Changes In The Tariff

The Mills tarifï bill is now fairly before the house. Several changes have been made in the bil!, designed to strengthon it, partioularly with the southern menibors. -Mr. Mills gave notice that he would try to cali up the bill in bout two weeks. The chief chauges have beon made in the susrar clause. They leave the standard and classification as they are by the present law, which is equal to a 20 per cent hori zonto I reduction. 'I bedrawlmck p o visión of the bill, as originaily report'vl 8 triokeu out, tbus making a di éreme oí al'out $H,0il(l.Ó!l0 in reyenues. These ehanges, the comniittee claims are not made as concos sions to the Louisianadelegation. butthat they make the bill satisfactcry lo theni. Severa! changos in theclasihcation under the woolen schedules ure also made. The last change is in the nut re of a now section to the effect that nothing in the act shall interfere with any treaty, stipulation or laws in pursuance therewith The minority report charges that moro than one-tnird of the Cree list is male up ot the products of thef.irm, the orest and the mine, and points to the fact that whi e Canada na ciosfid her gates to American ports and manufactures, American i-orts are thrown open to ('anadian wares. The ma ority's treatment f wool is chargeil as an attt-mpt lo break down one of the most Important Industries in the United íStates. The minority dec'are that with free wool American growers will ba crowded out. as they cannot cora pete with foreign producers in the markets of the world. The Mills bill will increase importations, tlius diminish ng home productiOQ. Ouo reu-on American wool growers cunnot compete with oreign iiroducersii thatthe atter raise their sheep in countrios where winter feeding is not nece-isary. T e report a t t had the majority heaid the representativo laboring men ot the country they wout 1 not have inaugurated thoïr free trade schenie. Cuming to the surplus the minority tatos, with much emphasis, that tho diminuation ot the tari.l duties merely serves to stimulate foreign mpertation, thus actually incroasing tho revenue. The Bnrplus could have been reduced by the purchaso of outstamling bonds, for which there was ampie provisión. The tobáceo tax could have been abolishoi : the tax on a cohol could have been taken off. The great iticubus which the president stands In such mortal fcar of would tlien have been powerloss to injuro tho lnterceta of the country. The report antagonies the mnoritv report at every point but while concoding thatthe republicnn party favors a just revisión of the tarill', does not formúlate such a revisión. As i! in answer to the arraignnient of the minority ways and means committee, trecretaiy i airchild ha; sent a communoiatlOD to the house, s:iying that lm department is doiu everything possible to rechice the surplus and nvert n Ofasb, redeeming bonds as authorized by law, but that tho surplus continúes to grow.