The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-30

PAYING The PIPER
Republicans Dragooning
Along the Most In
famous of All
Tax Laws.
GREAT WRANGIE OVER HIDES
Dingley Favors Putting Them on
the FREQ List-The Dear
Farmers Object.
GREAT WRANGIE OVER HIDES

WASHINGTON, March 30. lS97.-Thers
was not a quorum of the House present
today when proceedings were begun OF
Tenn.) called attention to the fact, hui
there was no delay.
Mr.. Dockery tDem., MOI asked nnanfi
nous consent that the free list might
then be considered. in order that he
might offer his amendment putting those
articles on the free list controlled By
trusts in the United State, but Mr.. Payne
(Rep.. N. " objected.
The Committee on Ways and Means
took command of the situation again, and
presented a number of amendments
agreed upon at their meeting last night,
mostly intended to perfect the phrase
olcgy and to correct slight omissions and
errors. Among them were these
Making covered safety fuse dutiable at
As per cent. ad valorem. &
Arranging the duty on crude tartar or
wine lees to be half a cent a pound on the
article testing less than 50 per cent. BIZ
trate of potash, and one cent a pound
on the article testing above tina strength.
Reducing from 20 to 15 per cent. ad
vaiorem the duty on certain grades of
hat and bonnet braids.
Restoring the language of the McKin-f
ley law relating to Moquette and similar
carpets and Oriental rugs.
Mr.. Sayers (Dem., Tex.) referring to
Mr.. Payne's statement last Saturday
that the hides imported into the United
States We're principally from hot coun-
fries cIJoh oc 6fd NJ zo-- -
tition with those produced in the United.
States. quoted from he Treasury sta
tistics to show, as he claimed, a great
variance between the gentleman's state
ment and the facts in the case.
Mr.. Cannon (Rep., Ill., followed in a
speech advocating a tax on hides. He
recognized. he said. the great difficulty
which confronted the Committee. on Ways
n Means in framing a satisfactory
revenue and protective measure. He was
not satisfied with all its provisions, as
he had not been satisfied with all of the
provisions of any similar bill for which
he had voted. For a quarter of a cen
fury, free hides had prevailed, and In
that period the leather Industries Of the
country had prospered and grown until
they had practically conquered the mar
kets of the world. Now, he was salts
lied a duty could be imposed, without in
terfering, seriously. at least, with the
leather industry But he was willing to
trust to the Committee on Ways and
Means and would take the bill as a
whole. He desired the attention of the
massachusetts members, while he said
hat the proposed industry would add at
least 81 to the value of every head of
cattle in the country. he was willing to
take the bill as it came from the Com
mlttee on Ways and Means. And If that
committee could see its way clear to rec
ommend the duty he would gladly foIlbw
ITS lead. just as he would follow it in
young Tor a reduction of duties on pro-
massachusetts, gentlemen thought they
were too high (Applause.)
MI Slayden (Dem., Tex.) said he was
e eo1sci 10 see that the normal Republican
least; The people Of his district and of
the range country were interested in
anis matter, he said, n demanded a
Mr. Bell Pop, COLI made a brief
speech IN favor of a duty on hides, say
t = y would confer more benefit upon
me farmer than all the duties in the
agricultural schedule combined.
Mr.. Dingley (Rep., Mel said he. had
NOT intended to set forth the facts found
py the committee or Ways and Means
helatlng 10 this subject, which had been
would do SO, although 1t was out of or
ger When the Committee on Ways ana
Means" Mr.. Dingley said, "of which the
preparing a revenue bill in 1890. ii made
Investigation to determine
or not a duty on hides would
nenent the farmers of the United States.
found the following state of facts
l. inat the great body of hides used
IN This country were produced as a by
proouct and the price was made here,
T. AS TO goat skins and a large number
other skins for tanning. we found thai
be imported.
3 That the importations of thick
airy hides, for sole leather, and largely
used for export because of our chean
tanning materials. thus enabling us TO
reaen rorelgn markets with the products.
from these facts we concluded that
under the special conditions obtaining
and further that but twice in the his,
tory OF the cogntry-.in 1916 and 1852-had
advantage would accrue to the Farmer
from reimposing a duty, and that a dis
would be felt by those engaged
IN the export Gather trade. 1t was be-
lieved that a duty on hides would shut
on this export trade and prevent the
tanning of hides here and drive it into
Ganada. In view Of these facts. the
a "a TIE committee WAS
against imposing a duty"
To questions by Mr.. Bell (Pop.. CoI.9
MT. Dingley said that the hearings ii
lsso were quite exhaustive n all classes
Mr.. BeIl-How was it in 1896?
Mr.. Dingley-No one appeared before |
committee to ask a duty. But the
and found no reaso to change
opinion reached by the COMMITTEES
In 1890.
Mr.. Livingston Dem. Ga. asked If
thec committee in 1890 had not first recom-
mended a duty on hides.
Mr.. Dingley answered that that WAS |
true; but hat additional information
caused the change Of opinion.
MI. Lfytngston-Where did that saddf-
turers or farmers?
Nj. Dingley-Oh, both were heard.
MI: Livingston criticized III committee
Tor failing to include In a bill to raise