The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-08

DO collars ana cuffs get specific dut
OF 80 cents per dozen and 30 per cen
al valorem duty. The House original
gave merely 35 per cent. ad valorei
duty. Then Murphy raised this in tn
senate, first TO As and then to 55 pc
cent, and now he gets substantially tn
Mckinley DUTY restored, for the McKin
ley bill gave 30 cents per dozen and 4
per cent. ad valorem.
Other concessions could be pointe,
out ad infnitum did time, space ant
patience permit.
Ihe Sugar people are not forgotten o
course and the planters get 40 per cen
ad valorem on all raw sugars, while tn,
Trust gets an additional is of CEN
per pound on all sugar above No. II
Dutch Standard, with a discriminating
duty OF l-lOth of cent against coun-
tries having an export bounty. Spreckels
is given handsome allowance by a
section stipulating that the treaty with
Hawaii shall not be abrogated or i'm
paired. The polariscope test is abolished.
There have been many changes in the
cotton and woolen schedules which of
course attract the attention Of New
England. These two schedules illustrate
once more the charge of sectionalism
that has been laid against the bill.
There are no woolen mills in the South:
there are many cotton mills. In the
cotton schedule the manufacturers are
virtually given all they ask. They
contain specific duties throughout.
The duty on all cotton cloths
is specific; on hosiery and cotton
yarn the rate is As per cent, in fact the
whole list shows only a reduction of
about five per cent. from the Mckinley
duties. The determinations are wholly
against the finer grades of cotton manu-
factured in the North, while the South
is given full protection.
But the cotton manufacturers are well
cared for in comparison with the manu-
facturers of woolen goods.
To show the ignorance or the malice
which inspired these woolen schedules
one example will suffice. Munpo and
shoddies are put in the same paragraph
with rowing and tops at 25 per cent.
while all other wastes are on the free
list. Mungo is the cheapest sort of waste.
which is made from old clothes ground
over, and ffem other refuse. Shoddies
are better and generally known: while
what are called, technically, stops" is a
grade which is almost yarn. This classi-
hcation will excite amazement and in
OF any one at all familiar
with the manufacture of woolen
goods. This was done at the sugges.
ton OF Jacob Shoenhof. formerly
consul at Tunstall, and now an appraiser
Oh merchandise at New York. acting in
conjunction with Senator Mills. These
Two men upset all the work of the COM
nittee on these schedules, and struck
mother blow at Northern manufac-
urers. Specific and compound duties
we're abandoned and ad valorem
ates adopted at their suggestion.
With this exception the entire bill is
bid for votes, but whether it will be
uccessful or not is as much conun-
rum as ever. Murphy has given no
ndication that he has been bought over.
ie was not at the famous conference Of
'st week, and so far as any outward
Ign goes has not announced his fealtv
D the bill.
Hill is reckoned as certain TO oppose II
nd that is about the way matters stand.
Out OF conference of 3S members 81 4
oted to stand by the bill, and it was I
irther agreed that no amendments
ould be offered save such as have the
ipport and approval of the Democratic J
embers of the Finance Committee. I
My six Democrats did not attend that =
inference, leaving seven, including
i'll, unpledged so far as public record
concerned. OF these, not more than
rec, including H, will ignore the
ucus. I
The Republicans have not offered AN
nendment nor taken any part in the
eparation of the bill, having confined
emselves wholly to opposing it in de- p
te and will unquestionably pursue the
me tactics to The end. Thus it seems
isonably certain that so far as amend y
ents are concerned the bill as it stands
IN about the shape in which
al vote will be taken. Hill
IL undoubtedly offer amendment
er amendment but as his obiec-
ms are confined largely TO the
'ome tax proposition it will not ma m
tally affect the bin as tariff measure. |
Thus the bill stands about as il will "
en the vote is finally taken and THE
.ws believes that with all its conces-
MS aud open bids for support it will
and can not receive the support
'essary to pass it.