The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-21
Hoods Pills cure sick headache 25c.
END OF THE TARIFF HEARINGS.
Representatives OF ~ Variety OF Industries
AppenI for Hrntcctlnm.

| Appeal for Protection.
| WASHINGTON. Sept. 20.-To- day. the last day
hearing given by the Ways and Means Com
mttee. found representatives Of the paint ant
| color. corset. thread carpets. and lead indus
tries before the committee.
| j. S. Page. representing the Devoe 4 Ray
nolds Company of New York and the colol
makers OF the United States. spoke first. lie
| said that the present tariff Disseminated
against Them as the raw material which en-.
tered into the compound articles were taxed
beyond the finished product He asked that
the duty on the compound article be so adj
justed that the materials OF which II was adG
would NOS receive greater protection.
l. L. Holden. proprietor OF the Cleveland
Pdindedier argued In opposition to any reduc.
ton in the present duties on lead ores. Free
lead ores. he said. would destroy the industry
In this country and deprive thousands of en-
poyment.
Hugh Camp Of New York having interests in
lead mining in Missouri and other points
West spoke in opposition to any reduction in
the duty on pig lead and lead ores.
Tho spool cotton and fine yarn industry OF
the United States was represented by Mr.. A.
G. Durham OF Hartford. Conn. He requested
that the duty on spool cotton remain specific
and not DO reduced saying that any reduction
would not benefit the Government or the con-
at the expense Of the manufacturer. The duty
on fine yarns costing 40 cents. he said. should
Max Alder Of New Haven. Conn. Secretary of
the New England Corset Association. smoke for
the corset industry They were satisfied with
change, was made. tho finished product be
made dutable Mt least ten per cent. over the
raw material which entered into it's compost
ton. He also asked that it he protected to the
extent OF other wearing apparel
termed
the Mckinley law. 1t was to relieve from n
duty OF 40, per cent al valorcm sawed ivory.
from 40 to 10 per cent.
T. T. Eemer; representing the New York i'm
tanning less tina 10 per cent. of silk be reduced
to II per pound and - per cent ad valorem.,
silk silk 81 per pound and Is Der cent al vaore1
Representative RYAN OF New York intro
duced the representatives of the carpet in
there employed $500 people and two smaller
lation Of the place depend upon the industry
for employment Last year the concerns paid
over St,OOOOUO In wages.
mills Mt onkcrs for, nineteen years but Who
had lately started in business for himself. said
that he could SEQ no reason for change. Since
1874 the prices Of carpets had decreased. while
they were now about 300 per cent. greater
here than abroad. He believed that il tho
tariff WAS left alone operatives would have
steady work and Eoo. wages.
Replyng to question by Mr.. Breckinridge.
he said that he did not think that free wool
would benefit them. 1t would not benefit the
makers Of tho 'tnpostry} low Srado carpets. but
would damage them.
Samuel Howarth. Edward Burke and Allen
Ainsworth. workmen OF ionkers. spoke in the
same vein.
O. {. Barber OF Chicago. a match manufac-
turer. requested the committee to allow the
present tariff of 10 cents Il gross to remain on
matches. 1t was hardly protection. and was
not felt by the consumer.
J. f. Welhourn. a brush manufacturer OF
Balti more. Nd. was against a change In the
brush schedule Of the tari1i.
Representative Sporry of Connecticut, spoke
for the maintenance "t the present tariff on
Sumatra wrapper tobacco.
Frank Benton this city made an appeal for
the retention Of the present duty on honey.
SO the hearings before the Ways and Means
Committee. which have been in progress for
more than two weeks. came 10 an end.