The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-10-10
TARlFF EoR PROTECTION.
Republicans Present Their Carefully
Prepared Bin to the Senate-The
Revenue Ne Industry
imperiied, but ProvisionMade for
Cutting Down the surpius.

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wAsHrxerox, Oct. a-The Senate tariff
BIZ, which has been ready COR over a week,
vas finally sen TO the Senate dis morning
without either the majority or minority re
ports. Tie Democrats We're still unnble 70
make their report and asked Tor more delay
but the Republicans insisted that patience
was exhausted SO far as the bill was concerned
and that the. only farihsr compromise they
could make was TO delay their report sothat
the Democratic report could be made pubic
at the same time. On thai agreement the
bill was reported aud the two reports are 10
follow tomorrow, or at farthest on Friday.
Immediately after the decision was made
known to the Senate senator Sherman m ade
asharp speech, which must be regarded as
the general statement regarding the bill and
the brief opening Of the debate which is 10
take place upon il. He stated that the re-
duction il accomplished was s73,6Ss 900 IL
was a conservative bill, he said, aud lift
could be taken up free from party asperities
he thought il could be made the most per-
feet revenue measure ever placed upon the
statute books. The issue between il and the
Mills bill was soon to be tried before the
people, and the difference was clear and dis
tinet.
II was a question between a tariff for reve-
nue. only and a tariff for revenue and protec-
ton. 1t was a question whether the arti-
cies necessary for human life should be made
by American labor or by foreign laborers ;
whether the wages of American lsborers
should depend upon the wages Of foreign
laborers. or should depend on the American
policy OF protecting all forms Of labor and
production. lie characterized the Mills bill
as a complete failure in everything ii under
took to deal with.
The other Republican Senator's who had
examined the measure expressed themselves
as very well satisfied with its provisions
They regarded il as highly as Mr.. Sherman
! did, and were evidently united in their de-
termination to givei it hearty support. The
few Republican leaders still 10 be found in
the House were equally vel! satisfied, and
even among those who at first opposed the
introduction of the measure there were very
general expressions Of approval. In general
it can be said that the bills much better
than the most s~anguine Republicans had ex-
pected. and tha; both those who favored it
months ago and those who thought the issue
should rest with the Mills bill thoroughly
indorse il.
As 10 the possibilities Of its passage it can
only be said this evening that it will depend
on the issue of the election. If thedebate can
be completed in a few weeks there is no
doubt ofits passage by the Senate, but asthe
House will hardly nave a quorum again
until next December the vote there will re-
feet the vote at the polls. If the people say
that they want the Mills bill there is little
prospect that Mills and Carlisle will yield 70
this Senate amendment, while ifthe declare
ton is against free trade there is every clianc,
that the House will carry it through by the
disintegration among the Democrats.
The Senate Finance Committees substi
tute for the Mills bill em5odies an entire re
vision of the Tariff schedules and the admin
i~strative features Of the present law, propo-
sing the re-enactuent OF all such features a.
in the opinion of the majority of the Com
mittee ought not TO be changed. The follow
ing are the additions TO the free list
Aoorns. raw, dried or undried baryta. sui
phate of. or barytes unmanufacturedi bees
wax books aud pamphlets, printed exclu
sively in languages other than English
braids, plaits, flats, lacss, ETC., ior ornament
ings hats bristles, raw or unmanufaetured
bulbs and buibOs roots, edible ehicory roo
raw, dried. or undried. but %unground coal
slack or culm c~oal-tar, crude; curling -stOu
handles: c%urrants, Zante or other. dried
dandelion roots. raw, dried. OF undried, bu
unground eggs and yolks; feathers an
downs ofall kinds. crude and manufactured
jute jute butts; manila; annie sissal grass
sum. all other textile grasses or fOrOus sab
stances. manufactured or undressel. door
mating, known a. Chinese mating; ereas
and oils. such as are commonly used III soaI
making or mine drawing. etc: human hail
raw. unclaimed. and not drawn; minera
waters. not specially enumerated; molasse
testing not above So, olive oil for manu-
featuring or mechanical purposes; nut oil o
oil of nuts; opiam, or unmanutfctured, 70
smoking; potash; crude carbonate; potash
caustic or hydrate; potash, nitrate or sail
petre; potash, sulphate Of; potash, choral o.
| rags, all not enumerated: hemp seed; rap
seed; sponges; sand; tar and pitch of wood
turpentine.
According 10 The estimates made by th
Committee, the bin provides for a total II
duction Of about s75.ooo,eO0, made up AZ
, p~roximaiely as follows: Sugar, s27 .751.00(
free list, s55o0.G90; tobacco tiniernal rev,
nue., s24i 509.OO0. alcohol in the arts, s. 900
600; other reductions in customs. SsO0J.0Jl