The evening times., 1895-09-04

Representative Daizell. OF Pennsylvania.
who is regarded as probable chairman of
the next House Committee on Ways and
Means, and an earnest advocate OF Mr.
Reeds nomination as the Republican Presi-
dental candidate, was last evening for a
short time in the city. attending to private
business mattsrs
In discussing the necessary legislation
which would devoIve upon the incoming
Congress. Mr.. Daizell said:
1.-The first duty will be that of passing
legislation which will insure to the Gov
ernment revenue sufficient to meet the
expenditures. The present condition of af-
fairs is actually alarming. The German
tariff bill has been in operation for year,
and has demonstrated its inadequacy to
provide the means for operating the or
binary machinery of the Government.
The deficit so far this year amounts +,
nearly $4,000, 900, and this after all the
unusual conditions attending the Inaugural
tion of a new tariff system down into what
might be considered it's ordinary track" :"
what, in your opinion, will be the
remedy supplied by the next Congress-
In the first place there will be legis-
latIon passed that will provide the need
ed revenue, and in the second place, this
legislation will be along the lines of Re-
publican protective policy. There have
been many suggestions like that OF re-
imposing a duty upon wool, but cannot
undertake to say at this time just what
particular plan will be adopted.
LUXURIEs TO BE TAXED.
There are many luxuries on the duti-
able list which a re now admi tied by
the present law under a very light tariff.
The duties on these articles could be in
creased without hardship to any one
and with much advantage to the United
States Treasury. Then the German tariff
law has seriously crippled many American
industries, and l would be in favor of
increasing duties on articles so affected,
both as ma tier OF revenue and OF protec
tion to legitimate American Industries"
viii there be any financial legislation
passed by the next Congress-"
Il do not believe that there will be any
currency legislation necessary If the rev.
cnues of the Government are increased
sufficiently TO meet all expenditures. In
my opinion, the whole difficulty has been
in the decreased receipts OF the Treasury,
which has compelled a raid on the reserve
in order TO meet ordinary expenses and
created a distrust in the ability OF the Gov
erDment to meet its obligations
PROSPERITY RETURNING.
When asked as TO the general condition
of business throughout the country, Mr..
Dalzell said:
II am very glad TO say that, in my opin-
ion, prosperity is surely returning to the
country. A feeling of confidence permeated
the business world when the people of the
country decided last November that they
had had enough of Democratic misrule. /
am glad TO see that the workingmen are hav-
ing their wages increased, but cannot see
the basis of all the Democratic boast of high
wages being paid under the German law.
AN examination OF the schedules OF
wages paid now. under all the increases that
have been recently made, and those of wages
paid during the prosperous times of the
Mckinley law will show that the working
men are not receiving as much money by
from 10 10 30 per cent now as they did then"
In further conversation regarding the op-
erations OF the German tariff act, Mr.. Dali
had been worked 10 a number of industries.
There was the pottery business, for in
stance," he said. There is little or moth
ing doing in it, all on account OF the pro-
lection duties having been removed by the
new tariff law. The glass business is
badly injured, especially the manufacture
Of bottles The new law, while apparently
lair in its provisions to the plate-gla in
1ustry, has, on account Of the laxity with
which the customs regulations are en-
'orced, worked great injury to that large
business. The German law changed the
schedule relating to plateglas very mate
tally by substituting different sizes of |
glass from those fixed in the former law.
FRAUDS IN IMPORTS.
There is no doubt that great frauds |
Ire being perpetrated by importers of |
'late glass by niisrepresenting the sizes |
hat are imported. This is known from |
he fact that certain sizes of foreign plate
lass are selling in this country at figures |
hat would be ruinous and impossible IL |
he proper duties had been paid upon the
rticie. The plate glass nianufa cturers of |