New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-09
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Means Committee today both interesting and
lively The Democratic member have began 10
realize that the farmers upon whom they nave leleu
10 support freetrade dogmas, are IN favor oil pro
lection They had hint of this when the WOOL
schedule was under review, but did not seem to be
come fully awake to the stuatl, n until the TOBACCO
growers came to the front yesterday and today ana
were reinforced 10y that veteran Democratic ldrmci
Victor +. PiOllet Of PcnnSl lrdnli. lie too"'''
growers who spoke today gave theli views it-Ic'""-
the rates of duty which should he imposed on 9u''H
,rrpper,. and the general opinion among them seems
t. be that - per pound would be necessary IN ofuer
10 equze the cost Of labor TIE case oi the TOBACCO
grows has been presented with exceptional SIKH ana
ability by thor representatives from New-EnSEthd'
NeW-lorh, ANA other states.
The speech of Mr.. POllet was marked feature OF
the days proceedings. over and over again Inc mem
bers of the committee, well as the audience oil ou'
siders who filed the big room to overlowine' were
convulsed with laughter by his quaint expressions
The only men who did not seem to enjoy the speech
were the members of the minority. who were present
An exception ought to made as to Mr. Flower WHO
did not seem at all distressed when the speaker
declared that Mr.. Cleveland was defeated by HE
David A. Wells message and the Mills bill Mr.
Flower did look incredulOus when CQohel floiicl IT.
serted that $4,000 Democrats in New-lork voted
for General Harrison: but he had no reply TO make
when the latter exclaimed ron. KNOW H. ""-
there. Why. AT place where spoke lo- Dem"
Gratis raised pole and tclcrnphed 10 General lid!l
son that they should vote for hm ana '-"li'l
free trade"
Nes,r,. McNiIln and Brecknrdge m turn tried to
down" the Penn-yvauan: bat he Wa on the alert
and neither of them came OF first best. Nr. VI,
MIn seems to have taken Il contract u sho" Una,
the price, of farm products and the value Of az
rculnral lands have declined 90 an extraordinary eN
tent in the last few years, especially IN the Eastern
states and it is inferred that he Will attempt to show
docltu j. q I'M o
l. Blur, of New York. the first witness. said that
imported tobacco, whether it came from Cuba or
sumatra was injurious u great industry IN seven OF
the states. The secretary of the Treasury had
adopted system of averaging the quality OF wrappers
which was entirely unauthorized by law. FOREIGN
cigars paid 50 high rate OF duty that the dealer who
desired TO manufacture cigars from foreign tobacco
received an uneQualcd measure Of protection. There
were two remedies First, 10 regulate the tax tAat thc
manufacturer Of foreign tobaccos shall have no al
vantage from the of foreign cgar>-hen ne WOULD
drop the foreign tobacco second 10 raise the tax on
all tobacco that comes into competition "lIl uo'i''"'
tobacco.
uranner. tobacco should pay a duty Of At least -
a Mound That would give the growers IN TINS country
no protection but just place them on an cqIaIW VIII
the foreign growers. If protection was the object The
dutv should b. even n gher-between - and -
pound The duty on filler, 80 cents was about right
but had never deserted the farmer
: G. Hubbard president Of the New England To-
bacco Growers Association asserted that there was
no adequate protection at present for the TOBACCO
growers. His association had for several yeaT- peu-
,ioned 10 have the Internal Revenue tax on tobacco
repealed. The farmer paid 80 per cent tax Mr'
Carlisle said that the tobacco was ONLY cents
A pound. which was only 100 per cent. The witness
replied that it was Il cents on cigar tobacco.
Mr.. Carlsle-But tho farmer. do not pay that-'hat
is paid only after the tobacco is made into cigar.
Witness-Well. we feel it indirectly.
W G. Morse representing the Chemung Valley ]"
bacco Growers Association. said that the snmaua
tobacco had driven out Of the market that portion Of
the domestic crop which brought price above the
cost of production. For the farmer had looked
10 the wrappers for his proht Under present condl
tons yle farmer could not much longer endure The
strain and loss. Beyond doubt superior wrappers
could be grown here in sufficient quantity 10 supply
all the cigars used in this country
Jonathan Wycof representing the New-fork STATE
Tobacco Growers Association, also asked protection
for the farmer lie did not see why the ngtimahef'
should be projected three times As much a. the Pre-"
Queer Of tobacco This year he had sold hi crop "I
last year at , 6cIits poundl The aumair' -
baccO had displaced the native tobacco ln l"'Eo
measure The committee should wipe out the Internal
Revenue tax.
Mr. Mcmillan said that the duty on imported 10
bacco was already three four times A. great a. the
price realized BY the American farmer Tor MS OWL
tobacco and asked whether the witness coud see any
protection in a tariff duty Of this knd. Inc Wines
tLongbt that if the tariff duty on Sumata tobacco
was stu further increased it would enhance the price
realized by the American farmer for his t"ba''o
The afternoon session of the committee was devoted
IN hearing arguments by the wine and spirit interests.
George r. Stage, Of Kentucky. read prepared Stale
ment full Of statistics exhibiting the importance oil
the dst,Ierv Interests. He said that The datllers
did not ask for repeal Of the Internal Revenue law
As it would. while Increasing business temporarily
result in overproducton and consequent oppression
The would like to have the tax reduced from 80 Genus
10 so cents gallon. but did not care TO have II en-
firely wiped out The dicTllcro were much haIdsNen
10 meet the legal requirements a 10 bond'men ana
unless the present policy was modified many Of 'h'
hest-bnown dstillcrcs Of the country would have -
close because of inability 10 secure bond>m'i' Inc
brewers and tobacco were treated with mu'h
,,ore considerations The distcr, were a. honest a.
o,ber moi and they now sought relief They wanted
IL give ONLY one bond annually. They wanted 70 DC
relieved from other features OF the most arbitrary sy'
ten Of tax collection on earth.
william A. Van sickle, Of Hamburg y. d. inc "cN'
,,,ness roouested the committee 10 impose duty on
sugar Of milk. This, he SAID. was new d'u'N VI
manufacture. used in the preparation Of saturated
,ac,a.os and infants food The competition OF inc
sviss makers had beaten prices down below pr'htao'
figure. , t,
Mr. Carlisle sought 10 learn the cost o. pIo""'"It
the sugar Of milk. and learned That ~ cents WORT"
of tie product could be obtained from "h'N '"'""r
from 3 10 cents Max Flora, foreman III INC -" ''''
Of the preceding witness, corrohorieu Ms '
relative TO foreign competition and us DISASTROUS
effects. g..
Victor T. Piollct Of Pcnnsylvana, sara lh'' INC
farmers supposed that they had settled t"' urn
question at the polls in 1888. He had been Dem"
crat all his life, until the ST. Louis conventions ne
thought the people had elected representatives 10 cary
out their wishes. and he didn't see why 'N' 'o''
mttec had conducted itself il had. although II wa,
nrcferahe "a Star Chamber committee such As IT uSed
~ L. II n,rhtcr1 Cnnrrcss shnnld al once repeal