The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-29
Arguments Presented Before
Tariff Committee.
House Devoted Day Considering
Chemicals and Liquors.
The Committee Suggests the Submission Of
Briefs Instead Of Oral Arguments.


hearings to be given to representatives
of different industries interested in
tariff regulations. These hearings will
be continued daily until Jan. IL.
Much interest was manifested. and the
room was constantly thronged with
delegations and the representatives of
various trades. Owing to the brier
time allotted for hearings and the de-
sire OF the committee as expressed by
Chairman Dingley to avoid unnecessary
repetitions many Of those who appeared
simply filed their briefs and made no
oral arguments.
Mr. Dingley expressed the opinion
that the presentation of condensed
briefs would answer the purpose OF the
committee better than argument, and
advised the filing of such briefs where
possible He announced that briefs
would be received until Jan. IL. Only
seven of the Il members OF the commit
tee were present yesterday, Messrs.
Dingiey OF Maine. Payne Of New York,
Evans of Kentucky, DalZell OF Pennsyl-
yania and Johnson of North Dakota,
| Republicans, and Messrs. McMillin OF
Tennessee and Wheeler of Alabama,
| Democrats.
The schedules upon which hearings
were accorded yesterday were those
relating TO chemicals and spirits and
| wines. There were no particular incl
| dents yesterday.
without exception all who appeared
asked for an increase Of the duties on the
| particular industry in which they were
interested. Almost all those who ap-
| peared in behalf of changes in the
| chemical schedule urged change from
| ad valorem to specific duties. Those
who made oral arguments on the chemi-
cal schedule were Thomas +. Harrison
| Of Philadelphia ~ .Nrebbs of San Fran
| cisco. James Mcguire of New York, w.
Fl. II. Childs of New York, ]. T. Schoelt-
kept of Buffalo j. s. Page of New York,
| H. c. Stewart of Philadelphia, James
| Hartford Of New York, Samuel Merz Of
| Newark, N. j.; w. w. Skiddy Of New
] York, j. a. Rein OF New York. II. A.
| Overburg OF New York, DR.. Schaeffer of
New Haven, Thomas M. Cuthbert Of
New York, o. III. Jones OF Philadelphia,
and Alonzo L. Thompson Of Baltimore.
The following appeared to urge
changes in the schedule relating to
Wines liquors and other beverages
John b. Thompson Of Harrodsburg. KY.
Edward L. Snyder Of New York and
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4 In the afternoon session the first
speaker was j. A. Bean Of New York, a
representative Of the linseed oil manu-
facturers. The business for which he
| appeared, he said, would be satisfied
with a continuance of the present rates
of 20 cents q gallon on the oil and 20
cents q bushel ON seed.
N. A. Overbury of New York, manu-
facturer of chloride Of potash. appeared
to ask for duty Of cents pound on
his product, which is now on the free
list His argument for duty was
based on the difference in wages paid
here and abroad. A duty of cents. he
said. would furnish considerable revenue
and enable his mandatory, which has
been shut down for some time, to re-
sumo.
| DIR. Schaeffer of New Haven, a manu-
facturer Of caffeine. who said he was the
first to manufacture the product, and
had been producing it about one year,
asked an increase of the duty, which is
| now 25 per cent He asked for a specific
duty of 81 a pound.
Thomas NJ. Cuthbert of New York,
representing the New York quinine and
| chemical works, appeared to ask re-
storation Of the duty of 20 per cent ad
valorem, which existed prior to the act
Of 1890, or its equivalent specific duty.
Quinine is now on the free list. He said
the effect OF the tariff reduction had been
most disastrous to the American manu-
facturers, and unless something were
soon done he would have to go out of
business.
| A. l.. Thompson Of Baltimore appeared
In behalf of restoration Of the duty
| on salsoda and soda ash from n to u Of
a cent a pound.
| Schedule III. spirits, wines and other
! beverages. was then taken up. John Il.
Thompson. Jr., of Harrodsburg, KY.
representing the manufacturers of
liquors and spirits generally, was the
first to appear. He asked that the duty
OH liquors. now 1.So gallon, be restored
to $3.50 the rate under the act OF 1890.
The present law, he said, reduced the
tax on domestic goods to 20 cents and
on imported 20 cents q gallon. He also
argued that there should be some re-
ciprocal arrangement between Canada
and the United States.
l. Edward l.. Snyder Of New York, rep
resenting the National Wholesale Liquor
Dealers association, urged first that the
same outrage" should be allowed on
domestic az is allowed on imported
liquors; second, such an adjustment OF
duties on foreign liquors az will yield
the largest revenue, but not give i'm
porters undue advantage; third, no in
crease of the duties on foreign wines,
and fourth, a penal statute to punish the
countmfeiters OF foreign wine and
liquor brands.
| Frederick jacob OF San Francisco
/ n Ill t.alf f..ff fha naf tUG
wine growers OF the Pacific coast. ask
ing the restoration OF the Mckinley rates
OF so cents a gallon on all dry wines in
place OF the present rate Of 20 cents. and
Of s.. so a gallon on spirits. This fin-
/ ich, "A tbe DAYS hearings