Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-12-09


81 thr future.
Therefore. feel it necessary again 10 call the
attention If Congress t. The Prnprety oi reducing
the rev nue from customs. - tllaf 10 more money
slIn be received INTO the treasury than Is requ'r
ed for an economical admin -tfaton of the gov
ernnent. Ihe reduction proposed III NY former
report i Carried out By the bill prepared in this
department, aud tn reduction Fr#lto-ed in the
bill, prepared and reported 10y the Committee of
WAYS and Means of the House Of Representa-
i've would each have effected the object of
bringing the receipts from customs II the pro-
posed revenue standard.
The present tariff has eight schedules, DIFF
fereut mos Of daiic-, follows: The first Of
lOO per crnt., the SECOND ii 20 pr cet, The third
al % per cent thr fourth OF - per cent. the
fifth Il - pen cent, Tie sixth OF l. per cent,
the seventh 81 10 per cent ami tie eighth al >
per ernt The hill pre- pared ~ the committee Of
the linuse uf Representatives. has I've schedules.
~ follows: The first 81 lu5 per cent, tie
second o 20 per cent. the third Of H. per cent,
the fourth of ~ per cent, and the fifth of , per
cent. And the bin prepared at This department.
and whiehis substantially the one reported h5.
the minority Of the Committee of the House IT
Representatives., has but Two rate Of duty =
The first Of 100 per cent, md the second oi -
per cent. Their, are difficulties in The execution
OF the present tariff, growing out Of the required
classfcations under the eight schedules and
iHtHF dlHltulliS continue u llltI'eF ny lt h'i-
Of the manufacturers IN as-imilating one class of
goods 20 another, aud m a-ccrtaiuiag tie matcri
a of ehirf value in the fabrics. Tn difficulties
would be reduced under the biilof thu committee,
and would entirely disappear under thqt proPos-
ed by the department..
The bill of the committee with the tables
herewith annexed, exhibits the revenue from Gus
toms for the fiscal year ending June %, l1J3
aud what has been the revenge under the pres
emf thrift for fine uVtraIr, Of Xpur~. IuCiuGup
1853, and what would have been the receipts
for the SAM periods under the bill of the
the committee, and under the one rccomne ndcd
by this tie partmcnt. These tublcs only include
the enumerated article in the bill Of the commit
tee, leaving the sum 81 about .s2,DhlU0D revenue
from unenumeruted articles bat thy are saiii-
Client to explain the character ot the present tar
III, the one proposed hv thc committee and the
one by the department.
Herewith /, also presented exhibit ID, contain
ing the free list proposed by this department, 10
which is added the English tariff on the same
articles from which it will be seen that the Eng
ll-h tarlil makes most of these articles free; and
rs far rs these urtcles are I'D in the arts and
manufacture, r.o~t Of then arr Zee IF duty I'M
der the Hs- af ether ma4uf curing Hatons.-
Under tic English tar ILL., INV ia trial used
III the art ami manufactures hse ustl made
Tree OF dptr, whilst oar tfuii ol 10 imposes
on thosc .r'ir,cs heavy ii Iflr,, and th8s. Ia the
extent Of Ne duty on the ay material, HE Eng
h-h manufactures has decided advantage over
manufacturers ot the | nltrd States IA ihr nhr-
kcts of other nations, whilst the effects ct the
thrill OF lslG Is reduced in our inafhcts. In the
revision of the tariff, for the purpose OF reducing
the revenue, 1t WIS deemed cXpcdlcni aud proper
to take away the advantages aeeruing 10 the
manufactures of other countries, under their tree
lists, hy making the same articles Tree under our
laws, except as to the article ot wool, and ~ To
that article, ON the coafser woods. lnder the
reciprocity treaty, wool from the British provln-
eos will be admitted free al duty. In ls13 the
importati"ns of wool and woollcn goods amount
ed to over S30, 0oo,oo0 and the wool and the val
nc et the wool III the manuiac'uf.d afu'l' IA
mounted I" at least 9l'"'5'''9, ms was over
UNA anoVG TIE amount li9a"eea ID We MY
ina aHor"7 sa'siac'ol9 G''"ea'r tn'' S"uie'''l
WON - n'' u''" !" ~ ''si''iA l-t ~ T"'.-
sumption. ne consumption al VOL III 'hP | III
yea 9laie' ler ''e Fear 90 - rS'iiI''e" al
oo,""o,u'o pounds ei "hloH "''mu'"'" Is !ie
production oil the ceeh'if. "ha szi'u!''U'u ihl.
ported hs WOOL and tic balance 81 li''Vvo'"Vo
imported III manufactures oil wool,
lhr proposed addition 81 articles "l g'he'm
consumption to the Tree list, 'uch rs suit &C.
was deemed more que~tienIee' het WAS hl'ac
hrcnnSelt seemed L" have the SANCTION "l Con
EresN and the people rs IL tea ana coffee, ana
1t was thought would iPaNr The operation 81 the
tarih laws more equlta'lel IN th'f hearing upon
all sections al the country lhan s'le1aI fruHc-
tIon All articles. The aadiiioh u uAa"attied
wines was made t" promotr our commercial Ia
tcfea"rse with "lnr producing countries
HE present tariff the bill OF the committee oi
the House ct Representatives,, anu thatet tins
department, tnPes" the like duty ct l0o per cent.
on spirits imported, The bill OF the committee
reduces the schedules OF the present tarlt from
10, 81. and % per cent. 10 % per cent, retain
al ~ Ia n nal :, Nor mi