Telegram-herald., 1890-05-22

TIE uost pro1.3nenE characteristics q
ths Mckinley 5zr1 bil - ths evident
care ztEh which tns cOndtri0n and noe1s
4 a. brAlchss of A1eriaa1 Ind1sury
have been CONSIDERED
TIE trainers 4 ths biu have not as-
sunlst. as has tac trequeuEly occurred
0efors, Eh4t Eley possessed AZ tls i1for-
azuon thsE Wa y bs had h RESPECT -
ne reqsEirsnsnts Of ths American Dsopls.
They h@ys hesn wiling 70 listen and 70
ls4rn- " hat - perhaps more reularka-
be. they have not hesisatcd even at tho
lA5sst moment y Gado what they lad
done. as soon as they became convinced
that somsthing better might be done.
This very spirit is Ia itself an invita-
tiOn " any persons representing Ansri-
can industry who may hnd themselves
aggrieved by any porrion u the blll, 70
make known their grievances, with con
6dence that 4 these grievances ara wei
founded they VIII AZ soms stage Of ths
proceedings be reInedlsd
There ars stiu several stages az which
ths bin EiIl Do open 70 amendment.
First-When II rsache. the cOramittes
OF the whole.
second When II is reported back 20
the house.
Tihrd-when 10 reaches the finance
COMMITTEES OF the senate.
Fourth--When II goes into the senate.
Fifth-W hen 10 reaches. a. 70 undoubt-
sdly VIII. a committee OF conference.
At any one II these stages amend
rasnts may b offered. and II they can
30 iustia..d. may bs adopted No one
should. therefore. look upon The bill in ia
present stage IS completed. and no doubs
every member OF the committee which
has framed the bill viii b pleased az
any time during the proceedings, before
the ban becomes a law. % receive tnfOr-
nation OF suggestions by which the bin
may BE- rendered more perfect.
As the bIll now Il 10 u probably the
most comprehensive and the most intel
hzent NIL of the kind ever framed in tho
interest OF American labor and industry.
Every year since 1852 congressional com
rnittees have been carefully inv-stigat-
Ing tho subject and taking testimony
from experts Ia every direction Within
the last two years this testimony has
covered almost every field Of industry
and labor Hardly any subject which
can be named has failed % receive care
ful investigation Yet, as at the last
moment. some changes were made be-
fore the bin was brought into the house,
50 other changes viii doubtless be made
aud the bin be rendered still more com
pIets before 10 becomes a law.
fsha 90 .ff
ne OF the Mckinley bin may De found
IN tho al pervading care which 1t has
given 20 the agricultural interests of the
United States. Wherever il was found
that al agricultural product was suffer
ing in consequence Of importations Of
ike foreign products, the daty has been
40 increased A % prevent further injury.
A. the last moment, IN order that no pos
nble ground could be found 70 justify
complaints from American farmers,
sugar. on which comparatively low
duty had been fixed, was made duty free,
and bounty. practically equal 10 the
existing rate OF duty, was given to Amer
lean producers. By this change 1t was
intended that American sugar culture
should be amply protected. while, at the
same time, the enormous revenue hitherto
collected from ths import OF sugar
should be abolished
In consequence Of these increased rates
on wool IL has been necessary % advance
the rates chiefly on the higher grades Of
woolen goods; but a. these advances are
mainly In the interest Of the farmer, the
largest part Of our industrial population.
they ought not 20 De objected TO by the
farmers themselves.
The changes in the carpet wool sched-
uls. agreed upon last week by both wool
growers and manufacturers. If adopted
VIII leave tho whole Of the wool sched.
ME nearly "a 10 was before the tariff act
~ 1888 was passed. and VIII permit cor.
responding changes in the goods sched.
ME. which wiz remove the most serous
objection % the new bill. and az the same
time give reasonable Protection 70 the
industries concerned.
The higher rates imposed by the new
bill on Tin plates cannot fail 70 receive
the appreciation Of al who ara cOnver
sant with this industry. II Is believed
that the construction If the law which
admitted iron plates coated with tin AZ a
lower rate than the same OF similar
plates without the additional coating
was grisvous mistake. and has resulted
% this country in an euormOus loss. NJ
doubt can De entertained that within
very brief period. under the proposed
law we shall manufacture our own tir
plates - the extent q So, 600 900 a
$50 coo coo annually IN value. cheaper
their price. reduce the revenue 70 the eV
tent Of g. 900 coo % g. 90 900 annually
and provide for our own people An IN
dustry = the highest Importance.
We cannot help regretting. however
that the COMMITTEES seeus 20 have lacxef
courage % attack more severely cur in
tErnal revenue svst-l. The taVes on
various forms p the tobacco industry
have been reduced or removed but ".
believe hat fhe committee would hsv'
been sustained ~ The country II Al
kinds = usernal revenue taxee on tobac
CO had been removed It should hsvr
ben announced. ~ a part II the Rspub
E,-sn -ras>d. that internal revpuus taxs
zers - - ultimately abolished. and
long step In thls direction should hsv'
bs-en talEsn N the proposed bin. It "a
however. easy - complain and - frC
fsulf. and va ara Inclined to think tia
even those who complain iCu3e<t. hst
thrv themselves been IN the committee
hs.arinr al The auidenre and wei zhins
a. she fschs. would hsvp reached prac
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