New-York tribune., 1890-01-17
LAST PUBLIC HEARING on THE TARIFF.
ASKING THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE TO
RETAIN MICA or THE FREE LIsT-A
prorEsT AGAINST CIGARETTES.

PROTEST AGAINST CIGARETTES
Washington. Jan. 1G.-H. 7. Richardson, Of New
York was the only witness to appear before 'hc way
and Means Committee th, morning. lie represented
no trpe stoye ukcls Of the United states and pre-
scptcd a uc;ftion signed 10y them asking that mica
"a, retained ON the fee list. The witness said that
tho r,oaucijon Of large mica in the United states
drrin, the last three or four years had been 50 s-n'
That manufacturers had been obliged to use the small
mica 70 place duty upon MICA "ou" c""','''
tbe COS, 10 the manufacturer without Den'n'"s uU no
consumer The committee then took recess uhtl
80 p m. 49, ,vo,oeo,d
p,..,, comuanv of New England appeared before
,hc committee after recess, and comp"lhcu " ''
reduction Of the duty ratians ana oha'r '"le'
made in The Tarid Ac' Of l-73. Inc '""p''' "'
beinc seriously injured by competition Ao" "0''''
and China lie asked for duty OF 10 pr cent % U''
,cod. A. proyided in the Senate Tarlh Dill iho
49,. ,,,e,..r sbould be specific. In response l"
. roetion from Mr. McKcnna, based on S'"''"'''''
~. nro.iops Witnesses. that the WakeheId 'o"p"'S
had AN ARRANGEMENT with an importing nous. !" ,..
yo,,, not 10 sell to certain compc''o''' - -
denied having any such arrangement .or,,.
an arrangement with three other concerns ~ ~ tIo
a uniform price: but all persons 'o"u Nv p"' can,
. ,orns and the price had fallen '' ~, 49,.
49,. a. ,,o This reduced price was sun S'lH"'''
'''' |o ,,ic, hof,rc the arrangement was mauo III
l5Sl. .. -onrescutlng. the
charlotte smith. OF Washington rep''s'"se' ,,,
,rd,,.tr,I Womcn's League, procs'"u "A'''
reduction of the tax on cigarettes '' 1T.
mis- was based ON the injurious ehc'' " 'h'r,
smoking on the youug. H"c ""' pa an non cent
,,'a o,,,.v and insanity had increased ~ pr ''"'
w., ,,,,c .cboois Of late years. through tue "'o
- - ,,,.. .,,,.t,n,c, in the manniactue "i ''-H
., ,,,,Yr girls and women smoh"' h~u -
creased 30 per cent in the last h'o N''',
Mr. uurrovs- what would you sus5e'''
Uitne,s-Oue dollar a pach taN' - ,,.ssa.
Frank H. Clark Of Washington rep'''o"'''7 -.
chp,ett, electric instrument mA"c's' "if ~. ,.,ri,
,ai,,, Io,i,d nm mica Domestic mica "a' "'' "1''''
"o''e ~ e,,,ad ,,r manufacture a. for'ien m''a'
=, ~ w.,cr of Lynn Mass. said tha' i"'''e" "'',
-, ioon fnnd e. be 80 much better t'i' "''
american article that. 1t woad be plou''V'0
the foreign mica at higher prl'o', :, mic, minc
owner contradi,tcd the statement "a wv
u,,nes. lie asked duty Of sl pound ,..
teorae NJ phclp-, of Ncw->o'h' !" De"~' " Ia
. , .,,e,-,c LIGHT Association. al od the anon
,i"r nj tne dutt ou copper -ur''-' pa, t 75
md Wire. Iir a~rp'llH.N 10y. ,.... ttc u..t.
''' ,d ,..-.l 81 resolution a-dus tHh' ''Pp'' ~.
','''. i'',t a.. of duty. Tho iutel ',".' ', ,r
f.N''' ,.ct,f.-s cNpp.t. d. but t p''a ''- '"'
,'' a rI r,,,i ea-li. worked mine n tlc "gglhi..
Consr',s man ~. IN cl,,t. Of hl, -taic. arraed
yl,1t am REDUCTION II the duiy Oh i%''n"V' % -, r'"
margin of profit. arii'"aI( %" uni t Go,'rr.r
n''ll'' q,,, Wr Nctnrui,h said mat i'Ir ".
HcnocS OF nru,c 90 hc In'ca ED, 'l' ,r'i and .oa,
h.'hN N"s' t, nm prru-,I Itau.a ana southern N'N
y,r Ihe Csn dian competition Wa mainly
+, Sova ~,0fl aui \c' i'uh'l'.I' ,-,,,, ,r,utci a.
duty on mica ougre--nan f"r.i. oi No'n G,t, o
Ina. read -tatemct gfI IN, p,, .ro, M. dutt
~ -n ,.''t. a. Mound nIt consult non WIN Hr Hr" ,,
osrrr. m N,rth Carolina jed hH' E" heHc'' ':''' '''
'"'T Tbc ~' committee then adjourned and viii have no
r,or,. nt,cn hearings.