Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-12-30
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Continues lis Public Hearing on Inc TarIfl
Bill-Much Interest.

The large ways and means commit
tee room of the House Of Representa-
tives was crowded. this morning. when
Chairman Dingley called his commit
tee to order and announced that the
work of preparing il tariff bill would
begin, and that the committee was
ready to hear arguments relating to
the schedules beginning with Schedule
A. chemicals. MIR. Dingley outlined the
plan of the hearings. and stated that
the hours would be from 10 to o'clock
each day.
Mr.. Dingley occupied the head of the
long table, and on his right sat Serene
Payne of New York. and John DalzeIl
of Pennsylvania, on his left. Walter
Evans of Louisville. KY. was next to
Mr.. Payne, while Benton McMillin of
Tennessee, and Gen. Wheeler of Ala
hama. represented the Democrats.
These were all the committee present.
today. They took an actie interest in
the hearing, and Mr.. McMillin espe-
cially did some sharp cross-eXamining.
The room was full of business men
and others interested in the subject.
Wilbur +. Wakeman. secretary of the
American Protective Tariff League,
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Thomas s. Harrison. all Of Philadel-
,..'a ,''. - - a., ~. Wi, p,ara of
Trade; }. Seaver Page of New YORK.
Nichol,e pe,nir and William
Rowor of phjladelphIa. II interested in
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ana = r. Kerr of Eall Piver Mass. :.
a,,d w n uo,v,apa or New Redford
a. aa,ag.,ion fron, the cotton Yarn
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the ANTAGONISTS % tari'l au''es 'i'a' a. :.
soon as the question: "l an inc' eaSe "
duties was opened the hiailuiac'''ier9
would cGule uo"h 10 WdSiiiii7 lou ,'N.
a lot OF W"iNes s'iai,.'.i"s W. '''i -
might ne s"t "u' u ~ my
are Greai many apPi.o'''i'iiS ~
hearings oislosi'ioii 20 oe n'o'e' az
and to assist the coi'tiii.'es Ssehs !"
prevail. Inc sei.ein u'iuei =
seems TO ne that t"e mn - ~ pe i,'ou
crate, :" as 10 ",is'e.' ",,..e'. 80 ''..n
'',,a 49, rscassarv revenue for The
-, nd ,;,.;n, iuet as nuch
.,,.l,taatia,, al ie ahsolnterv necessary.
~, ,,,,;r, no change whore the busi
's<,ss. ;,,ar,sts viii he hest served bv
no, heins disturbed
!. ,,,rnose il manifest 10 construct a
,;l, ,bat vi,, exrita as little antag-
on,sm as nossihle between the two
,,ouses of CONGRESS- so that il NAV not
he held long in DISPUTE while the
0o,ptrv is kent in doubt as to what
NAV be denended on. Members of the
ms, ioritv of the wavs and means COM
,,,i,,ee and Renublican members of the
finance committee have con-
far,ed very carefully over the subject.
vim the view of avoiding disagree
mont difficult OF adjustment. The
leading Republicans of the Senate com
n,ittee are extremely conservative, and,
moreover the peculiar situation in the
Senate must he taken into considera-
tion. The belief is that the bill con-
structed by the ways and means COM
mittee will be one that the Senate can
accet without great number of
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