The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-06

Also stsement No. 25 exhibiting summary view Of the
1S47 to the Goth Juts 1856. Also statement No 20,
exhibiting the value oil certain articles, vz:-wool-
iron, sugar, hemp unmanuisctured salt and coal from
the goth Of June 1874 to the 3Oth Of June, 1885, ter
ceductDg the exportatons) with the amount Of duty
lively. Also statement No. ~ exhibiting the value Of
torsgn merchandise, and domestic produce exported
&C., imported annually from is4a 70 the sosh Of June
imports annually from 1921 the 30h of June 1856
Also statement No 80 exhibiting the value OF dutiabe
OF June 1865, and showing aAo, the value reexportsd
FRI arebouse under the act OF August g. 1916. Also
statement No. 81, exhibiting the aggregate value Of
b,eadstus and provisions txpor led uay from 1921
to the Goth Of June 1865 Also statement No. 49, ex
hibing the quantity snd value Of cotton exported
ally from 1921 to the goth Of June 1885, ami the average
price per pound Also statement No. 49, exhibiting the
quantity and value Of tobacco and rice annually
from 1871 to the s0h Of June, 1885, Also statement No
Of iron and iron and Steel steel wool and manufacture,
Of wool manufactures Of cotton, silk and manufactures
Of silk flax, linen and linen fabrics hemp and manuac
lures 81 hemp, MANILA and other hemps Of India
ard six and worsted goods imported from aad exported
the export Ct like articles the production Of the United
States. Also statement No. 49, exhibiting the
steel, Steel sugar, wines, and all fabrics OF which WOOL
cotton silk, fax hemp is component part impor ed
annually from ls47 soth june 1855, With the duties
which accrued thereon, in each year respe ,tivey.
Also ,taement No 80, exhibiting the amount refunded
up to LIST November 1855 under the dated the
city treaty and also the amount Of bonds cancelled as
required by said act Also statement No. ST. exhibiting
the custom houses purchased those constructed and in
course Of construction under appropriations, with the
number OF hospitals constructed in the Of
siucton and appropriated for. Also statement No. 81
OF the numper OF lighthouses constructed, with the
pames OF the several keepers Also the explanations Of
Messrs. Morgan snd Shannon Of the tables upon the
several Gems, ses, &C., submitted by them.
The foregoing statements prove the past aud pre-.
sent condition Of currency tonnage imports
tionai treasury from customs, anc our progress in
population and industrial pursuits also, that have
derived from the customs The principal fund to pay
our annual expenditures and from which have dis
,haged the debt of War of Independence and the
war of 1872 and are nov dschsrgng the debt created
antee thst shall be able to draw from the same
source in future years Of peace, than an
economical administration OF the government will re-
qure and authorize reduction of duties to the amount
of some ten or millions OF dollars arranged that
by its operation it will be grsoua and
tome articles Of present Importation and perhaps, in
time produce the necessity Of drawing the
qured for annual expeo from other sources
in carrying into effect the tariff OF 1886 aside rabe
difficulties been encountered under the eight sche
dulles of that act, imposing different rates of duties
the merchandise embraced in each. These difficulties
instead OF dmfn shpg the adjustment of the ques
items arising at the ,reasnry and in the courts takes
place. seem to incr owing to the ingenuity foreign
manufacturers and merchants, in minging materials
and difyiug fabrics, giving them Dames un-
IA MS not posi TO have uniform action in iavying
duties AZ d'ifslent ports correct cassdca he
same part Tariffs tax la should be plain aud
explicit In The terms used to make it mpo sbs for
tight minced officials to msspprehend WHAT is lawful
t. collect and the importer what the law requires be
paid.
In Iemode,lipg the tariff act Of 1885, think It would
be proper 20 retain schedule of that act and
another schedule to include iron of iron
steel of steel sugar wines and all fabrics
OF which silk wool, cotton, flax or hemDs comp ,nent
part whether manufactured in whole in part and
impose duty on the of twenty five thirty per
cent except hannes and clio his costing less III dol
lars Ier yard and blankets and to reconstruct the free
t as to include all the material used in our ma
nufactures proposed in last report impose
all articles not in the alb schedules or in the free
list duty of not lees than fifteen than twenty
per cent Under tariff constructed there would
be little or no difficulty In carrying it into execution in
the sane way in all the ports. and in properly chasing
the articles rder the schedules in the port nor IN
the collecting officers unders landing exactly what duty
waSto be levied upon each article, the importer the
amount required to to pad and 1t would certainly take
less time at the port Of entry and require fewer officials
to execute the law The rate of duty the proposed
schedule and Of all other articles except schedule aud
the free list could be so fixed as to make the necessary
reduction, al leave the annual increas 80 or
din Dis the imports Of duty paying me C handise
sho uld increase diminish.
In recommending, for the third time The remodein9
OF the schedules of the tariff of 1896 and the reduc
ton OF the revenue from customs have felt ained
Of the modes Of reducing the revenue that the raw
ma e1iai ed In cur manufactures should be admitted
free OF duty.
Under laws Of great wisdom and forecast all manufac
turing cot DtIes, except the United States admit
the material used in their productions free of duty
Thereby giving constant and profitable employment to
cspta labor and enabling their factories furnish
acleaper article, and better command both the home
and fTeign Market with beneficial employment to their
mage in making the exchanges.
The United States, under the federal constitution
joy perfect freedom Of trade with each other in all their
agricultural manufactured mineral and other prcduc
tiops. As TO the material produced in the United
States and used in the factories Of other countries those
countries Under their laws, obtained the material
free, whilst we deny to The material produced in
those countries and used in factories the same Free
dem; Il us failing tn allow the constant aud profta
Bile employment Of our capital and labor and the ssme
beneficial occupation Of the home and foreign market
with cheap articles OF our own manufacture, and the
same benehcal empoYu ent OF our tlnnage in making
the exchanges.
The proposed reduction OF the revenue By the admis-
sion OF Il material used in manufacturers Of
duty las the sanction Of Congress In the admission of
guano garden seeds and animals for breed free Of duty
being material for the of agriculturists: also
copper ere, felt adhesive, junk Old oakum plaster
OF Pal uDeroupd Fpatna uDmanufacured, shea hing
copper ard metal and in the return duty al
lowed the expectation Of refined sugars which gives
the raw al used by reucrs free oil duty to
principle is that should only be Levied
fohe purpose OF revenue; and think 1t Gle pasmuch
as he DUTY is not needsd That the neiple would
be violated by authorizing the admission OF the
'erie used in manufactures. proposed, free Of
duty. II is suggested in oontrayenton Of the Legislation
q ether manufacturing countries and indirect
ducti oftaxes the Of The home manufas-
tuied article, and may vel be considered Sep in adj
vance towards free trade
The la les extracted from the of 1910 and that
Of $780, exhib log the amount of anufa lures
those and the table of the import Of cgn
featured goods for the years and the table If the
export If the manufactures of the United States offer
ample evidence that we are already great manuacur
ing, well commercial and agricultural people,
jcyiIg Profitable home market for many OF pro-
duciions and fair competi ion in foreign markets for
some Of them.
The of 1910 taken after the CONNER
cai revusion OF 1887 which involved the fortunes Of
merchants, manufacturers and agriculursts, ana
indeed al clssses to such extent that the tables
csmbined with the returns Of imports do give
either the agricultural manufacturing commercial
business Of that year the favorable they justly
entitled to; returns Of 1850 taken during
period OF increasing prosperity for all branches Of
our Il dustiy, exhibit fairly progress and the cooa
ton of all pursuits at that time and continued
Increase in population in agricultural manufa ctuiiog
and commercial expansion.
An examination Of the agricultural and manufsc-
tured articles, taken and returned under the
OF 1870 and 1850, will satisfy any that there
many articles Of domestic production and manu-
facuie not taken and returned and which eatly in
creased the capacity OF the producers TO consume and
enlarged heir fund Of exebaDgeabe articles. 1t viii be
seen that there no account Of the labor empl,yed In
imnrl wig and cleaning lands In hnidluo canaIa