New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26
TARIFF-TINKERS ALARMED.
EYHEAR FROM THE PEOPLE
r..r WILSON BILL LIKEI.Y TO BE RUSIIEI
THROUGH THE HOUSE.

POSITION. THE MANAGERS NAY DRIVE THE
MEASURE THROUGH UNDER PARTY
WHIP AND sPUR-PRoTEsTs POUR
ING IN UPON coNGREssMEN.
fpY TELEGRAPH TIE TRIBUNE,
ussh,ns,on. Dec 25.-The members OF the
r.,oritv Of the Committee on ways ana Means
~ some of them at least. are beginning 10 leel
.nxious about the prospects OF the larih oiii
-, account Of the growing opposluoh 'hroush-
o,t the country, and strong lntiiha'io"s are
5ven that 1t will be the policy to force the hsh'
oS COO, as Congress reassembles and drive
.,a measure through the House OF Representa-
,,vss under the party whip and spur as q0"eA'S
a nossble 1t is even hinted that not hiore
,,an two weeks will be allowed Tor oepa'e oi'
the bill and amendments which may oe oneieu
~ ,na committee of the Whole. and that II
rscessary to carry out this programme '"e
.u,hority Of the Committee on Rules VIII De
60, ho,n 70 limit general debate and to fix
s.,. an which n final vote shall be taken A
..-,r,ght was allowed for general debate on the
,y-,,sou hill TO repeal the silver purchase pro-
,.o, ~ tho silver act Of 1S90-a bill the speedy
,.ssass Of which was regarded as necessary py
.,. nartv I'm power 20 stop the hnanciai panic
which was driving strong conservative business
men and firms TO the wall day py oa!' I"a' ~
contained only one proposition ana 'i'A' p'
.nd simple one which anybody couiu "hue
stand 1t is now proposed that Oil "i'"'
q, enacted into law will revolutionize 10 great
extent the economic policy and business anu III
arstr,al conditions which have preVaiieo ioi
more than a generation shall be forceo 'hroueh
,bs House of Representatives In periou ho
longer than was allowed for the Repeai DILL anu
that in the face Of strong protests from nearly
every American industry
rha hi, was reported TO the House only
week ago. and the report OF tne "aIoi''s ""O
t,e views Of the minority Of the committee were
NOT accessible even to members OF that pouS
Who remained in Washington. until two DAYS
~ u &c NOT likely that many Representatives,
ill have an opportunity to examine the Dill or
s,udv the reports with any great degree OF care
before Congress reassembles. but most OF theii'
x,,u feel constrained to do so before tney are
called ,,pon to vote. They will be ophgeo 'o uo
so IN a great many cases on account Oh the i've
" appeals and vigorous protests OF EMPLOYERS u
labor as we'll of wage-earneTs IN the' ie
snectiye districts. Already nearly TWO huho'eu
petitions memorials ana protests reiauhs 10 'ne
entire bill or to some provision OF 1t nave DeeN re-
ceiyed by Senators and Representatives ana ia'u
before Congress. A large number OF these pa
nsrx are from wage-earners and most Of them
we.re
the beginning OF the holiday recess. Among
them were no less than fifty-one memorials anu
protests against the entire BILL eighteen OF which
were signed by no less than 6.396 wage-earners
,n different parts of the country. being an aver
spe Of 255 signers to each protest. II this aver
age is maintained In the other petitions respect
ing which THE Congressional Record does not
specify the number of signers, the total must
exceed $4,000
THOUSANDS OF WORK. NGMEN HEARD.
Two of these protests were Submitted by
Mr.. Stevens Of Massachusetts. a Democratic
roen,ber Of the WAYS and Means Committee,
nm December q. three days after the bill was
renorted and the duty when Congress adjourned
for the holiday recess On that day no less
than forty-five memorials. petitions, etc. reiat-
ing 10 the Wilson bill were presented, ana
1wenty-three or more than one-haf or them
were protests against the entire DILL Among
them were three presented by Mr.. Caoihus
Democratic Representative from New-Jersey'
whioh represented 11s5 signers many OF whom
are Democrats. One of the protests so per,nr q
ny Mr. Stevens was signed by 1l4o worhin6
ueopIe of Lawrence, Mass. and the other U?
''lO9 employees of the Stirring NILS OF Lowei'' pn
Mass" On the same day MI Helher, d ~. "
nuhIican Replesentative from pennsylvania.
suhrnitted the protests Of 900 worklngmeh Oh
Ieechburg Penn" and 400 workingnen OIL
Blairsville Penn" against the passage OF 'ne a
Wilson bill One Of the memorials preseHteu IA
tho Sanate on that day was signed by forty
three employees of the Great FAILS Woollen CON-. ~
pany. of Great Falls, ~ H. III piese"'i"e -
Mr.. Chandler said: -, . -
'.,rhe memorialists state that the passage OF
the bill would have a most disastrous eIec, =. :
that IL foreign n-made goods were auHhit'eu W
this country at such rate OF 'uuty as VI.
Wilson hill would fix II would have the erect
Of either throwing them out OF WORK ehtHcIy
or else cutting down their wages 10 apout tne in
same rate that Is paio IN Europe, an ,h,t if thew
are obliged to work for reduced wages the!
will hold responsible those members OF OF, Coh-
gress who vote for the passage OF tne pil,.
The most careful search Of THE Congressional
Record" will fail to show that single peuuoh
in favor Of the passage Of the wilson pii OF
any similar measure mas ever ,ea lea' =, drst &c.
branch of the Lid Congress since IL Hrst as
semhled last August. II is true, however, that
few petitions IN favor or UNIFORM outy
of 35 cents pound or OF 90 Per .oboo'
nd yalorem on all unstemmed leaf topac-
CO. have been received from cigar manuIac-
turers These petitions number about twenty
five and average about twelve s,gna,u,ts eaIm
reduction of the duty Sumatra leaf I'll for
wrappers are signed by more than S.l5o farmers
and tobacco growers IN Ntw-Ehgian1 a. anu I'm, en- :
in the city Of New York favors the admission
free OF duty Of almonds and other nuts. mos'
of which have been on the free list for years
Mr. johnson. Of Ohio. has presented resolution
adopted by the Thurman Club. OF Cleveland
Ohio, In favor Of free sugar. free wool. 1ret
coal and free iron The voting strengti
~ this political club is not known. Probably Il
does not exceed a. 409 which was the total mum
Der Of citizens Of ten Alabama towns whose pro
tests against free coal and free Iron ore Were
nresented TO the House OF Representatives by
Mr. Turpin. Of Alabama on December ls. ant
II Is probably somewhat less than that or sev
eral thousand iron-cre miners In Michigan, WIS
consin and Minnesota. whose protests agains
free ore have been submitted 70 the House b!
Mr. Stephenson. Of Michigan. and to the SENATE
by Mr. Davis, Of Minnesota. The Thurman
Club. OF Cleveland doubtless is respectable
body Of men. but probably 1t is neither NOR
respectable nor influential than the Chamber
Commerce Of Chattanooga Tenn, whose remon
STRANGE against the placing Of iron ore. coal
coke and lumber the free list. has been lait
before the Senate by Mr.. Harris. OF that State.