The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-22

whenever the esteemed Register at
tempts to discuss the coal tariH 1t only
succeeds in showing how poorly it Is
posted upon the proposition now pending
in the senate. The latest EFFORT is an at
tempt to snow that there is some dark
lantern scheme on foot toehange the pro-
posed duty OF 20 cents on bitumlnous coal
to 60 cents: that Canadian representa-
tIves have quiet tip to that effect and
are arranging their duty to correspond
with II. and that all this IS going on Sc
cretly AZ Washington. the news being
carefully withheld from the public.
Here Is what the Resis,er says:
canada has had representative IN
washington EoepinE IN close conmunlcH,..
lion with the tain naEnates. As result
81 this Information the Canadian nnance
minister has an iounced IN parliament
reduction In the duties on american c03i
from @ TO = cents ton Ihls. ne Salu'
1,Rs done on accoI NJ Of the proposed re.
ductlnn IN tho United states tArin bhi
OF the coal duties Z. ON % 20 ~ SehIS. anI
any further reduction made by the Inlteu
States will at once t'c followed ~ C 1nlnh.
Gehedule n Is still several days distant
n Ire tariff consideration at washington
bat the Canadians have received inIorl ma
ton from the lnssie. although the news
haS been carefully withheld from our own
people directly interested.
The Registers erroneous understand
ing Of the matter is due. possibly, TO the
tact mat 1, has not consulted copy OF
the tarii bill. Had il done so It would
have found that. instead Of the provision
referred u being carefully withheld"
from our own people. 1t IS in the printed
bill Just as It came from the senate
finance committee weeks ago. For the
Rer,ster.s information. and for the in
formation OF others who may be misled
By our neighboTs error, we quote the
paragraph relating to coal. which Is
found on page 147 OF the printed bill now
before the senate. 1t Is paragraph 4o5
and Is as follows:
"4os. Coal and shale, seventy-five cents
pef ton Of twenty-eight bushels, eighty
pounds 10 the bushel: coal. slack or
cnlm. such as will pass through a half
inch screen. thirty cents per ton OF TWEEN
weight bushels, eighty pounds to the
bushel: Provided. however. that the
duty on coal and shale snail De sky
cents per ton, and on coal. slack or culm
ffteen cents per ton. when imported
from any country. colony or dependency
that does not impose upon coal or coal
elack or culm higher rates of duty than
those named in this proviso."
The proviso here quoted has been In
tho bill all the time and was there when
ne bill itself was reported to the senate
- the 9Th Of May. There has, therefore.
been no advance private information re-
ce,ved by Canada. and It would at lease
satisfy the curiosity OF an intelligent
constituency, which is interested in the
matter. Il the Register were to cell where
Il got It's wonderful information that the
news has been carefully withheld"
from our own people.
The proviso in the coal paragraph
which will cause Canada to take the &C.
ZION referred to by our neIghbor. was
placed there by the senate committee for
thar purpose. and 1t Is regarded by many
people as wise act. Others are opposed
n It; but whatever may be its fate there
has been no secrecy about the matter.