New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-17
DARK-LANTERN ACTIVITY.
MILLS AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES AsTIR
a REPUBLICAN OBJECTION IN TIE HOUSE cHhcAS
THE APPLICATION OF G,G LAW FOR TiNr'
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE

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THE APPLICATION OF G,G LAW PoR TiMr'
lBr rELEoRkrH TO THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, March 1e-Thc Dark Lantern
,onfederates suddenly exhibit great activity ana
manifest a desire to push things" In com
mittee to-day Premier Mills proposed that per-
mission be asked for the committee to sit during
the sessions of the House The minority thought
this sudden spasm OF industry came too late ana
objected. Afterward when MIR. Mills In the
House asked unanimous consent that permission
be granted. Mr.. Burrows, Of Michigan, objected.
The minority is completely justified in opposing
this scheme which IS designed simply and only
tn helm tn. Dark Lantern. confederatcs to rush
the bill through the committee and thrust 1t upon
the House al the earliest day practicable without
proper consideration. The action by them on
Mr.. McKinley's motion to-day proves beyond q
doubt that gag rule is 10 be applied in the COM
mittee. lie presented the Geographic request
of the California men engaged in the borax IN
dustries that action by the committee on inc
proposition to put borax boralic acid, etc, on
the free list be deferred until representative OF
their interests can reach Washington and submit
facts and figures on the subject Mr. Mckinney
moved that the consideration Of the items NEIL
toned be postponed until the California men
could reach here, but vote on his MOTION "a'
postponed six days by yea and nay Vo'e vi
party lines. a
rlass workers are here vainly appealing 10 DO
heard. President Bodine. OF the Manutacturers,
Association, declares that the Dark Lantern
glass schedule If adopted will require reductlon
of 30 per cent in wages, which the glass workers
cannot stand, and the result will be the virtual
extinction of the glass industry In the United
States President Campbell, OF the Oiass
Workers Association, corroborates this statement:
large Baltimore glass manufacturer an active
Democrat is also here beseeching the Repuplleans
to save him and his industry from the ASSAULTS oil
tbc marty with which he acts and VOTES. He also
has sought relief in vain from members OIL his o""
party. D.. -
After the committee had refused again to r., rs
ceive any light from the outside the consideration
of the Internal Revenue sections OF the Datk
Lantern" bill was resumed. BY strict party
vote Section "A was confirmed ms sec'i ION
authc rizes the Secretary OF the Treasury 70 eN-
empt from the operation and sategun n Oh ine
law regulating manufacture OF distilled Splits
Other PROVISIONS for the relief OF The hohes' noo"
sinner Will pass by like votes =,
Secretary Fairchild to-day furnished the esti-
mate of the probable effect Of the Dark Lantern
bin on the reyean AS to tue tnec1 OF IS e very
guarded in terms. The Secretary thinks that the
provision respecting wearing apparel, PERSONA
a mi lion per annum, although there is no def
mite basis for determining such lncrcase lie
refers in several places to speculative lmporui-
tions," which he thinks would diminish IL iiauus
would follow from heavier importaiions. Secre-
tary Fairchild says that the statistical tables APP
pear to be automatically correct That Is. all
ne can say and yet these tables purport TO show
what will be the amount and decrease OF
the revenue under the proposed law. Aritlmet
ically correct" they probably are. but they pos
sess no other value or significance. For example,
Il is assumed that the new rate on sugar between
No. 70 and No 16, Dutch standard VIII reduce
the rate less than twenty per cent, and will reduce
the revenue IN n like proportion.
No member of the Ways and Means believes
that such will be the result. The Democratic
members frankly admit taat they expect great
increase of importations. Louisiana represent,
atives who are well informed on the subject all
declare that the reduction will be nearer forty
per cent than twenty per cent. They say that
Secretary Farchilds figures are as deiusive as
the Dark Lantern" estimate and are evidently
based on false assumptions: The removal Of the
color line from No. IL TO No. 6 will inevitably
result in excessive importations of sugar between
these grades a large increase of revenue ana
prostration of the sugar growing industry OF the
United States. c,-,.r-
The majority of the committee has unoi'icially
declared its purpose 20 report the Dark Lantern
bin TO the House next week. probably on Thurs
day. The committee adjourned to-day subject
10 the call Of the chairman