Huntsville gazette., 1893-11-25
iron ON THE FREE LIST
Alabama Iron Men Were Re
fused Their Request.
HOW THE WOOL RATES WILL STAND
The Iron Fight WIN Be Carried into ths
House and Senate by the solid Ala
bama DeIegation-In More
Cornmoiious Quarters.
HOW THE WOOL RATES WILL STAND,

WAsHEyGroN, Nov. .24.-The demo
cratic members Of the ways AMI means
committee have abanloaal the small
room in which they begsa4heir work on
the tariff bill and ,Aovel up.tairs 20 ths
committee s own coHimoIoas quarters.
A messenger at. the door denies adm:s7
ion to every caller. Speak Crisp him
self, if he were i'll town, wc.lil lot be
able to enter the room without -ir5t senl
ing in his card.
The progress made indicates That the
committee will be able to report the hiil
by the time fixed. 1t is rumored, hoy
ever, that some members of the commit
tee think that day or two ought to lie
given to the republican members Of the
committee for the discussion of the meas
ure in the confidence of the committee
room before publication is made. This
point will be settled later.
Mr.. Cockran's opposition to an income
tax will avail nothing, 50 far as his Dem
ocratic colleagues on the committee are
concerned. The has with him only VIII
son of West Virginia, and Stevens Of
Massachusetts,. His only hope therefore
lies in a combination with the Republl-
cans, all of whom, Of course. oppose an
income tax. 1t is intimated that Mr..
Cochran may resort to this measure to
carry his point, although such an exam
II ~ >, gt No
WAYS and means committee might be
disastrous to all party discipline i'll the
house.
When the tariff bill reaches the senate
it will be referred TO the finance com
mittee, and then will begin the real fight
against it. The majority of the amend
ments that are certain to fail in the
house are as certain to be taken across
to the senate and introduced there. The
vote will be close. In the finance com
mittee the change of one vote would
carry an amendment.
Iron VIII Go Free.
The iron ore men have been informally
notified by members Of the ways and
means committee that it had been finally
decided by the Democratic members that
iron ore would be placed on the free list.
This is the most important develop
ment of the day, as it leaves the iron
men Of Alabama, Virginia and Michigan
no alternative but to carry their figh5 TO
the floor of the house. This they are
threatening to do but it is more freely
stated than ever that the new tariff bill
containing this new provision will be Op-
posed in the house by the solid Demo
cratic delegation from Alabama and il
the senate by Senators Morgan q |
Pugh. The Western iron Ore associe
ton, through President George H. Fly,
of Ohio has made vigorous protest u
tie com .nlttee.
Tho WOO! Schedule Arranged.
The committee has concluded the WOO
schedule of the new tariff bill. The
measure provides for the admission fre,
of duty of all woods and hair Of tlc cam
ell. goat. alpaca and other lilro amin H.
and OF wool and hair on the SKIN t,
waste ana other wastes and rags com
posed wholly or in part Of wool. and als
repeals what are known As scoHpensatoT,
duties on wo0len goods AMI re uceS tA,
al ValOfeu uutISS On ottcH goo ~.
1t also repeals !ha compensl 2"y duties
upon carpets OF all kinds, rugs and Inat,
and reduces the ed valorem duties there
on from 40 per cent ad yalorem to 30 pal
cent an valoren.
1t also reduces the duties upon certain
qualities Of waste, which have been al
vanced beyond the condition Of secured
wool by the use Of machinery pr by til
application Of labor to 95 per cent III
valorem. The duty on slloIltw, uuac,
and certain other wastes Is pat At ~ pal
cent ad valorem.