Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-02-11
THE PROTECTIVE 1IRIF 1|
FOUR Schedules Have RI
Completed.
BARLEY PUT BACK TO so c-,.
An Increase on Mexican Ca,,,.
l"riy Desired by Western w. '1
Vegetables and Bread,tSr,i iS'' 4

an increase on Mexican Cattls D.,
l@rly Desired by Western a.
Vegetables and Bread,tSr %'S'
washington, Feb. S.-Tbe d,i,.
slons of the Republicans of tllly .h
and means committee, which bav. 'r, " "
IN progress for some woa, na'e
brought the tariff bill, which ' !. D.
lald before the next congress, to 10 70 V
where the character of the meosa,s ~a ~
be e somewhat gauged and where .s,,'
OF the most important scbodn,s %'
definitely fixed. In their coUfo,,.
up to this week, the tarif,maker.
dealt largely with the general 'rP sba.l
teristics OF the schedules which I AZ
have had under consideration and
voted themselves to sitting tba %
masses of figures, letters and nstsi'
presented to them. Four Vcbai
have been fairly completed-tbe %.'
ical, agricultural, wines and snirit, @ t,en,
the earthen and glassware scbeduls'
Today's meeting was the most !,
portant of the series, for it resnltsi /
the framing of the agricultural schsln.
which was made re-enactment n M
Mckinley law, with few chance, :,
cept on unimportant products, MI
most important step in connection vi,I
this schedule was the establishment, h
rates of $5 a head on cattle more S,'
year old, and of 20 per cent sd yl
orem on cattle valued at more than h.
head. "
The Mckinley rates on other Iva
stock, including the rate of 50 on c,t
tie of 1 year old or less, are restomJ
The Wilson rates were 20 per cent d
valorem on livestock, and, while IN
new duty of So on cattle does not reacl
the Mckinley figure of $40 on cattl
more than l year old, it is said Ii,
with the ad valorem on the more vain
able grades, it will prove Adequate
shut out Mexican cattle. 1t is again,
the Mexican stock that the increase
particularly desired, on the represent,
tiOns of Western cattlemen that thei
business has been ruined by the impu
tations from Mexico under the WilN
law, which amounted to more tia
200, 1000 head.
Much interest centered upon barIey
which the committee puts back to th
Mckinley duty of 30 cents bushe b
cause the farmers contended that Ii
Wilson tariff had turned over the ma
ket into the hands of the Canadian
while the maltsters, who have bee
using Canadian barley, have made
hard fight against any increase.
The Mckinley rates have been \
stored on fruits and berries, main
for the benefit of the fruitgrOwen
the Pacific coast. The fruit exchan
of the country had prepared schedu
of rates below the Mckinley bill al
above the Wilson rates, although th
did not succeed in having their sChedC
adopted.
Among the products in the agrlc'
tural schedule which are returned
the Mckinley rates are breadstutfs a
rice, dairy products, potatoes a
starch, castor beans and flaxseed, me
and meat products, and poultry, Ve'
tables and salt.
The demand of the farmers for
Mckinley rate of 81 ton on hay
stead of the Wilson rate of 81, v
granted. Chicory is placed at | cen
pound, in accordance with the requ
of the growers in the central stat
who believe they can capture the no
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