New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-18
NO NEW HOLES PUNCHED
vAGARIEs OF SpRINGER's COMMITTEE.
THE DELAY IN REPORTING THE WOOL BILL
FREE BINDER TWINE.

THE DELAY IN REPORTING THE WOOL BILL
FREE BINDER IVvINE.
Washington. Feb. 17.-Today's sitting Of the Com.
mittec Ways and Means a brief one and no
new holes punched in the tariff Some Of the
Democrats to have become alarmed on account
Of the vigor tn which Springer and his colleagues
are pushing the crusade Of tariff REFORM, and they
casting about for some to make good the
losses of which will be likely, in their opinion
to result if the schemes are carried ont. One Of
Spltnccrs cOlle0gneS-Nr. Wike. OF Illlnois-is 50
anxious that he appeared before the committee today
10 urge a favorable report on the proposition i'm
pose tax on incomes. OF Judge Wilkes
discourse serious and instructive one and yet it
seemed TO make only slight impression upon Demo
cratic members Of the committee.
4 peculiar spirit to prevail among the mem
bers OF the Junta-a spirit which may he fairly de-
scrbed by the tre expression Every for himself
and the Devil take the hiudmost." Thus. when the
attention of the Sangamon statesman was called by a
Tribune correspondent today to the editorial
of THE NewYork Times in opposition to the Turner
bill, he lightly replied: "Wen. l think Mr.. Turner
will be able to take OF his bill and defend
il. lie knows all about that question"
If that be trle, Mr.. Turner has the advantage of
the chairman. who certainly does not know all about
the Wool bill. he himself admits. lie said to-day
that he will not be ready to submit written report
on that measure until lie receives from the Census
Bureau certain statistics relating to the condition of
(hC wOOllen industries in the year 1oo9, The year
preceding the enactment of the existing Tarih law.
II is appaynt that the information which Mr. springer
was so anxious To obtain and which lie has received
from the Commissioner Of Labor in regard to The
comparative cost of production of woollcn goods in the
United and England is not satisfactory t. INN.
This nav or may be due to the fact that the figures
do not support a theory which lie is anxious 10 man
;ain At any rate, he Is dissatisfied lie may pe
able TO derive comfort from the census gureS'
which, however will have not the remotes bearing
upon existing industrial conditions in the wooleh
manufacturing industry or upon the new cohaiuohS
which it is the design of his bill to create Tor '"e
benefit of foreign manufacturers
Chairman Springer's protege. Mr.. Bryan. OF Ne
braska is expected to have his report on free phder
Irvine ready tomorrow. Mr.. Bryan Is young law
YER whose first legislative experience began Nearly
two months ago and who owes his place as hiehipcl
of the Committee Ways and Means to the TACT 'ha'
he formerly lived in sprngerS district ana was one
nj his few loyal supporters in the SpeakelSlp tSNc
In his report Mr. Bryan will BE- obliged to ADMIT 'h''
since the enactment of the present Tarlh law the cost
of binder Irvine has fallen more than 90 per CENT al"
that II is cheaper than II ever was before cheaper
than il will be II the control Of the market snail he
given to foreign manufacturers. All the hbreS o.
which binder Irvine is made were placed on the free
list in 1890 and the duty the manufactured product
was reduced TO 40 Of Il cent pound. Inc r'ped
of that duty will transfer the industry to foreign
country and enable foreign manufacturers TO control
the supply and the price bill marked Nv Wci'"
ignoranc, and demaSOGy never emanated from the
Ways and Means Committee ana me HA,1 remain I
/, true. In the main OF the other bills which have
been stamped with the approval OF the lnhia.
OF cOtuSe the suggestion made by Mr. heed IN inc
committee today that the representatives Oh producers
ana cOI:.umerS shall have an opportunity to be Lcad
on bills in which they 20 deeply interested wan
treated with fine SCOrn 10y Chairman springer ana MS
cOadjuCrs. Their action I'm this respect l. III STRIVING
contrast 10 that Of the COmmitte" on Agriculture men
has devoted days to hearings on the AnuOpuolN
bill. consequence Of which that measure WIN nc
materially modified and perhaps made practicable.