The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-11
TARIFF 7IDKERIN1.
Some Favor and Some Oppose
More Duty-Gruber on
Astor Tourists.

WASHINGTON, Jan. II, 1s97-The
tariff hearings before the Ways and
Means Committee We're concluded today,
the schedules containing "sundrles' and
the free list being considered
Representative Corliss of Michigan ask
ed protective duties on tobacco lumber,
fish, wool and other industries of his
State.
J. H. Smith, of Waterbury, Conn.,, rep
resenting the manufacturers of vegetable
ivory buttons, asked for specific duty
on buttons Of one per cent. per line of
one-fortieth of an inch per gross and
twenty-five per cent. sld valoreTn.
R. Liebmann, of New York, advocated
a duty of one cent per line and % per
cent. ad valorem on fancy metal and glass
buttons. 1t was impossible, he said to
present law. On silk and woollen but
tons and button forms the present law
N. S. Greenough, of Cleveland, on be-
half of the manufacturers of coal tar,
asked a small specific duty on this article
and a duty on its principal product, pitch
Of ~ per ton. Both articles are now on
Ex-Mayor schieren, of Brooklyn, filed a
paper @ protecting against any increase in
J.. S. Storey and C. c. Kemp of Bos-
ton, protested against placing tax on
coal tar The domestic supply was in
sufficient to meet the demand and if a
duty were placed on the product manu-
facturers using it would be driven out of
w. Colder. of Chicago, manufacturer
Of moss pete asked a duty of 81 per
ton. ton on on that article Befora domestic
$50 per ton. When theshome supply be-
gan to appear the price was DROPPED to
$l2 per ton. 1t was an article used by
the wealthy and the duty on the $1,000
tons imported annually would yield con-
siderable revenue and allow the domestic
industry to live.
Abe Gruber, of New York, spoke on the
subject of wearing apparel brought in by
tourists. !. A duty on this class OF goods
would yield a revenue of $40, 900 per
annum. In this connection he cited the
Astor case, which caused member of the
committee to remark that all tourists
were not Astors.
Mr.. Gruber plied:-t'No and there will
be less Astors here If this law is not
changed
L. Littauer, of New York, advocated
duties on gloves at the rate Of 81. 50 and
w. J. Curtis, of New York, asked the
committee not to discriminate against
any particular class of gloves
.sMr. Littauer. .interrupting, said that the
sired. on ladies' gloves.
Kenneth Barnhart, representing Mar
shal Field and Company of Chicago, ,coun-
seiled moderation in duties, and submit
ted a schedule covering imported by his
firm.
Charles NJ. Smith, of New York, a
glove importer. was wiling to have 20
per cent. added to the present duties on
gloves. Specific duties on the basis he
revenue of about 50, 100000 annually.
Representative Keifer, of Minnesota. on
behalf of his constituents, requested a
restoration of the Mckinley rates on
potatoes and starch
Representative Linney of North Caro-
lima, said that North Carolina had a new
industry, the mining of t'rnonezlte,'' a
product used In a patent light apparatus
Brazil was driving the domestic article
out of the market and he desired as high
duty as the committee could give.
The committee here took a recess
+ It is the intention. of Mr.. Dingley. of
Maine. Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee, to close the hearing today,
but 1T is not improbable that they MAY
pc continued one or more additional days
Il certain of the interested parties who
have not had an opportunity of being
heard. vigorously press their claims.
10 United Associated Presses reporter
today Mr.. Dingley exploded the rnmor
that the new tariff bill would be reported
to the House this morning. He doubted
II 1t would be finished by the fourth of
March, and if it is, there is no Intention
of laying it before the House until the
extra session. The measure will be sub
Ject to change not only until it is re-
ported, but during the general debate on
the moor, as We'll as open to amendment
when 1t is considered under the five
minute rule. The Republican members
OF the committee will work on the bill
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