Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-18
veil as the cost at the place OF pro

would permit the appraisers TO cail
upon witnesses in this country for
information. which. under the present
method OF collecting ad valorem du-
ties is not possible. The plan was
advanced as means tor preventing
under valuations. of which there has
been complaint wherever ad valorem
duties have been imposed. Several
cases OF under valuation were pre-
scented 10 the committee by tn" pot.
terry manufacturers, who favored an
| increase In the duties on the better
grades OF china. The importers ad-
vanced arguments for reduction OF
% per cent. in the duties on pottery.
AS at all former tariff hearings there
was i tish. between the shoe and
lea Their manufacturers OF New Eng.
land. and the cattle raiser of-the West.
The leather manufacta rers were loath
to admit tina, their industry could
| stand reduction in the duties on
shoes and other leather articles. but
urged that the raw material should
be placed on the free list. IA anus
J Ing incident occurred when one Of
the shoe men admitted that with free
hides the shoe manufacturers would
be able 10 compete with foreign man
ufacturers without tariff protection.
This caused the leather Manufacture
ers 10 assemble their forces AID pre-
sent arguments to show that the duty
on the manufactured article should
not be reduced.
Elisha W. Cobb, manufacturer o:
heavy leather. Of Boston, Mass. told
the committee that the tariff on hides
accrued only - the benefit OF the
packers, and not to the farmer and
cattle raiser. He declared that the
large packers of Chicago are engaged
in the tanning business and look for
ward to the time when they will have
complete monopoly In the hide bust
ness and in the sole and upper leath.
CT business
The wool schedule was the occasion
so. more contention than any othc:
and during its consideration there
was much criticism Of the methods
by which tariff bills are framed.
While William Whitman, of Boston,
representing the National Wool Man
utacturers was On The stand. Repre-
sentative Clark. of Missouri. placed
in the record pamphlet which pur.
ported to inform the Ways ana Means
Committee. How larin Laws Are
Framed" The name OF the author
of the pamphlet was given as Frank
=. Bennett. Ct Boston.
The place you &c. in your work
is no. in the House of Represent =.
tives or in the Ways aud MEANS Com
mit,ee, but is in the Senate. ism,
it," was one Of the characteristic
questions asked by Champ Clark. OF
Mr. Whitman.
The wool growers Of Ohio and the
| western states declared emphatically
| to the committee that further pro
lection must be given the industry
| or the wool growing business would
| be entirely wiped out. The woolen
manufacturers also asked tina. the
present duties at least be retained
on their product There we're several
| supplementary hearings the wool
schedule. all Of which indicated that
the various branches Of the Industry
differ as TO the proper classification
and differentials to be established IN
the tariff. The carpet maaufsctur-
ers declared. that the classification
in the present tariff is unjust. to theiI
industry and similar claims were
made by other manufacturers. There
was much testimony. which shed con-
siderable light on the methods en-
plOyed in the Manufacture Of WOODEN
fabrics. indicating that much social
ed pure wool clothing contains con-
siderable shoddy and rags. This
called forth the suggestions from Rep
resentative Clark that there should
be pure clothing Law. similar in its
objects 10 the poor food laws.
The admission from ne Philippines
free of duty. Il 100000 tons of sugar
was the first PROPOSITION On which
The Ways and Means Committee
agreed. This action was taken by
the Committee following a conference
with Mr.. Taft The statement by
Edwin r. Atkins. CT noston. that there
was grea, danger Of Al iBsurrection
| in Cuba if the tariK On sugar Is not
reduced, land the arguments made by
Claus II. Spreckles. of New York. IN
favor Of the reduction in duty. we're
the striking features Of the hearings
on the sugar schedule. Secretary Of
War Wright appeared before the com.
mitteee in favor CT free sugar from
the Philippines. He declared TIA,
the so-caIled sugar trust was under.