Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-24
WILL FRAME A ELL,
TARIFF HEARINGS ny the
COMMITTEE ENDED.
The Ways and Means Committee
win Now Proceed 10 Busi-
ness--Bryan Sees Through It.

WASHINGTON, SEPT. 2S--rhe ways
and means committee has concluded its
iann hearings. and will at once proceed
TO frame tarl6 bill OF course the
usual method win be followed tile
Democratic members OF the conmlticc
preparing the various schedules acting
together as In subcommittee, The
Democratic members Of the ccmmttce
are glad that the hearings have been
finished, for they have not been cflnueh
benedt to any one. Among the iayla
reform members of the committee who
have been able to sex through tho spc-
cions arguments Of the high tariff attor-
ncys is Representative Bryan Of Ne,
braska,
II opposed the hearing Of testimony.
other than that which members Of con.
gress wished TO give" said Mr. Bryan,
for the reason That only thuse who
desire some tax levied for the hcncat
of their products como before tho com
mittec; those who nay the taxes never
being heard. But the hearings have IS
tnblished about an which tariff rcsOmers
contend for Several who have appeared
before the committee asking for the re-.
tention Of the duty on something which
they produced have stated that the riicct
Of tariff reduction would be TO reduce
the price Of their products to the con
sumcr IL has been a noticeable fact
that most of those who attempt TO juyu-
~ the tarin because Of higher wages
paid In this country have admitted that
they have not investigated the cost, bus
merely relative wages II has been
shown, too, that many demanded taii0
upon their product because they Are
compelled 10 pay u tariff UPON their raw
material. The testimony offered III be-
ha.f of tari1 pn coal was Interesting
IN that II brought out the fact thnt tho
| wages paid 10 This country are about the
same rs those paid in Nova Scotia aud
| that tito coal meu Of West Nirsinia and
| Pennsylvania desire tariff not because
of difference Ia cost Of product, hut he
| cause IL custs them morn 10 ship their
| coal TO the Atlantic sebhOard by rail-
| than 1t costs TO brlnr IL from Nova
| Scotia 10y water In one instance q
| manufacturer who had htnn in business
| twrnty-scvcn years stated thar during
| that time NO competitors had arisen 10
| assist IN bringing up his price Of goods
| by competition In another instance pro-
tecllon was asked for product which
employed on,y two factories Ia the United
| NlNAtN NiA ~ ilNlNlht N'NN NANN WIN llAN
| buili mp q profitable Industry under q
low tarin attempted TO lave II Increased
| because Il WIS less than some others
were receiving Two Witnesses. who an
penrcd before the committees. admitted
| that they belonged to associations which
regulated The price OF manufactured pro
duets. II appeared from the Testimony
| of the sugar men that IL Ills country
| produced all the sugar consumed From
cane 1t would ouly reqire a trattH Of land
| about sixty miles by fifty 10 produce H.
and the bounty lhld 10 the inhabitants
| hy This portion would NJ nheut SStOln
600 annually. | think that now u the
hest time TO do anything that ought ~
be done. and nothing hos been hrpirht
ont at the hearings which would show
this 10 be an untnv0nhle limo for iarlh
rcdncil0n.
"rhc declaration in the Democratic
Platform IN favor Of tariff for revenue
only nct with my unqualified approval.
and | believe IN making q step TOWARD
that kind of a tariff at this time With
out going into details, which would be inn
possible without consultation win The
committee. Nhnld say thai certain Inn
porinnt Items Of what Ia called raw ma.
| tcsial VIII be placed un tho free list,
| This decreases the costs NJ production
and material reduction Is made IN the
tariff ON manufactured goods ! don't
know the opinion If tho mrmhers Of the
committee upon the proposition. hut
| favor raising % part ~ the revenue by
| m income tax. This VIII enable NE IA
reduce tnrin duiiE~ more than we could
| do n we deprndnd un1u duties an I'm,
ports for more than half Of our reve.
| nue."