| Show ff E miles chairman of commission to 0 express I 1 view of methods washington dec 4 H B D miles diles of racine wis chairman of the ta tariff r tit commission of the national alsoc assoc association atton of ii manufacturers arrived in this city last night to appear on saturday before the ways and means commette commit e of the house he be will appear however as an individual and not as a representative of the association mr miles Is one of the largest independent manufacturers of agricultural implements 0 carriages and wagons in the country mr miles agrees with Pre president van cleve cievo of the Nal national lonal alsoc assoc association I 1 at I 1 on 0 ot f manufacturers that in some form the preliminary work of changing the tariff schedules joust be put into the hands of a board or committee who shall go to the bottom of the matter he declares that great progress has been made during the past few weeks in demonstrating the utter litter futility and inadequacy of the old methods while the reports of consular agents to the house committee on ways and means through the state department on the cost of production in foreign countries of articles ai tides manufactured re d here are not as complete in most instances as chairman payne desired they all tend toward the establishment of the claim that the present cost of living to the european laborer Is woefully out of proportion to th the C average wage paid the coni comment roal ent about the big committee room rn concerning this feature of the reports is generally to the effect that the attitude of the european governments ern orn ments is largely responsible for this condition representatives point poin t to the action of germany and france in ili particular in shutting out ame american rican cattle hom their mark markets ets and increasing not only kale he price of meat but indirectly the he price of all agricultural products necessary for the Id laborers borer i S subsistence the various sect sections ioni of the tariff law and miscellaneous matters were considered today it was the last of the hearings originally arranged for but hearings will bo be held at vallous times until december 19 charles L feltman Felt lan representing tho buffalo plasters masters association appeared before the committee to urge free trade in barley hla his contentions were supported by henry R burns of buffalo you would be surprised it if wo we compromised and gave you a duty of 10 cents per bushel instead of free entry said chairman payne that would give the government go good od revenues denues an advance in ili the duty on allent go latine from 36 35 p per er cent ad vl valoree valorem to GO CO per cent was asked for by G gpo townsend of now new york in tho the american order th that at article can call capt CI compete pt with that of germany W 1 th 1 judge 11 P marlow I arlow 0 of I 1 grands Js land neb asked for an increase in tile the duty on pumice fr frank ank S henry of buffalo I 1 that tho the provi provision stoll of tho the drawback on wheat and flour be extended meyer C goldman of now new york desired that theatrical scenery be especially mentioned in the tariff law ho contended that frauds were perpetrated in the importation of theatrical scenery sc onery especially through 1 lia tion Dl director rector north of the census who notified chairman payne that that b ha would gladly appear before the ways f ind and me means ing comi committee cittee to testify unde tinder oath regarding his connections with tariff legislation was invited to appear before the committee today or torbor rw |
