The evening world., 1911-09-21

statutory Tariff Board bill and had
advocated suoh . means Of securing
accurate Information In respect Of tbs
probable operation Of the proposed
revision, the Kouss At once began to
make . rsoord for political purposes
by passing three tariR bills, the wool
bill. the fres.list bill ana the cotton
bill. They cav no public hearings Of
n kind on either OF these bills, and
they presented no satisfactory infor-
nation upon which the eject of any
Of them upon the industries involved
could be judged. Their Investigations
may have been sufhcisnt 60 satisfy the
conscience OF q rifs-for-rsvsnus mar
who believes In any reduction, how
aver grcet, OF existing duties. but for
one pledged A. Z AM to maintain o
tariff high enough TO enable existing
industries 10 live, the oase 10 different.
1.-THE wool bill proposed n revenue
Guty OF 90 per cent. upon raw wool in
stead Of II cents n pound. n reduction
OF considerably more than 30 per cent.
Of the present duty. and an average
duty OF 90 per cent. IN woollen cloth
and manufactures. This was avowedly
a tariff for revenue and was not drawn
for the purpose Of protecting the indus
tries. II passed the House and went
to the Senate. whore an insurgent Re-
| publican Senator proposed n substitute
IN which the duty on wool OF the first
class was fixed at 10 per cent. and Of a
second class, or carpet woods. at 10 per
cent, and the average percentage on
the wooilen manufactures was made eo
per cent. ad valorem. II was claimed
by It's author to be a protection bill.
at was never submitted 10 n commit
tee. no evidence was ever taken In re.
gard to II. and II was evolved from the
Independent investigation Of a single
Senator. A majority of the insurgents
and the Democrats In the Senate COM
promised on n bill which made the tax
on raw wool, first class. IS per cent,
second class. 10 per cent, and the aver
nge duty on woollens, 5 per cent. The
bill. against the vote OF nearly all of
the regular Republicans and some In
surgent Republicans. passed the Senate
and was sent to conference. where n bill
was agreed upon In which the duty wai
% per cent. on raw wool, and an aver
age OF 40 per cent, on woollens. This
bill had the effect of raising the duty
on carpet woods, as nxed In the Senate
10 per cent. and as hxed In the House
8 per cent Here was the first case
presented to me.
There wa nothing IN the record Il
either the House or Senate from whiol
I could obtain any information - Il
the eject OF this bill upon the WOO
inc woollen industry Of this country
! submit that the history Of It's MAXIM
! shows no principle whatever In the bill
except q compromise between two op
posing principles for the purpose .
passing the bill, without any indioatio,
q as to its eject on the industry 10 whio'
a II applies.
. HIS RouNoeN DUTY TO VETO
: BILLS.
$ Z the absence Of such adequate In
4 formation, and with the prospect Of d
9 curing II In three months, II became N
boundsn duty to withhold my appsovs
of the hill.
FREE LIST BILL OFFERS NJ
BOON TO FARMERs.
o 'Ths Free List bill was called II
farmers free list for the purpose
y giving an impression that II was passs
y TO compensate tho farmers Tor some 80
10 of injury supposed 70 be done by q
Canadian reciprocity treaty. This 70,
10 son was finally repudiated by the lead
ID OF the Democracy on the floor OF h
House OF Representatives. n 10 co
tainly not true. There Was nothing
the Canadian Reciprocity bill that =
auired IN compensation TO the farT
% ers, for In q very short period aft
] actual operation II will appear tn