New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-08
FREE-TKADEES' MADNFSS.
,txy TELEGRAPH TO TIE IRIYCSEt

himself and his Democratic colleagues OF the ways |
and Means Committee. and declaring that he Is an
incompetent chairman are probably unjust TO him. BE-
cause they do not appreciate the situation. lie certainly
their indulgent sympathy and he feels that he
need IT, one kind hearted Democrat observed "Sp1ns-
er reminds me OF a who has just put on his hrsC
pair OF skates and finds crowd gathered to Witness HIS
performances lie hates ID make \ spectacle of him
self for their amusement, and yet he Is ashamed TO st
still and too proud TO take of the skates
That Illustration Is fairly true but the man VINO useu
it probably did not know how heavy and mntarion'
are the burdens all eady laid upon the shoulders OF the
sangamon statesman and his dark-lantern Democratic
colleagues burdens which the Republican me"ipeI'
OF Ways and Means are not permitted to STARE ~
should he remembered that no revenue bill can po
brought to the committee table for consideration ''
after it has undergone the most searching scrutiny
under the strong but exclusive light OF dark laner'
and has been perfected by the powerful
form, intellects OF Springer and his Democratic
colleagues Now, within tie last month aiohc
about 100 bills have been introduced ana re-
ferred to the committee: thrce-fOurs OF them ofe
tariff bills and onefOnrth internaireveDue aad IN
come-tax bills. The statement CT this fact III
dcates the collective weight Of the burden, but by no
means shows how complicated and perplex!n5 it Is
OF authors of these bills offered them in COED
faith and expect the committee to deal Win them III
the spirit. and so it doubtless Will unless the emu
OF the session shall come too soon. committee winch
requires SIX weeks 10 perfect inu VII w
Sandusky, Ohio, q port OF entry can hardly be eX-
pected to punch more than SIX holes week, say, I'D
the tariff or internal revenue laws
In this relation q brief review Of the tariff bllli
which were introduced IN the month OF January ana
are now pending In the Ways and Means committee
will DO interesting. The first man to demand that
hole be punched In the tariff. Mr.. Camnetti. OF
California whose bill pr poses to place on the free
list bags for grain. made Of burlaps' On the same
day about twenty more ltte' bills were offered Mr.
Watson, OF Georga, proposed free iute baggng jute
iron ties ard bnding.twne.' Dir. Watson nad not
learned that the duty on Iute was repealed by tho last
Congress. Mr.. Lane, OF illinois, followed with Dill
removing the duties from all articles the prices OF
which, In the opinion q the President. "have been
enhanced I'm consequence Of a trust" Mr.. Brett. OF
Indiana, proposed free admission Of "bnsllE twne
composed In whole CT in part Of ise or tampeo hbre'
manila, sisal grass all OF which raw materlaf'
were placed the tree list by tho last Congress- MI
Martini Of Indiana. brought In "A brace OF blis. one
repeats the bountes domestic sugar and the other
epeas the third section Of the Tariff act which gives
the President authority to enter into reciprocity agree
nents by vlrure Of which, IN consideration of the free
admission of coffee. sugar and hides, agree
mentS have been already effected which VIII
increase by forty 10 fifty millions year
the foreign demand for American breadstufs,
provisions and other products OF farms forests and
factories. Mr. stone. Of Kentucky, also offered two
descriptions OF lumber" and the other provides for the
free admission OF tin plates terne plates and Iron
plates coated With TN ternc7
Mr.. Goodnight. Of tie same state. took more COM
prehensive view OF the situation. although he intro
duced only two bills One puts salt on the free list;
the other provides that In all cases when farm o.
f>culura products. domestic animals or stock pro-
duced the United States exported "all imports
OF every kind character whatever bought or taken
I'm exchange for the same shall DO admitted free of
duty. Probably IL mistake not to appoint Mr..
Goodnight chairman Of Ways and Means. Ills col
league Mr.. McCreary, thought he saw what he wanted
aud he asked for It by bill to place tin and tin plate
ngricultraA implements and edged tools. worsteds for
mems and womenS clothing, bnderwIne. blankets.
salt and cotton ties the FREQ list Probably he did
not know that tin has ben free for twenty years.
Mr. Blanchard offered no les than four bills. all TO
make additions TO tic free list. The first covers
cotton.ties and bindertwlne." the second includes
Larbed wire and iron rods for fencing. the third all
agricultural implements and edged tools and the
fourth tin and TN plate Mr.. Crosby. OF Massa-
clusetts modestly proposed 10 admit free OF duty for
eign postage stamps. stamped envelopes postcards,
ettercards, telegraph stamps and revenue stamps. both
used and unused Ills colleague Mr. Andrew offered
an even hnfdozen tariff bills the first bill day.
OF the session. The first provides for free raw
WOOL but for no reduction on woollen goods. ITO
poor mans blanket escaped his attention. The
second bill places coal and iron on the
free list; the third admits Tin plates free OF
duty: the fourth emascula'es the third section OF
the Tariff law; the fifth abolSies the bounty
on domestic sugar. and the sixth provides ior
the free admission Of potatoes. peas ana beans MI
stout of Michigan. proposes 10 place all sugars upon
the free list where all sugars except refined sugars
and confectionery now are Mr.. Hail. OF Minnesota,
proposed TO abolish the duty OF IL of cent pouni
on refined sugars. and also Ito cheaper Tie plc9 {"
binding twinc' by placing 1t on the free list Mr.
Dockcry OF Missouri. offered bill 10 revise the wo'd
and wool schedules by transferring number OF arucss
10 the free list and also to admit free OF duty TN anu
erne plates salt binding twine and all materials
entering into the manufacture thereof" well as all
mat erals .or the manufacture of wire fencing. Mr.
Bryan. OF Nebraska who is Il member OF ways ana
Means. offered free binding twipc bill ana probably
NAV be trusted 70 rescue it FROM Springers clutches
The >undry articles which NJ. TIaceys Dill PAGES
on the free list comprise coal tar crude coatar ana
lis products such ~ naphtha benzpe. DenLoe, ueai
oil and pitch all preparations OF coaltsr not ayes or
coors or acids OF coors or dyes. and nitrate of SOFIA
Mr. DUNCAN, OF Ohio, proposes 10 place on Tie Tree lst
books maps, photographic prints and charts Tor
lbmries schools, academies, etc
All Of the above mentioned bills were offered on the
nrst bin day" OF the session, january D. Two days
later Lanham OF Texas proposed TO place on the free
list salt, lumber, nails, cotton Ties, usghs ior coto1
binding Irvine, farming implements, wool and tin. and
Ia pro,ide that no manufacture OF wool or iron should
NV higher rate Of duty than 20 per cent ad valoem
Mr. Lanham was conscious that this would cause Il
deficit in the revenues, and he proposed to male 1t
good by an Issue OF Treasury notes, backed by stan
da dollars 10 be coined from the silver bullion which
has been paid for with other Treasury notes. Mr.
Ianhams theories OF finance, 1t wi be observed, arc
exceedingly simple and easy to comprehend. Mr.
Stewart of the same state, offered iii TO place on
the free list all hemp and baesng for cotton MS well rs
manila jutc and Ssa grass, which werc made free Of
duty two years ago. His colleague Mr. sayreS offered
two bills, one covering begging for cotton and the
other cotton ties. Another Texan, Mr.. Long, pro-
posed free bageng and ties, tarbed wire and binding
twRc."
ono OF the brace Of bills offered by Mr. Tucker OF
Virginia provided for free binding twne and the other
for FREQ oil Of vltri0l Mr.. Mller the Greek Repre-
sentative from Wisconsin, also proposed free binding
Irvine Mr. Fitch, Of New-fora. introduced bill re-
dncina certain duties follows barley, from 30 to