The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-12
WILL PUSH THINGS
NO MOSS TO BB ALLOWED TO GROW
ON THE NEW Tariff BILL.

Will be Brought Forward Very Early In
the Extra session-It Is Assumed That
Speaker Reed VIII be Reflected and
That the Personnel OF the Ways and
Means Committee Will Remain Un-
changed-Democrats Not Pleased With
Newlands- Committee Notes.
Washington, Dec. 11.-Yesterday Chair
man Dingley of the ways and means
committee, had a conference with Mr..
McMillen Of Tennessee, the Democratic
member of the committee. who officially
statedt the Democratic plans. Mr.. Ding
ley said that the hearings probably
would begin with the holiday recess and
continue through the holidays. To pre-
vent them from dragging along indef-
nitely, limited time may be assigned
for the testimony relating to each of the
most important schedules. 1t is probable
that tha Democratic ways and means
members will have consultation upon
the tariff within day or two, although
OF course any opposition they might see
fit to organize to the tariff program
would be merely a matter of form.
They are not pleased at the suggestion
that Mr.. Newlands, the independent sill
yer member from Nevada, who is a pro-
tectionist, be given Mr.. Crisp's chair at
the committee table. Speaker Reed sell
com consults with the minority about
committee appointment, and has not
done so in this case
Certain features of the new tariff bill
have been practically decided upon al
ready by the Republicans. Chairman
Dinsley is authority for the statement
that the bill will be framed to prevent
the use of the bonded warehouses by
importers to escape the payment of
higher duties, as they were used when
the Mckinley bill was passed. To ef-
feet this there will be a clause provid-
ing that goods in storage in bonded ware
Will pay the rate of that law and not
those Of the Wilson act in operation
when they were entered.
Those schedules of the Wilson law
which have proved satisfactory, it is
said, will not be disturbed.
A member of the ommittee spoke of the
cotton schedule as the most likely to re-
main unchanged, as having been guard
ed by Democratic protectionists in the
senate. He said it's effects had been
satisfactory to manufacturers and ope-
ratives, and the duties. being specific,
were in accord with the Republican poll
cy. The Wilson acts ad valorem fea-
lures will be done away with, it goes
without saying.
The reciprocity system may be affect
ed by the esta blishment of two sched-
ules OF articles on which concessions are
desired from other countries, one sched-
ule for goods when imported from coun-
tries which agree to reciprocity treaties,
the other schedule for those which do
not.
Several conferences of the Republican
ways and means men are expected be-
fore the hearings begin. 1t is suggested
by one of them that they may decide
upon the schedules OF the Wilson act
which they will continue and peraps
some Mckinley act rates, which will be
re-establshed and will give hearing only
on the remaining schedules, inviting the
parties interested to furnish the commit
tee the information which it wants To
finish the bill before the 18th Of the
month the committee will be obliged TO
work faster than the ways and means
committee did on the mckinley bill and
it might be able to frame the new bill
by the appointed date If hearings are
given on all schedules.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE meeting OF |
the ways and means committee of the |
house to formally adopt the program for |
work on a tariff bill will be held on Mon- |
day, fnstead Of tomorrow, as had been |
intended.
REPUBLICANS APPROVE.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE program of |
the ways and means committee to pre-
pare tariff bill for the extra session Of |
congress was the only topic of discussion
about the house, and met with general |
approval among the Republicans. 1t
is expected that the bill will be brought |
very early In the extra session |
and passed under rule fixing time for |
debate so that its fate will be in the |
hands Of the senate early. All other |
of the ways and means commit |
tee have been elected to the next con- |
gress, and ii is assumed Mr. Reed will |
be again chosen the speaker, and will |
rot change the personnel of the commit |
tee, 80 that there is no proba bility that |
any effort would be made to do the work +!
over again.
LOUIsIANANs ASK AID.
Washington. Dec. IA delegation |
representing the business and commercial |
interests of the lower Mississippi, con-
sisting of Captain j. w. Bryant, Captain |
A. K. Miller, H. W. Masters, and ex-
McGann, has appeared be-
fore the river and harbor committee of |
the house TO urge that immediate pro-
visions be made for a survey and the |
ascertainment Of the cost of repairing
the levee at Pass Aleoutre, about nine
ty miles below New Orleans. There is a
break Of about 5000 yards at that point
It is estimated that the cost of the repair
would be about $250,00o. 1t is claimed