Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-11

creased One-half; on zinc SneetS One
half; on WOODEN goods, the great citadel
of protection, as found In the Mckinley
law. the average duties have been re-
duced fifty per cent, whilst important
articles OF general use 10 the woolen
schedule have grsater reductions, such
as wooden yarns, which have reductions
ranging from 62.O5 on the higher 10
"A. IS on the cheaper grades. Knit Iao-
rics, cheaper grades. 74.27; blankets
about 10 per cent; fannels for under
wear, about 20 per cent; the metal
schedule is reduced IS per cent; cotton
schedule, % per cent; glass schedule
81 per cent, aud the chemical schedule
% per cent.
Under the Mckinley law the aver
age ad valorem duty is IS; under the
House bill il would have been 1851; and
under the Senate bill as passed, rs
IS. 6S, making a decrease in the House
bill, as compared with the Mckinley
law, OF IA per cent, and the Senate DILL
Of over IL per cent, making the differ
ence between the House and Senate
bills only about per cent.
The great distinguishing difference,
however, between the Wilson bill and
the Senate bill as passed, was In COAL
iron ore and sugar. Iron ore and coal,
under the theory Of being raw mater
iais, were made free in the House bill,
while in the Senate bill they we're made
dutiable at reductions OF about one
half, as compared with the Mckinley
law. These laSt two articles formed the
most important basis OF contention be-
tween the Senate and the House, and
the placing Of them Gu the free list was
also insisted upon By the President.
The sugar schedule was never at
aav time the subject OF such disagree
inent as could not have been easily re-
conciled by the Conference COMMITTEES
OF the two Houses. The Wilson bill, as
first reported to the House, placed raw
sugar on the free list, but continued the
bounty under the Mckinley bill to all
producers OF sugar In this country un-
der a graduated scale, by which the
bounty would be eXtinguished 10 eight
years, and also added q differential duty
Of one-quarter OF cent TO refined sugar
as against one-balf cent per pound 10
the Mckinley law. The House, how
ever, struck out both the bounty aud
the duty on refined sugar and made
sugar entirely free, aud in that form
the House bill came 20 the Senate, with
an admitted deficiency in the revenue,
as estimated by Mr.. Carlisle, Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, OF
some $40, 900, 600. This deficit the
Sc nate Finance Committee sought
to remedy, at the suggestion OF the
Secretary OF the Treasury, as it was I'M
der stood by tariff on sugar, aud the
sugar schedule as adopted was prepared,
drawn and approved by Mr.. Carlisle,
and at a later date, when IL was pro-
posed 10 make all sugars free, Mr.. Car
Isle, secretary Of the Treasury, ad-
dressed a letter 70 the Chairman OF the
Finance COMMITTEE OF the Senate, pro-
testing against such action and insist
ing that il would make a deficiency In
the revenue 10 meet the expenditures Of
the government, OF about S29,OOO,OOO,
and 20 meet such deficiency more
bonds would have to be issued and sold
II sugar was placed on the free list.
The bone OF contention In the
sugar schedule was confined chiefly
70 the d,ifersntial of ono-eighth
Of a cent per pound given TO refined
sugar. The majority in both houses
was largely IN favor OF striking out this
q fferantial, and according TO the state
mentS made upon the floor of the SEN
ate by members OF the conference COM
nittee, there would have been no Diff
Guilty in the conference committee com
ing 10 an agreement on this point II
a. y. hav 40
onciled, aud in my judgment there Is
no doubt that at the approaching ses-
sion OF Congress this ditferential will
be repealed, as l think il should be"
Senator, will you please give your
ideas as to the comparative merits Of the
two bills-HOuse and Senate?'
Senator Camden-"It is not my pur
pose at this time to be considered the
defender or the spologist OF either bill,
as against the other. l am simply
giving you facts as they existed, in
order to let your readers judge for them
selves, and 10 emphasize the fact that l
stood ready n the Senate by ny vote
and influence TO support any measure
which presented relief from the bur
densome taxation which has been tos-
tered by thirty years Of legislation in
the interest Of protection. OF this fact,
Mr.. Wilson. with whom l freely con-
ferred, had full knowledge, and it was
well known to my colleagues and asso-
ciates on the Democratic side OF the
Senate"
Senator, do you attach any great
importance 10 the Question Of tariff
on coal and iron ore?"
Senator Camden-"Frankly, did not
during the discussion Of the bill nor do
l now, and l was greatly surprised Ut
the importance and prominence given
TO those two articles, as the estimated
revenue from both articles is less than
$500, 600, and, as a matter OF fact, the
only vote taken in caucus relating to a
duty upon any specific article, was iron
ore, and voted in caucus for free iron
ore; but in the Senate l, of course, I'M
der the caucus agreement, stood by the
report OF the Finance Committee"
Senator, how do you regard the
prospects OF Your reelection"
Senator Camden-"I do not care to
say much on that subject The people
Of the State have known me politically,
and also as identified with the develop
mant Of its material resources through
cut the whole Of my active life, and 1t
is for them 70 say. have always been
Democrat, and always abide by the
will OF the majority. l have never fail
ed to enjoy the confidence Of my party
al all times, and especially since lS6S
when I accepted the nomination for
Governor and led the fight OF the Demo-
cratic party TO restore citizenship and
the ballot to the disfraDchised.
After serving my first term in the
C,.,to moe = oFaota1 for raalaetion