The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-09
Views of Representatives.

Authorized statements on the Senate tariff
Dill were secured from all the members of
the ways and means committee now in town
bv representatives Of the Associated Press
Representative Breckinrldge, of Arkansas,
who acted lieutenant of Mr.. Wilson in
constructing and urging the Wilson bill,
said: 81 have only been able to glance at
the bill. and of course / am not prepared
to speak fully as to it's merits
EX-Speaker Reed, the Republican head of
the ways and means committee said: 1.-The
bill is much worse than it was when it left
the House, ard it is much more important
for the interest of the country that it should
be beaten; The poor little plea which Mr..
Wilson thought to justify his action has
disappeared. Free raw material for New
England has vanished"
Mr.. Whiting, a Democratic member of the
committee, said Il think the bill is an
Improvement on the one passed by the
House. 1t has placed duty on some of the
great staple products Of the country, and
where it has not imposed a duty on what
may be called raw material it has lessened
the rate of duty on the manufactured
product. The bill seems to me to be more
nearly in the interests of consumers
Representative Burrows, Republican
member of the committee, said: when the
bill passed the House did not suppose that
IL could be made more offensive by the Sem
ate. But they have accomplished that re-
suit. The Senate committee has abandoned
ing duty on COAL iron ore and other arti-
cles which the House committee regarded as
the very foundation of tariff reform and
supplemented this action by lowering duties
on manufactured products. l can simply
say that the measure as a whole, as pro-
posed TO be amended by the Senate, is more
inharmonious and unscientific, if possible
than the one passed by the House"
Representative Bynum said: 1.-The bill as
reported seems to be on the general line OF
the Wilson bill. but after glancing over the
changes l do not think there Will be any
serious difficulty in the two houses agreeing
upon any differences that may occur"
Representative Hopkins, a Republican
member of the committee, said: The Sem
ate committee seems TO have surrendered
to the trusts. The effect of this bill will be
to relieve the foreign manufacturers and i'm
porters of the burdens imposed on them by
the Mckinley bill and place the tax on the
American wage workers. There are two
classes who are happy over the publication
OF this bill-the sugar and whisky trusts in
America and the foreign manufacturers
can markets"
Representative Montgomery, of Kentucky.
said: THE extension of the bonded period
to eight years will give general satisfaction
TO the distillers, but the outage is limited
10 too short a period. L do not think the
tax ought to be increased beyond 81 per
gallon, as this with the other taxes in the
bill, would seem ample to meet the needs
of the government"
Representative Payne. a Republican mem
Der of the committee, said: THE Senate
committee has succeeded in making the
bill worse than il before by substitute
ing specific for ad valorem duties through
out If ii was not free-trade measure
when il left the House it certainly is now -
Mr.. Springer, the chairman OF the ways
and means committee of the last House, is
very much displeased at the action of the
finance committee in restoring the duty on
wool. 80 far as wool and the woolen
schedule are concerned" said he. 'I thought
that had been settled by the American peo-
pie. A free-wool bill was passed by the
last Congress and specifically indorsed by
the national convention at Chicago Here
is a pledge made in terms which it is now
proposed to violate The House will never
agree to il, nor TO the duties on coal and
iron ore"
The Louisiana Representatives did not
share in the general opinion that the sugar
interests had secured exceptional conces-
sions by the Senate tariff bill. Represen-
tative Brice, who represents the largest
states. said: I'VE would have preferred a
duty Of one and one-half cent instead of
the amount allowed 10y the Senate bill. 1t
is, of course better than the treatment we
received in the House bill, but | can hardly
say we are satisfied. much less pleased.
with the sugar schedule as il stands"
Representative Meyer, of Louisiana, said
''The sugar rates are not what had
hoped for, yet they are SO much better than
the House rates that i think the DISPOSE
ton will be TO compromise on them"
Hon. A. L. Conger, the well-known tin
plate and glass manufacturer Of the Ohio
and Indiana gas belt, was at the Capitol
Vised Wilson tariff bill was made public,
The Senate bill is somewhat more favora-
BILE 20 glass, iron and tin-plate industries
that the House bill, Colonel Conger says
but even under the Senate bill he says,
there will have 10 be heavy reductions in
wages paid to mechanics and laborers, and
the profit TO manufacturers will be exceed
ingly narrow.