The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-17
TIE TARIFF BILL

H.fors the Ways and Means cOmmlLtss'
D,mocratIo ObjsetSon Not Urged Very
3 IronrIy-uaIIsy says They VIII Not
wAsH1NGToN, D. c., March IA
Tn. Democratic members OF the ways
and means committee received theIF
Grst ott,clal information on the new tnr-
n, blll to-day when the bill was conS!d-
cred at q secret session Of the fun com.
n,Ittee, Chairman -ll5tllg.l
that he desired to report the bill to the
house when II meets at noon THURSDAY,
Mr. MeNilnln Dem, Tenn.) complained
that this plan would not give the DEM
ocratS SUFFICIENT time to analyEe the
measure and prepare a report. The
Democrats contended that they had
treated the Republican members mole
generously in the matter OF time when
The Wilson bill was framed. HRlt an
hour was consumed In sparrinG over
! thIS Doint. and no definite conclusion
was reached Three hours were spent
in analysis Of the bill by sections, the
Republican members who had oeen
most active in the preparation OF tne
various schedules explaining lnS
changes made from existing ralSs anu
comparing the proposed duties win tne
Mckinley act.
New York, discussed the chemical
schedule; Mr. DolIlver, Of Iowa, the
agricultural schedule: Mr.. TawHey, OF
Minnesota, lumber: Mr.. Payne sugar,
and Mr., DalZeil glass. eRrthenwRre ana
metals. Mr.. Wheeler, Of Alabama, ana
NFr. McNiIllIn took the leading part IN
the discussion for the Democrats.
Concerning the sugar schedule. Mr..
Payne asserted that II was practically
a return TO the law OF 1883. He repre-
sented that the proposed rates would be
equivalent to an ad Valorem duty OF
~ per cent on IS per cent OF all the
sugar Imported. he said that the sched.
ulo contained no concealed diftcrentlal
between raw and refined sugar, such
as the Wilson bill had. While the reVe-
nue. which sugar would yield had not
been actually calculated. It would bring
from Sl6.O00OOO to SIS, 100000 more Into
the treasury than under the Wilson law.
MIR. Robertson, OF Louisiana, Demo-
crat, gave an opinion that $S00O0,00O
could be expected from this sugar Eched-
uEe.
turaI schedule Mr. Dolllver explained
that the countervaillnG duty on fish 10
Offset bountles paid by foreign govern
meuts was directed against France. The
Democrats objected TO the Imposition OF
a duty OF onc-halt cent on fresh water
Ish, which are now on tho free list.
They also contended that the proposed
rates on seeds are double the Mckinley
dutIeR. The southern members took an
interest in the rice paragraphs. 1t was
explained that the Increased rate on
broken rice had been levied to dlscour-
nRe tho growing practice OF breaking
rice which Is brought In for the Use OF
bFeWerIca, before its Importation, 10 Sc
cure the advantage OF the cheaper rates.
Tho duty OF three cents pound on
chIccry root, which IL now on the free
list, and which IL used MS an adultCrn-
tIon Of coffee, Mr. Dolliver explained.
was for the beneAt OF the middle west,
where chlcory growing Is new indus
try.
When the glass schedule was rcach-
cd, Mr.. Wheeler criticised the increase
in duties on the cast polished plate
EInsg, tCx2f from 6 to Q cents, and on
aIXSO from 10 to t3 cents. the increase
being over the Mckinley rates. Mr..
Dnl2ell said TINT II had been demon
strnted thnt the Mckinley duties on
plates these SlaeR were not protective,
6ut 10 Offset these increases the rates
on plates OF higher grades had been
reduced,
The imposition OF duty on cotton
tleg, now On tho free list, was also OPP
posrd by the Democrats, Mr.. Wheeler
snid tho American manufacturers were
nbln not only to supply the home mar
ket, but To I'LL large orders for India
without any protection on the article.
II was contcndcd by tho Democrats
thnt the additional duty OF One.fourth
cent on nil artClea Of steel finished cold,
would nr0yo very rnr-TcNchinR In ltR
srOnc. jTbe average rate OF cutlery was
stated TO be about Is per cent,
Tbe Democrats opposed also the pros
pBsed duty Of s. n thousand on white
nine which IL double tho Mckinley rate,
'They algu criticised tho paragraph
ninclng telegraph and telephone poles
and railroad ties or cedar and all other
woods al 20 per cent duty: The other
WOODS aro not now dutlnblc and tho
opponcnts OF tho new bill asserted that
they constitute the most extensive
cinss. The Democratic mcmb9rs of tho
committee will OIHer amendments to tho
bIII in the committee meeting to'morH