Show a The Protectionists New York 17The Metropolitan industrial League toJay appointed a committee on national legislation to meet in Washington on the 23rd inst to urge theco umittee on ways and means and past cfficss and post oads committees of the House of iteprtseatativts and the finance and commerce committees of the Senate Sen-ate to oppose all legislation in favor of free shipa or free materials for shipbuilding and advocate only uch policy as will revive American ship ping in the foreign trade In veaseh to be built owned manned and officered by American citizens The committee was instructed to advocate ad-vocate the repeal all internal revenue re-venue taxes and such readjustment of the tariff law of 18S3 as would give sufficient protection to Amen labor engaged in the protection of wool and the manufacture of wor ted goods tin plates cotton ties and wire rods II |