New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-06
SPRINGER MAKES A SPURI
UNEXPECTED ACTIVITY IN HIS COMMIT lEE'
THE rREEwooL PILL AMONG THE FIRST TO
EMERGE FROM IT-DAV1D A. WELLS Af-
PROVES THE IIECEMEAL POLlCY.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUSEI


,Br TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEI
Washington, Feb. 5.-Such squirt OF acuVlN' "''
to say vlrility as Chairman Springer and hs coe-e
~ the Wavs and Means Committee exhibited todaN
was rs unexpected and surprising as II must Dc T'"
ING 10 the friends OF reform There was r''''"' -
believe that during the six weeks since inc apPo'n.
ment Of the committee victims OF the lODDer V''"
as day after day passed without sign OF rehci NUN
the expressions under which they groan, had Dec"nc
Impatient. They Ind believed and they nan IlN"'
to expect. that with Springer in command ,n'.'
burdens would be Immediately ightened ana u'H
impatence was natural 1t has been shared DE many
Democratic TeormerS in the House, some Vi N"o''
have lost confidence in springer. For cAahp" U'cic
is Mr. Fithan. of Illinois, who to-day offered NUM-
Der OF whereases, to which was appended r'Soi'o'
instrnctng the Committee on Ways and Means 20 ~
nor hill 10 the House at an early day placing all
binds OF agricultural implements on the free lS''
This was only one symptom OF the Impotence anu
discomfort which existed Mr.. Fithian's expression OF
1t did not appear until after the hour OF noon
How little did he know Of the action which had
been taken by the Committee Ways and Means an
hour earlier for the relief not only OF the Farmers DuJ
of other suffering. eroaning millions! lie ulu 10,
know that the committee had held meeting and had
unanimously agreed not only 10 distribute inc rc,
dents Message which sent 20 Congress TWO moh''
ago but also 10 report favorably Dill 10 MANI
sandusky, Ohio, a port OF entry. Now p"banN' II
OF the United States were camoIng more loudly than
for any other measure OF relief 1T was to have san
dusky Ohio made port Of entry-and Springer knew
It, The "poor-man's blanket" IS the merest bagaeie
in comparison.
Not content even with the achievements mentioned
Chairman Springer went further and appointed mum
Der of subcommittee, TO which will be referred all u
the bills sent to his committee, except Those wmch
relate 10 the revenue which 81 course Will be retained
Nv ,aaIf 20 "A
sary adjunct of their dark lantern" exercises
When Chairman Springer was asked by Tribune
CORES pondent IL the reewOOl bill had been considered
he replied in the negative, and said am waiting LOT
the census statistics OF wooen manufactures. the com
pilation OF which necessarily Involves considerable
labor and delay, but which think Will b. com
pleted soon.' From this explanation 1t Will he per
ceiyed that the sangamon statesman Is determined t.
60 to the bottom Of things that he believes III t'r'
oughness as we'll In breadth OF view. HOW can
statesman be expected ntclligcnty u lceislac III
| matter affecting industry which has become hd
jused to the tariff Of 1890. unless he knows the con
diton OF that industry under the tariff Of 1o03l IL
WIS natural under the circumstances that Chairman
Springer should be unwilling 10 indicate when the free
wool bill may be expected to emerge nom his COM
mittec but he vOucsafed the opinion that IL VIII DC
the first hole punched In the tariff Other Democratic
members OF the committee however were inclined l"
think that several little bills may precede the free
rs the great work upon which the efforts OF tArii
roformesp are 10 lie expended, far th, session
! Of Congress is concerned.
The wool bill has been committed to A subcommittee
| composed Of Messrs. Springer. McMIin, Montgomery,
stevens and Cochran. II developed that there is
| strong sentiment among the Democratic members oil
the committee in favor of greater reduction III the
duties on wcoen manufactures than is propos III the
bill introduced by Mr.. Springer which dd not l"u'h
the ad vaIocm duties and simply removed the com
| pensatOry duties given In consideration or The dulles
| on raw wool which the bill made duty free II Is alto
gcther possible. though definite determination A. -
has been reached hat bciOr; l. agreed up f
BY the majority Of the committee. the wool b VIII bc
| modified By u reduction OF the adj Valircm duil", on
| woollen goods. Members Of the committee are IN
favor Of larger In the duties than seems 10 have
been generally supposed would BE- recommended at the
present time. aud may quite as far as was proposed
In the Mills bill. 49,,
The Springer policy Of attacking the Republican high
| tariff By separate bills has found Endorsement from
| David A. Wells, NJ Connecticut At the next cor
ference OF the Democratic members Of thu WAYS ard
Means Committee letter will be read not only In
dorsng the Springer policy the wiesi course at this
time. but ntimating that even If the Democrats con
troled both houses Of Congress and The Executive tho
| separate bin plan. rather than measure FOR general
| revision would be the wiser course.