The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-15
Hearing to Be Given By Ways
and Means Committee.
Will Continue Almost Daily For
Two Full Weeks.
Persons Desiring to Send Written Statements
May Forward Same to the Clerk.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The action Of the
Republican members of the ways and
means committee on Saturday last In
deciding to give hearings on the new
tariff bill which 1t Is proposed TO pre-
pare at this session, was formally ratified
at the full committee meeting yesterday.
In the debate in the committee, Rep
resentative Turner declared that the COM
mittee did not have the power to formu-
late bill for the next congress. He re-
marked that If rumor was true, the bill
credited to Mr.. Dingley might wait until
the next administration, when, as secre-
tary of the treasury, he might give ad-
vice and instruction to the next con-
gress, which would be called upon TO
legislate upon it,
Mr.. McMillin (Tenn.) argued that there
was no present need of increase in the
tariff taxes, that the treasury now held
about $3.50, 0,000, 900 in addition to the gold
reserve
He said that even IL the present rate
of deficiencies continued, 1t would take
more than two years to absorb and force
into circulation this idle money
In response to the suggestion that 1t
would be we'll to increase the gold re-
serve from $lO0, ,000, 900 to $3.50. .O00, 900. and
thereby absorb or utilize $50, ,000, 900 Of
the gold reserve, he said no good could
come from keeping more money out Of
circulation. and said no one hoped or be-
lieved that it was possible any tariff bill
would be passed this session.
A resolution to adjourn from Dec. %
to Jan. was agreed to, as was also a
resolution offered by Mr.. Payne of New
York to commence hearings on the bill on
Dec. 2S. This resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That the committee on ways
and means give public hearings to such
persons as desire to be heard on the sew
eral schedules Of the tariff at the ways
and means committee room at 10 o'clock,
a. m, as follows:
On Monday. Dec. %, schedule A, chemi-
Gals, oils and paints, and schedule II,
spirits, wines and other beverages.
On Tuesday, Dec. 20, schedule /, cot
ton manufactures, and schedule L, silk
and silk goods.
On Wednesday, Dec. 30, schedule E,
sugar and molasses.
On Thursday, Dec. 81, Schedule d,
wood and manufactures Of and schedule
M, pulp, papers and books.
On Saturday, Jan. 2. schedule j, fax.
hemp, tute and manufactures OF.
On Monday. Jan 4. schedule f, to-
bacco and manufactures Of.
On Tuesday, Jan s, schedule G. agri-
cultural products and provisions, in
Guiding live animals, dairy products,
fruits, fish, meats, salt, etc.
On Wednesday. Jan. g. schedule K,
wool, and on Thursday, Jan. z, manufac-
lures of wool.
On Friday, Jan. 8, schedule B, earthen-
ware, glassware, marble and stone.
On Saturday, Jan. 8, schedule G, iron
ard lead ores, metals and manufactures
Of.
On Monday Jan. II, schedule N, sun
dries, including buttons, coal, gloves.
leather and manufactures of, and free
list
Persons who desire to present writ
ten statement in respect to any of said
schedules may forward the same to the
clerk of the committee at any time prior
to the closing Of the hearing, as above.