New-York tribune., 1890-01-11
hr 1ELEGR,rn TO The TRIBusE.I

is the mica mining industry. which appears 10 haNo
been swampd within the last few years by large I'M
pOrtatiOns Of mica from India ard Canada Nlunh
the last thre years it appears that all 'he ni''
mines in the United States except three nave o'o"
compelled to ,uSpcnd operations Three years AZ"
three fourths the mica used in thiS country came
from domestic ularIies while now eGhttehths oi 'no
quantity consuacd comes from India ana 'aHdu'
The representatives. of the mica indnsuN "c'o '"o
Messrs. Randall. # Massachusetts, and New Hnp,"''
their mine being situated at Grafton III ''o I"'Vo'
State. Dr. Rand,n, who made the argument 'ouaH'
impressed the committee with MS eaihes'he>s' i'0
is Protection bemocrat'
A feature If the day was the appearance Of "Par-
seep Moore, who las been conspicuous figure III
Washington ever since Fernando Woods time When-
ever a tariff bill was course Of preparation or
discussion. II was he who so literally entertained Mt.
Carlisle and he other Democratic members OF the
Ways and Means Committee # the last House when
the Dark Lantern bill was in course OF prepaIa-
ton. Mr. More. it should be anown, is an unselhsh
patriot. In answer to direct questions to-day, he
stated that Ii never had been retained nor en-
poycd by ANYBODY in behalf of any Industry, nor
in opposition l. any industry. Within the last dozen
years Mr. MoOe. therefore, must have spent several
years Of time and several thousand dollars in his
unsclfsh efforts 10 break down the system OF Ameu-
can protection. To-day he talked about wool and
woollcn manufactures. He ar-ued that. with free
wool. the manufacturers will be able TO give the
people cheaper cothing, while at the same time
the price Of the American wool clip will be enhanced
In the next hreatl in answer to some questions as
to the effect Of lare importatons Of wool upon the
domestic wool groves. he said
"You can't make an omclcde without breaking
some eggs In tis case tie eggs were the
farmers. II Mr. NoOe an attorney for the I'M
porterS Of woollcn gods. instead Of being the I'M
-clfsh friend Of the farmer. he would not after his
experience Of today. pobahly ask his employers 10
pay him for the speech which he made. In the last
Congress there an Impression that he represented
ths sugar rcfncrs but b-day hc cane ont sQuaTely
fo free rice and free sugar, with the qualification as
to the latter that the Government should be able
otherwise to raise the necessary revenue
dr Moore described himself as a lankcr, and
smltcr NJ iron oros ir The state o Washington. hvi'r
In Vew-York and being a member Of the stock FN-
cha Cc in that city. Considering his business rcla
tion the anxious interest he manifcss in the wooer
lndutry seems almost phenomenal Mr. Noore's
wrtn speech rather weak paraphrasc Of part
of NJ. Clcvcands last annual message but il Will
read ,cter than his oGhand replies % the questions
put b Republican members Of tie committee. When
he let the table Chairman NcKinley's thanks 70 him
for appearing must have been as sincere at heart
they *ere courteous in tone.
L. L.Ettllnscr. Of NewYork representing the Ltho-
grapsrs' Association. was the first witness OF the
day He pleaded for increase Of the duties on
lthoraphs from . per cent ad vmorrm. the present
rate I duty. Robert Donald son. Of NcwNork spoke
th same sutject Edward :. Hatch OF New.lorl
fayord change from ad-valorem TO specific duty
on lthorraphio work. as the only way TO prevent
unoeypluation.
Maurice Kauimann Of New York an importer oi
litheraphic work took an opposite view, and ar-ued
In fvor Of reduction OF duty on that article.
Chars Kaufman, Of NewYork contended that 1t
woul' be almost impossible to impose specific duty
on Mographic work.
Ralh Troutmann. OF Ncw-Yort, argued in favor of
a specie duty on Autographs. the only Just AMI
equitate system of protection 10 the S3oo0ooo)
capital loched up IN htAoeraphc work and TIC
10000 orkmen employed
H. W.Combs Of New-York, representing the maIri-
facturers # saved foreign ha,d wood, did not wan;
an increas OF duty. but correction of the Treasury
ruling Of 1857, which admitted sawed mahogany,
cedar and ther hard woods , lumber. He want"t
the same oty imposed tia: was collected PRIOR I"
that ruling
william II Osborne Of Nev-Nork, manufacturer
Of thin paper such tissues and Other fine wrapping
papers wishe the law modified 20 as 10 reads Paper,
known commccally as copying paper, silver Japsr
and all tissue paper white OF "o.o'cd weighing Ola
the basis Of 20 sheets To twelve pounds, made up
INTO copying bok- or otherwise eeht cents pound
and Is per cert al vaOrem.
william stra,-,, Of NewYofk -cprc-cutiue brlar-
wood pipe manufacturers, objected tie provision in
lie senate bin imposing a specific duty Of l. cent
each briarWON pipes. n addition " an ad val1rcm
cuty Of 20 per ccu'. lie wanted 30 ca, dozen dIiy
o. these pipes. IN addition % the present. duty. ana
a.,o wanted the psaages taxed and rugh bi.arvood
kept he free lis.
!. :. Moore. the Parsee merchant" then took the
stand auC read paper Ia support Of hs wclllnown
views. Tie average duty on woollcn drss goods Doe
said was - per cont vet S-O,OOOoOO worth Of drcs.
goods wa. imported in 1---. IAls Shows, Ae went
On that 2 per cent protection is entirely inadequate.
fact y q
with forcil9 manufacturers there is Only altcrua
tive 4 the policy Of the tarn j. 10 De carried on,
that istO make the dutc. so high that clcy VIII
keep out fOciSn products. Int how Mshl ON the
prlccd1rc goods the protection s - DT cent.
yet these god, not kept out. The price q these
good, abroaGi, II ID cents yard-a class Of good,
worn not in IfthaSc., but by the farming and orb-
Ing classes. DE famcr pay ~ 10 duty for lrcss
OF ten yards vtich costs abroad II -.
This system Ia, proved d ship. first. TO th;
Treasury, "hcLAas accumulated AN Immense sIrplts
secondly it has aAed the brains o: our statesmen how
10 get rid OF Tie surplus; thirdly, tins tax is usclc,
to the home Manufacturer because IL does rot pIoteC
him and a-ty, hardship 10 the consumer.
Mr.. MOoIc tici went INTO tAe contention that pro
lection "a' necc.ary because Of the difference in
wages here md IA europe. The wac Garner, he SAID.
was prolectOhs IeIsc. \ protection Of 20 per cent
would pay i)r all tc difference ia waccsas statistic
would show As age did not prevent our man
uiacturefs rom coiDcuug with Europe, the reason
must he sought elsencre. and Mr. Moore cndelvored
" sho" That the rcindy lay IN free raw materials.
Chairman Nckinlc-You SAID yOu were in favor Of
free wool, that loon Pb,adeIpbja and Ne,y- Yor,
should be great emrot for free raw material That
would necessarily imy vast ImporatIons Of wool.
Would not those vast uportatlons shut Gu. the con
sumption OF home WO0lf
Mr.. Moore-Wcll. II iay seem to be a harlship TO
the wool grower Of thu country: but some oual0
cation should lie made. Sou had d gentleman before
you from Texas. VINO haq 900 sheep Probably to
such a man it might Dee "a injury. But 10 the small
farmer this would hardytppy. Fine goods cannot
be produced without havin mixing wools which IN
not Dc produced here.
Mr.. Mckinley closely qcstioned the witness for
an explanation as 10 how ie value of the domc9ic
clip would be increased if te price were reduced By