Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-15
rus SPECIAL SESSION.

AZ mum lJiEgt h"iAh AoFht 49,
Fity.tith Congress met Ia special
session ut the national capital. 1T has
been convened, In accord with the
general anticipation, TO discuss new
tariff bill, which probably will be in
troduced into the House tomorrow by
Mr.. Dingley. There ia O marked
difference between the opening OF this
special session and OF that which was
held four yenrs ago, when Mr.. Cleveland
took Office. In 1893 the special session
was called to 10 jnei what the people,
on the day Rftnr election the preceding
Novsmbpr did not expedite repeal
the silver purchasing clause OF an ex.
isting law. But the special session Of
1887 10 to deal with the very question
which tue people, on the day alter last
Novembet's election, expected would
be given precedence over everything
else. And 1t appears 10 ba President
McKinley'a determination to bsve
tariff the only subjec. considered, 50
faa as he is concerned.
The new tariff bill, rs prepared by
Republican members OF the House
ways and means committee, who have
been working on the measure for three
months, declares In It's title the main
purposes OF the measure with frank.
ness that 10 not always characteristic
OF financial lave. II IL headed ian
act to provide revenue for the govern
nent and to protect the Industries Of
the United States" Tho latter ia
much stronger declaration than has
been customary in tsTili biiii; ANA It is
formal announcement, II the bill
gets through, OF protection as u national
rather than party policy. Ii is an.
ticipated that II tho law is substantially
ns the bill now framed It Will increase
the government revenue seventy
millions per year more than II
IL at present. The President and Re.
publican leaders hope to get the new
law enacted III time TO bring It in
operation by July Let OF this year, and
TO show its effects from the opening OF
the first financial year under the new
administration. How far they VIII DO
sblo to do this remains to be seen.
The bill makes some very important
changes, yet none that may be consld.
cred radical. IL is in line with the
Nick inley law of 1890, yet contains
notifications OF the latter, anu such as
10 characterize 1t as moderate pro-
lection measure. Ffom the text OF the
bill 1t appears that the high protuc-
ZIONIST theory hRe been permitted to
dominate in no instance. There 10 moth.
ing that savors Of prohibitory tariff.
Asa whole 1t is modification OF the
law OF 1890, as in only few schedules
ia the average rate OF duty an
high as 1t was in the Mckinley
law. The wool schedule is one
OF the most notable Of these. Yet
IL. may be said that the aim OF the bill,
from the standpoint OF its contributors,
Is to assist natural causes, 60 far as
any act OF Congress may do, Ia pre-.
serving, within the limits OF reason,
the Amer can market for American
farmers. producers and manufacturers.
Moderate prOte ctiop, based chiefly on
the difference between the cost OF
domestic and foreign labor, has been
held In view throughout, so that nov
the committee believe they have
measure which viii nix such rates o.
duty aswill permit neither the foreign
producer nor the home producer TO
take the market and keep II to the
exclusion OF the other, aud at ths
same time will make the difference
between the wages OF labor abroad and
in this country the reveuuc producing
factor, ami get enough revenue that
way TO prevent any deficit. When.
ever there has been any dnGbt
upon question between foreign and
home labor, however, the doubt has
not been resolved in favor OF the
foreigner. AS an example Of the m0der.
ate protection idea, 1t may be cited
that the cotton schedule Of the Wilson
German law has been left untozch5d.
The free list OF that law, however, has
had taken from it wool, coal and lum.
Der. and few other articles, which
are fixed at the old rates Of duty.
There was much dispute beween the
wool growers and the wool manu'ac.
turers, and az these could not agree on
compromise, the Mckinley rates
were restored, and II the c9uflc!ing
interests settle on anything 1t will be
adopted. In this wool schedule very
important industry OF this State is
affected.
Another vital Industry OF this state
is Influenced by the bill, namely,
beet sugar production. The policy Of
the bill is to encourage the beet suEar