Evening journal., 1892-02-17
rHe Ear WOOL en-

an full meeting Of the majority Of
the Ways and Meaus Commute an
agreement was made to report the
Springer Free Wool bln the Bryan
Free Bindlng Twine Dill and the Turner
oil placing cotton ties, cotton bagglng
and machinery for manufacturing he
same upon the free list The Springer
bin which meets the approval Of the
Democratic members Is simple and
-direo measure for the ralisf Of the PEG
pie from buEdensome tax Ia explain.
ig o Mr. Springer said
an wools and hair OF the camel and
other Ike animals and al waste matter
are put upon the free list and waste ad.
vanced by manufacture beyond Inc cou.
ditun OF secured wool, shoddy aud murgo
ara taxed 25 per ceutum The
section OF the bill relates 70 the duties on
wo5len goods. carpets, etc, aud the pro.
vioi1ns Of f., a. In former section, are not
TO take Effect until January ] 1898
Wooden aud worsted yarns sre fixed for
al values AZ 35 per centum I'D
yalOrem Under the Mckinley act the
rates on these per pound and ad valorem
are equivalent 20 from 1903 70 1913 per
cenium. The rates on wollen and
worstsd cloths shawls, knit fabrics. etc
were fixed az 40 per centum id valorem
The equivalent I'D valorem rate under
the Mckinley act Is not stated ia the
Treasury report on 81 the items. but on
worsteds the rate from so 70 i46 per
centum The other rae not stated
would vary from 30 70 500 pr centum
Biaukeif. hats Of wool. and hannels for
underwear were reduced from 30 to 25,
I from 30 TO 30 and from 40 TO 80 per
eentum ad valorem Uader the Mckinley
act ths rates are from ~ 10 no per cent.
on women's auf childeeus dress goods
etc having cotton warp. The rates ore
( Fixed a. 35 per centun Under the Ne.
/ Kinley act they are over So per eentum
/ "a vslorem. On women's and children 3
dress goods, vi wooleu warp, the rates
were Hxsd 1T 40 pr osntum The equiva.
lent rates ia the Mckinley act would be
from 80 T. 10 per centum Duies on
ready msde clothing Tor men, aud cloaks
dllmane jackets aud ready made clothing
for women. were fixed At 45 per centum
The ra'es under the Mckinley act are 81
aud 81 per ceutum The rates on gor
ings etc wefs fixed at 40 per csntum
Under the Mckinley act the rates ar,
over 80 per centum The rates on carpets
Of 81 kinds were fixed ot 30 per centum
Tae equivalent rates under Mckinley aei
are so, 81, 65, II aud 50 per centun.
It will be Oh erved that this bill put
the lowest rates upon goods which ar
used BY the poor. Il is an earnest an
sensible ,fflrt to give those who nee
them most chesp woclen clothes. I'll
an effort to undo the work Of an extravl
1 CANT. ignorant and reckless piece {
legislation which has resulted in maxim
wooden goods dear and in promotin
, the importation and manufacture {
sboddy and strange TO say, decreased 81
price Of domestic wool. TIE bill hl
been introduced to neutrsllzs the b,
effects Of the Mckinley bill which hi
J increased the price Of woolens and d
y creased the price Of wOol-precisely q
Is contrary Effects the advocates Of q
Mckinley bin said would follow.
win not be long before this so
Sc % stock jobhing and price regulstil
l. legislation win cease after the Den
r Gratis get into power again. and put leg
a lation on the proper and constitution
II basis Of the revenue only plan. These
z. FAINT industries viii have to learn to sta
alone. They srs rObblng the people no