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itsnsp:nds@-in ogh.r words, ntruRaies fcf De
tinrs. he trosision Il he lct u 1919. comraoul
il called ths compromiss Act. The eoly efouna
- vhich Ms departure fiom ne soifmn ADJUST
nitnt 81 gfeaf and asilaliEg question, seeu,s 70
hnge bs<n rtRaf1ee - expedieni. q he slletg-
- nsses.i,g Of esfablshins. b legislative SASH
I1ent, rules and rezulsiio9s Ter assessing ihsda-
iles 20 b levied On imposn aftef Ibs 30sb Of
1nns, accordftg ~ The hone Valuation and Jet /
tbs BIN expressly provides lhai, ~f tefoss he
n1i cf Auguii there Be no fufshef leEislniion |
upon he sobjtei. lhs laws ipr iaying and collect
ita daries shall Be he sane a ltoBsk his sci
hnd nog beta passed. lnoiher uosds. thai he |
ect Of 1879. inpeffecl - i i considered, shall
ID that case coosinas % b.. and 70 Be execuied
- lau under such rules and regulations ~ pre-
yions statutes had prescribed or bad enabled the
Erecuiivf Department 10 prescribe for that pnr-
pote--leaying lbe supposed chasm in The Reve-
nue laws jaF a. il vas tefofe.
an certainiy far from being disposed 70 de-
~ lhafadeisional legislation upoa the suhieel IS
very dexitable BE contrary, he Necessity a.
veil - diaicuilF ofeslablishing uniformity p the
appftisxfpents 10 be made in conformity with
In irue intention ofthstsei, vas bsousht 10 The
notice q Congress 10 my message 10 Congress
u die opening of ils present session. But how
ever sensibse may be q The embsFas<menls1o
which he Executive, 10 The absence Of all aid
ffom he superior wisdom Of the Legislature,
vii Be liable 10 the enlareementof the existing
lavs,i have not with The sineeTest wish 70 ae-
quiesee IN rs Expressed will. been able TO per-
suaae myself Ina. The tKiEeney &c ths occasion
Is 80 great ~ 10 iusiify me 10 signing The BIZ IN
auestioe ~ ith my present yiews Of is character
.'and effects. The existing laws, a. am advised,
are 50 tcieni 70 authorize ldenabte ihe.eoileei-
ing eiicsfs, undeT The dikeelons Of the Secretary
" the Treasury 10 levy the duties imposed BY the
aci Of 1888.
4 That acf was passed under peculiar circum-
Stances 10 which il is not necessary thai should
do more than barely allude--xhalevsr NAV be
in theory itsehafacief. have always regarded
ii ~ imposing the highest neral obligation. Ia
has now existed for niee years, unchanged 10
any essential particular. with as general sequi-
escence, il j. believed, Of the whole country, as
that country has ever manifested for any Of her
wisely established instiIniiops Ii has ensured
10 il 4he :epose which alvsys flows from uuiy
wise and moderate eonnsels-a feppse the more
striking because Of the long and angry sgitsnons
which preceded IT, This sslulary Law Pfccsips
IN exptess hfms The principle which, whfle i led
10 The abandonment Of q scheme Of indirect TAX
alton. fonnded on 4 false basis and pushed 10
dangerous excess. jasliies any enlargement Of
dotiep thar may be called for BY The reapexigen-
= .fies Of The public service. II provides, that
duties shall be laid fer the purpose OF raising
such revenue as may be necessary 10 an eco
nemical administration Of the goyernment." IL
-, therefore. in The power OF Congress. 10 lay
dates, as high As lis discretion may dictate, for
the hfcestary uses 81 The government, without
infringing upon the objects Of the act Of 1898
] do not doubl that the necessities Of the Go
lyefnmsnt do require an increase OF The fanf OF
duties above txealy per cent-and as liule
doubt bal that above as we'll as below lhal rate
Co. - - nri.
dental protection 10 manufacturing industry
thus 10 make The burdens which il is compelled
20 impose upon. the people for The purpose Of.
government, productive of-a double benef; -
This, most IL the reasonable opponents of pro-
tectifc duties seem willing to coDcede; II we
may Judge from the manifestations of public
opiniohin all quarters, this is all that the manu-
featuring nieIets really require j am happy
in the persuasion, that this double object can be
most easily and eaecipaly accomplished at the
present juncIure, without any departure from
the spirit ana principle Of the statute 10 question.
The manufacturing classes have now so oppof-
lanity, which may never occur again, of Perma-
neniiy identifying sheir interests with those Of
! .aA.al4.zal lhara- IN lhs
Tbs moment Is propilious to The Interests Of The
whole country ~ The inlroduellon Of harmony
among ali is parts and all ils-seyeral Interests
The same rate Of imposts, and no more, hs will
secure 10 the manufacturer all the protection he
ought to desire, with every prospect Of perma-
hence and stability which The hearty aequies-
cence Of the whole Country, on reasonable sys-
lem, can hold out 10 him. !.
But OF this nniyetsal acquieseencs. and the
hsInony and confidence and The many other
benefits that will certainly result from il. regard
The suspension OF the law Cor distributing The
proceeds Of the public lands as an Indispensable
condition. This measure il, in my Judgment,
called for BY large number, il not gfeat N a.
joFiiy Of The people Of the United Ssatss-By The
state Uf-lhe public credit and finanees-by the
critical posture Of our various foreign relations
and above all, BY that most sacred Of all du-
Ties. public faith. The act OF September last,
which prosides for The dislfibuton couples id n.
separately with the condition that il shall cease
LIST In case Of war. ga As soon aud so long as
the rate n duties shall. for anyIeason whatever,
be raised above twenty per cent. Nothing can
oe more clear, express and imperative, than this
language.
Ills ia vain 10 allees lhai 1rfeitIh he Trsa.
snfy was known 10 exist. and means taken 10
supply Il By loaa, when the act was passed Il
- true lha, d loan was, authorized aribe same
session cpring which The Distribution Law vas
passed, but the most sanguine OF The friends Of
the TIVE MEASURES. entertained no doubt but that
ihe loan would be eagerly mken up by capiial- |
isiss and speedily Te-imbursed by county, deS- |
tined, as they heped, soon TO enjoy an overnow.
ING prosperity The very terms OF Ihe loan maxi
1ne 4 redeemaSle u hrts ysars, demonstrate this
beyond all cavil Who al that Time 'foIesaw or
Imagined The possibility OF The actual stale or
thiags nhen nation that has paid Cd her whole
sie6i since the last reace while allihe olhergreat
powers hare been increasing theirs, aud whose /
resources, already SO great are YET but 10 the in
fancy Of their development. should be compelled 1
70 haggie IN the money market Tot a pallrr sun i
not equal 70 one years. revenue on her econemi.
cal systems IL the distIibntioD Law IS To- be in.
dehnatelT suspended, according not on1y 10 It's
own terms but hy universal consent in case Of
war. wherein are the actual exieences OF the
country or thelmoral Obligation 60 provide FOR
them less under present circumstances, than thev
could Be were We actaaliy involved in warf II
appears 10 me 10 be the indispensable tioty of
AL concerned 10 the administration of public af.
fairs. 70 SEE That as.ase Or things 50 hnmilia,inR
and 40 perilons should not last memen. longer
than; Is absolutely 1navoiaable-much less e.
cnsalle should We Be in parliag with any portion
81 our unavailable meaas. atleasl, until the de-
aaands Of The treasury were fully multiplied -
Bat, besides The urgency of such consideration,
ne tsct IS undeniahle that The Distribution Ael
could not have become law without the guar.
an.ee 10 he prosiso ofthe act ITSELF
This connection. ihos meant 10 Be insepsr.ble
: severed By the bill presented, 10 me The bill
violates the principle Of The acts or 1898. ana
September, 1871. b suspending the hfsi. aud
rendering. soF time. the las; imperative d.
ties e1ore tveniy per cent are proposed 10 be
ley,eas and yet she Prerise il The Dsuibu,ion Act