The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-12
TARIFF HEARINGS.
'SUNDRIES" AND FREE LIST"
UNDER CONSIDERATION.
Vegetable Ivory Button Manufac-
turers, Glove Dealers, Cork I'M
porters, Artificial Flower Max
ers and Others Before the Com
mittee.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE tariff hear
mittee were concluded today, the
schedules containing "sundries" and
the free list" being considered.
Representative Corliss Of Mississippi
asked protective duties on tobacco,
lumber fish, wool and other industries
of his state.
J. S. Smith of Waterbury, Conn.,, rep
Iesenting the manufacturers of veget-
able ivory buttons, asked a specific
duty on buttons of l cent per line of
one-fOrtieth of an inch per gross, and
% per cent ad valorem.
r. Lehman of New York advocated
a duty of l cent per line and % per
cent adj valOrem on fancy metal and
glass buttons.
n. s. Greenoch of Cleveland, on be-
half of the manufacturers of coal tar,
asked a small specific duty on this
article and duty on its principal prod
uct, pitch, of 81 per ton.
EX-Mayor Shieren of Brooklyn filed
a paper protesting against any increase
in the duties on hides.
Abe Gruber of New York spoke on
the subject of wearing apparel brought
in by tourists. A duty on this class of
goods would yield a revenue of 10000.
600 per annum. In this connection he
cited the Aston case. which caused a
member of the committee to remark
that all tourists were not AStorS. Mr..
Gruber replied: No, and there will be
less Astors here if this law is not
changed"
NJ. Littauer of New York advocated
duties on gloves at the rate of 81, So
and 81 per dozen, according to grade.
d y
shall, Field & Co. of Chicago, cOun-
selled moderation in duties and sub
mitted a schedule covering goods i'm
ported by his firm.
Charles E. Smith of New York, a
glove importer, was willing to have 20
per cent added to the present duty on
gloves. Specific duties on the basis he
recommended, he said, would yield a
revenue of about 50. 100000 annually.
Representative Keifer of Minnesota,
on behalf of his constituents, requested
d restoration of the Mckinley rates on
potatoes and starch.
W. J. Farrell of New York, an i'm
porter of cOrkS, requested reduction
in the duty on corks. the duty to be
made specific at cents per pound ON
those manufactured with cork squares
on the free list.
H. Wallerstein of New York. repre-
spoke against any increase in the duty
on his article.
o. ]. Kraft of New York, a maker of
piano feathers, asked an increase in
the duty on buckslzin.
Frank Chapot of Plainfield, y. J., a
manufacturer of chamOiS skins, APP
pealed for a duty of So cents on these
articles.
L. D. Brandeis, a representative of
the New England Free Trade league,
on behalf of the consumers and bust
ness men of New England, objected to
a change in the condition of things.
When it was suggested by a member
of the committee that revenue was
needed he said that $32, 100000 could be
raised by a tax on beer.
Representative Morse of Massachu-
sets, on behalf Of the jewelry manu-
facturers of New England. asked an
increase in the duty on jeWelrY
J. \. Banister of Newark, n. J., de-
sired the present rates on leather con-
tinued.
j. H. Collett of New York. repre-
senting $50 artificial flower manufac-
turerS, said the importation of these
goods were depriving American work
men of S2,000.O0O in wages annually.
Under the present law, the raw ma
terial they used was ing more duty
than the finished pr ct.
Representative Spar -,lnan of Florida
desired the rate on oranges. lemons
and lines, suggested a few days ago
by Representative Bowers of CIlifOr-
MIA. He also suggested that grape
fruit be taken from the free list and
a duty imposed.
A Gompers of New York, for the
diamond workers of the United States,
said that their business could not ex-
list under present conditions and asked
for 10 per cent duty on manufactured
diamonds, with the stones in the
rough on the free list This was .he
lowest rate under which cutters and
polishers could live.