The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-16
HEARINGS ON TIE TARIFF.
Senators Appeared Before the Sub.
committee on Finance.
HIDES, CATTLE AND FRUIT RATES.
Changes In the Dingicy Schedules
Were Recommended ON Numerous
products--A strong Combinc.

| Washington. April Tho subcommit-
tee of the senate on finance today held an
all day session at the capitol to afford an
opportunity to allow senators TO make sug-
restions on the tariff bill.
| Among the senators who called aud had
conferences with the committee were
Mossrs. Quay. seweil. Elkins, Wellington,
Perkins. Shoup pritchard Baker, Harris Of
Kansas.
| Senator Plat OF New York also spent
| some time with the committee, but he APP
peared to he a listener rather than n par
ticipant In the proceedings
| Senator Quay had only brief conference
and devoted himself especially to the .'atss
on carpcts and mating. upon which he
urged rate OF duty which would insure
| protection 10 the Industries OF this coun-
try AGAINST the products of China and
JEnan
Senator Porkns was given an extended
| hearing on the fruit schedule. He presented
| the committee with samples OF both Calf
! Iornia and foreign curronta and raisins and
! asked for an Increase OF the rate on Zante
! curiAnta, bringing II UP to 2is cents per
! pound. He also suggested duty Of cent
| a mound on orauges and lemons instead OF
"a Of a cent as fixed by thu pingley bill
MIR. Perkins suggested subsohedule on
beet sugar. providing for duty OF cent
| a pound ON sugar testing 10 by the polari-
scope and increasing to ~ cents for 90
| test, a more favorable reception was given
| TO the suggestion for a drawback duty on
| imported tin cans in which fruits and sal
mon are exported, This suggestion APP
noared to meet with favor
| Senator Sewoll's suggestions pertainod TO
| almost the entire list of New Jersey man
! uiat lures. and he filed briefs bearing upon
all Of them. He suggested notifications
] ,f Ill cha tglt IL, al
cd u request of the silk manufacturers Tor
a uniform 10 per cent ad NQlorcm duty,
and of the pottery makers for compound
duty on pottery products There ware sew
oral circumstances against tho pingiey
| rates In his papers ono ~ these wan tho
paper manufacturers TO he effect that tho
proposed rates ON bleaching powder tchio-
| rate OF llme) would be ruinous to hem;
another from the wire men against tho
rnto on iron, and stu another rom the
| watchmaltcrs on watch movements,
Senators Baker and Harris asked FOR .
duty of & per ton on gypsum. the supply
| in the West being sufficient to supply the
! wants Of the entire country. With reicr-
/ once To GA tic importatops they represented
that the cattle were needed to consume
the grass crop q the Yves; and that IL was
more economical TO move the cattle than
the grass
Senators Elklns and Wellington appeared
In support Of the Dinglcy rate on coal,
| which there In an effort to have reduced
During the dry number OF republican
senators from the utermountain States
met 10 agree upon II plan of cooperation.
They reached no definite conclusion except
| 20 stand together IN their demands gu wool.
hido3, cattle. lead. ore and other Rocky
mountain products.
Representatives OF the importers and
dealcrs In hides, tanners and curers. shoe
manufacturers, betting manufacturers aud
the leather intoIrst generally continued