New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-16
REVISING THE DINGLEY BILL.
MANY SENATORS HEARD By THE SUBCOMMITTEE
on FINANCE.

MANY SENATORS HEARD BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE
on FINANCE.
Washington. April 1.-THE Republican sub-cor-
rnit.ee Of the Senate Committee on Finance held an
an-day session ar the Capitol to-day TO afford an
opportunity TO other Senators to make suggestions
on the Tariff bill Among the Senators who called
and had conference. with the committee were
Messrs Quay, Sewell, Elkins, Wellington, Perkins
shoup Pritchard, Baker, and Harris. OF Kansas
Senator Plat OF New-York. also spent some time
with the committee. but he appeared TO ne
listener rather than participant in the proceed
ings.
Senator Quay had only a brief conference. and
devoted himself especially TO the rates on carpets
and mattings on which he urged a rat OF duty
which would insure protection to the industries OF
this country against the prooucts OF Nhlhd anu
Japan.
Senator Perkins had an extended hearing on the
fruit schedule He presented samples OF both Cali
fornia and foreign currants and raisns, and asked
for an increase OF the rate on Zante currants
bringing ii UP 10 2z cents pound. He also sug-
eested duty OF cent pound on oranges and
Lemons instead OF three-fourths OF cent, as fixed
bv the Dinghy bill. II was suggested to MI Per
kins by some Of the members OF the committee tnat
the fruit schedule had already been attacked De-
cause the rates were TOO high, but the california
Senator oontended for thorough protection. Mr.
Perkins suggested a substitute schedule on beet
sugar providing for duty OF cent a pound on
sugar testing 20 by the polariscope. and increasing
m III cents for per The committee
nron1ised 10 give due attention 10 THIS matter Dut
"a We no further Indication Of the prooaple result OF
It's deliberations. a more favorable reception was
eiven 10 A suggestion for drawback duty on i'm
0orted Tin cans In which fruits and salmon are
exported This suggestion appeared 10 meet win
favor ..,uoa % o1rros,
senator Sewells suggestions pertained 10 almost
the entire list of NewJersey manufactures, ana ne
fIed briefs bearing on all OF them. He suggested
rodifcatiors OF the chemical schedule. he also
presented a request of the silk manufacturers lor
= Uniform 30 per cent ad valorem duty and or the
poftery-makers for a compound duty on pottely
PRODUCTS The latter complain that az Ndloie,hI
dufies hermit ruinous undervaluatlons, WINE tHt
eiIk men say that the 81 per cent rate Which lhey
erioved prior 10 the enactment OF the wilson law
vas entirely satisfactory. There were several re-
monstrances against the Dingley rates IN ms pa
ners one OF these from the paper manu-
facturers 10 the effect that the proposed rate on
hIeaching powder elaborate OF lime( WouIu De IuIn
oi,s 70 them: another from the wire men against
the rate on iron and still another from the watch
makers on watch movements. -. -.
Senators Baker and Harris asked for duty or
60 TON on gypsum and for decrease or Inc duty
nroposed on Mexican cattle Ihey sdlo Ihat nv. ss
uwere immense beds of gypsum In the west, SUM-
cient 10 supply the wants or the entire country;
WTi.b reference TO cattle importatons they SAID
-, tho cattle were needed 10 consume the grass
cron Of the West. and that IL was more economical
~ move the cattle than the grass . -
Senators Elkins and Wellington appeared III SUI
-, 81 The Dingley rate coal which there Is an
effort have reduced. -, -, 49, 1oo,b,,car Sem
During the day number or the Repupllcah oeno
ators from the intermountain states met 10 dsIee
non a plan OF cooperation. they reached no
daaSnite conclusion. except TO stand together ~
,beir demands on wool hides. cattle LEAD ore ana
other Rocky Mountain products