St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-16
WOOL AND TwINE.
Springer and Bryan Explain the
PropOsed Bills.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-The ways and
means committee will report three tariff
bills to the house during the present
week. This much was determined upon
at the meeting of the Democratic ma
jority today, and the measures to be re-
ported are the Springer free wool bill.
the Bryan free binding Irvine bill, and
the Turner bill placing cotton ties, cot
ton bagging and machinery for making
the same upon the free list.
The provisions of the Springer bill, as
finally amended and approved by the
Democratic members of the committee,
have been published. Mr.. Springer. in
explaining his bill, said: 'All woods
and hair of the camel and other like an
imals and all waste matter are put
upon the free list, and waste adj
vanced by manufacturers beyond the
condition of secured wool, shoddy and
mungo are taxed % per cent. The sec
ond section OF the bill relates TO the du-
ties on WOODEN goods, carpets. ETC., and
the provisions of it, as in the former
section, are not to take effect until Jan.
l. 1898. The rates OH WOODEN and worst
ed yarns are fixed for all values at 35
| per cent ad valo EN-. Under the Nc
Kinley act the rates upon these per
pound and ad valOrem are equivalent to
from 103 to 1,023 per centum. The rates
on WOODEN and worSted cloths, Shawls.
knit fabrics, ETC., are fixed at 40 per cent
ad valorem.
Blankets, hats of wool and fannels
for underwear are reduced from 30 to
p aud from 50 to 80, and from 10 TO 30
per cent ad ValOrem. Under the Nc
per cent. On WOmen's and children'S
dress goods, etc, having cotton warp,
the rates are liked at So per cent. Under
the Mckinley act they are over SO per
cent ad valorem. On women's and
ehildren's dress goods with WOODEN
warp the rates are fixed at 40 per cent.
The equivalent rates in the Mckinley
act would be from 80 to 10 per cent.
Ready-made clothing for men, and
cloaks, dolmans, jackets and ready-made
clothing for women are fixed at 45 per
cent.
sit will be SEEM" continued Mr..
Springer, that by this bill the rates are
lowest upon goods which will be used
by the masses of the people. and high
est 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 specific duties,
caused the highest rates to be placed
upon the cheapest goods. Under the
Mckinley act the rates upon cheaper
articles of goods worn by the masses of
the people are prOhlbitOry, and hence
the home product is without competi-
ton except among the home manufact-
urers. The passage of this bill will
largely reduce the prices of WOODEN
goods and thus increase their consump-
tion."
The free binding Irvine bill which the
Democrats of the committee also de-
cided to report is very brief, and merely
provides that from and after its pas
sage all binding Irvine manufactured in
whole or in part from tampico fiber,
jute, MANILA, sisal grass or sum shall.
when imported. be exempt from duty"
In regard to the binding Irvine bill.
Mr.. Bryan said: 1.-The tariff bill of
that congress, as it passed the house
fixed a rate of one and fourth cents
per pound OIL binding Irvine. In con-
ference the present rate of Seyen-tenthS
cent per pound was agreed upon.
Five thousand tons of Irvine were
manufactured and consumed in the
United States in 1890. If, as is proba-
BILE, the seven-tenths of a cent is added
to the price because of this protection,
then the item cost the farmers of the
United States 100000 and brought no
revenue to the government. There are
thirty-fiVe cordage and binding Irvine
factories IN the United States, twenty
nine of which are owned and controlled
by the trust of the National Cordage
company, of New York. The twenty
nine in the trust produce 60 per cent of
the total output.
Its my opinion that the bill will pass
hnnCn q n nd ! a.
not believe the senators who favored it
before will dare to oppose it this time.
If they will do it they will find it very
difficult to defend their course to the
farmers. The president will hardly
veto the bill if it reaches him, however
much he may be opposed to changing
the existing tariff law. If the senate
once sees the wisdom of modifying the
present law. it may be persuaded to ac-
cept other measures which will be pre-
sented to it. The bill, l think. will be
reported early this week, in company
with several other measures which are
about ready"