New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-08

from him as freely and on as slight prOvocauon os
tears DID from Job Tptter. on January 7 he offered
less than nine tariff bills. The first one repea!eu
outright the existing tariff law, an achievement winch
any ordinary statesman might well have regarued
as sufficient for one day: the second repealed
the duties sugar and molasses. which were mauo
free by the last Congress- and also repealed the sugar
bounty the third repealed the duty on silverDearhs
lead ores; the fourth placed cottonues on tie iree
LIST, the fifth did the same thing for agricultural I'M
pements and machinery the sixth provided Tor inc
free admission of cotton baggng or other materials
suitable for baiing cotton, the seventh placed sait
on the free list the eighth provided for free TIN
plate and the ninth placed tarbed wire on the free
list. Mr.. Wheeler OK Alabama. offered bill Tor free
ton baggng and Mr. Mcllae. or ArkAnsls, one ior
free bagging AND coton-ties. barbed-wirc ana IRON
rods for fencing: agricultural implements and edged
tools, salt and unplaes. lie also proposed the iree
admls SION OF all articles controlled by trusts
Mr. Cutting, of California "a Republican,, offered
bill 10 reduce the duty crude opium 10 80 pound
measure which has the approval OF Treasury o'ncais'
Mr XrIiod Of Missouri introduced bill. one section
Of which imposes tax on incomes, while TIE other
section places the free list salt, COAL lumber WOOL,
iron ores. pg-uon, farm machinery, implements and
tools Mr.. Kyle Of Mississippi proposed the free ad-
mission OF cotton ties barrel hoops etc. Mr. Grain,
of Texas offered bill for free cot;onbaggng OF what
ever material composed. Mr. smith, OF Arnohs'
wanted cattle which might stray into Mexico brougns
back free OF duty. Mr. snodgrass, Of Tennessee pro-
posed TO repeal the sugar bounty. Mr. Lane, OF III
inCls, after weeks rest and c0Sation, Droueht III
II bill 10 place the tree list salt, lumber na1s,
cotton ties and baggng Tor coto-ont not tof Ray OF
gra-blnding Irvine. carpenters AID blacksmhs toos,
all agricultural implements. I'm ana bartea-W,S' ana
prohibiting the coec ion OF highe" rate OF duty IMAM
20 per cent ad yaloIem Oh any product nlsnufaci,
ured Of Iron, Mr. snOdgass, OF Tennessee, proposed
free salt and did Mr. Bl,an, Of NebEa.ka lie also
offered two oIher bills-one placing iumber on INC
Tree lis. and the other repeating duties ON barbcd WHO
On January Is. Mr. Ellis of Kentucky, introduced a
s M 10 Ha' Of did the Ses thing for Sewing
thread and yarns he 30 oheret blil to admit iron
pound The duty on steel beams. girderS iost.
columns. post. etc: TO reduce The dn'y on railway
40 Of a cent per pound. Mr. Kyle returned to tho
WeadOcl of Michigan, offered bill TO place lin plates
on list and TO fix the duties certain other
per cent cotton thread 40 per cent SIX thread 20
per cent hand saws 20 per cent common sass%nre
l0slj inches ID cent pound; blankets, 10 per cent
I'd valcrem.
bill for free celluloid relieve the toilng Masses
followed closely by his colleague, Mr.: bunting with
IS per cent ad valocm Mr. Aiexander Of North Caro-,
lima offered simple. easy bill, which provides that
free OF duty to amount equal in value to the out.
ward provided that ut leas: three Of
nf n,cp c% M s e Of %ba@a
bill IN tho same line. except that it requires sys-
elgn goods. ON January 20 Mr.. Springer introduced
HI, Free Wool bl the provisions OF which have been
Of Indiana. with bin to reduce by one-thrl the
duties glass climneys: common window glass ana
other articles Of glass and gias'ware' lie also pro
posed 20 place the free list bags for grln bags for
covering cotton cotton Ties. fence wire spool thread
ipde Of cotton. binding tvine horseshoe nails. horse
mule shoes; needles, knitting needles. needles for
handy ard blacksmith tools. His colleaene Mr..
Bretz offered two bills. one places tlEs free ist
I'll agricultural implements. barbed wire. chains Of all
kinds crOsscut saws H. Dit and drag carpenters'
and blacksmitls' tools nails OF all kinds nve's OF
steel. hubs for wheels. common window glass,
amber. sal, in bags. sacks barrels or other packages:
knives and forks and ready made clothing. The other
bill Increases by % per cent the duties the moro
80 per cent on jewery and 20 per cent champagne
and all other sparkling wines. The contribution OF Mr.
onk Of Ohio was bill 10 place the free list any
altering medium manufactured frOu earth products
tho formula for the compounding OF which is pro-
ected By letters patent granted to citizen OF foreign
country
II will be observed that the bills already offered
propose TO punch holes in every schedule OF the
listing tariff except the tobacco schedule. against
which Roswell p. Flower and other Free Traders pro-
tested SO earnestly aud declamed so londly In the
last Congress. and bill proposes 10 wipe out all
the schedules. 1t will also be- observed that tho
holes TO be punched without any regard to the
that In number OF cases IL Is grayey proposed 70
repeal the duties on articles some OF which, hko
sugar moasses and iute and Other fbres were placed
been free OF duty many years. The fact has been
already pointed out by more than one freetrpds ex-
pert" universally admit d by tariff re-
requirements OF - tariff reform and yet 1t Is In
cuded among the articles 70 DO placed on the free list
In Mt least a score OF the bills now pending.
There seems to be no method In the madness OF tho
free-tiadc demagogues In this Congress No wond~
that even Springer halts and procrastinates.