The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-06
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SPRINGER TO START OUT WITH A
FREE WOOL BILL.

He VIII Have It on the Calendar of
the House In Week II Possible-A
Conference of the Democratic Mem
bers of the Ways and Means CON-
mittee Called for This Afternoon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a free wool bill
will be on the calendar Of the House one
week from to-day. if Chairman Springer is
able 20 carry out his plan of operations. He
has called conference Of the ten demo-
cratic members of the ways and means
committee for tomorrow afternoon, imme-
diately after the adjournment of the House,
when he will lay before them the bill which
he has prepared. and invite a general dis
cussion of the policy TO be pursued by the
democratic majority during the session. He
has already talked with all the members of
the committee except Mr. McMillin
Of Tennessee, Mr.. Wilson of West
Virginia aud Mr.. Turner of Georgia,
and finds them in hearty accord with the
plan which he has determined upon. He
believes that these three gentlemen will be
willing TO act with him In making wool free
OF duty and remove the compensatory duty
on wooden goods. MIR. Springer proposes
that free wool shall become a part of the
law as soon as the two houses can be induced
to authorize it. He does not propose. how
ever, to abolish the compensatory duties on
manufactured woolens without adequate
notice of the change.
HIS FIRST SECTION.
The first section of his bill repeals at once
the existing duties on wool, caGnels hair
and goats hair, while the second section, re-
lating to the compensatory duties. is not to
take effect until Jan. l, 1893 This section
provides that these duties. whether they are
rated by the pound or the square yard, shall
be repealed at the date named, aud only the
ad valorem duties left in force. The ad
valorem duties are imposed for the protec-
tion of the manufacturers, and the compen-
satory duties have been added simply for
the purpose Of offsetting the duty charged
the manufacturer on his raw mate
rails. The manufacturers would have
the benefit OF free wool
without any reduction Of duty for nearly q
year if Mr.. Springer's bill were passed at
oace and it would be an interesting expert
ment to discover how this worked. Mr.
Soringer hopes to secure the concurrence of
his democratic colleagues for the prompt
reporting Of this bill next week. If he finds
them harmonious he will call a meeting of
the ways and means committee at some
later day this week and give the republicans
a chance to put themselves on record
against the measure II they wish to.
TWO REPORTS.
Both sides will probably prepare reports,
but Mr. Springer's report will not be a long
one and will simply point our the benefits
to American manufacturers Of free raw
materials and the benefits to American con-
sumers Of the lower prices which free raw
materials ought to bring. Mr. Springer is
confident that the bill can be carried through
the House without danger Of embarrassing
amendments and that an opportunity
will soon be given the Senate
to decide whether to accept it or reject it.
His free coal, free iron ore, free lumber, free
salt, free cotton ties and free binding twine
bills will be held back for the present.
SEVERAL BILLS ON THE SUBJECT.
By the associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The fact that 10
is generally recognized to be the policy Of
the speaker and Of the ways and means
committee of the House to attack the
Mckinley tariff law by specific bills
abolishing, or greatly reducing, the duties
on separate articles was strikingly shown
to-day in the character of the various tariff
bills which we're introduced under call of
the states. Fifteen or twenty bills
we're introduced proposing TO place
one or more named articles on
the free list Wool, coal, iron ore,
salt, lumber, tin plates and binders twine
were commodities which were named in the
majority of the measures. Some members
punched several Of these articles in a single
bill. while Others notably Mr.. Andrew of
Massachusetts, who introduced half dozen
or more bills changing the present tariff
law included but single item in each
measure introduced. Several bills proposed
the abolition of the sugar bounties, and
two sought repeal of the reciprocity section
of the Mckinley act, 80 far as it gives the
President power to reimpose
duties on hides, sugar molasses, etc.
Representative Andrew in one bill pro-
posed the repeal of the sugar bounties,
another placed raw wool on the free list, a
third, coal and iron ores; d fourth, potssoes,
pease and beans a fifth. tiuiplate. and
sixth repealed the Presidents authority to
reInpose duties underthc reciprocity clause,
Nfr. Martin OF Indiana also proposed re-
peal of the sugar bounties.
Mr. Stone of kentucky in one bill placed
all kinds of lumber on the free list and Ia a
second tin plates, terne plates and iron
plates we're added to the non~dutiable tariff
category.
Another Kentucky member, Mr.. No
Creary, IN a single bill added TO the free
list tin and tin plate, agricultural imple-
ments and edged tools, worsteds for cloth
ing, binders twine, blankets, salt and cot
ton ties.
SAIL was u LToS d1uAblOn pIOpOS6Q ny
Mr.. Goodnight of Kentucky, who also in-
troduced a measure which gave free entry
to any import purchased with or exchanged
for agricultural commodities and domest ic
animals.
Mr.. Bretz of Indiana presented bill of
less than fifty words which would make
binders twine non-dutiable If enacted into a
law.
Mr. Dockery of Missouri. in single meas
ure, placed wool, binding twine and tin
plate on the free list, and reduced to 80 per
cent the duties on wooden goods.
Foreign stamps, stamped envelopes,
postal cards and revenue stamps. Mr..
Crosby of Massachusetts provided should
hereafter be free Of duty.
The Vanderbilt yacht case was echoed in
q bill introduced by Mr.. Cogswell of Mas
sachusetts, one Of the republican members
of the House. A duty of Is per cent, the
bill provides, shall be imposed on foreign
built yachts Intended solely for pleasure.
Il further provides that these yachts shall
have all the privileges of American-built
vessels except an American registry.
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