The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-17
WANT TIE DUTIES RETAINED.
Virginia 2nd Alabama tGlfsatic8S Before
tat G2yS ald HoaIS Committee
THE COIL lyD gOg ORE INTERESTS.
Iresent Reasons why the Two M''''''
Should Not be To, on the rec h''''
yirciuia's Potatoes

of tfa Drm0craNc mtmuti' 1
and Means Committee 90 D'
morrow. and at which us first otai' o'
,,s row tariff Dill wiu be ooNs'ae'eu'
1.,e- d, .r. a.y 1T was decided to post
20 ,,,. ,.,.,lg. of tbc majority measure
~ the committee indefinitely booihe
cochran. of New york. who has been
t.s,.rafnsd for. had not arrived. lie may
De present tomorrow, but further action
NAV depend ON his movements.
Several members Of the majority were
l.a. busy to-day listening to arguments
and appeals from interested people. and
t.r.i.s who desired 20 have their views
rr-a certain matters incorporated into
the new tariff bill The most important
or these were delegations from Alabama
AMI NIeinla. The former represented the
p..I and iron interests OF that state. ana
t... presented 10 Chairman Wilson and
10 Nessrs Turner Mcmillan. Montgomery
and Stevens. who happened 20 De present
81. tue room at the time. the reasons
why. in their opinion coal and iron ore
should u0t Doe placed on the free list.
rhIe delegation consisted Of the following
gentlemen.
As
Smith. ~ B. Phillips and Chappel Cory.
Of the Commercial Club. Of Birmingham;
o. e. Bush. president OF the Mobile and
birmingham Railway Company. and J.
81 Nr5leroch. president Of the Admission
Land Company Admission. and ~ A. BaX-
Ger. Jr.. Of Nashville. president OF the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company, lO-
Gated a. Birmingham. Messrs. Bush and
Baxter We're the spOkcsmen for the dele
Tt1H. They stated that they came as
business men purely although the en-
tra delegation were Democrats in poliu-
al aniauon. The interests they repre-
eI,al the committeeman were informed,
amounted 90 E&.0o900J. and were the
means OF livelihood 20 1000 men in Ala
bma The coal and iron interests Of
Alabama, e was stated. fed 10000 CLOTH
tl more than Oue-fifth of the entire pop
uaton Of that State. and the comfort
and happiness Of this large number of
people were involved in The question
whether or not these articles should be
put on the free list.
Air Bush held that men should DE loyal
TO their state and section first, and to
the welfare of the whole country after
wards lie realized the difficulties that
confronted the committee. He realized. as (
oi great number of Democrats. that the !
ur1 was not a merely local issue. He 1
hoped That the committee, in changing /
the existing law, would not iujure any
class of the business.
Chairman wilson here informed Aff. 4
basI that De might base his argument /
on the premise that 81 was not the iu-
t'nI5n oi the committee 10 iujure any
business or industry.
Ar Blsh. then continuing. said he rea-
iHtI th8t revenue for the governments /
d neg he secured. and most Jf it through /
tir custom-house. AS long as a duty on
imports was required ue Thought lt
should be divided as nearly equally as
IJ- .a.e-sJ divided that each article
should bear its share OF The burden. In (
tlis connection he called attention to- the
criticism which the Republicans had been I
3 objected 10 for placing so many articles
oa iae free lisL In 1876 the total assessed
values ia Alabama were about $l50OJJOJJ
THIS Vas at the beginning of the produc-
l.s 1i coal and iron. To-day the assessed
t.ues we're S-.0WJ0O. Tie increases
We're .ornd In the mineral districts. The
Development of these industries had
eieaty benefited the farmer and im-
proved the market for their goods. They
wanted TO see the coal and iron trade
.'ie-tei IL che duty on these articles
were reduced tle pay Of lahOrCrs en-
---t1 in their production would also be
ll.ed IL their pay were reduced #
" 'lll drive them TO the farms. The in-
.liy ln the South was still an Infant"
.4 needed tAe present degree of prOtec-
l.n Those engaged in the business had
cen encouraged 20 enter it by legislation |
y anyone was to- bigme TOR the present
lieJ 10 was those who made the laws.
. -le committee was going to experi-
.ll Doe asked that taey DO IL gradually: /
l' .i So as not 10 strike down a great in
--siiy. The gentlemen before the com
aatee were an business men, and not
.lucIlns. They were Democrats bv
.Hnelp.c. and certainly did not expect
y su1er DO the house Of their friends
i l1ey did 1t was question as 90 how
e.5 taey would kiss the hand that smote
Ar Baxter said these southern pro-
.-eis were beginning TO find a market
D. The North, He could not see who
ol.d Dee benefited by placing them on |
Pc free list, except "a few blast furnaces
u the coast
AT TIE conclusion of Mr. Baxtcr's ro-
.arks, Chairman Wilson said the ques-
Jon presented boy the delegates had given
ne committee much anxiety. $50 much
q fact that they laid awake at NIGHTS
% fear that they would iniurc someone.
The ireinia delegates represented the
turchiild Grange Norfolk county. and
ere composed of John f. Griffin Joseph /
/. Duke, Henry Kern II. ~. 1rOtmau
". b Carney and *. O.. Murray. These
taarmen bad dl interview with Chair /
a Wilson. n which they urged upon
me necessity from their point Of
,.. of retaining in the proposed new
.a MEASURE the duty of twenty-five
s plshel upon potatoes. Mr. Muir
b. ....i as spokesman and presented
e. .Ul. fHrfr In
,I'.sH involved. He said that tuis was
y protection that was afforded
~. '.' iamers OF the Atlantic coast or
...,t.,. .rat portion ~ 't tributary TO the E
3. ''A market They have TO pay pro- 7
,..,' prices on articles that they con- o
81, '-l ihe taA upon potatoes did
.tI. - was asserted raise the price OF
,f- 'ai product 90 The people Norfolk. I
dF stated. handles about 100000 Z
49,. Di potatoes annually. and the Il
interests OF the Churchland "a
,.-,.e are valued at s3.500000. IL was p
~. 1Iiy desired. he said 20 protect
iIe, @s here against the importa- n
,oroo t. NoFa Scotia potatoes, which | i
'rei,tt .''d,l paying but little or no
f,- ana Ue labor I'm their produe-
~. "N- me value OF land upon which
'ri..s s raised being less than I'm the
,.r. '.Aies. the producers OF potatoes u
? n'"'' hr placed al a DISADVANTAGE
,srl were compelled 70 meet this
...aqIan competition va"
49,. 'e i', mbers Of the delegation made No d,
~. 'o ihe free importation OF per fr
he p''aloes, for the reason that al O,
's.t,,a '. they came into market the ~
.od =, p,Douet was not ready for sale al
oronetl,,.loie aid not come directly into
49, .eon win the imports from Rer-
-ia~l lLey arf conefdar1d 80. 49,.