The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-07
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
TIE Board or GENERAL lPPRAIs-
ERS 7HREI 1KyED.

| Hat Manufacturers Protest Against Ger
tsia Provisions OF the TsriG BnI-An-
other Protest Against the Proposed Duiy
On Playing Cards - a bad Time for
Tsmmsny Men to Apply for Once.
WASHINGTON. Dee. "a discovery has been
made by the members ofthe Board OF General
Appraisers Of Merchandise that causes them
much alarm. The new Tariff bill contains q
provision directing the President to appoint
nine general appraisers at n salary Of $1,000 n
year zach. The language OF this section OF
tho Wilson bill lie Identical with the provision
OF the Administrative act OF 1890. under which
the Board of Appraisers was created 1t is
now understood to be the Intention
Of tho Administration to get rid OF
the present Board and appoint new
one, as otherwise It would have not
been necessary to reJnact the law. Tho pres
ent Appraisers cannot be removed for political
reasons Parlia n entarians say that IL the
section Of the Wilson bill Is adopted It will
necessarily repeal tho similar section of tho
Mckinley act. and that therefore It would DO
the Presidents duty to appoint new bonrd.
Under the terms OF the Wilson bill al valorem
duties are substituted for specific duties 40
generally that the operation OF the new law
will depend very largely upon the valua-
tons given to importations. IL Is therefore
quite likely that tho Cleveland hdmiuistra-
ton is DESTROYS OF getting rid Of the
Appraiser appointed BY President Harrison.
and that II determined that the easiest way
would De TO lesislate them out Of Office and
appoint board moro in sympathy with the
present tariff policy. This Is taken TO be tho
object OF recnactinR the provision rotating to
their appointment. and the Appraisers are al
ready taking stens to protect themselves. Tho
as present con stituted are: diooIge {. iichsnep
o. the District OF Columbia. Charles II. Ham
o. llltnois. George II. sharpe q, New York.
Maine. Republicans. and J. A Jewell OF New
YORK. Joseph n Mtlkinson. Jr. OF louisiana
son, \. ,Soncrvile Of Alabama. Democrats
Under the law no more than i've OF the APP
praisers can belong to the same party.
This is q bad season for Tammsny mon to
come to Washington in search OF official recog-
milton by this Administration. Therefore Nell
son Smith OF the Tammany General Com
mittee. who is an asplrant for appointment IA
District Attorney Tor the Southern district Of
New York. aud who arrived here yesterday. Is
not receiving much announcements. His
told him frankly that the indications are that
John j. Herman OF Utic9 probably holds tho
first mortgage on that place. and is likely to
be appointed at an early day.
Senatorial courtesy Is SOM citing that Is ever
present In tho minds OF Senators. To-day
when Mr.. Mills was making his defence OF tho
attitude Of the Administration on the Hawaiian
I'&Sff'Ia ssf%': ss to F "s With
ceeded to PROFOUND his question. the Texas
Senator. taking u Iackknifs from hts pocket
until the Senator from Maine RESUMED H liz
seat.
Mr.. Proctor. the new Civil Service Commits
sioner. in conversation to-day. said that
while a number OF Eastern papers had spoken
very kindly OF him in connection with his APP
pointment for which he was very grateful. yet
an Injustice had been Internationally done TO
many OF the Lending men Of Kentucky by
civil serytce reiiormer Of his state.
Tho fact is. lie said. " carried on a sys-
and that we were enabled to do this success.
fully is owing to the, fact that we had the cor
errors as Leslie. McCreery. Blackburn. Knott,
and Buesnsr' ssH ten oyer period OF
cratic Legislatures during the same period"
Importers and manufacturers OF tobacco in
New York city have entered vigorous protest
against some OF the tobacco features In the
Wilson bill. Representative Fitch to-day re-
celved a petition from nearly 100 OF the lead
ing tobacco importers in his district urging m
increase in the duty on stemmed Havana er.
The petit oners set forth that they regard as
Just tho duty Of 80 cents per pound on un-
stemmed tlller, but the duty o. 30 cents per
Injury and Injustice to tho 1900 men
and women employed In stemming tobacco In
stem med tobacco should be- not less than Is
cents per pound, for Cubans take advantage of
the low duty S and LEX, export Iarc" quantities Hf
paid lahorers 10 Cuba II the 5u.ccnt duty con
tinues the BULK Of Cuba's tobacco crop will be-
over 100000 people now engaged in the work
OF stemminG tobacco will DO deprived OF en-
Representative Fitch presented the petition
to Chairman wilson OF the Ways and Means
Committee, and called particular attention TO
the force OF tho statement made by the petit
TONERS. Among tho sigpers OF the petition arc
HavemeYer HiGeiius; EgGert Co.. sartorles
WE'LL Il Co.
Nearly all OF the New York delegation have |
received petitions protesting against certain |
features of the Wilson bill. Representative !
Dunphy. who has q large constituency inter- |
ested in the manufacture Of hats, received |
vigorous complaint from the hat manufacture |
err sgahSt what ,nsy Sam a. an Tn{nis ans
stfanGsIS enough the wilson bill i@posesa |
m manufactured article. On hats manufactured /
the duty 10 80 per cont, while the duty on the
that some mistake must have occurred in the |
preparation OF the bill. as he does not believe
by a policy Of placing the he, duty on the raw
material higher than tho duty on a manufac-
tured article He will endeayor 70 set the com
q change In the bill
Representative Amos Cummings. with an
eve single 10 the interests OF the letter car
riers. Yesterday introduced q bill 10 create an
additional grade OF carriers at an increased
salary, aud II II becomes law. Will have
special reference to New York city. The bill |
provides that on and after June 30. 1891, in
cities having free delivery whore he gross
revenues exceed $500. 900 a year. there shall
be established an additional grade OF letter
carriers whose pay shall be al Soil year nhu
carriers who have served continuously for
three years are made eligible for this grade.
Congressman Jerry Simpson OF Kansas to-
day made the following statement with regard
20 the present and future strength OF the Pop
ulist party:
Il Is stronger than evor We were tho only
party that made gains In the last cleetlop We
polled 1000 votes in Virginia In lS'i1 This
year our total was AOOOl. We gained every
where except in Kansas"
4, nnan you increase your representation IN
the liouss next autumn - was asked
our present representation ~ tae House Is
eleven, and i've in the Senate. Next year we
ought 10 gain in kHQs4l and