New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-05

the Treasury sufficient ~ meet ALI .aoo ,h
pepoiturts, dischsRng The public deb' and 1T, rs-
ducfiof % Tue rae " taXa'nn Win alnos the cprtov
n 81 our ifcre asng commerce vii give an incrsse +
Tev,hue equal w ire 6sonable demands tho 20 IRA
IheTeioTe, feel Il ntce,sary, again. 20 call the st
tnnoh o. congress to the proprieiy Of reducing the
itNtin nom customs, 81 20 e 10 more m ,ur, "a s.,
De received into the Treasury th4a IL reqni,ed Cr "a
tcoDon zeal acuioi,trsticn Of the Government The
reduction propctcd in my former report. A. c,rrisd
out by The bal prepared IN this de9artmsot apI the
by ihe COMMITTEE of Ways ard Meaos Of the Ho1.e
Of RsP,senisiives, would each ave eIs,ted tie OBJ
jet Of bringing the receipts from customs to the pro-
pOted revenue standard.
The present tariff hes eight schedules or different
rates Of duties AZ follows Tie first Of 100 per ceat
the second Of 20 per cent the third of 30 per cent
the fourth OF % per cent, the fifth Of 20 per cent,
the sixth OF Is per cent the seventh Of 10 per cent
nd The eight Of per ccut The bill prepared BY the
Committee Of the House Of Representatives has q We
echeoues a. follows The frst Of 100 per cent, the
second of 20 per cent the third Of IL per cent the
fourth Of 10 per cent and the fifth Of per ceut.
And the bill prepared al this ID. partment AM which
10 Substantially the one reported by the minority OF
the Committee Of the House Of Representative, has
but two rates Of duty The fret Of 100 per cent and
the second Of IS per cent There are difficulties in
the execution Of The prcfen tariff gro wing ont Of the
required Classification der the eight schedules aud
these difficulties continue 10 increase by the acts Of
the manufacturers ia assimilaing class Of goods
TO another and IN ascsrtaining the material of chief
value Ia the fabrics. The difficulties would be re-
ducfd uB0er the Oil OF the Committee, ani would
entirely disappear under that proposed by the De-
partmont.
The bill Of the Committee with the tables herewith
annexed exhibits the revenue from customs for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1853, and what has been
the revenue uncer the present tariff for the average
Of six ye6rs, including 1873, and what would have
been the receipts for the periods under the bill
Of the Committee, and under The recommended
by The Department These tables only include the
enumerated articles in the bill Of the Committee leav-
ing the of about 90 900 900 revenue from uneuu-
merated articles, but they are sufficient TO explain
the character cf the present tariff the one proposed
by the Committee, and the one proposed by the De-
pertinent.
the free list pro posed by this Department to which
ADDED the English tariff the articles; from
which IL will be that the English tariff makes
NEST Of tbese articles free; and far these ari-
olts ale uted in the arts and manufactures most Of
them bee Of duty under the laws OF other aau-
faciurirg nations. Under the English tariff the raw
material used In the arts and anufacures have been
made free of duty, while tariff OF sac imposes
these articles heavy duties aud thus to the extent of
The duty the raw material, the English msnufac-
tuTer hos decided advantage tnufgcturers Of
the United, States in the markets Of other nations,
while the effects Of the tariff of 1876 is reduced ia
own markets In the revision Of the tariff, for the
purpose of reducing the revenue, it was deemed ex
peoient and proper TO take away the advantages ac
ciuDg 20 the manufactures Of other countries under
their free lists, by making the same articles free
der our laws except 10 the article of wool ana
10 that Article the coarser woOla. Underline Reei
prociiy Treaty wool from the British provinces will
be admitted free Of duty. In 1853, the import atoms
OF wool and wooden goods amounted to over $50 0OO-
OOO aud the wool and the value Of the WOOL ia tae
manufactured article amounted TO at least $40 0OO
OO0 This over and above the amount produced
In the country and AFFORDS satisfactory vdeDce that
sufficient wool is not produced in the country or its
consumption. The consumption OF wool IN the United
States or the year 1888, is estimated at 300 900
pounds Of which 90 900 900 is the producto n OF the
couI try and 81 600 600 imported as wool, and the
balance OF ll9 600 600 imported In manufactures of
wool.
The proposed addition Of articles of general
sumption 10 the free list such salt &c., was deemed
more objectionable, but was made because 1t seemed
10 have had the sanction of Congress and the people,
a. 10 tea and coffee and il was thought would leave
the operation OF the tsr laws more equitable IN ther
be afI upOn all sections Of the country than gem
eral reduction on all articles. The addition OF unad9
torattd wines made TO promote our commercial
intercourse with wine. producing countries.
The present tariff, the bill OF the Committee of the
Uouso of REPRESENTATIVES and that of this Depart.
mept impose the Ike duty Of 100 per cent on spirits
imported. TIE bill of tue COMMITTEE reduces the
scht dulles of the present tariff from 49, so ana - per
cent TO 20 per cent retaining the 10, lO, ana per
cent schedules with some transpOsitiOn Ol ARTICLES
from one schedule to another; while that OF Depart
msnt imposes outy Of % per cent on all atl5s not
nade free most of the asc(s IN the 10 10 and oer
cent ache dulss of the present tariff having been added
10 the free list there being no Just reason way tne
articies rot ADDED 60 the free lis hculd not pay me
hicl or rate of % per cent The tap'e, H. "hich
sccon,usuies tbs report exhibits the amount that
onld haze been collected fer the year s53 uoder the
pre,eut tafill, the bill of the COMMITTEE ah0 'na' Oh
The DEPARTMENT and What would have been eoueo'ei
under each schedule ei The bill OF me COmnuee "ul
sgc,6s evidences that tht fifth schedule VIII nj pay
the ,xpens.s Of cole Cton. Indeed II IS believed tne
OF these schedules will be couu'erb Hhc7d
by the diiculties end expense OF coieon'
Whether 'be general rate should be ~ or - per Seu
IA a ou,stion Of some doubt. Ii was thought that =
reduction To 90 per cent might have the ehe;' OF
increstrp the revenue by increasing the mp0rta'ous
while fine duty o. 90 per cent w0uh not pISpaPf
have that effect. A question OF greSer dihcu,ty
was whether the rate of 40 per cent. should not De
msipairec ON manufactured and aduerated wines, ana
whether silks and son other sumptuary aru,es shoa
NOT be added to that schedule Upon mature reiec'
ton am fully satisfied that the schedule oil ~ per
cent should have been retained, keeping IN II wines
NOT MADE ee and adding TO il silks OF all Kinds faces
Of ALI kinds millinery OF all kinds, and other stump
tuary articles; and now recommend that IN revising
the tariff, such q schedule, specifying Inc ~ucieS'
be added. -,
The table. 10, which accompanies this report e1-
hints the articles manufactured in the United st ites
which baY formed part of our exports Tor the ess
ls46 1el7 ls4s ls49 1850 ls5l 1882 1898 am 1904
II will be seen from this table that there has been
,est increase in the animal export Of articles maou.
iactured ia this country II may be fairly cacuiaed
that the SEQ 900 900, and upward, OF manufactured
articles exported during the fiscal year 1884 viii coz
tnue gradually 20 increase until tue manufactures Q.
the United States shall constitute i@H P'"Po"'" Vi
our foreign exports. - Iii.
In recognizing as | do, the principle tha' duues
should be levied for revenue ana not iOr pto'ecuon,
have considered IL no departure from the prnc'ple
10 counferact the legislation of other countries ana
rio The same articles free under our laws that are
free upder theirs knowing, also that there mas never
been Ia III law enacted, under the Cohsttuon, III
which some articles were not allowed 10 DC lmPofeu
ffee of duty. u. L;A
m dntss IN the amount Of 81 457 40 on the articles
made free by the Reciprocity Treaty with Great br-