New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-10
WAYS ND MEANS CALLS A HALT.
A RISING rIDEoF PROTESTS AND PnrIaoSs-TH

RISING TIDE OF PROTESTS AND PETI AoNs-THE
DEMOCRATIC TX ALSO GoRED.
WAsHINGTOi March Q Specialist is uncer
tain when another meeting of the Ways and Means
Committee viii be held TO consider the Dark
Lantern" bill On Tuesday Major Mckinley 5
motion to refer he bill to the Treasury Depart
ment for a statement of its probable effect on the
revenues was debated by a party vote. Since
then, however ard without any formal vote of
the Committee, the Treasury Department has been
requested by Chairman Mills to furnish the infor-
nation which the majority refused TO ask for on
Major Mchinleys notion 1t Is not known how
soon the Treasury Will be able TO furnish the re-
qulred estimate.
1t is understood that the representatives of the
West Virginia pGteries, most OF whom are Dem
ocratS succeeded III obtaining a private hearing
from Mr.. Wilson and perhaps two or three other
Democratic members of the Ways and Means, bat
that they failed to obtain any promise Of relief.
Protests and petitions from workingmen and
manufacturers continue TO pour IL and the daily
volume increases. From some four hundred
working people employed in New-Jersey pOtteries,
Mr. Bschanan of that State, to-day received pc
ttlons against the proposed reduction OF the duty
on pottery ware. In one case petitioners, about
24O IN Lumber, say
Where's, We notice with alarm that bill has been
mitee which will greatly reduce the present duty On
pottery ware. which bill II passed Will neoesstate
closing Of tie potteres therefore We the
working people Of the Greenwood Pottery Works, would
bill. remove the necessity OF reduction Of our
present rate wages, and because large proper
ton OF the COS of making pottery ware in che cost of
labor.
As the petitioners disclose the fact that they
have peculiarly interest in the pending meas
ure OF course the majority Of the Committee VIII
pay no attention TO their protest. \ letter has
been received lere from a very prominent Ohio
Democratic politician, who Is also manufact-
urer OF window glass, protesting against the heavy
reduction of 80 per cent proposed the article
he makes and pointing ont the fact that the
Dark Lantern cOnfedcrates, after making that
cut the finished product Of the glass manu-
facturer, have let the duty on most Of his raw
materials such as soda ash. etc.
Mr. Goldman, Who is a Democrat Of the Frank
Hurd sort, says that he is in fun sympathy with
the attempt 70 redlce customs duties, but he pro-
tests against a reelection Of duties manufact-
ured articles without proper compensation" TO
the manufacturer.
STEEL PENS AND HE OZARK LANTERNs BILL.
Camden, n. j.. March 0 (SpeclaD.-Richard Ester
brook. the head of tho great steel pen manufacturing
company, whose big works in this city, was In
Washington on wednesday endeavorng to secure a
hearing before the Ways and Means Committee with
regard TO he effect OF the Mills bin upon steel pen
mportstions. Mr. Eserbrook says that the COM
mittee retued to grant him a hearing of over ten
minutes. lie declares that the effect of the Mills
oil will be entirely 10 destroy the steel pen industry
In tbs county. lie thought it exceedingly unjust
In a oommitte, assuming to have an accurate know
ledge of all thevast and varied industries Of the coun-
try, and appointed for the purpose OF shaping legsa-
Ton, to decline any sources Of Information He SAID
The Mills bill proposes a reduction OF 'haii on
metallic pens this means the total destruction OF The
Esterbrook works and those Of Turner Harris of
Philadelphia and KILLER Broners Of Connecticut. for
no factory with the high wages paid here TO labores,
.oulo compete with England with her starvation
wages. The present duty pens IS specnc duty,
sao W The Aiil bii al al VaOre' dntA T. ~hDril
ned The cestructlvc feature OF the bill is thai the
a'y based upon the value OF pens Ia England. ana
maui acturefs prices al that The actual feduc-
NJ Duid ne one-h haiti which would aHnh.!alc The
snnistufers In this country. This wO-id party
ne tcd by high wages paid in the United states,
M pshg over 40 per cent higher IN this city than
~ ~ ID England A point to be considered IN
80 ceinecuon, Dir. Esterbrook said was that there