New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08
THE TARIFF AMENDMENTS,
VARIOUS COMMENTS. CRITICISMS AND
OPINIONS.
rrrE-rRADERs PROFESS TO BE GRATIFIEp-
MANY REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVES DIS
sATiSFlED-SoME OF THE oBJEC-
rIONs SUMMARIZE
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

confess that they know nearly OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
that they managing TO extract good deal OF
satisfaction from the proposed Senate amendments
~ the Dingley bill. To begin with, they say, the
FINANCE Committee has found 1t necessary 10 pro-
nose more than a thousand-some make the NUMBER
Twelve observation-disclosures The truth Is that
the number Of amendments is about eight hundred.
two hundred of which wholly immaterial and
MANY OF them even trivial. leaving the total
number Of substantial or material amendments
ohout the same as the number proposed by the
Finance Committee 10 the Mckinley bill in 1890
On the subject OF the immateria or verbal amend
n,ents Republican Representative who had care
fully examined them said TO Tribune correspond
ent to-day;
The Finance subcommittee seems TO have been
,n,bued with the idea that II could magnify itself
", proposing the largest possible number OF amend
roents and in its eagerness il has proposed good
many apparently for the mere sake Of doing so.
For example II has struck out the word on at
IRE beginning OF numerous paragraphs, has omitted
% do so n a great many cases. and has used the
same word at the beginning Of many of its
snendatory paragraphs-an OF which appears
somewhat ridiculous Again. I find "a
struck out before the word pound and one sub
et,fu,ed while on the next page is a proposed
Senate amendment where "a is used In precisely
the same relation that it was on the preceding
page Of the bill as it passed the House Of Repre-
sentat.ves And so l might go to specify two
hundred other amendments of the same descrip-
ton none of which materially affect the pro-
visions Of the original bill But. then. they all
enter into the grand total 10 magnify the work
and exploit the ability. knowledge, thoroughness
and diligence of the Senate subcommittee. and
our friends. the enemy. making the most Of It,"
WHAT THE FREE-TRADERS SAY.
But 10 recur TO another and more important mat
Ter from which the free-traders in Congress say
they are deriving unalloyed satisfaction. In con-
versation with a Tribune correspondent to-day one
Of them put IL in substance as follows: The Re
puhNcans OF the Finance Committee have planted
themselves squarely on Democratic ground and
given away the whole doctrine of protection and
planted themselves on the ground OF tariff for
revenue only by proposing a duty on tea; they
have admitted that it is impossible TO obtain the
revenue necessary 10 carry the Government
without increasing internal taxation and have pro
posed additional taxes beer and tobacco 10 that
end which IS admission of our contention that
they have implicitly admitted. by reducing many
Of the rates proposed by the Dingley bill that
protective duty on an imported article is a tax on
Such criticisms from free-trade sources will not
be likely 10 disturb Senator Aldrich and his col
leagues AS 10 the duty on tea they MAJ retort
thai was found f5om l 40 s2s s
rebellion. and It Is again found necessary as tenn
EASEMENTS caused by free-trade Democratic legisla
ton and administration, and that the same IS true
o. i fobacco OF course it viii be denied that the
proposed reductions in duty in any sense or de-
ported article is a tax or the consumer. 1t may
also be suggested that If free-traders in congress
syen was he w inde docrne Of roec5n they
will be bound in case the prposed Senate a b
order TO relieve the Government Of its financial
embarrassments.
REPUBLICAN CRITICISMS.
But what is more important and more to the
purpose are the caustc and angry criticisms OF
many Republicans who have studied the amend
,,rafft
These criticisms are the less important because
,hey have not yet found public expression Among
Republican Representatives generally II one may
fairly judge from what he has heard from al 1east
public the dominant feeling is one OF mingled as
gust and INDIGNATION although 1T mas oeen mus mus
ATE will correct many of the errors INTO wnlch II
alleged the T may OF spa
sceDn generally 70 realize that il was 'er more
necessary and important than now that dissen-
SION and chickering's should be avoided If IT is pos
some OF the Republican criticisms Of the pro-
posed Senate amendments were summarized to-day
in conversation with Tribune correspondent by a
Republican member Of the House VINO mas De
voted much thought and study TO tariff. legislation
In substance he said - o -,
Judgment for the majority Of the Finance Com
Intiee place itself in the position II has by pro
posing some Of the amendments II such amend
rents had TO be adopted II would nave oeen IN
them. AS it is, the majority in the House Of Rep
a
tage in case those amendments are accepted and
adopted by the Senate. l have the utmost con:
Governor Dinsley and mis- colleagues on the Ways
and Means Committee. but they or such OF them
a. NAV b. appointed the conference commit
tee-and we all know that the bill will he finally
fnaped IN d De bs "a pea
Finance Committee in case the amendments pass
TO which Of the amendments do you refer?'
T5ev are too numerous to specify and explain in
me course Of brief conversation, and is difficulty
even 70 classify them They aye those wnicn II
atce below the danger line the measure Of protec-
n neeqea Gy 1 az ytS9m should be carried into the
law the result would De the crushing OF at Least
deserve PROTECTION as much DO the greater nous
tries which have had influential tTlehos 20 ne
how 70 have been small r and weak and that
YES YER YER acteved Their present sanding under the
-.ertye 1oI,cy means anything according 70 my
Iea !, Is eoual and adequate protection 10 all n
dustres and special fsyors ana ee dsTegarded in
the framing Of the proposed amendments
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE
.v,ba, do Won think Of the new sugar schedule"'
asked the correspondent. -
Il think it is not only absolutely ndeiensloie ou'
-ha, II will be unavoidable If adopted. ana as 10 'he
,ar,er noint nv position is fortified by that OF some
% the best informed in this country That II
can he successfully defended DO not believe Why
VINO can explain why an al yaioren duIy on a.!
sugars up 10 ~ degrees VIII M ns,oscifc des are
@eoIi-ed? OF course most people now believe. ana
viii continue believe despite al! me 1e'i,dS ana
EXCAVATIONS that may be MADE, ma tir pLoioSS.
ecSedr,ie was dictated # not actually framed by
representatives Of the sugar Irus 1ory go5sider
idwever suggests another matter or very CoiS'usI-
a0ie moment l have found by STUDYING lne s, PlS
,Csed amendments that in many cases Where SiIsHt
reSIctiors have been made changes nave also Deen
made from specific ad valorem rates oow eSvg
member OF the subcommittee has for year auf f9
ra,eS bv speech and the application OF ~
rates OF duty in all cases where u "as ~ I've ne a
- 20 and would be glad II they "oulu CIV US 80
Satisfactory explanation OF the causes OF tns
OF op Mon To the extent that my hde ,aeroen are
a. Valoran for specific rates these "a
following in the footsteps Of Rober( JJvNdn and
sU Ms successors down 10 William L. NIlSGai. 60
nror1nf exclamation would seem 10 be IN oIue ,,,I
'.fi6w much revenue do you think me ne" 20 o. "
S!eII II VI P.oa, for he first wear and the law