Wichita eagle., 1888-12-18
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| WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE managers
OF the senate tariff bill frankly say that il
errors are discovered in the bill they will
promptly correct them. There is a very
marked difference Of opinion between the
various interests represented in the wool
en- schedule as to- the phraseology Of the
bill. One OF the main objections which
some OF the wooden manufacturers have
made, is that the rates upon WOODEN
yarns have been SO fixed that if the
law shall be executed strictly, that
result would be that, while the manufac-
| turer of the yarn would seem to derive a
very handsome profit and be sure of a good
business, many of the manufacturers of
certain kinds of goods would not be able
to purchase the yarn, and would possibly
be compelled to go out of business. 1t is
claimed by these manufacturers that the
Dill In this respect has been framed
without sufficient information as to the
interests which are so widely affected by
1t. and that while the duties seem to be
yarn, what are called the compromising
duties on the goods are inadequate, 80 that
the manufacturers think that the maker
OF the WOODEN yarn is protected so very
much by the proposed new schedule that
the manufacturers themselves will not be
able, to purchase the yarn and
would, after all, be at the
eign manufactured goods. This briefly
states the cause of the hearings which the
wooden manufacturers have recently asked
OF the committee on finance. The sub
committee has already devoted several
hours to their hearings of wooden manu-
1acturers and another hearing has been set
for Wednesday evening of next week, at
I1fa 1T
manufacturers of yarn have all been in
vited to be present. IL is possible that some
agreement will be reached between the
several interests as to the change in the
phraseology. As the bill now stands, some
of the members of the committee are con-
either liking of the duties upon yarn or in
the adjustment of the so-called compen-
sating duty. The worsted men. in addition,
ask that the rate of duty on WOODEN and
worsted be equalized, and that both shall be
taken at the same rate. A committee of
manufacturers has called upon the secretary
of the treasury and upon the committee on
the ways and means, but has not met with
very much encouragement in either OF
these quarters as to the propositions which
have been submitted. The plan of the
secretary of the treasury is the same as
was submitted in his last annual report in
which he said: "The duties now levied on
worsted cloths are In my judgment as high
as they should be, but the duties on
the wool of which they are woven
should be reduced so as to permit profta-
BILE manufacture, and the duties on wooden
cloths should be correspondingly reduced"
The committee on ways and means will
also probably see the same committee on
manufactures at an adjourned hearing
next week. The majority of the commit
tee on ways and means, of course, is in
favor of the plan recommended by Sec
rotary Fairchild Of equalizing by reduction
as is proposed by the Mills bill 1t seems
doubtful, in view of the very radical diff
ferences of opinion in the two houses on
this general subject and the partisan feel
ing engendered by the contests of. the
whether the wooden or worsted
men will be able to accomplish their pur-
pose at this session. The general opinion
is in fact that there will be no legislation
upon the tariff of any character whatever
at this session and that the only effect of
the caring of the discussion will be to
bring the subject into still more promi-
nent light before the people