Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-30
TARIFF HEARINGS.
,t.c,ssioN or SCHEDULE l., COT
Ton M,NUrACTuREs."
TIE QUESTION OF LABOR.
u,nrc,cotatiVc Of the Producers
.fthc "IsNtra staple" cotton Of the
Mississippi valley Asks for {" Pro-
tccti,c Duty.
tccti'c Duty'

committee ON Ways and Means or
.. House OF Representatives opened
.. rn. Discussion of schedule J.. cot
manufactures"
r. wore six members Of the COM
,.r.. present when promptly az 10 \.
.. proceedings were opened. These
me chairman, Mr. Dingloy OF
,.. and Mossrs. Payne. of New York;
.s OF kentucky. and Dalzell, Of
r..-,,nra. al Republicans; and
-...-- Ncuum. Of Tennessee, and
,..lsr. of Alabama. Democrats.
ar-t section of the schedule re-
.. to Che duty on cotton-thrcad and
-y.rrs. and ON warps or warp
~ The gentlemen who we're present
,..ert.u The committee In regard TO
manufacturers were Nessrs An
..., g sanford. r.. c.. Kerr. and W.
. H.varI representing the Cotton
r- Association of FAN River
..- and Messrs j. a. Campbell j.
- Young. and u j. McNaly. of Mana
p. Alr Sanford stated the views
. Spiuners' Association, and
...h..ct.i 90 close questioning on the
.. t.e TWO Democratic members.
.r sanford said that the provisoes
.. ir th. present tariff bin had prac-
.r made it am ad vai0rem measure.
D. mis- simply impossible for the spin
-- .r this country to pot out any hne
Ass FAR as these yarns Went. the
.. u.- imperative. and the mills had
I.r compelled TO stop the making OF
r.rrs. and try the making of coarse
lor which their machinery was
OFF. ...rtrl Under The present bill
r.. yarns imported We're undervalued
rH. rlfacturcr was injured, and the
-..rt was deprived of much reve-
The -Spinners' Association
f n, willing to have the present
,..- on cotton yarns remain. II the pro
.u the law reg riding them were
..r out. The importation OF these
- rel increased from 100000 pounds
.,. -l over 100000 pounds this year.
r.. paragraph in the present law COM
.. of provides that I'm no case shall
..tr levied exceed cents per pound
-r- valued at not exceeding - cents
.- r.urf nor exceed 81 cents per pound
rr- valued at over p cents per
,rr and not exceeding 41 cents per
--I. provided further. tnat on all
arms valued at more than 40 cents per
t :h.re shall De- levied. collected.
paid duty Of 81 per cent, al Va
COTTON CLOTH.
H Chace of Fall River Mass. spoke
f- -r- makers Of cotton cloth. lhey We're
-- Sufficiently protected ON the fine end
. tr- business. DE said. and would ask
.- s.v amendments 20 the present law
.- ais direction. They wanted new
Classification for cloths exceeding 81"
--.... t. The square inch; otherwise they
,-. -.t-fed With the present duties.
also desired TO have the goods
t..r figured weavcs' specially pro-
r. frr This was "a new pranch OF lle
My and the figure doubled the Na'Ue
lt -ao-s.
.--..r matter be wished TO call atten-
-- -o Was the importation Of plain cloth,
--.-..t N iu coiored squares. the SIZE Oh
t.-. .sa-ealefs as haudkerchieis. flne
.-r was imported in this way. dutlaple
-. ..-.r.. .r hau1kerchicfs As soon AS I'M
r..-.. these goods were sent to De Dledch-
e. and le lines We're taken out aI'er
rt.a th.y could Doe used for any purpose.
81 -rs way great frauds We're perpel."1e"' e"'
H- complained bitterly of al Falorem
,- ana the unlervaluauon piacuced
L, them.
answering 1lr. McMiu'n. he said that
e. rr. process Of manufacture improved
o.. rrIc. " goods fell Competition was
Sharp iu the United States that IL
- Keep prices down. even II pro-
tory luty were placed Oh the goods.
ung 90 SIR Dinsley. he sald 'hat
'--.s the past two years he Aal D,,n
t.r... -o import fine yarns as no MAKER
r -.- country could supply them az
fr... as loss rs those az which they could
8. imported.
lie attention was called by Mr.. Wheel
o. .f Alabama, 20 statements or s'Ne'"
authorities 20 the effect that labor was
i.-.r paid n Europe. lie did not agree
-. mis- on the other hand. be said DE
was positive that American laborers ms
ar lsisu were the better paid.
STOCKINGS.
Robert Puling. OF philadelphia, maker
Of stockings and underwear, said thal
..--r he would submit a statement cover
..e what h0semakers desired. Ihe pres
a-- .aw was not satisfactory. especlaiy
o1 "fehion goods" on underwear no
ge would Doe asked.
H. requested the committee 10 strike
from the stocking schedule cause -oi' ',9
covered "a class Of cold cut" goods made
o knitting frames. They were no loHsei
r. ana could not be sold. but il the
clause r.maiued il might prove q loop
hole for fraudulent impOrtauons.
referring 10 labor he said that here IL
was rald four times as much as IL was III
O. Grmany. the great competitor IN lhc
stocking trade.
For wears he said. our people had been
f.r..ellng 10 supply the fashion goods
and were beginning 20 get iootnolu' ou.
under The present tariff law they could
rnt succeed The seamless machine an
American invention, was now beng Haue
abroad and this ADDED greatly 10 the conn
POSITION.
H. W. Cooper. Of Olneyville, r. l.,
r..rufarturcr Of the finer grade oi Stock
.-e. asked for a tariff OF 80 cents per
l.z.n and % per cent, ad valoIem. on an
r.l. costing Sl5o per dozen and under.
T.. cost of making goods here was three
times a. great as 10 was in Germany, ana
ra rate asked for would exactly equaiize
conditions ln the two countries, ana put
o.r people on the same footing WIN
those ln Germany His company ha1
ben lols business for twelve years. anu
never paid a dividend. IL was pc
SHINING 10 get on its feet undeI the MC-
I cy l8w. but under the present tarli
i.f just managed 10 eHist.
Jrrts Taleott representing the Amerl-
Can Hosiery Company OF New Britain
Conn.,. said that under the present
t.rf his industry nad been very much
o.urfe.cd. and tho mill would either DC
stoned on run on limited production. HIS
company MADE nne. "full-fashion' goods.
r,.. class Of goods could be made 70 pay
a handsome revenue II the makers Of
t.an iu This country were protected. lie
l.4 no rates 10 suggest al present, but
would send some in later
W a. Buveu. Of the Philadelphia Knit
D-.aiHs Company agreed with Mr..
a..ott and. with him, would submit
al.s. -