New-York tribune., 1896-12-29

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reared for the wine producers, dd no. h'om
that Mrs Foster present ana perhaps II
would have made no difference II ne hau , hilon
it At any rate. in his enthusiasm ne eApouhuou
the doctrine that the OF pure VINE pronnott
and encourages the virtue of temperance anu
that the man who produces 1t is pHpnc nehe
factor who deserves the praise and grautuoe OF
hie fellow man Mr.. Jacob gave oXceilent red-
sons why the rates established by the act or lo,'o
should he restored and then he attacKea 'hc
proposition or suggestion that wines shoulo ~
added to the list OF articles which, by the act OF
1890 were made the basis Of reciprocity agree
ments with number Of foreign countries. HlS
chief grounds of objection were mat sucn iesls
lat!on would result in the Importation or enor-
nous quantities Of cheap and aduiterated foreign
wines to the ruin OF American producers ol
cheap but honest wines. and that II wouu oe I'M
practica bic to determine In a great many cases
the country Of origin Of the foreign wines so
imported.
THE HEARING IN DETAIL.
Thomas F. Harrison Of Philadelphia. represent
ing the Manufacturing Chemists Association was
the first TO address the committee. His assoca-
ton desired the rates in the new tariff bill TO 10
specific instead OF nj valorcm. as Trey are a'
present In tho chemical business there was now
Invested over $50 Ccoco II asking no favors.
but thought 1t entitled 10 Justice COM
mit,ee of five appointed by his association. would
submit later IN writing to the committee the rates
desired on chemicals.
H. Krebs. OF San Francisco. speaking on the
chemical schedule. said that the Tariff act of 1894
did not meet the expectations OF the Government
or the manufac turera He desired a change IN the
classification OF boratc CT lime ard borate Of soda
The present law was defective In its specifications
and he desired II changed so as to be more iex-
pclt. Under II the American miners and pro-
ducers had been deprived Of one-half their home
market because under the name Of crude borate
OF line. a oalcined. concentrated and artiiciaiy
treated material. VIII h contained a very high per-
cerfage @ IOrc acid imported
James Mcclure, of Ncw-York. desired Il c'anEe
In the classification and wording of the "aluinina
schedule. No change in the rate of duty was de-
sired. but under the present law ii was necessary
TO import 81 cent Of water to set Their product
w II. III. Childs. Of New York. desired change
in the wording OF the coaltar schedule. The ar
ticle was now the free list and he desired 1t
10 remain there.
J. r. Sch1llkoff Of Buffalo advocated raising
from % 50 per cent ad vaiorem the duties on
coaltar colors not specially provided for
J. Seaver Page. Of New-York. representing color
makers. was satisfied with the present rates. but
n rates on chemicals raised the duty on colors
must also UP.
H. g Stewart Of Philadelphia. asked for duty
on ochre, ochrey earths. sienna and oxide of iron
If these articles remained on the free list for TWO
moro years they could not live.
James Hartford representing the chemical Sec
tion Of the New-York Board of Trade and Trans
portation advocated change from ad valorefn TO
specific duty on all drugs
Samuel Merz Of New-Jersey. requested a duty
of ~ cents per pound ultramarine dyes I'M
proved methods had enabled American manufact-
urers TO produce about 50 FER cent Of the home
consumption. The difference in the cost Of labor
was about 6 to 2ia between the United States and
that abroad and In order to compete with for
eigners the duty asked was necessary.
W. W. Skiday Of New York. representing the
manufa cturcrs OF dyewood extracts. requested d
duty OF seven-eghths Of one cent per pound on the
LIQUID and IL, cents per pound the solid article
This he said was disnctively an American indus
try but lately the French and Germans had begun
their manufacture and the cheapness Of foreign Ia
bor allowed them TO dump their surplus product
here He simply asked duty which would protect
American producers He also asked that the duty
on licorice paste and extracts be lef; at cents
Der pound, as in the present tarr law and that
the licoricc root remain on the free list
c. r. Hillyer. Of New-York. representing the
rnilers Of drugs requested a rate of 8 cents per
pound on powdered drugs. Under present condi-
tions the American millers could not compete with
foreigners He favored specific duty.
The committee al 12:3o p. m. took recess for
an hour
At the afternoon session ]. A Dunn. OF New
York representing the linsced oil manufacturers.
said they preferred 10 have the rate on lnseed oil
and seed remain 1t is rather than have agita-
tion the subject.
F. Overbury. Of New York. manufacturer Of
chlorate OF potash. asked for a duty OF cents a
pound The article is now the free list. The
cost OF the foreign article laid down in the United
States less than IL could be made mere. Al
present their plant was closed ana cSqe ya not
duty Of 1890 which was cents per pound. would
not homas II NE the
Quinne Works. asked that quinine be taken IRON ON
eaSvalsn, s vale II in & specific duty placed il This
he SAID in DpGsr ao here
sold II at cost The proposed Increase was reas-
enable and would not be s on payne aHe
New-York he said that his business had steadily
NJ Msn wanted g kpGw pT0r naS 10 IS9 nsl
Mr. '0,uPSse euSbert 'G replied that he could
A. Jones. representins PGwers Pew G S Wdishtmsn sT
ceent article. and American dealer; had given
Was not cue to placing the article on the free list.
but 70 the cultivation OF bark eniefne in,o his MIS-
firm. the manufacture Of quinine In this country
would haze ceased iSng ago ana ~ II nag no nld oeGH
l. Thompson Of sad "a ns shst amer ehe
can maker Under it the raw material and eninssd
Ss
product practically for nothing. On Epson salts
pound 50 as to place 1t with other drugs
WINE AND LIQUOR MEN HEARD.
J. B. Thompson Of Harrisburg. Ky. appeared
for the manufacturers OF spirits. He requested the
restoration Of duty 10 s. so per gallon on all i'm
ported spirits--the rate provided in the Mckinley
bill. In the Wilson bin the tax on domestic
snirits was Increased and that on the imported
drcrea snd This error he said to have been
corrected when the last named bill was in confer
ence and sent to the President and the error, or
asked for reciprocal clause relative % to the i'm i'm
present ARRANGEMENT he asserted American pro-
ducers could only ship 10 Canada In certain sized
cases while the Canadians could send spirits 10
l. SNYDER OF New-York representing the
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association,
believed that the duty on spirits should be so ad-
tusted as not TO bar foreign products No Increase
shond he made in the rate foreign wines.
Rates should be fxed as TO yield revenue and
treat fairly both the foreign and domestic prod
foreign brands.