been discussed and RdVe-
Gated Ivy men like John Stuart Mill and Thomas
T. Macauav without their having exposrd them
selves to the charge OF demagogism. and lac for
one saw no reason why the Senator from Con
necticnt should characicrize his conduct md
that of others who differed from him MIR. Hawley)
I'm this nmttcr dcmagOgdrS.
Mr.. Hswey exurrss-d his fullest sympathy
with those who had tho Improvement Of the
workngrnrn's lot honestly Mt heart, but he could
not recognize the Justice OF cau-c which as
slirnrd 10 dictate 10 worIIinrmnn how many
hours he should work and row many hours ne
should remain idle. He showed how many
wor'Sinrman was mt only able hut willing 10
work more than right hours. and II he fct 1il1n
doing this in order TO make money, was II INST
hN asked that he shonl'. he denied the rriviicg"
Mcssr Allison and Evarts took an active part
in the definite which rnsu-d. untfl Mr.. Halo. who
had the hin In charge. desra ringlv arnealcd r.
tho few gentlemen present. who. he said. would
undoubtedly he gicvn an ODportnnify 81 making
their views npon this imnortaut QUESTION known
within the next three Notwithstanding. OF course.
to the Presidential candidates. In the Senate
to delay further discussion ia allow he
hill to pass this afternoon. But notwithstanding
his arDeal fhr bill went over until tomorrow Oh
account of the latcness of the hour.