The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-08
PRESSURE FOR TARIFF.
WESTERN SENATOR'S WANT IN
CREAsEs on WOOL.
May lie Defeated by Excessive
Demands If Continued.

Washington. April IA number OF
in a movement 10 make sure of securing
certain concessions In the tariff bill which
they consider important to their section
OF the country. There have been several
informal conferences recently, but up 10
date no conclusions have been reached. The
articles which the senators have espe-
oially in view are wool. hides, coal and
load ore. The tendency is TO ask a change
in the portion Of the wool schedule which
relates to third class woods. fho proba.
bilities are that there will be demand for
specific instead of adva!orem duties on
woods of this class and one Western SEN
ator said today that he would not be sat
isiied with less than 8 per cent per pounl
on any wool
There is quite a determined movement,
among these senators Tor a duty on hides.
me finance committee did not at first
manifest Il disposition 10 grant this con
cesslon. but the Western senators now find
reason TO ieel encouraged by the outlook
Ihoy probably will ask that the duty lie
fixed at = per cent.
There Will be determined effort 10 in.
crease rates ON lead contained in ore from
cent per pound. as fixed by the Dingley
Dill as II passed the house, to / "a cents and
10 chanse the language of the provision.
There will be an effort also TO prevent
any reduction of the house rates Gu coal
and lumber The Wyoming and Colorado
senators are especially Interested IN coal
and the Oregon and Washington senators
IN lumber. There are also many smaller
Items to which the Western senator's are
giving their attention. Some of them ars
n fsuv fl,nt Am
TO discriminate against Western interests
ana they desire to organize to prevent the
result.
Senator Chandler today authorized the
Statement that the passage of the tariff
bill might be endangered If the pressure
for higher duties continued.
"Ih's pressure is enormous from all
parts OF the country" he said ard II is so
strong that there is some danger that 1t
might be yielded to. There is. for in
stance, general demand that the wool
tariff shall be increased. so that instead
OF rate of or cents on wool we shall
have 10 or II. The wooden manufacturers
want compensatory rate which amounts
10 Drohibitlye duties on woolens. Likewise
tho Californians ask us TO place such du.
ties on fruits that all foreign fruits shall
be kept out In the interest OF California
products Indeed. there is great pressure
from all parts OF the country and In the
interest OF almost every industry, for pro
hlhitive duties If the pressure continues
and is yielded to there is great danger
repeat. that the bill will not become law
There will in that event be such all up-
rising against the bill that there will be
majority against It instead of for II. The
margin is small at best. The republicans
have not majority without assistance
from other parties, and the DANCER Is that
there would be such a general revulslon
f.a..1t H.. tr-t1f
whom we are counting not to cast their
votes for the bill. The republican men,
bers of the financial committee are dis
posed to be conservative. but the pressure
is so strong that they may be forced TO
yield. The people who are creating the
pressure arc thus preparing to pull down
upon their own heads the temple that shell
tors them"