Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-18

any decreasing anil we shall continue to co5sr
.lel, !, enhanced prices, until the domestic ma
uiae!ufer obtains possession Of the home rnaria
Another reason for rejecting the co,,a i ne'
view exhibited by the Secretary of Tho Tra.I'e
will be found in the progressive nature oSn",ury
leu Svhh'cFce' particularly in country srovin,
rapidly IN population, and still more ran;,,,',
wealth. commerce which, in 1922 H. In
year in the series selected by the Sccra,a." 's'
mounted to eighty three millions of dollars 60,
III the natural progress OF population and we,I,t
10 amount, IN 1927, the last year of that ser;
the still larger sum of at least ninety five ;i,;
OF dollars. And it is this larger sum with hS9,s
the actual importations of 1921 amountina on, eh
eighty-one millions of dollars, should be comnay.S
III ofuer 20 ascertain something like the effect of The
existing tariff upon the foreign commerce of ,i
country. Vi Die
1t Is also worthy of remark that the impor,a,;o,,
OF every year since 1925, have been considerab,
increased by the anticipation of an increased g.
rlii OF duties on foreign manufactures of ,yooi
There can be no doubt that such an anticin,,;
strengthened into confidence by the Conventio,,
al hariisburg, has very considerably iucreasc,I
The iinportations Of the last wear ''eN
Oihcilng as the committee do, with tho coe,,
tary OF the Treasury, to the effect of the tari
1870, on the commerce Of the Country. thev arc
constrained to differ with him, stftSmore dec;lat
w Us 10 The effect OF further increase OF the din,
hes on foreign merchandise. Ana here !, mo-, -
proper TO remark, that the only authorize n,,,,e
which the Secretary Of the Treasury acts in mr.
sehthg ms annual report on the state of tho G1,,
ces TO Congress, is law which expressly, on;;
IL as MS DUTY TO prepare report (" containing see
uihaIes oil the public revenue and public evne,Jj
ture, and plans for tnlpr0uillg and ircrenS;,,e 81,
revenues, from time to time Whether he r
commentator of high and prohbiory duties n,s-
iessediy and exclusively designed to encourat.e do
foreign, and inevitably tending to Impair and Al
minish, instead of increasing and IMPROVING the 20
venue, he substantial observance or direct -;
laton OF the authority under which the Secretary
actSi ana whetheri 1t is not calculated 10 impair the
constitutional responsibility Of the Executive a.,
tue Fresident 10 devolve upon his subordinate of;
GERS, the high duty of recommending To tho COW,
sideration of Congress such measures as he sLail
JuGSo necessary and expeGent'-it is the prc. incn
fatheroi the House than of the COMMITTEES 70 L.
termine. The committee, without sto0r;no. ~, :,
question the authority of the Secretary fell i t
be proper, That they should ascertain the nrec;so
rates OF duty which he deemed it expcdient 70 i'm.
pose on . woollen goods and foreign yvonl an g.
cotton goods, on bar iron, and hemp" and. wifi,
TINS view, directed their chairman TO address bi,
letter OF inquiry. The chairman compIie1 Viii,
ihls direction, and received from the Secretary, tt
i9loWinG project Tor tariff Of duties to be laid on
the articles in question:
All foreign manufactures OF wool of which
WOOL Is component part, Except blankets ana
worsted stuff goods the cost of which abroad dos
not exceed fifty cents the square yard. TO be deem.
90 ~ nave eost NIFTY cents, and pay duty of forty
per cent adj valorem, until the 30th September
iSS9j Iorty-hve Ter cent until the 30tl September
io"O; and hity per cent. after the latter date All
, ,, oil the same kind, that cost more
man Irty cents The square yard, but not more than
Two 90 aTs and fifty cents, to be deemed IN h.,-o
cost the latter sum, and pay an ad valorern dut 40
above All that cost more than two dollars All
nifty cents, but not more than four dollars IN ho
seemed 10 nave cost four dollars, and pay duty ~
above All that cost more than fonr toII,rs ~
not more than six, to be deemed to have cost civ.
ana pay duty as above and all that cost more than
SIX dollars. to pay al valorem duty al the same rate
rue uuty on foreign wool, costing more than eight
c s pound IN foreign country, TO be twenty
cents per pound, and be increased two and a hail
cents annually, until it amounts to fifty cents
"a. Fine cotton Goods-I would proposn a..
eXPedlen under this head, that an additional due
o. nve cents the square yard be imposed ON all
printed or e0t0red cotton goods.
Sd. Bar iron.-The duty on hammered b,
IRON 10 be increased to dollar and twelve cents
the hundred weight. N-''7
4ti. HemP.-The duty on hemp TO be in
Iii 7iu al te rate oil iiye per cent per annu
unui II amounts to iorty-eight dollars ton instead
OIL tnirty-iiVe dollars, the present rate of dutvn
10 remove the disguise which the artificial and
arbitrary scheme OF valuation recommended bos
rOwn over the proposed tariffo duties on wooIlcn
manufactures the committee beg leave to nresopf a
practical analysis, the result of careful coicuIatio
ana inquiry, exhibiting the rate OF Guty nd rolo-
rem, proposed TO be laid on the various descritinn
OF imported woollen goods-havng reference. both
10 their actual cost at the place of eporation AMI
to the classes Of our citizens, by WHOM, fbev are
consumed. '''' ''iey are
Under the first minimum, of fifly cents. will he
embraced the following articles, principaly uzod
by farmers, mechanics, and laborers of every des
cfipuon' and chargeable with the following duties.
viz N""'9'
Plains, costing from % to IL cents the square
yard, will pay from G8 to Il6 per cent ad yaloren
making an average Of SO IL per cent.
The quality principally consumed costs % cents.
and win pay 50 per cent.
Paaalngs, costing from - to % cents. will nav
from 80 to 23G per cent. making an average Of Isl
per cent. ~ A0i
The quality, principally consumed, costs IS
cents, and will pay I52 per cent.
Fidnncis. The lower qualities COSTING from II
20 al cents, will pay from 65 to 1873 per cent: MAJ
ing an average Of I3l per cent
ne qualityprincipally consumed, costs % cents.
and viii pay l26 per cent.
Bocking and b0izes, costing from 1-2 IN %
cents, will pay from 100 to POI per cent; maxim
an average OF 2O7 per cent.
The quality principally used, costs II cents and
wiz pay l95 per cent.
BalSes, costing RON 16 to 3S cents, win nav
123 ID per cent -
The quality principally consumed, costs Fl cts,
and will pay ll6 per cent.
Serges, costing from II to 27 cents, viii paw
rom lo@ 10 l63 per cent; making an average of To-
- per cent.
The quality principally consumed, costs % els,
aud viii pay Upper cent
CGroiUe Pl1ids, costing from 14to D cents, VIII
Pay from l20 10 I9S per cent; making an average
Of l62 IL per ceut.
The quality principally consumed costs II cts,
and will pay iG4 per cent
DL0b- heTscys, costing from % to so cents, will
IS - per cent.
a,gansao,on, costing from IS to so cents, viii