Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-07-23
FROM WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON CITY, July II: 1915.
GENTLEMEN :-Presuming that the numerous readers
of the Sentinel feel interest what Is trans
plring the capital, sci down to give you 'hasty'
sketch Of the doings of Congress. A bill to modify
and change the odious and oppressive tariff act OF
1912 has passed the House By majority of 10 votes,
and Will be taken up for discussion in the Senate on
tomorrow. The vote in the Senate VIII be a close
and somewhat uncertain one. The passage of the
bill WILL in my opinion depend upon the vote OF the
Vice President. The PenHsy lvania Senators with
slight modification, will vote for the bill. This
modification may be made. Rumor says that Berrlen
of Georgia, Mangum Of North Carolina, and Jarna-
gin Of Tennessee, Wing Senators, (tie last of whom
IS nstructed) Will vote for the modification; but
' of little faith.'' They may do If their votes
not necessary to defeat the measure. SemPle of
Illinois is little " mulish and says, understand,
that no one knows how he will vote" But know
he dare vote against the bill and meet his constt
uents in peace. He is disappointed Office seeker and
thinks Illinois has been badly treated. The Wings
counted with great certainty the disaffectioH of
Hannegan, Atchson and other 81 40 Senators. and
expected with their aid to defeat the of the
Administration, but they counted without their host
flanagan batted noby for the rights Of his country
on the Oregon question. He disapprovcd and voted
against the ratification of the treaty. He felt sore
at the defeat of that he had set his whole
heart upon But he is not the man TO Law down his
arms, at one defeat There are other great measures
be found in the Democratic creed. When they
up for action, Senator Hannegans vote will al
ways be round on the right side The tariff bill as it
passed the House, in the main, is a good one 1t is
framed upon correct principles The odous features
of specific duties, which levies the tax without regard
to the price of the commodity, and the still more
Objectionable principle of mnimums, which is nothing
less than false valuations, have been totally abolished
1t is strictly revenue measure. The duties have
been levied with eye single to the wants of the
Government in time of peace. The lowest standard
of tax has been placed upon articles Of prime
sity and the highest upon luxuries In framing the
BILL the interests of the whole country have been
suited. When the Wing tariff of 1912 was under
alton, the manufacturer was before the COM
mttee to state the amount of protection he wanted,
or in other words how much would it answer to TAX
the farmers who consumed his goods and wares, to
put b0UntieS in his pockets. These bounties Which
are filling his Golfers, are drawn from the hard
earnings of the south and west. Under the bill,
if it passes, all TIE tax the people pay will 90 into
the national treasury. Under the act of 1912, not
less than fifty millions annually by this system of
protection, paid to the manufacturers. Under this
system, of the west are bleeding at every pore,
while the sterile and barren east has been made TO
blossom as the rose. In the lonely gorges of the
mountain, manufacturing cities and towns have sprung
up within magnificent palaces Of the owners, which
vie In spendor with the castles Of oriental grand
To show the practical effect of the bill, |
have selected few of the most prominent articles
which enter into general consumption, with the spe-
cifc duties reduced ad valorem, showing the tax by
the act of lo42, the tax by tie present BILL and the
reduction. This constitutes the following table: