Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-04
ON CAPITOL L
A Small Army Of importers Invade the
Senate Side.

A delegation Of about one hundred importer
appeared today before the Senate committee
on finance to protest against the passage Of the
Mckinley tariff bill. The committee adjourned,
owing to the throng, TO the senate reception
room, which was crowded. All the member
OF the committee save Chairman Morrill, we're
present at II o'clock, and Senator Sherman
presided.
Mr.. J. N. Constable Of Arnold, Constable 4
Company was chief spokesman for the dele
CATION. He presented the formal protest OF
the importers Of New York. Mr.. Constable
said it was not true, as had been stated
in the press, that they were all from New
York. They came from all the important
centers of this country-New York, Chi
cago, Philadelphia, Boston and Cincinnati.
The importers protested against the bill
because they believed it would legislate in
favor OF one class against another class; for the
benefit Of the manufacturers against the i'm
porters; also because it will work against the
poor men Of this country. If the Mckinley
bill went into operation q great many of the
importers would, he said, have to retire from
business.
Mr.. Constable was followed by Henry W.
Curtis, representing the silk and velvet in
~terests; Isadore Straus, representing
importers Of pottery and glassware;
LOUIS speaking Tor the raw wool
industry; Ernest Werner and James H. Thorpe,
representing upholstery importers. The COM
mittee then took a recess until 80 o'clock.
At the afternoon session Of The finance COM
mittee Mr.. Daniel McKeever protested
against the increased duties on coat lin
MT. P. B. wonall against in.
crease on cotton v~elvets, Mr.. Carlisle against
the linen schedule and Mr.. Maurice Lodge
against the increase on hosiery and underwear.
SOMETHING FOR SMOKERS TO CONSIDER.
Consumers of cigars who keep themselves
informed on tariff matters in which tobacco ID
e~ntangled are somewhat alarmed because OF
the proposition to increase the duty on the i'm
ported wrapper. Tariff sharps say that an in
crease in the price of the wrapper will result in
an inferior filler" for the prices of cigars can
not easily be changed. The exterior OF
smokes" under the proposed increase would
be as at present, bat the interior will be more
cabbage-like than ever.
DECLINES A DENOMINATION.
Representative VIM. vandsver, representa-
tive of the sixth California district, has sent
kilograms to his friends declining to enter the
field for denomination and asking that his
name be withdrawn. $500.
PROPOSING TARIFF MENDMEN
Senator Sherman today proposed and had
TcierEco 70 TIE unauce aG an amend
ment to the tariff bill the wool schedule as pro-
posed by the National Wool Growers Associa-
ton. Senator Washburn also proposed to
amend the bill by putting white pine timber on
the free list.
THE RIVER n HARBoR BILL.
Senator Frye, chairman Of the Senate COM
mittee on commerce., having returned from a
visit to Maine, the committee today took up the
river and harbor bill.
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW.
At q session Of the Senate interstate COM
merce committee today Hon. A. F. Walker,
chairman Of the Western Railway Association,
a former member Of the interstate
commission, made an argument in favor
of the amendment to the law permitting rail-
road companies, under suitable regulations to
divide competitive freight traffic.
The committee also heard D. B. Smith of
the Toledo, Ohio, Produce Exchange and Geo.
NJ. Lane OF the Detroit Board OF Trade in
favor OF the amendments they wish to have
made to the interstate law.