Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-07-11

they enjoy the privileges of the shore fisheries
only needed for catching mackerel late IL
the season-have to pay license OF from fifty
or one hundred dollars for each vessel, accord
ing to its size Under these circumstances
Justice requires the imposition of reasonable
du ties upon foreign caught fish AS we arr
now, however, met in generous spirit, hop
Congress will suita bly, respond and place onl.
moderate duties sufficient O cover tho Item
already indicated, upon mackerel and Goldfish
| Mackerel may perhaps, need to be PLACED
even lower than it will be found in the bill
In the cod-fisheries it is no longer necessary u
go within three miles OF the shore, and sucf
| duties can be placed on the product as may
| seem judiciC Gus but 1t being an article OF fooG
consumed largely by those who can i'll afford
butchers meat at twenty-five to thirty cents
per pound, moderate duty appears appro
pirate.
Our trade with the maritime Provinces Ii
one more deserving our fostering care than
that of the other Provinces. The people are
very friendly, and they have articles such as
we require in large quantities, such as coal
and plaster, for which they take OF US hCur
and other articles In nearly equal quantities.
1t is a reciprocal trade that Is profitable 50 all
parties, and ought TO find some favor In our
legislation.
| And here let me remark that tor eleven
| years we have drawn moderate supplies oil
| Di6umlnous coal from Nova Scotia. Eater
prisins Americans have embarked their capi-
tai there and opened mines to supply the wants
| OF the gas companies III few northern cItlee
on the bleak lce-bound Atlantic coast Some
Of our mills and little iron founderIes have
been started with the expectation OF a continue
| ed supply of coal of this character from thle
| quar- ter. Even If Ihis is gran led the coal 81
used will cost the consumers ten OF twelve
| dollars per ton, while that used by our breth-
rem III Pennsylvania and Mary land, tor iden-
| tlcally the same purposes, Will only cost three
| or four dollars. Most OF the pig IRON used III
Connecticut Massa ch usetts and K Rlode Island
comes from Penn wanna. Is 1t now 10 be m
sisted upon that no coal shall be used IN tn use
| regions out tnat which ls dragged over thou
| sand miles of railroad? Is TINS necessary Il
the prosperity of the Baltimore and Ono raiI-
road-a road that a5 | have heard Is earning
latter dividends than almost any ln the land
| nave no feeling ON this question, and an
not aware that my constituents nave any III
| terest IN 1t, out 10 use the words which Il.
| excellent trlenu from Chicago emphasizes wltu
| o. much uhcuon, | desire u see - ialr play.
| The Committee OF Ways aud Means have
shaped the bal go that ali cannei coal, bearing =
the ing hest price OF euy and ali other Dltu mi
nous coal lmi or Ted from any place ehirty de-
! gees east Of W ashlngtOn, and all anthracite,
| II there be any mat can be imported, shall pay
81 ~ per ton, and only propose tha1 the CON-
InJn DitumInuus coal, such IS We hd.e Il ~
! tree Tor eleven years from PIctOu, snail pty
| hfey cents. Mr. Chairman, we leave 1t To tue
| good sense OF this committee 10 say wneturl
tAIo Is not eminentiI just aud fAlr. Eseu tne
s,cntleman from the Pittsourg district conceae-
snal IL night anu proper, ma "aore 40 leausi
these subjects, teei sure no Peunsy Iyanl4 Ii
Iced tear follow.
Ine present oil Is MT likely u suit every
OUdy, and / regard 1t only t-mpOr.r !,
measure, hi to De introduced because OF tae
IN perIOus Necessities vi our present. condition.
Many VIII tnlnk II Inauequate u the exIge4-
cIes OI the country, an1 that mucn more ougA
~ nave been cOuce4eQ tU our Imperieu indus
tries. Inc statements made by the gentleme
Ut tue revenue COMMISSION, wuO nave iOuL
rtLdIeQ tue subject, weiI by those who's
SPECIAL In1ere5ts are touched, Ia .-Inost ever )
Ins ance, would nave Justified the Conmi ttee
OI ~ ay5 aud Means ia proposing higher rates
Than VIII DC tOund iu the UIiI. But the COM
InIttee nave scrutInlzsd every case, AMI CON
eented tu no hlgner rates, with only mere an0
there possible exception, tnan viii, as they
are 10. ce1 10 bsiIeve, place The American 10
DOrer, producer, or Manufactured upon = leVe4
or falr competition WIIn iOreigu capitai 4ud
prlcez anu the excelsior premium VI @oO up IA
gOId, nile Ne were accustomed To con tenn
pIaGc uIoucy IN fabulous sums, eJnetn'ng oi
eA.Iava5auce prevailed every here, Uus 40"
u pOn Tue return oi peace We ougnt 10 Oegiu to
practice tne stern uuues "a economy, % con
stnL wItn moderate gains, ami make some ap
prO4cn our iOrIner rule Oi lima res, whe a
advance Ot even i've per cent. ln tnc scale
vi uuues was welgned WITH As much scrupu-
Iousness as gold uusG IA the balance. but un-
less wIiiIug 10 coura the usual sequence
Vi We mus. now adopt DeasuGes thai viii
snIeld oar people trom general financial rum.
We are 1T the mercy OF those vino have had
no unusual var taxes, no DJuntleS - pay tU
brave volunteers aud we must have a I1tIe
Ur satnIng time, time 10 recu yerate, or We may
yoe SINK under the load, although triumphant
d. al points the great struggle OF Freedom
agaIns. Slavery.
Our = teat revenue from lnternal taxes ls
| wholly dependent upon the lact whether We
can Keep our own haide, factories and work
shops iuIly manned anu the men cOnstant IL y
Employed Inc lax They pay Is d percen Iase
| On the Iuhated current value IA our marN els,
and I'VE per cent. here Is nearly equal To ten
per cent. On any iorelgn invoice, especially dc
We know mat many lnvoices, oy the adroltness
| vi Grade, ar Largely undervaiued. Our taxes
winch are not direct, also, impercepubly, 4,
press hardly upon all who are eng aged 10 any
| Kind of business. KAN materials are largely
| Increased In cost, stamp saxes lnsidiously en-
| Trap every DusIness ransaction, 30 that alter
| we nave levlcu extraordinary duties We shall
| lnQ tnat Inportatlous VIII by no means cease.
| Although our present tariff, In ordinary times,
would be iIkeIy 10 be denounced as prohlbl-
tive, yet We hnd 1t practically productive be-
yonu all precedent, yleidlng Tor the year eud-
y n Al III J.
lIUus more solld gold tnan Vas ever before
realized, Or about one hundred and seventy
million dollars. W hiie the pre- 'ent oil is In-
dlspensaole 10 preserve sne aggregate OF our
IN rernal revenue, 1t Will not ue likely To d.
ulInlsh, even II 1t does not Increase, the reve-
nue. from imports. Ii Will keep ouf people at
WORK
am in favor OF taking proper care OF Amer
lean industry as against foreign competition,
now ana at ali times, whether 1t be shat en
"a Ied III the production oI Hour CT wool, bro
gans or ships, or whether 1t be the tiny artl-
ncIal hower that embeilIshes the iadys Uonnes
or the ponderous engine that moves the hoat-
ing palace, III spite oi wind OF weather, from
ocean To ocean. Let the time be tar distant
when an American citizen will De forced to
work ior the wages OF those whose toll tur-
nlshes NJ homesleads, no schoo4-hOuses, and
finally not even tomb stones Tor the graves OF
themselves or their children. but rather
than leopardize d sound public policy, rather
tnan excite the odIum which exStavaSance Is
always likely to excite, | should counsel tenn
porary Inconvenience and the lowest rate OF
uutes under which 1t Is possible Tor our Va
rious branches OF manufactures, not 10 pros
per, but to live, hoping that better TINE Is
coming when labor viii be more abundant,
taxation less ouerous, and when our paper
rnnnav aha ha good tor entire lace value