The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-20
THE TARIFF HEARINGS.
"LOUISTASA DAT" BBFORE THE
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
Col. Lamb, of Norfolk, Asks That tina Duty
on Bituminous Coal be Not Molest-
ed-Other Capitol News.
I1HFe BUREAU. RAPIEY BUILDING.
MAsnINGIoN. heptember ID. 1898.

announced some time ago that it's hear
ings would end ON the 10Th instant. and
thus tomorrow Will be the last day
granted to manufacturers and others to
present their views upon the matters in
| question.
The knowledge that the hearings were
| SO soon to close has had the effect Of
bringing a large number OF gentlemen
before the committee within the past
two days. Yesterday Lester & CO., Of
New York, requested that the duty on
| seal plushes be continued.
X. L. Smelling. representing the Pettee
Machine Works. manufacturing cotton
| machinery at Newton Upper Falls, Mass,
| said that If the tariff should be reduced
| they could not afford to reduce their
| prices. and the importer could furnish
machines TO American manufacturers for
! less money than the latter could now
/ AFFORD TO sell them.
The window glass manufacturers We're
represented by Messrs. +. l.. Bodine. Of
/ Philadelphia. and ]. p. Everhart. OF Pitts
! burgh. who appealed for the retention Of
the present duty
Alexander Ccchrane, Of Boston, for
the Manufacturing Chemist Association
OF the United States: A. A. Hunt. Of
Pittsburg, representing the Pittsburg Re
duction Company. and Colonel W. W.
Dudley of Washington, representing im-
porters OF mineral waters and mineral
salts, advocated placing these articles on
the free list.
The first gentleman before the committee
NJ its session THIS morning was Mr. A. II.
GallGhue, OF Long Island. New York, who
presented a memorial asking that the
tarin on the agricultural products Of the
Bermuda Islands De taken or
In the interest Of the manufacturers
and producers OF beet and cane sugar.
who urged that the present bounty on
sugar be continued, appeared Messrs.
H. +. OXnard Of Grand Island, Nebraska
Thomas r.. Cutler, of Utah Territory
T. T. Fowler. Representative OF the
"Anaheim Cooperative Beet-sugar Com
pany, Of Anaheim, California" composed
entirely OF farmers, Isaac Hlcht. OF San
Francisco, and o. *. Laphdm, Of Stauuton
Virginia, representing the claims of the
beet-sugar growers and manufacturers
and Dr. ". G.. Stubbs, Director of EX-
perimental Stations, Of Louisiana. Mr..
John Dymont, of Louisiana. who stated
that the sugar bounty had given an Inn
Of sugar, that had very materially in-
creased the acreage, yield and value OF
that industry; that the sugar growers OF
Louisiana considered the bounty law q
solemn contract that should be kept in
violate for the term of fourteen years,
and that he believed that the effect Of
IT'S abrogation before that time meant a
total abandonment of the sugar planting
interests Of Louisiana, and that the peO-
pie viewed any movement looking to-
wards IFS repeal with CONSERVATION and
alerm
This forenoon was evidently Louisiana
day" az the next gentleman who asked "a
hearing before the committee was Mr..
John A. Hubbard. OF New Orleans, who
was looking after the interests Of
L0uisiauas principal cereal-rice. He
stated that the cultivation and pre-
paratiOn for market of this product gave
employment to twenty thousand men,
and maintenance TO 10000 persons.
and that the value Of the industry I'm
his State was twelve million dollars am
nually. He submitted a table showing
the Increase of production under the pIO-
lection afforded now, and thought that
the present tariff Of one cent per pound
should be continued.
Nix q. Ernst OF New Orleans. stated
injured materially because OF the fact
that importations OF foreign rice were
not properly classified that rice which
was classed by the New Orleans custom
house officials as cleaned was admitted
by the New York custom officials as
unclean rice, and In order that the
difference should be properly understood,
and that the committee might act In
telligenty he submitted samples of the
product, both foreign and domestic,
which showed the result Of every process
through which the cereal had passed
from the time il was taken from the neid,
until It was in a condition to be handled
by the daintiest fingers that ever made
a nice custard.
Mr.. J. : Vandersen. Of Elmira, ~ y,
who represented an association OF Iafin-
ers and tobacco growers from the north
arn part OF pennsylvania and southern
New York, explained 20 the commute
why ne considered the present du'y OF
two dollars per pound on tobacco q neces-
sary protection 10 the growers al me
weed He showed that previous 20 1890
the imports Of Sumatra ana othar ianey
grades of leaf had so crippled the market
that our growers had almost totally aban-
d0ued the effort % raise tobacco :or cigar
wrappers: that seven-eighths of the wrap
UeFN
in the United States were OF foreign to-
bacco; that as soon as the people were
assured Of a protective tarr steady ana
vigorous growth OF this branch Of the IN
dustrv commenced. which has continued
and improved until at this time ma
tority OF the wrappers used I'm the manu-
facture OF cigars I'm this country were or
domestic production; THAI as only about
ten per cent OF the best plants could De
placed on the market as wrappers com
manding fancy prices. and the bulk OF the
crop had 70 be sold az prices that hardly
Welded the cost OF production, he did not
consider the present rate OF duty exces'
sive.
Several hours in the afternoon were De
voted 10 arguments relating 10 the du,y |
upon bituminOus coal. Colonel " imam
Lamb OF Norfolk. was the principal |
speaker, and he made splendid arsu-
maut In favor of the retention OF the pres /
ant dufv upon this class Of coal. The /
present tarim upon bituminous coal Is /
seventy-fve cents per ton, and Coionei /
Lamb clearly showed the advantages /
which the Nova Scotia mines enjoyed in |
their close proximity 10 the seaDoard !
rhile the output from our mines have % /
he hauled for hundreds or miles by rail- /
road Colonel Lamb closed his remarks |
hv speaking of the great benefit which /
these mines had yielded 70 Virginia. ana |
20 what an extent they had aided her ma
teriaI DEVELOPMENT lie closed with q
snleudid plea for the retention OF this 1
cents per ton that great and |
growing industry in Virginia might be 4
protected.
The capitol was alive early this |
morning with members, visitors and news