The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-06
The TARIFF ON CATTLE.
Subject Before ths Ways aud Means
Committee FOR Hearing.

aatIseN ANhaFe Nur Nata anH means
Committee For Hearing.
wAsmSoroS. Jan. 5.--Alarge delega-
iion from the west appeared teiore tho
ways and means committee today.
the schedule being agricultural products
and cattle.
The arst speaker was +. n. Rockwell
Of Warren, Kan. Mr. Rockwell Is a
cattle raiser, grazing in both New Mex
leo and Kausas. and Is opposed 20 high
du les The Mckinley rate ON cattle,
he said. was prohibiuve. and had In
jured the farmers Of Kansas, who were
benefited by international grazing.
Herds were taken 10 Kansas for periods
Of from G to IS months Last year Kan
sas farmers were paid $4,000 for grain
by oattlemen and this year the amount
would be Gao. 900. In addition 10 which
much was paid for labor
Another cattlemAn. NJ NJ. sherman
Of salina, Kansas. .ycpsssented that
two.thirds Of the cattle imported from
Mexico into the United States were
owned by Americans He thought high
duties on cattle had been decided upon
by congress 10 keep ont Canadian com.
petition without thought Of the Mexi.
can business. He argued. as Mr. Rock.
well had. that the chief effect Of the
law was to injurc Americans who had
invested IN Mexico.
"Then you think the tariff should be
govern by tine nationality Of the pro-
ducers Of The goodsg Mr.. GrkyenOr
asked
Mr. sherman assented 70 this. where
upon Mr Grosyenor inquired what
effect wou'd tho system have on inn
ported goods IN other hnes'"
Incidently tho witness stated that
American labor was the oheapes, in the
world. which statement provoked a
laugh until he explained that in the cat
tie business. one American woald do
the work OF two Mexlcans
When asknd why be had removed "a
Mexico. Mr. Sherman said because Of
the lack Of ranges here. Chairman
Dingley said there were plenty ranges
IN Colorado and Wyoming and otheI
western states. IL was impossible d
acquire title 20 the ranges in this oonn'
Try, was the answer. and moreover, said
the witness, American laws gave {
mans competitors the advantage OF al
improvements he introduced into HI
business. In Mexico cattlemcn owne'
their ranges
Mr.. Tawne2 questioned him as 4
why irnporistions from Mexico had in
creased fror 1000 a month under th
Mckinley law to $4,000 under the WI
son law.
He repliea this was largely due 3
congestion in the market. but for vari
Gus reasons Meaico never could becom
a competi:r Of the United States.
Tho next speaker was Reprosentativ
Curtis Of Kansas. lie said he repre-
sented a district In which more Mexical
cattle were fed than any other in III
United States. and In behalf Of Amer
can cattle raisers and feeders aud farm
crs Of Kansas. He asked TO have n
stored the duty Of slO a head on all cai
tle year old and over, and sla hea
I on calves less than year old He sal
B in the first q months Of the Wilson las
4 SGl 900 cattle had been imported iEt
! the United States Of an average value {
p $3.50 per head, paying 81 cents duty o
Z each.
4 He said the cattlemen Of Kansas Ia
D been unable 20 raise as good stock |
formerly bscAu'e OF imp 'rtatiOns I
a Mexican stock. Consumers OF beef ha
Is been fed poorer quality under the la
!, than ever before II congress would r
!. store the duty Kansas would pledge he
}. self to produce b share Of the cattl
without raising tae price Of beef.