Show INSTRUCTING THE LAWMAKERS The Ways and Means Committee Listen to More Arguments WASHINGTON Sept 13The ways and means committee devoted today to hearing hear-ing representatives of the plate class interests in-terests in a plea against the disturbance of the present rates of duty and delegates of the National Furniture Manufacturing association who want free raw materials One hour was next devoted to arguments argu-ments of representatives from the collar and cuff and shirt industry in the country coun-try who come with a plea to retain the present duties on linen The next speaker was Mr Lovering of the Arkwright Club cotton manufacturers manufactur-ers of New England who argued for a continuance of the system which has been instrumental in building up that section of the country F H Rockwell of Warren Pa objected ob-jected to the tax imposed on the importation importa-tion of cattle and said the tax was ao high that it operated as a prohibitive tariff Adjourned |