The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-10
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Tho Ways and Means Committee Agai
Listen to Tariff Talk.


Listen to Tariff Talk.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 9.-The tariff hearings
wore continued before the Ways and Means
Committee to-day.
A. r. Turner. Jr.. Tice-President Of the Bar
Der Bros. fax spinning company Of Paterson.
n. j., urged that in the contemplated revision
OF the tariff on fax theads any reductions
which may be may be SO adjusted that manu-
facturers and those in their employ will suffer
no injury.
j. NJ. Bemis appeared for the Bemis Bros.
Bag Company Of St Louis and the Gull Bag
Company Of New Orleans. manufacturers OF
burlap bags for grain. He asked for duty Of
u, cents per pound on burlaps and duty Of
l.. cent per pound on bags made of burlaps
A. D. Rosenfed OF New York. an importer Of
German collars. cuffs. and shirts argued for a
reduction Of duty on these articles. The Nc
Kinley act. he said. had doubled tho duty on
these goods. He believed that justice to the
consumer as well as to the manufacturer
would be secured by Il reduction Of the rate Of
duty on linen cloth from 80 to % per cent.
and on the finished article to 30 per cent.
Louis S. Raegener OF New York protested
against the duty on saccharine. The tariff was
% per cent. but this tariff was not protective
one. because the saccharine was not in COM
petition with homo products; 1t was not tariff
Importation. Saccharins. he said. was used
for the sweetening OF glucose. 1t was 300
times as sweet as sugar. 1t was simply a
spice. and 1000 pounds OF glucose could be
sweetened by three-fourths OF a pound Of
saccharine. 1t would not be rival OF cane
sugar. because 1t would not be used In articles
which required bulk as well as sweetness.
saccharine was pafentted article len IN t1rope
composed principally OF benZoic acid. 1t
was useful incidentally and commercially: and
the revenue derived from the present tariff
MIR. Wilson Of Newark. n j.. spoke In favor
OF the retention OF the duty on flax.
Mrs. Lrnest Hart OF Ireland. a handsome
woman, with iron gray hair and fine. strong:
Of is ta ~ on apd wooen
goods. ~
that no change be made in the existing tariff
on these Goods, and then tho committee adj
lourned until Monday
John Judson Barclay Of Alabama. to-day ap-
pointed United States Consul General to Tan
gier. has u most interesting history. He has
lived many years In the. far East. and was
in Buchanan's Administration. lie first intro
duced printing into Jerusalem when only ld
goes to Tansiep los years A alter his sreat
grandfather. In 1896; CONCLUDED treaty OF
reics that at one time were the personal ei;
fecls of Washington and Jefferson. small
desk. more than ITO years old. Is especially
we'll preserved
The House met to-day after three days
vacation. There was n slim attendance. and
no business OF Importance was transacted
An innocent looking bill. introd uced by Mr..
Morgan In the Senate this morning, brings to
the surface tho fact that the Worlds Column
bian silver half dollars. issued in aid OF tho
Fair. are rapidly drifting back into the Treas
ury, The bill Is intended to release the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury from the compulsory re-
dcmption OF subsidiary, coin. and 1t was intro
duced at his request. It, speedy passage will
be urged. There is now rushing TO the Treas
ury from all parts Of tho country an enormous
volume OF subsidiary coin. and not
inconsiierate portion Of that coin ia
coming from Chicago. This is due. as eX-
planned by Il senator this morning. TO the fact
that the Columbian half dollars. pledged TO
the banks by tho Worlds Fair management.
have not proven profitable Investment So
the banks, taking advantage" nt this law. are
forwarding them to the sun Trea ,ures for re-
demption and receiving therefor Treasury