New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-31
HODGMAN'S
MACKINTOSHES
Sensible md Stylish.
BROADWAY. II WEST I'll H,rr:.rrf
COR. GEAND ST. ADJ. 9TH Az Nv
EOR HEARINGS on THE TAHITI
AEOrT THIRTY HOURS ACDIEN + FOR Ald'
TEE INDUSTRIES.
srcu = THE DECISION OF THE DfMoCENIl"
MkNBEES or TIE WAYS AID MEANS
fry TELEGRAPH TO TIE TEIRrHE.J

COMMITTEE.
fBY TELEGRAPH To TIE TEIBtHE'J
Washington Aug. 30" II is proposed. ihe"' ~
orlut 20 all of the great manufacturing il"'
of thc United States twcntY-four hours oil ui.' "
which 10 be- heard in regard 10 measure o. ','"
,t;on which i. 10 affect all the productive INDUS
,r,. of the countrv-cNactly as much time rs -
allowed for a Senatorial speech. was in substance
Ur Reeds comment upon the proposition VI VIZ
ucmocratic majority OF the Wlvs ana Means No''-
miitcc that two houI> day Tor twelve Gays s'o",u
le set apart for hearings on the proposed tar'n "
Thi. WIS the programme agreed upon oy '"c ~
cratic members in their caucus yesterday
Rcpubli members vigorously proi's"" "S''''
any limitation of time ana their protest "'' NV
,,to,Iv in win. The Democrats. however, con
cludcd to modify their caucus programme ~ d. w
rro,ide that the daily hearings shall continue
fifteen DAYS and longer then t"o hours odllS'
whenever pcrson> are present who dc-nc to com
mnniratc facts and information or SUBMIT "IS"-
mep;- hearing upon the propose legislation Inc
pI,n Tins modified vas adopted by party vote
,rd IL i Therefore of the HIGHEST importance tlaI
ncrsors and industries desiring 20 be- I"pr"''il''o
and heard lcfor, tie committee should h. piepal'"
ia do So at tn, earliest date prlr'icapic' i"''
hearings will begin at 10 o'clock Il. m September
4 and continue until September ~
Tbnra i Good reason to bcllcr" that '"'
nrcnaration of n tariff bill will b. begun py
member, Of the majority before IN" hearings '''
cndcd and without regard to them. LOT eo'"'
tim, officials and employees Of the Treasury INV
lccn busy collecting and compiling uati ior IA
u.r oil Democratic members of the committee ','"
thi. fact with other indications, JuStii'@ wv
rNpcctation that the work of tarih r'ior"
will be- prosecuted with all possible zcli' energy
and dispatch 50 far a the Democratic h"Jo''N
Of tine committee is concerned. some VI 40
r,cuLcrs have been restless and dissatisfied ever
since he expiration of the Lila Congress OF
accoun. Of the poetpOn"mcnt OF tire ehoi' ~
/ redeem the tariff reform pledges OF t"c N"I-
caco platform AMI they ia not intend tIlh' 'n'i"
shall be any further procra,tinatioA or "hh''-
c.~1ry delay if they can prevent IT,
If ANYBODY lmaginrs that the siN Republcan
member, who conpo-" tn" minority OF the ways
and Means Committee will lHyc any voic" or
innucnc. in framing The tarln measure 'la' -
to b. brought before the House, and probably
r,,scd by that body without material a!;c:ation,
hc i, yricyously mistaken Every paragraph
and every sentence will b. written, every dotted
and every will be- crossed. an every rat" OF
/ dutv irfcvocablv fixed before any Republic IN
u,.tnh., of tie committee j. allowed To rra | the
i bill or hear II read az course the Rcpabllrin
members will br allowed 10 sit with their Dem
+ ocrat.c COLLEAGUES dining the hearings, AMI To
ask questions If the persons who appear D"l"I"
the committee. but committee con.I.l"ritlon, ~
q .lr-itImLt" ~rn>', the bal VIII n'Frr r"r"N' II
VIII he IN every particular th' Iih"I""rN % NO
eleven Drinocrati" statesmen who comp'S' the
ma iorlty of IN" committee, AMI a milpriN oi
whom .rI sent southern districts IN non" 81
which j. there 4 large number o. persons EN-
roy"d or - large amount OF capital lnI'Stc L
rimpsrrtiyclV speaking, in industries whch VIII
l,. directly Affected by tarin legislation.
Aftrr the bill la, been frame ana per
f.rt.d" bl = Democratic majority thus comp -" ;,
the Hrpuhrln members viii be- p'rnuttd T.,
record their votes for or against II a. wh"i" an'l
1t will then b" reported To I'll" ilou,r IN IT.
/ original form, for #. c1urs" no iL'Edinrht oil
t,r.d hy 4, member of the minority of the cO;I-
m!t,.. will h. adoptcd.
II j. expected that the walls of in" committee
room will lc adorned at an early day by DIS
lla, of .om" hundred, of samples Of wool"n,
cotton and linen fabrics OF loID-n manuiartu! ,,
each hearing tag upon winch VII Do ln~rrihrl
3, statement Of ~" cost Of production at the
plao,. Of manufacture. Iho-' sample, wc,c pro-
cured by the late c'crk of IN" Way. ana Mean
Committee from exhibitors az ia" Worlds ar
~ thicago. and the STATEMENTS oi c"- 81 prol1"-
ton wcir furnished by the exhibitors or their
a-,nt. ThcI" air no means OF a>'crtalIln-
whether or not the iieue- d"notln- tn cost 81
induction are cprrcr. just what office these
ample, are 10 perform IN tr" preparation OF a
taliit bill. unless II l. 10 BE- framed IN the IN
toi.-t and for the benefit ot fog I'm manufact nrr'
and importers and AGAINST thu Interests ~ Ail"tI-
can labor and American manufacturer, farm
,r, and producers. II j. difficult 70 conc'lf'.
40 ctloIt appears 10 have been mad" 10 produr
samples of textiles other articles of domestic
manufactur" or production. with iieurcs sho"ing
th,. cost of production There should have zen
no difficulty in obtaining such samples and
h4urc4 ~ the Worlds Fair. By So doinS not
only would fair basis Of comparison haN" be n
provided but II would have boon possibl" 10
Icrify or di-pro>c th" figure. showing the cost
of production of TN" American article.
4 Democratic member of the committee >til
today that he thou-hr that ~" tariff bill would
bc completed and reported 10 tn" House ~ carly
~ November l. PERHAPS he did not know that
IN-irmlci' >prin ger will Introduce On IN" In.
bill day. the great tarlh reform measure
which he prepared -Om" time ago in III" hope and
expectation not only TINT he would b" rcappont"l
chairman of the Way and Means Committee hut
that Congress would be convened AT Il much earlier
dat" than August :. This bill whether adopted
"a, whole by III" present Ways AMI Means
Committee. mast bc accepted ~ CONCLUSIVE" owl
dcncc of Mr. Springer cool faith ami d"~ir' r.
redeem the pledges Of the Chicago platform. OF
course. if the committee should conclude Ia
adopt il, there would be- no need Of wasting
tim. on hearings and TN" bill will hr BROUGHT
before the House next week. \ great deal IF
tim. would tins bp saved