The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-06

:" '"is e""n'iy o' the wilson rates. Re-
resentatvcs of the Pennsylvania and West
virginia oranges asked for duties on agri-
cultural products Tho Massachusetts, fish
dealers and salt importers presented their
cases The salt producers argued the ne
ccssity OF higher protection, and similar
arguments were presented by California
fruit growers, Philadelphia seed mon and
maoaroni makers, while importers OF Ber-
mnda potatoes and onions wanted conces
sions.
Tomorrow will be devoted to wool.
Washington, January 5.-A large delega
ton OF gentlemen from the West appearcd
before the ways aud means committee. tho
schedule being agricultural products and
! cattle. Representative Turner OF Georgia
asked Mr.. Curtis II he would sacrifice the
revenue of S4S2,000 produced from cattle.
revenue can be raised on other items"
was the reply, "as IL has been heretofore by
republican legislation, There never has
been any trouble about revenue under re-
publican administrations"
Then you are for duty for protection
only"
Il am for protection and revenue. And
would have Il duty absolutely prohibitory
on every agricultural product that can be
| raised in this country. Kansas would like
| duties on hay, oats and daNseed."
How about silver?"
n large duty on silver would be n good
| plan"
Representative Bowers of California de-
| clared that the Wilson law had killed the
| cattle hnSIppqs n ca1ifnrpta a..
state with Mexican cattle. Labor was 80
cents a day In McNico He combatted the
statement OF the cattle raiscrs that but few
| of the Mexican cattle imported were So 4
being brought in for feeding. Not more
than one in ten were imported for feeding
| Br Bowers in behalf of the California
| fruit growers asked for higher duties on
| fruits. The SlG.000,00 worth of fruit i'm
ported annually. he said. might be grown
| w Americans He suggested that duties
| Of cents a pound on rasins plunis. prunes
and other dried fruits. and 20 cents a cubic
| foot on oranges be levied.
| Senator Perkins of California presented
| the memorial recently adopted by the
| state Fruit Growers association In addi-
| ton to the recommendations by Mr.. Bow
ers. he asked for duties on nuts and Lima
| beans and chickery, and that the duty Of
the Wilson bill on cocoauuts be dropped.
| the duty asked on Lima berns was 30 cents
| per nunuTtN pOunub, on raw tHltkOTN ~
cents n pound, and on manufactured, the
present rate of cents. The duty ON pearl
| barley was also asked.
| The almond growers Of California were
/ represented by 7. Il. Armstrong of Campo
He stated that from $i2 900 TO $40.
! 600 900 was invested In the business. and
| from 20 900 to 10000 hands employed.
! The business had been brought TO the verge
/ of bankruptcy by the Wilson law and an
| increase of rates from cents to cents
/ was asked
DayiI Lubn of California made brief
! speoch In advocacy OF export bountics on
agricultural products.
( Grand Master I,hone OF the Pennsylvania
! Grange advocated protection for the farm
/ ers.
At the afternoon session the committee
| consisting of Landreth. Drew and Bur
phoe Of Philadelphia, representing the seed
farmers and importers asked that the
piesent nd valorem rates he changed 10
specific duties levied by the bushcl or
pound.
Edward N LOOMS for the produce mor-
chants of New York, asked for lower
duty ON Bermuda onions and potatoes
during Arri and May than during the
rest OF the year.
pr,sentative Blue Of Kansas spoke
for a duty on cattle which would accom-
Ilish the practical exclusion OF the lower
grade.
Mr. W y. Sutton formerly of the diplo'
matte service recommended ad valorcin
duty on cattle. IL Mexican cattle were
again barred out, Mexico would retaliate
against our hogs.
MIR lawncy called attention 10 the fact
that the discrimination against hogs was
continued.
Mr. Sutton asked him to consider Amer
lean investors In Mexico
The rice interests were Represented ny
a large narty The delegation Included
Theodore G. Barker and Samuel &. stone
and Isaac Bull of the Charleston chamber
of commerce. Fred q. Earnest and Enii
| Duproe of the New Orleans hoard Of trade.
| Charles A. Lorrey. Myror Abbott and q.
l.. Grippin. representing the planters oil
| souil west Louisiana. and George q. Bauer
az the Lake Charles. La, board OF traue
The Spokesman. Thomas j. Parker. said
| the industry was absolutely dependent on
\ protection In tho two Carolinas. LOUIS
! iana and Georgia the crop had been re-
| duccl cne-half by the reduction OF the
/ tariff on account OF the competition OF
| Asiatic cheap labor. The opening Of new
| lands in Southeastern Louisiana and Texas
| n, onised to supply the markets OF the
United states with the proper stimulus.
| Ar article called the nncleaned rice was
pcrvading the country and shouid DC par
red out.
4
said there had been large Increase III
the crop In the past few years The duty
asked was 2 cents pound on cleaned rice
(present rate 1isc) and on uncleancd IA
| (present duty S-loc).
| MIR Ernest spoke OF the necessity for
more strict classification OF the varieties
| OF rice. ~,
Macaroni was represented by W. J.
Toomey OF New York. The restoration OF
the Mckinley duty of cents pound. In
stead OF the Wilson rate OF 20 per cent al
valorem. was asked
Franklin Woodruff, an importer Of salt.
held that a duty on that product fell
heavily on the Southern States and New
England He was subjected to lively
| cross examination by Messrs. Payne and
| Grosvenor. and declared that until the
Wilson BILL the Syracuse mills products
were largely more sold in the New York
industry than the foreign article.
The fishing interests were represented
by Charles NJ. Mccue OF Gloucester. Mass,
who announced that he spoke for 37s0o
deep sea fishers, manning $500 vessels In
1892. and for $4,000 other fishermen.
They desire duties OF NC per pound on
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