The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-17
THE TARIFF HEARINGS.
Dates Set For Consultation on
Different Schedules.
DEMOCRATS OPPOSE THE PLAN.
Representative Turner Declares the Gem
pnittee Has Not the Power to Formu-
late q Bill For the Next Congress.
Fir.s Rearing TO Occur Dec. es.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The ways
and means committee Of the house, at q
meeting, has decided to begin hearings
on the tariff on Dec. % and continue
them for two weeks.
The program for hearings adopted by
the committee follows:
Monday, Dec. %, schedule A, chemicals,
oil and paints, and schedule ii, spirits,
wines and other beverages.
Tuesday, Dec. 20, schedule ], cotton
manufacturers, and schedule l., silks and
silk goods.
Wednesday, Dec. 30, schedule e. sugar
and molasses.
Thursday, Dec. 81, schedule D. wood
and manufactures of, and schedule M,
pulp, papers and books.
Saturday, Jan. 2, schedule j, fax, hemp,
jute and manufactures of.
Monday, Jan. 4, schedule +, tobacco and
manufactures OF.
Tuesday, Jan. 5, schedule o, agricul-
tural products and provisions, including
live animals, dairy products, fruits, fish,
meats, salt, etc.
Wednesday, Jan. 6, schedule X, wool,
and on Thursday, Jan. 2, manufactures
of wool.
Friday, Jan. 8, schedule B, earthenware,
glassware, marble and stone
SATURDAY, Jan. u, SC0euulB ~, iron ana
lead ores, metal manufactures.
Monday, Jan. IL, schedule N, sundries,
including buttons, coal, gloves, leather
and manufactures Of, and free list.
Persons who desire to present written
statement in respect to any OF said sched-
ules may forward the same to clerk of the
committee at any time prior to the closing
Of hearings.
The meeting was brief and informal
one. Chairman Dingley outlined the
program proposed to the full committee.
Representative Turner (Dem.. Ga in
Quired if it was the intention of the Re.
publicans to enter upon the general
tariff legislation this session. To this
Mr.. Dingley replied automatically that
the condition Of the treasury warranted
the committee in preparing for any exi.
geucy which might arise.
Representative Turner declared that
the committee did not have the power
to formulate bill for the next con.
Rress. He remarked that if rumor was
TO be credited, Mr.. Dingley might 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 on it,
Mr.. McMillin (Tenn.) argued that
there was no present need Of increase
Of tariff taxes, that the treasury now
had about $l30, 100000 in addition to
the gold reserve. He said that even if
the present rate of deficiencies con.
tinued it would take more than two
years to absorb and force into circula-
tion this idle money.
In response to the suggestion that il
would be well to increase the gold re.
serve from 800, 1000, 900 to $3.50. 900, 900
and thereby absorb or utilize $50, ,OOO.-
900 of the gold reserve, he said no good
could come from keeping more money
out Of circulation this session, and said
no one hoped or believed that it was
possible to pass any tariff bill this ses.
sion. The Republican members Of the
committee have decided to hold night
meetings to work on the tariff bill and
held one last night, but did nothing of
importance.