New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-02
COTTON TIES AND COTTON BAGGING.
THE MNomTY's PROTEST TO TIE HoUs

COIIDN lie AND yin DApOl.Np'
THE MINoRITY's PROTEST TO THE HOUSE
AGAINST THE TURNER PILL
Washington. March / (Spcclall.-Onc Of the holc-
punching tariff bills reported to the House to-day
was the Turner bill TO repeal the duties on cotton
tagging and machinery for It's manufacture. and %.
cotton ties and cotton gins. This bill it will be
noted Is more logical one than the Wool bill or the
Binding Twire bill. neither of which rcpcas the duties
machinery used I'm the manufacture Of the article.
Perhaps the fact that the Turner bill l. designed
primarily 10 benefit cotton planters alone may
account for this difference The views Of the Rcpub-
lean minority OF the Ways and Means Committee
in opposition to the Turner bill were formulated by
Mr. Dazcn OF Pennsylvania, whose argument is
heartily approved by his colleagues. Mr. Dalzell Is
Of the abcst members OF the House. and his arl-
ment against the Turner bill IS not only cogent but
una lswcablc II is paper which cannot be fairly
condensed but extracts from VIII indicate Inc
drift Of the argument.
After showing that the duty on cotton bagging was
reduced about 30 per cent by the ACT OF l90o, the
minority says:
riOr TO 1870 the supply OF cotton baggiAg was IN
large part from nporiatOns. since that tine the
American manufacture has been Sufficient 10 supply
the home market. This manufacture was created W
a protcctve-tarh policy. and Is dependent upon the
same policy for its preservation because OF the differ
between the rates OF wages paid here anu abroad
for $500 1891 lower than ever before In inc
sold New Yor, marhcU for cents per yard down 70
November, when it Tell 10 q IL cents per yard; III
1857 two pound tagging sold trouehont tc year lHcW
York marIcU from > "a cents (ninlmulD 10 L.
cent, (maXimlnU per yard.
ON the subject Of cotton ties the minority among
other things says:
Before the passage OF the act Of $50 tho production
Of cotton ties by American works was small am
Irregular large quantities being imported. IN lo2l
me Amcrcan mus snpPh1u t.e h''e nScr the act Of
I7s} cotton ties were durable at 30 Per cent al
valorem; the act Of 1890 Imposes duty of $40 cent
The measure recommended by the majority proposes 10
admit them free but To- preserve the duty on barrel n
for making such distinction. and it is difficult to
imagine any 1t IS TO imagine why either should
could only come from The advocates OF policy which
MSn 9 ac W VI S T" good i r bd IS at I least butt
consistently upon plan. T. a., ,
Nor viii the rOPSiG s s e result nd the i n@
ansnaee Of the proposed i i% hG9p Gg oa4d
wagon rS9 , a sde even up 20 the kind Of from or "
might be made into bictS. will come In without pay
The minority then gives list showing the number
Of works which now building or completed and
equipped to make cotton ties and the hoop and band
about forty Of these establishments. 10 less than three
OF which situated IN Tcxa-. The minority sub
Ties IS lis than il was before the enactment OF the
present law which increased duty $40 of cent
,min S after he cmacimcnt II the tird law Of i7-
and down to oct pbcr. 1880, Imported from Eng
land In june 1850 imported tes cost II 10 q
bundle: In December 1-9I domestic ties cost ~ 10
a bundle and IN January lrt2. dom'stic ties cost
~ 90 = - bundle. II shouh b. noted. however.
that sales I'm the last mentioned month were OUt 81
season.
In regard to the provision I'm the III which rc-
pcals the Gutic, on cotton ba-sns machinery and
cotton gins the minority says:
80 reason has been suggested by the majority for
providing Kind Of legislation f0r machinery r.
hating 20 the cotton industry and another for AL other
Kind, 0f machinery and satisfied therefore 10
al, miss this part Of the iii with the rcnlrk only
that II l. Of piece with what seems l." be the
mi chevons policy 81 the majority Ia deal with III"
tariff legislation in spots and without rgnrd 20
s,tcncy Upon tho whole i sccm> very plain that The
legislation recommended by the majority with respect
to each and all Of the subjects embraced IN The pend
ing M l.. 10 say the least. uncacd for and that
IL. results would prove detrimental 10 all American In
tcr:sts and beneficial to none