Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-10-01
THE TARIFF
Bill Conference Report Passed
by The Senate.
The Final Adjournment Of Congress
Probably bs Made Today.
Postmaster Wheat Iavestisa.iou-
Nomic ations by the President.

WAsuixGroN. Se;t S0.-In the Senate
the cooft rence report ON the ta'ia till ~ss
taken up Carlisle addressed the Sens,e
and opposed the It'll ina long ard rigor US
speech. After speeches by Allison, Grsy
ami Stewart. Al irich closs 4 the discussion
in an able support of the bdi,
He admitted the increases OF duty in the
bill They were of four c'ssses. lhc
fret class might be better described as cor
recuou of errors and irrsgulsIiues ratner
than an increase of rstes- To this clsss
belonged tin Plate and cotton tes, wherehi
an erroneous construct on of law or bal
legislation on the duty on one srtel, had
put Al a lower rate the duty on correspond
ing or Similar articles
Another, and more importsnt class, cor
sisted of industries or srsicies which, il wac
supposed when the tariff Of lssS WAS
passed, could not be mace in the United
Sta'es. snd on wi ieh protective duties were
not WED. II Included all the finer manu-
factures in the cotton schedule. (muslin,
cotton vtlvc sn4 emhroideries). tn, lax
ami linen schedule, ard the iron and steel
schedule.
The third class consisted of articles on
v hicb, heretofore, On wb' ch small nj val
orem rate. were levied. These ~eic items
of TO CREST Con.eqpence. and never re-
ceived the special attention heretofore in
con ,lruction of tariff bills. The ether
cissi WAS agricultural products. nuti's on
that clas' had been very largely incteared
instance on wool, a a demsrd represents
tives OF the agricultural section Of the
couut-y an the demand OF farmers OF the
coup'ry, who believed tast large .mportA-
ton had injured and was iHjurirg that
great industry. These four classes COM
archend every incresse Of duty made in the
bill.
Altrich spoke of the daputa.ion of New
York importers who had appeared before
the finance commit ce saying that five
hundred firms, representing 500 600 00D
and demanding that the rate. should be
mate so and so; not in The intcrcS. of the
IcOple not in the interest of the conslm-
ers but IN their own interest,". These men
hsd grown rich, many of them, hc Was
afraid, ty cyasiurs of The tirlf laws
" bat wa, to his mind incompfehei sble.
vss that represent auvc. of the great dcm-
ocratlc party shoul submit to the demani
IN y hich those gentlemen make their cause
tn ir own.
Harris asked Al'rich 10 state the namber
Of manufacturers who appeared urtpre the
committee on ways ana means sn. thu
committee on finance.
Aldrich said one class represented Am T.
ica and American labor, and The other rep
resented foreigners and tort *, i,.dustries
lie ridiCuitd he democrstia II presentpt.nrs
of his al ,alofem rates, .hese represerta-
hons being based rp>n imagi- i-aty los for
cign rrices GODS, six ptn1e per atd
for ce,.on velvet: spectac.es, ] 4 10
cents ter ps'r Tockc: knives, lgi
Its eac'; ra1rs, cert. esf h
He rsde inquiries Il, the st'rss IA " tsh /
ilAton and fund that the lowest pr.1e Of
cotton v,lycts was 10 cents ysrI. He
fuuI i il toy stofe p.uktiycs nj 10 &c It's
esch, hut not worth uytLing; the ss was
true as TO rszOrs aud spectaC ts. II Ute
orits as to low foreign pr ees are tue.
he ~arted to know where the iicrence
he:wetn Tie buying price AID inl p ice |
went He expressed his agi' ement with |
All4sop's statement, thai The ,ffec, of tte
Increased duty o. tin plstc would b. not
Cn'y to transfer that in'u-try from Wal = |
To The United States, but 1t would fIrdi-h |
the eople of the Unled States cheaper
and better arrcl. thar t1ey were buying |
10 lay. There was no Il sadyantsge % ih |
Ancr.can rrodi"tr lshorei under except a |
ar'a cot III labor. The Americans had |
equal skill, equal capital ard 'qual every |
iblnI el,e. Ii the conditions aS TO labor
were equahhri the AmeIi 'in mark
" ould he ours 10 keep, thar k' 10 the pro |
te ct We policy
Asto ointing twine N'drIch declared |
that the proposed rate Of 40 cent per - |
was The loves! ever incorporated ~ a"y |