New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-20

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charrs tSa p the larger duties on lin.pale III aug
nent tile price of any article OF tin-ware TO the
shall not take the time of the Senate to read the
whole Of this statement but win call attention to t@
cup which to be the article which troubles our
friends on the other side most They cost az wnole.
cent ana half each. and they weigh 1-s ounces,
and II the whole duty were hereafter 70 be ad iea
s' retail 1sHI Where in the United states at
each Does any senator seriously believe that any
purchaser at retail on account Of this Increase in cost
Wholesale If 1t should take place. OF three-tenhs
Inc present Wholesale price Of colee-pots is 81 10
dozen or o. cents each the Msght d Is one
Eded tne total cost win be each, and the
Fourquart dairy pans that our agricultural friends
are Interested in cost ~ cents Dozen or IL
cents each: and they weigh half pound: They would
cost with the higher rate OF duty aided III cents EACH
The senator from kentucky has undertaken show
ad valorem rates, as in another have referred
| to- lie says II the merchandise dutabe under thi,
and at the same values in 1882 that according
his cOmputation-I do not quite know how to make IT.
NJ Cariise-l said nearly s. per cent without in
GLIDING anything for the increase made By the Ad-
Mr.. Adrch-I will say to the Senator, in order thai
may be sen p N @ 2 That heFs the or a
vaiorem rate upon all the dutabe merchandise In 1880
4o.13 per cent under existing law, and II mer-
same quantities and OF exactly the same kinds and
he I'D 5 b no of p
cent instead of 90 per cent, a. he has suggested.
BINDING TwINE.
mist say a word about the duty upon binding
twine over which long contest took place in the con-
ference The conferrees on the part of the Senate
called tho attention Of the House conerrees to the
influences and Considerations which controlled the &C
| lion of the Senate We met by the SUGGESTION
| which it was very difficult for us to combat sue
ccssfully that aside from any exhibition of folly and
greed the part of OF the gentlemen engaged at
present In making bindngtwine this industry was Gil
titled TO reasonable and protection. With con-
acting views the result necessarily compromise
We divided the Senate rate making the duty seyei-
tenths Of u cent per pound.
ufartunrs Of this article will be enabled to continue
| its production They may, by close economy and By
reducing 'ef expenses IN Every possible a way oe @
rate Inadequate TO secure the manufsctue here
of this important article we may trust to the wisdom
and good sense OF some future Congress to correct our
The duty upon binding Irvine at present is 10 cents
the rate 10 per cent ad yaorem which upon the range
been equal TO L. or 81 cents per pound This rate
Of c1 bs cent pound II. teIeioe' the
| publican or Democratic.
Irvine now he would be Obliged to pay s25 in duties
that there was combination Of some kind among the
manufacturers which had resulted believed, in
that was exorbllant and unjust created feeling Of
prejudice in this chamber which quite natural and
which had to recognize the force OF In dealing with
| tie matter In conference.
| THE WOOL SCHEDULE.
At the request Of the senator from Kansas (Mr
Ingalls, will alude to the rate Of duties imposed BY
| this bill upon wOollen goods. have already alluded
TO the fact that the duties woollens have been In
creased by the bill, but these advances have been
largely upon the higher-prced goods, and all have
been rendered necessary by the increased duties
| wool.
While the most persistent OF the complaints mad,
against this bill by importers and others directed
against the ngOOds duties 1t IS not true tina
these duties In their analysis. higher than thos,
I'm other schedules, nor higher than they ought t.
be to accomplish the purpose sought in all the schedules
alike. There has been much confusion and mlsun
this THIS PORTION Of the blu that may be- necessary
explain again. a. clearly and conciSey possible tn
The following statement which clearly sets fortl
the purposes which actuated the trainers OF the WOO
The object sought was to give sufficient protection
TO the wooLsr9wer ana to place the manufacture II
a duty supposed to be sufficient to protect the wool
grower against wool competing with his own wa
|
placed upon woollen cloths supposed TO b.
| sufcient TO reimburse 10 the manufacturer the ex
| pense Of carrying the duty woods, tn
| dutes on drugs and other materials used In manu-
| facture and to furnish the required protection
In framing the wool schedule Of this bill the prob
! lem was to reconcile conflicting interests paten
and far-reaching here than elsewhere a large MA
iorIty OF the woollcn manufacturers Of the country
recognize and accept the fact that broad publ
| policy founded upon mutually Of interests forbid
tom the advantage which other textile manufacturer
have OF free materials. They did not accept the free
| wool proposition offered them temptation In TN
Mills BILL because they recognized the interdependenc
| of interests Of which have spoken and were wis
| enough u know that no tariff law which seeks +
! huf up great interest ut the expense OF anOthe
| can stand ought to stand.
it Is no doubt true that II the American manu-
facturcr could go into the wool markets Of the wor
side by side with his English, belgian or German com
petor aid there select the precise woods best suite
| 10 his immediate purpose without reference to an
other consideration he would be better able TO NEE
these competitors In our own marke with simply tn
| Adj yalorem duties We impose, than he would be wit
dutable wool and scale Of specific and I'D valorer
| rates - Al, -..--. , e.. 49,. A..
advocates Of free wool will hardly venture To den
hat IL Is q fact-cOnalns the complete vindicatl0
vs. " the rates of specific duties fixed In Schedule
nut il may DO well TO Justify 1t also in liz partcnla
recsiied that the manufacturers did not a. q rule