The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-17

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 "A call was
issued this morning for full meeting
OF the Democratic members of the WAYS
and means committee to be held to-
morrow at which it is expected that the
first draft Of the new tariff bill would
be considered. Later in the day it was
decided to postpone the meeting of the
majority members of the committee in
definitely.
Burke Cochran. of New York. who has
been telegraphed for, had not arrived ami
Bynum, OF Indiana, was unexpectedly
called out of the city last night. Both
gentlemen may be present tomorrow,
but further action will depend upon
their movements.
Several members Of the majority were
kept busy to day listening to arguments
and appeals from interested persons and
parties who desired to have their views
upon q certain matter incorporated into
the new Tariff bill. The most import
bama and Virginia. The former rep
resented the coal and iron interests of
that State, and they presented to Chair.
man Wilson, and to Turner, McMllin,
Montgomery and Stevens, who happened
to be present in the room at the time of
the call, the reasons why, in their opin.
ion, coal and iron ore should not be
placed upon the free list.
They stated that they came as bust
ness men purely, although the entire
delegation were Democrats in political
affairs. The interest they represented,
the committeeman were informed,
amounted to SIPS, 900, 900, and were the
means of livelihood of 10000 mon in
Alabama. The coal and iron interests
of Alabama, it was stated, fed and
clothed more than one-fifth of the
entire population 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 upon the free list.
1t was maintained that il the duty on
these articles was reduced the pay of
laborers engaged in their production
would also be reduced. If their pay
| was reduced it would drive them to the
farms. The industry in the South was
still an 'infant" and needed the present
degree OF protection. Those engaged
in the business had been encouraged to
enter 1t by legislation. II any one was
to blame (for the present request) it
was those who made the laws. If the
committee was going to experiment he
asked that they do it gradually.
At the conclusion of the remarks,
Chairman Wilson said the question pre-.
scented by the delegation had given the
committee much anxiety, so much, in
deed. that they lay awake nights and
prayed that they would injure no one by
their action.
The Virginia delegation represented
Churchland Grange, Norfolk county,
and was com posed of John T. Griggin,
Joseph T. Duke, Henry Kern, II. z.
Trotman, w. B. Carney and x. c. Muir
ray. These gentlemen had an interview
with Chairman Wilson in which they
urged upon him the necessity from their
point of view of retaining in tho pro-
posed new tariff measure. the duty OF rs
cents bushel upon potatoes.
Mr.. Murray acted as spokesman and
presented facts and figures, showing the
extent of interests involved. He said
that this was the only protection that
was afforded to the farmers Of the
Atlantic coast or at least that portion
of it tributary to the Norfolk market
They have to pay protected prices upon
articles that they consume, but the tax
upon potatoes did not, it was asserted,
raise the price of this great product to
the people.
Norfolk, Mr.. Murray stated. handles
about 100000 barrels of potatoes
annually, and the property interests of
Churchland Grange are valued at
SO, 500, 600. 1t was particularly desired,
he said, to protect the farmers there
against the importation of Nova Scotia
potatoes, which come in ballast, paying
but little or no freight, and the labor in
their production and the value of land
upon which they are raised being less
than in the United States.
The producers of potatoes here would
be placed at disadvantage II they were
compelled to meet this Canadian compe-
tition. The members of the delegation
made no objection to tho free importa-
ton Of Bermuda potatoes for the reason
that at the time they came into the
market the native product was not ready
for sale, and therefore did not come d.
rectly into competition with the imports
from Bermuda-they are considered as
Injuries.
The United States Brewers Associa-
ton entered protest with the commit.
tee to-day against the increase of the
internal revenue tax on fermented
liquors. The internal revenue schedules
are 80 interviewer with the proposed
income tax that the question of what
shall be done with the one depends
largely upon the fate of the other. If
an income tax yielding q revenue OF
$50, 100000 per annum be incorporated
in the bill, the increase in internal re.
venue taxation will become partially
small. If 1t be decided not to levy an
income tax or If the revenues therefrom
be not considerable, material increase
in the internal revenue schedules may
be safely anticipated.
Washington Real Estate Agent Missing.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-George W.
Stickney, a real estate and insurance