New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-22
MINORITY REPORT on THE TARIFF.


In the notice al the proceedings the House OF hopt
-entetives IN yesterdays paper was stated hai NJ.
Houston Chairman of the Committee OF Ways and Means
reported bill from that Committee ~ modify the farn;
and II omitted 20 be stated should have Dsu,
that Mr. Robbins of the same Committee also reported
bll with minority report The ball Of the majority has
afro adv appeared IN the papers advance OF It's report 20
the House We now lay the minority report before our
readers and Will tomorrow, early day publish SO
much Of both bids that they form judgment between
the two as TO which the better adapted TO the wants AMI
interests of the country A. ~ the points OF difference
between the projects and the merits or dement's %
these points in the one OH or te o'ner we MAI ho' ~
present undertake speak But We think It not anss 10
call attention 10 provision in the blu OF the majority.
which is probably nadvertence, taken from The sarf
of 1876 into which il is said Internationally or nafvert-
entity 10 have crept We the provision In class b,
of twenty per cent. duty on - 'aatai'0ns 81 D'@Ss
The bill reported by DE minority which is substantially
that proposed by the Secretary Of the treasury on me
other hand makes wine free. as follows;
Wines Of all kinds except mutations OF ntps' esd
d5Racrated WtHcs. .
We beg call the attention of members 10 his suoec',
believing that this provision in the act OF ls4t has been
mi-chievou in lis effect and ought 10 be corrected Inc
public health not to say the public morals, require ths
the laws operative we ought To have
the assurance when buy and drink wne that ~ The
Juice OF the grape and vile imitation, withouts
drop so called and imported under legal sanction
MINORITY REPORT.
The undersigned, members of the Committee OF Ways
and Means dissenting fiom the views OF the majority o.
the Committee, contained in the bill reported "a inc
House entitled " bill in alteration of an act reducing
the duty imports and for other purposes approved
hirtieh July eighteen hundred and f0rtysiX beg leave
to present biz which the undersigned believe to be moro
responsive TO the present demands and more conducive 70
the general interests Of the country III Its several dep"
ments of industry and enterprise.
The general objections of the Undersigned 10 the b re-
ported by tue majority may be briefly stated rs follows
rates Of duty Spirits placed in the schedule nearly
prohbitory of 100 per cent duty, and other articles IN
schedules of 40 30 %, 10, H. 10 aud per cent duiy
Leaving the spirits where they were placed oy me at
a. al nv tla
highest of duty 20 per cent and this schedule EN-
braces the principal dutypaying articles, the undegned
aPprehend SO great reduction OF duty WIN give IN una .
stimulus the importation of such articles which whilst
il will tend 10 the injury of American industry employed
in the production Of Ike articles will have the effect to
countervail the main object of the bill, which 70
to reduce the revenue and not 10 increase H. Tho
like effect must be expected from reducing the duty on the
article in the lower schedules, instead OF making many oil
those articles free
The TMiff of 1886 contained has been observed,
eight schedules or different rates of duty. The bill 10
ported by the majority proposes 10 retain hye mus Keep
ing up against the lights of experience, the complications
of the present law and the evils which known 70 flow
from -namey uncertainty OF classification contrvances
evade the proper duty injury to the falr importer ap-
peas from aIprasemeDt and litigation with the expense,
loss of time dissatisfaction which these controversies
produce All this evil is obviated by the simple pedieut
Of single rate OF duty falling upon articles OF general
articles of little du:abe value, &c, &c upon which tho
duty required by the wants OF the treasury, and
therefore ought not TO be taxed
BY abridging the free list, and subecng tho article.
which the department had placed il the low rates Of
Eve ten and fifteen per cent duty two objects proper "a
be kept in view, wholly dsegsrded in the bill 70.
ported by the majority: LIST. The encouragement Of
American industry, by admitting the raw material free
from duty where the duty is not wanted which /:
deemed by the undersigned matter of just and sound
policy The effect will be TO enable the American mana
compete with his foreign rival NJ well in other
countries his own and by such successful competitions
abroad to add employment to our shipping interest both
in the export of American manufactures and the nporta
ton of dutiable and other articles return and I'd 70
far the duty not needed the articles in the said n,
the undersigned consider il to be incumbent upon es
government relieve the people from all cussomhosso
mpedimens and restrictions, and the government from On
increasing line Of officers thereby rendered necessary
The bill which the undersigned present free from
objections and combining the advantages seyeraly
stated herein is substantially the bill prepared by the
Secretary Of the Treasury, and recommended with tho
therefor in his annual report the finances Of
the commencement Of the session.
There are some notifications the details OF tho bill OF
the Department but which do not interfere materially
with its scope and policy.
Ju,y 10 1854 WILLIAM APPLETON