The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-26

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rlcs winch do not require fine woods With |
out undertaking TO affirm The correctness |
of these allegations regarding the extensive |
use oil lhese carpet woods for clothing pur- |
poses the committee recognized the fact |
there Is some such use made of them To |
remove all possible ground Tor COMPLAINT
on this score, they have fixed the duties
on class Wools at 8 cents a pound and 10
cents u pound. Under the duties the nd
Vaiorom equivalents Will range ON the va
raouS clips from 81 per cent up to SO and In
some Instances 20.
| 1t is certain that under these duties fer
| eign carpet woods can not be imported TO
! take the place OF domestic woods in the
| cloth manufacture
Iaklns this manufacture OF wool sched-
ule into account, 1t Is fact definitely
demonstrated by the market reports that
the protection given the American wool
grower under the senate hill Is greater ana
more effective than he has ever before re.
| cclVed in an American tariff Under this
schedule wool growing should become in
time one of the most profitaSie branches
Oh American agriculture.
| many changes are made in schedule IN
ihe one which Viii attract most attention
Is the placing of a duty on hides of cattle
representatives of the Western States in
wh1eh cattle are raised have heen for
many wears insisting that ii duty on hides
should lind place In tariff bill which
,a.os, ,r,'V 10 protect an American iu-
ihls cohteltlon mas been resisted
~ tnD tahhefs OF the country, who be
neFed that 1t would place unnecossary bur.
uens upon their important industry I
shal not attempt to enter in detail into
VIC reasons whleh led The committee to
suggest the imposition OF the duty
Speaking for myself. believe that the
Nears which have been so emphatirally OK
tte@sea AS 10 the INJURIOUS effects OF the
duty have been largely oveyes.imated ana
'ne' no very serious burden will be placed
upon either the tanning the leather or the
poot anu shoe industry If The statements
are ADOPTED,
MANY changes are suggested in the free
list Among the more notable OF these is
a recommendation to return to the liberal
PROVISIONS of the existing law with regard
10 'he Tree importation of books, works OF
a'l' eye" under certain conditions
Az the time the bill was reported from
the committee | stated IN their behalf that
an amendment looking to the more rapid
development and extension of reciprocity
with foreign countries would be repQrt0i
from the committee at "a later day. The
committee have not vet bad the OPPORTUNITY
TO prepare such MI amendment,
IN conclusion, Mr. Aidrich said: 1--WE
nave given careful consideration to the
numerous IMPORTANT Questions involved In
the various schedules We present to the
senate the result OF our labor aud shall
cheeriully accept your Judgment as to the
wisdom OF our conclusion"
Mir. Aldrich closed at $40 u. m, having
spoken little over an hour.
Mr. Pettigrew presented the amendment
OF which he has heretofore given uotice
that all articles manufactured by trus'
la this country imported from abroad shall
be free from duty He said he would ash
its consideration immediately after the
committee amendments.
Mr. Vest of the finance committee wal
then recognized
We know" he said. "tho desperate ron
; dition Of the country. the ruiaci homes
the blasted hearts. If prosperity can cont
from any source-even from our Il iyel'
snries We Will bless the moment. | do
not believe the imposition eff higher larif
duties will dispel the clouds hanging abov,
us. bringing in the sunshine and illuminat
ing the whole country
If had boon said Mr. Vest proceeded
that adversely came with the advent OF th
democratic party. But that diversity di
net come with the advent of the democrati
1 rarity. Mr. Vest said he would summon a
4 witness no less an authority than Mr. VIII
. lam Mckinney. The senator read from
' report made BY Mr Mckinley on April ]
1890 setting forth the distress which III
farmers Of the country were suffering
How was it expected. the senator asked
that by Increasing the burden of tariff taSe.
the farmers would be heipcd to buy NOR
! goods? All agreed there mus be sufiirie1
rryonte to meet the requirements of tn
government that the government creii
shall be sustained and her flag honored
but every dollar collected by the govern
!, mont beyond It's needs is crime.
=, WHY was IT. Nj Vest asked, that III
. republican party was about to abandon 1t
Q record and urge a tarifl. not for protec
y ton. but for the amount Of revenue it vii
:, produce Why does it abandon lie rccor
u snd propose a tax ON tea9 The senate
5 said there was at this time an ayailabl
II balance In The treasury of S22a $50 $50 Dc
Is ductlng the gold reserve Of 100000. 000
5 the available balance was sl29,35O 65C
n This vast amount of idle money was no'
- Accumulated in the treasury And Sc
the senate was t1ld it must impose on on
II suffering peoplo additional taxnsl Whel
81 president Harrison turned over the gov
/ ernment TO President Cleveland the treas
If urv balance stood at s2fl2S0S7. Toia
t. there was sos 900 900 more than when Nj