The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-12
REPUBLICANS APPROVE 1T.
Scheme For a New Tariff the Sub
jeCt of Much Discussion.

of the ways and means committee to nro-
pare Il tariff bill for the extra session of
Congress was the only topic of discussion
about the House to-day and met with
general approval among the Republicans
it is expected that the bill will br
brought forward very early in the extra
sessio.. and passed under rule fixing
time for debate, so that its fate will be
in the hands of the Senate early. All of
the Republican members of the ways and
means committee have been re elected to
the next Congress and it is assumed that
Mr. Reed will be again chosen Speaker
and will not change the personnel of the
committee, so that there is no probability
any effort would he made to do the work
over again.
To-day Chairman Dinglcy had con.
|, ference with Mr.. McM!llin of Tennessee,
the senior Democratic member of the
committee, and officially stated theRepub.
licnn plans. Mr.. Dngley said that the
hearings probably would begin with the
holiday recess and continue through the
holidays. 10 prevent them from drag
giug along indefinitely Il limited time
may be assigned for testimony relating
To each of the most Important schedules.
1t is probable the Democratic ways and
means members will have II consultation
upon the tariff within day or two, al
though, of course, amy opposition they
might see fit to offer to the tariff pro-
gramme would he merely matter of
form. They are not pleased ut the sug-
gcstion that Mr. Newlands, the independ-
ent silver member from Nevada, who is Il
protcctionist, he given Mr.. Crisp's chair
ut the committees table. Speaker Reed
seldom consults with the minority about
committee appointments and mas not done
so in this case
Certain figures Of the new tariff bill
have been practically decided upon al.
ready by the Republicans. Chairman
Dnglcy is authority for the statement
that the bill will he framed to prevent
the use OF the bonded warehouses by i'm
porterS to escape the payment of higher
duties, as they We're used when the Nc
Kiney bill passed To effect this there
will be Il clause providing that goods in
storage in bonded warehouses when the
new law goes into effect will pay the rates
of that law and not those of the Wilson
act, in operation when they were entered
Those schedules of the Wilson law
which have proved satisfactory. it is said,
will not he disturbed.
y member of the committee spoke of
the cotton schedule as the most likely to
remain unchanged. it having been guard
ed by Democratic protcctionists in the
Senate, he said, its effects had been salts
factory to manufacturers and operatives
and the duties being specific were in ac-
cord with the Republican policy. The
Wilson acts ndvalorem features will be
done away with, it goes without SAYING.
The reciprocity system may he affected
by the establishment OF two schedules of
articles on which concessions are desired
from other countries which agree to rec.
iprocity treaties. the other schedule for
those which do not. Several conferences
of the Republican ways and means men
are expected before the hearings begin
1t is suggested by one of them that they
may decide upon the schedules of the
Wilson act which they will continue and
perhaps some Mckinley act rates which
viii, be re established, and will give the
hearings only on the remaining SEIZED
ulcs, invite the parties interested to fur.
nish the committee Information which il
wants. To finish the bill before the iif-
teenth of March the committee will be
Obliged to work faster than the ways and
means committee did on the Mckinley
bill and it might not be able To frame the
new bill by the appointed date ifhcarinss
are given on all schedules
The meeting of the ways and means
committee OF the House to formally adopt
the programme for work on 1t. tariff bill
will be held on Monday instead of o.mor-
row. rs had been intended Chairman
Dingley learned that Mr. Turner. of
Georgia. one of the Democratic leaders,
could not attend Il meeting to morrow
and thpI efOf decided to poStnonp tho coll