The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-06-14
AGAINST THE M'KlNLEY BILL.
Many Importers Make Protests Be-
fore the Senate Finance
Committee.

I
WAsuISoroN. June A delega-
! ton o about 100 importers from NewSork
| City appeared TO day before the Senate
| committee on finance to protest against
the passage OF the Mckinley tariff bill.
| The committee adjourned, owing to the
throng, to the Senate reception-room,
which was crowded. All the members OF
the committee except Chairman Morril
I NOW in Chicago were present at II
O'Clock. Senator Sherman presided.
MIR. j. NJ. Constable, of Arnold, Consta-
BILE 4 Co., was chief spokesman for the
delegation. He said 1t was not true, as
had been declared in the press. that they
were all from New York. They came
from all the important centers OF this
country-New York, Chicago, Philadei-
! phia, Boston, Cincinnati. The Importers
protest against the bill because they be
lieve it would legislate in favor of one
class against another class-for the bene-
fit OF the manufacturers against the i'm
porters; also because it will work against
the poor man OF this country II the Nc
kinley bill went into operation great
many of the importers would have to re-
tire from business.
Mr.. Henry W. Curtis then spoke against
the increased duties on silks, Mr. lsadore
Strauss against the increase on pottery
and glassware, and Louis Windmill err
against the Increase on wool.
AT the afternoon session MIR. Daniel Nj.
keever protested against the custom duty
on coat Innings, pushes and astrakan
cloths, Mr.. p. b. Worrau against the in
crease on cotton velvets, Mr.. Carlisle
against the linen schedule, and Mr.. Maur-
and underwear
ID. a. Van Horne spoke against any in
crease of the duty on glass; a, II Sexton,
representing the wholesale hardware as
sociation, against the proposed increase on
cutlery; MIR. Gibbs against the lace duty;
b. Blumenthal against the line rate duty
on buttons as deceptive; Chas. p. McClel-
Ian against the duty on corsets; Mr..
Richards against that on braids; MIR.
Thomas against the duty on tobacco; Mr..
Simms against that on grocers' supplies; ;
J. W. Highlander against the duty on spec
taeles; J. L. McCade against that on wood
pulp, and Mr. Thomas Fletcher against
the duty on shawls. The protest Of bust
ness firms interested in felts was sub
m.tted in print 1t objects TO the Mcain-
ley bill as doubling duties This closed
the hearing.
Mr.. Constable thanked the committee
for its attention and consideration. Sen
ator Sherman responded for the committee
say ing that it had heard the speakers with
interest and would give due consideration
to all that had been said
The printed protest presented TO the
committee by Mr.. Constable is signed by
four hundred and nifty five mercantile
firms of New York City. 1t protests
against the passage OF the bill for the fol-
lowing reasons:
l. Because it is wholly unnecessary,
the country no longer needing the revenue
from such uncalled for and unjust taxa
tion.
. 1t does not accomplish its purpose.
3. 1t is unjust in that it actually dis
eliminates in favor of the rich against the
poorer classes.
!. 1t handicsps trade.
5. 1t retards the progress OF the Nation,
the welfare of the whole country, and the
permanent good of the manufacturers
themselves, who require a reduction rather
than an increase of tariff duties.
u. The administrative bill increases the
revenue by many millions of dollars.