The herald., 1896-12-15
IN COMMITTEE.
Schedule of Hearings for the Seekers
After Protection.


WASHINGTON. Dec. 14.-The ways
and means committee of the house de-
oided to begin the hearings on the tar
iff December 2Sth and to continue them
two weeks.
The program for the hearings, as
adopted by the committee, follows:
Monday, December 2S-Schedule A,
chemicals, oils and paints, and schedule
H. spirits, wines and other beverages.
Tuesday, December 29-Schedule 1,
cotton manufactures, and schedule L,
silks and silk goods
Wednesday, December 30-Schedule
E. sugar and molasses.
Thursday, December 31-Schedule D,
wool and manufactures of, and schedule
NJ. pulp. papers and books
Saturday, January 2-Schedule J.,
hemp, jute and manufactures of, and
hemp
Monday, January 4-Schedule F, ,tobac-
CO and manufactures of
Tuesday January 5-Schedule G, ag-
riculturai products and provisions, in
cluding live animals, dairy products,
fruits, fish and meats, salt, etc.
Wednesday, January 6-Schedule K.
wool
Thursday, January. .7-Manufactures
of wool.
Friday, January S-Schedule B, earth
enware, glassware, marble and stone.
Saturday, January 9-Schedule G,iron
and lead ores, metals and manufactures
Of
Monday, January 11-Schedule N,sun-
dries. including buttons. coal, gloves,
leather and manufactures of, and free
list.
Persons who desire to present written
statements in respect to any of the said
schedules may forward the same to the
clerk of the committee at any time prior
to the closing of the holidays.
The meeting was an informal one.
Chairman Dingley outlined the program
proposed to the full committee. Repre-
sentative Turner of Georgia inquired if
it was the intention of the Republicans
to enter upon general tariff legislation at
this session. To this Mr.. Dingley re-
piled, automatically, that the condition
of the treasury warranted the commit
tee preparing for any eXigency which
might arise. There was more sparring
on the same point between the two par
| ties but nothing of Importance was said.
| In the debate in the committee, Rep
resentative Turner declared that the
| committee did not have the power to
| formulate a bill for the next congress
He remarked that if rumor was to be
| credited Mr.. Dngley had better wait
until the next administration, when, as
secretary of the treasury, he might give
advice and instruction upon the tariff
to the next congress, which would be
| called upon to legislate for 1t.
Mr.. Mcmillan of Tennessee argued
there was no present need OF an increase
! of tariff taxes, that the treasury
now held about $130, 900 600 in addition tt
the gold reserve. He said that even Il
the present rate Of deficiencies contin.
ued it would take more than two year.
to absorb and force into circulation tht
idle money
In response To the suggestion that i
may be well to increase the gold reserv,
from one hundred million to $3.50, 900. OO
and thereby absorb or utilize fifty mil
lions, ne said no good could come from
keeping more money out of circulation
and that no one hoped or believed tha
it was possible to pass any tariff bill thi
session. The Republican members o
the committee have decided to holt
night meetings to work on the tariff bill
and will begin at once, meeting ever
evening until the bill has been com
pleted.
The senate agreed to the house amend
ments to the copyright bill. which passe
the latter body last week The measur
now goes to the president for his sic
nature. The bill makes the piracy of
play misdemeanor and an injunctio
granted by circuit judge under it is en-
forceable all over the country.
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