The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-16
THREE TARIFF MEASURES.


Tic Bills Prepared-sr. Mills Explains.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The Democrats
on the House ways and means committee
have decided to report three industry de-
stroying bills to the full committee To-
morrow. When they will be reported to the
House cannot be stately though it may be
this week. 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. Mr.. Burrows. member
of the minority, speaking of the future ac-
tion upon the bills said: 81 believe am
member of the subcommittee in charge of
the bills relating to the collections of GUS
toms. There has been no meeting of that
subcommittee and 1t seems to me that
these bills should be examined by that
committee. / think shall take the liberty
to- o-morrow, if a meeting of the full commit
tee is called, to make that suggestion. 1t
will be few days before the bills come
out of the committee-room in all proba-
biilty.
These bills will confer great boon on
the farmer If he can be only made to see it.
He is TO be allowed to sell his wool in COM
petition with that produced in Australia
and the Argentine Repnblic, and than to go
into the market and buy clothing protected
by duty of from 20 TO 40 per cent. In ad-
dition he is to be permitted to have his
bindinR.twino and cotton bagging and ties
come in free of duty. Binding twine was
nsver SO cheap as s IL now ns duty d
In order to keep the factories Of this coun-
try in operation, the material out of which
much of it Is made-sisaI and manlla-be-
ing put on the free list. 1t is cheerful
prospect for the farmer"
The attitude of Mr.. Mills towards the
work of the committee. in view of MINER
GUS recent publications upon that topic. IL
matter OF interest to many people, and q
reporter of the United Press asked him to
express himself: Il have mover auth orized
any one." he said, Ito say what would do,
and all this stuff that has been printed has
no foundation whatever. saw only yes
torday story that had bill all ready
question. That is ridiculous l have not
even written the caption OF bill. and have
had no intention to do so. Itis like anoth-
or story printed a little while ago that in
the Fiftieth Congress Mr.. Cox, of New
York. wanted to be chairman on ways
and means SO that he might attack
the tariff bill in spots. as Mr..
Springer is said to be anx--
ious to do, but that secured
the chairman after q determined struggle
have not the remotest idea that Mr. Cox
wanted to do any thing or the kind. and as
for yself, l asked nobody, the Speaker OF
anyone else. to be made chairman of the
committee on ways and means. and did not
know who was to be until the announce
ment was made: II shall not" continued
Mr.. Mills. interfere with the committees
action in any way. l am a member of 1T
and tariff legislation comes after 1T. Any
bill. whether it Is o general bill or one of
a series of pate es. will be reported by me if
think it is right IL 1t is along the right
line, whether 1t goes as far as think 1t
should or not, 1t will receive my sanction
and support"
SPRINGER EXPLAINS HIS BILL.
Mr.. Springer, In explaining his free-wool
bill, said: ''It will be seen that all woods
and hair of the camel and other like ami.
mails. and all waste matter. are put upon
the free list, and waste advanced by manu-
factrrers beyond the condition of secured
wool. shoddy and mungc, are taxed 25 per
cent. The second section Of the bill re-
lates to the duties on wooden goods. car
pets. etc., and the provisions of it, as in the
former section. are not to take effect until
Jan. /. 1893 The rates OH wooden and
worsted yarns are fixed for all values at 35
per cent sd valorsm. Under the Mckinley
act the rates upon these per pound and ad
valorem are equivalent to from 103 to 12}
per eentnm. The rates on woolen and
are fixed at 40 per cent, ad
valorem. The equivalent ad yalorem
rate under the Mckinley act
Ia not stated in the treasury report on all
the items, but on worsted the rate was
from 90 to 14o per cent The other rates
not stated would vary from 30 to 300 per
cent. Blankets, hats of wool and flannels
for underwear are reduced from 30 to 25.
from b to 80 and from 40 to 20 per cent. ad
valorem. Under the Mckinley act the
rates are from 78 to 110 Per cent. On wom-
ems and children's dress goods. etc., hav-
ing q cotton warp, the rates are fixed at IS
per cent. Under the Mckinley act they
are over SO per cent. ad valorem. On wom-
en- warp. the rates are fixed at 40 per cent.
The equivalent rates In the Mckinley act
would be from 90 to ITO per cent Ready
made clothing for men. and cloaks dol
mans, jackets and ready y-made clothing for
women are liked at 45 per cent. The rates
made under the Mckinley act are SO and S4
per cent. The rates on carpets of all kinds
are fixed at 30 per cent. The equivalent
rates under the Mckinley act are so, 81. e5.
70 and 50 per cent.
1T would sesm,n continued Mr.. Springer,
that by this bill the rates arc lowest upon
goods which will be used by the masses OF
the people, and highest upon high. priced
goods worn by the more wealthy glasses.
ue reverse OF bhlS was True undcf the NC
Kinley act which. by reason OF the specific
duties, caused the highest rates to be placed
npon the cheapest goods. Under the Mills
bill the rates upon all the articles OF wool
en- goods embraced in this BILL including
carpets. was fixed st 40 per cent; the aver
age under the pending bill Will be between
SO and 90 per cent. Under the Mckinley
set the rates upon cheaper articles of
goods worn by the masses of the people are
prOhibitory, and hence the home product is
without competition, except among the
bill will largely reduce the price of woolen
goods, and thus increase their consump-
tion."
The bill of Representative Turner, of
Georgia, placing cotton ties, cotton bag
ging and machinery for manufacturing the
same upon the free list, Is considered OF
great Importance to cotton gro wers and
Its provisions are familiar to the public.
THE FREE BINDlNG-TwINE MEASURE.
The free blnding-twine bill. which the
Democrats of the committee decided to re-
port, Is very brief and merely provides
that from and after it's passage all bind
lng-twine manufactured In whole or In
part from Istle or tampico fibre, iute
manIlla. sisal- grass. or sum shall, when
imported. be exempt from duty" The
VARIOUS binding-twine bills were reported
to q special sub-committee, of which Mr.
Bryan, of Nebraska. was chairman. and
the bill 10 reported by the subcommittee
and accepted by the Democratic members
in lieu of a substitute for all the bills on
this subject. In regard to the
binding-twine bill, Mr.. Bryan said
to reporter: .'The subject-mat,