The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-22
wr1soNs prL1 uNpER F1RE.
The Report of the Republican Commit
tsemen Made Public.

washington, Dec. 2i.-The report of
the minority of the ways and means COM
mittee of the House upon the tariff bill
was made public this evening. In dis
cussing the wooden schedule, the minority
saws: This schedule, as proposed in
the COMMITTEES bill, is in some re-
spects most reprehensible. 1t proposes
h destroy at blow the great industry of
wool growing. Nothing short of the
total destruction of this important in
dustry can be counted upon. as the con-
sequence of the placing of both wool and
cot on on the free list.
The bill deals with wool manufacture in
terms scarcely less radical and disastrous
than those accorded the wool growing IN
dustry, upon which it so largely depends.
THE METAL SCHEDULE.
The metal schedule presents some
features that illustrate in a significant
way the illogical character of the bill.
Among these may be mentioned the sub
stitution in almost all cases of ad valorem
for specific dui2s, the making free of a
number of articles called raw Materials
the disregard of the relations that exist
between more and less finished products.
and the totally inadequate duties named
upon certain leading articles. +"
The placing of iron ore and bituminous
coal upon the free list is especially con-
demned.
There are two provisions in the bill
which when brought side by side disclose
IN a significant way its sectional charac-
ter. Hooper band iron or steel bars an
sd valorem duty of 80 per cent, except as
otherwise provided for The otherwise
provided for has reference to ties of iron
or steel for baling cotton, which are
placed on the free list.
THE DUTY ON TIN PLATE.
"Uuder the existing law the duty on tin
plate is 20 cents per pound The duty at
hrst proposed by the committee was 40.
per centum ad valorem, but it has been
changed to'a specific duty of |. . cents per
pound. 1t will be observed that the
proposed duty is | cent per pound less
than that of the present law This means
a severe blow to an enterprise, which
under. existing conditions, has grown to
immense proportions, and which promises,
under proper protection, to beoue of the
great industries of the country"
THE SUGAR BOUNTY DEFENDED.
A defense is made of the sugar bounty,
and the cotton manufactures schedule.
the minority says, shows the same incon-
sistencies and the lack of knowledge on
the part of thes trainers of the bill of the
VI buO AuQuSbIy 'budI nave
marked the preparation of other SEIZED
ules in the bill.
LETTING IN COAL FREE.
As to bituminoIs coal the minority saw:
"One of the most amazing propositions of
the bill is that bituminous coal shall be
put upon the free list and the million of
dollars per annum almost that we receive
from its importation by way of revenue
be absolutely thrown away. Coal
has little value save as it gets it
from labor. 1t is worth almost moth
ing in the hill; would be worth
absolutely nothing were it not for the
prospects of being mined. 1t is not raw
material, for it is not worked into any
furOher shape, but is consumed and done
for at once. Call itraw material in the
hill, if you please; it then cuts no figure
in tariff bill Except for short period,
il has always borne a duty
Under the revenue tariff of
1916, it bore a duty of 80 per
cent. ad valorem. No change has been
made in the duty on it since 1872 The
Mills bill provided the same rate as the
present law-75 cents per ton. Now it is
proposed 10 make it free. 1t is difficult to
imagine why. 1t is the most universally
prevalent of the sub ,ects of American in
dustry. There are few states or terri
tories that an interference with it will
not Affect