Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-16
THREE TARIFF BILLS
To Be Introduced by Prominent DEM
0crats in the House This Week.
WOOL, BINDING TWINE, COTTON,
The Industries First to Be Attacked by
Cleveland-Mills Men.
M'KINLEY'S- BILL CUT OVER ONE-HALF

upon at the meeting of the Democratic
majority, to-day, and the measures to be
reported are the Springer free wool bill,
the Bryan free binding twine bill, and the
Turner bill placing cotton ties, cotton bagging
and machinery for manufacturing the same
upon the free list.
A meeting of the full committee has
been called for tomorrow morning, at
which these measures will be brought to
the front and the preliminary steps taken
to send the bills to the House before the
close of the week.
The provisions of the Springer wool bill 1,
as finally amended and unanimously sp-
proved by the Democratic members of the
committee, have been published. Mr..
Springer, in explaining his bill to-day,
said: SIT will be seen that all woods and
hair of the camel and other like animals
and all waste matter are put upon the free
list, and waste advanced by manufacturers
beyond the condition of secured wool are
taxed 25 per cent. The second section Of
the bill relates to the duties on wooden
goods, carpets, ETC., and the provisions of it,
as in the former section, are not to take
effect until the first day of January, 1893
The rates on wooden and worsted yarns are
fixed for all values at 35 per cent advalorem.
Upon the Mckinley act the rates upon
these per pound and advalorem are equiva-
lent to from 103 to 123 per cent
A'Big Cut in worsteds.
The rates on wooden and worsted cloths,
shawls, knit fabrics, ETC., are fixed at 40
per cent advalorem. The equivalent ad-
valorem rate under the Mckinley act is not
stated in the Treasury report on all the
items, but on worsted the rate was from 90
to 146 per cent. The other rates, not stated,
would vary from 80 to 300 per cent.
BLANKETS, hats of wool, and fannels for
underwear are reduced from 80 to 25 and
from 35 to 30, and from 40 to 30 per cent
advalorem. Under the Mckinley act the
rates are from 73 to ITO per cent. On wo-
mans and ehildren's dress goods. etc,
having a cotton warp, the rates
Mckinley act they are over SS
per. cent advalorem. On women's and
children's dress goods, with woolen warp,
the rates are fixed at 40 per cent. The
equivalent rates in the Mckinley act would
be from 80 to 110 per cent. Ready made
clothing for men and cloaks, dolmans,
jackets and ready-made clothing for women
are fixed at 45 per cent. The rates under
the Mckinley act are SO and 81 per cent
The rates on carpets of all kinds are fixed at
80 per cent. The equivalent rates under the
Mckinley act are so, 81, 60, II and 80 per
cent.
Springer Says It's for the Masses.
'tIt will be seen," continued Mr.. Sprin-
ger, ''that by this bill the rates are lowest
upon goods which will be used by the
masses OF the people, and highest upon
high priced goods worn by the more wealthy
classes. The reverse of this was true under
the Mckinley act, which, by reason of the
specified duties caused the highest rates to
be placed upon the cheapest goods. Under
the Mills bill the rates upon all the articles
of woolen goods embraced in this bill, in
per cent; the average under the
ponding bill will be between 80
and 35 per cent. Under the Mckinley
act the rates upon the cheaper articles of
goods worn by the masses of the people are
and hence the home product is
without competition, except among the
home manufacturers. The passage of the
bill will largely reduce the prices of woolen
good, and thus increase their consumption"
The bill of Representative Turner, of
Georgia, placing cotton ties, cotton bagging,
for manufacturing the same, etc,
upon the free list is considered of great i'm
portance to cotton growers, and its pro-
visions are familiar to the public.
The Free Binding Irvine Bill.
The free binding twine bill which the
Democrats of the committee also decided to
report is very brief, and merely provides
that "from and after its passage all binding
twine manufactured in whole or in part
from Istle, or Tampico fibre, jute, MANILA,
sisal grass, or sum, shall, when imported,
be exempt from duty" The various bind
ing twine bills were reported to special
of which Mr.. Bryan, of
Nebraska, was chairman, and the bill is re-
ported by the subcommittee and accepted
by the Democratic members as q substitute
for all the bills on this subject.
In regard to the binding twine bill, Mr..
Bryan said to the Associated Press reporter:
'HThe subject matter of these bills was under
discussion during the last Congress. The
tariff bill of that Congress, as it passed the
House, fixed rate of IL cents per pound
On binding twine. The Senate Finance
Committee, to which the bill was referred,
reported the same back, with the recon-
mendation that the duty be fixed at " |
cents per pound. But while the bill was
under consideration in the Senate it was SO |
free list. Ali the Democratic Senators |
voted excepting one, and all favored the |
while a number of Republican |
Senators voted with the Democrats. Sena- |
tors Allison and Wilson, of Iowa; Plumb, |
IF Kansas; Paddock, of Nebraska; WASH |
ourne and Davis, of Minnesota; Moody, of |
South Dakota, and Mitchell, of Oregon, are |
10 recorded The vote stood "a to "a in |
avor of the amendment. In conference,
however, the present rate of seven-tenths of |
per cent per pound was agreed upon.
No Binding Twine Imported.
''The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics in
ormed the committee that no binding twine
las been imported for several years The
,nly justification, therefore, for a tariff of
wen seven-tenths of cent is that it is the
luty of the Government to SO adjust the
'evenue laws as to prohibit importations,
Ind this principle, aside from being inde-
ensible on constitutional grounds, would,
f carried out, destroy all revenues and COM
bel us to raise the necessary expenses of
Government in some other way. Five
thousand tons of twine were manufactured
md consumed in the United States in $780,
#, IS is probable, the seven-tenths OF cent
s added to the prices because of this pro-
ection, then the item cost the farmers of
he United States 500, 900 and brought no
.evenue to the Government. There are 50
,ordage and binding twine factories in the
United States, % of which are owned and con-
rolled by the trust or National Cordage
Company, of New York. The 20 in the
rust produce 60 per cent of the total out
,ut. 1t is my opinion that this bill will
bass the House by very large majority,
md do not believe that the Senators who
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