, 1869-04-01

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u panse for moment to deny the co,.ectueas
q these rgureA aad to assert that the prices OF
the neccssartCA Of life enumerated Ia these taoles
arc on an average not more than % per cent iRner
than In 166D, while skilled labor Is nnw tmueasura-
~ more fully employed Ut "a advance Of from -
to lou per cent over the wages Of that year,
Az this cnntoint denial and nsscrttou Is unaccom-
panied BY the slightest direct connsma,ory data 1t
onlJ remains for me to briefly ask intention to the
sources and natusc Of the evidence which led the
Commissioner tn the discharge OF his duties to the
conclusions C nheh 1oo, on the tlooF Of The House
incorrect or irauduenty presented
TIE KFtpkNCK PRfskSTKD.
IhB evidence To Ike found mainly IN the re-
sponscs made 70 carefully prepared series OF In
teen hundred manufacturers, or extenItye EN-
iloJerd OF labor. in nearly III sections OF the coun
oss ea1ra auss 10 Hsi RaF
favorable circumstances, and involving. In not
rev instances, very considerable expenditure OF
Gota st'n te ,5s, ,na money indesa haza nothing
the United States, which will Al al compare Win
tnese e.ner - respects fulness or reliable Aecu-
facy; while m examination Of the papers them
Belreh preserved on nle In the Treasury pcpsrt-
mcnt, will sufficiently prove that the tables and
aveTasea deduced frnm them, have been ,nade with
perfect farnesA and without reference 10 the sup
poFf oi any theory. In denying, therefore, a. you
10, lneif accufacy, Jou attack the honesty and
good faith not only Of the CLERKS OF the Treasury
department engaged upon this work, under the
charge OF Mr. Edward Young, cltlzcn Of Pail
adelphln, but also Of the lesdlng manufacturers Of
the country who furnished the information:
Jall,es Y. Smith, .. Providence, Il L: Hd1ssd
atkinson, Harrison Lor.ne, and General John IL
Reed, q Hoston; VIM Mason, Of Taunton, aud
rott, Of West Point; James NJ Cooper Of Pitts
6urgh: norano Anen- Lustus Tuckerman, and
John l 4. G5tswo4 @ Co; Of New York; Hon. D. J.
Jcnks and William Sellers, OF Pcnn4ylyanla: Cen
eEal VIM. Franklin. Of Hartford, aud MANY other
wclllnoFn representatives Of ncary every impor-
tant Industry In the Eastern and Middle states
Or the large number OF manufacturing c3tnh-
1ishments from whose returns the tab1es Of tue
Commtssioners renort we're made up, mention
any limited nelt, nor wcrta only those branches Of
business investigated 1hlch might have yielded
rcsuits favorable to anJ prrconcelsed theory. The
Lest manufacturing establishments Of the country
we're inctndcd, md. II any preference was shown,
eomeHh hat more shan the tust proportion OF the
na nes ae1 .h was counted u froma dss!
tonal Industry. Had the wages Of the daJ labor
crs upon railroads. common roads, canAls, and the
WAGES Of farm hands for the round year been en-
er WONG to the poor fruEn The Joint Effects Of IN
inflated currency and unequal ta1Ailon. thus,
snn'3;s, emo1E ne ,sa inns md eepoEsnona Which
report, ~err the Boott Massachusetts, Nct-
E!inae, and fremont Cotton Mills, Of Lowell; The
nc wlliiamsviiIe, 81 klinngi5: the Wsaregaa. " oi
Glotc woollcn Mllls Of Utica; Tue Lowell CARPET
nacklnton Nls oi North Adams; The So1et1 M Ifoa fa
Works. Of New York; the West Point FountlJ the
nanioHh Locomotive Works, OF Patterson; the
Co. a anu Bement / Dodghcrty:s i Machine Works,
Of the Fourth Congressional District OF Ptnns5l-
vanta: The Harrison Boiler Works, Of Peaqsylss-
aaa s:s e A5@s
mfr S: ists'ss %s5S %a!ts suniS Sss
wootEnn Leach, Of Hartford Also the
Gas Works Of Boston, New York, Phiiadelphla,
@ ha.stmores Washngton and Ch,cazo: the Seth
Of New York: tho Sugar Renneries OF r l. / A.
Stuart md uaveme{es I Elder, Ut New YORK; the
Sugar Rernsy q baltimore; tho Wasa6urn 1ron
John A. Grswoll / Co. MuilIgaa T1ckerman,
Corning Co, Il. Burlen ca, yerrce i Mitch
81 and The Syracuse Iron WoEka: The LaekaHaana
timnre: The Leather Betting Establishment Of p.
Jewell Sous, Of Hartford; the SILK Aanu!lctorJ
OF. y. Dale Co, ot Paterson: the Collins Axs
Bt1dssblrX Manufacturing Company, aad the Cam
b1ta lsun Korks Of Johnston. FtnnsJlEanla.
f., so IA, thsseiore, as this count IN your general
Indictment against the accuracy of Lhe report Of
the Special Commissioner OF the Revenue Is con-
cerned, could we'll be content to rest the on
ne abose references: hut ~ since the publication
the country, much additional and mora recent ev!-
dence has been voluntarily presented, propose to
cont,1,t,ors l1 y, 49, T. ~ ,ost s ~
eoUside1stjn5 iii +. Ne,rnw ~ tne s e y no1
TO yourself.
ADVANCE n THE COST or LIVING.
The n1st items Of such evidence, to which will
ask your attention, relate to Two articles Of uni
versa1 and Necessary consumption, 4iz: Flour and
iha ,r.-nC .dt~ne, - ths n!.es - ~. 80 In,
s,rra,stns Il, ihe Fa.tc P s,ate4 ~ aoo1 isHs 81
rcmns.rd wtth thc rr1r,ss n si,nIl,- nr+Irie. h.
issn a statea Ia hayr 1rrn n,.ct rer ~ NJ
Tnia statement has fee enllezi In nnrst,on est,c.
c1aiy bT the New York TH5unt. rhtch IN il Is;1,t
nf FchrnsT 1.ss sssrrtsd mat sn,ernne W SsN
Yo1S Et.ir t,onr MA chrarer IN Sss Fcrt CIV ~ T.
isss thnn lsSl ~@s' ~
SoE. a. sfIor,,tuv some,n,no in thr nav y, ,
de1ncnstrs,tun m Ills sIhicct nrrxenf hsgr1th n
transcrtpt fronn ths hooSs ~ iha Snhs1stenee ies
na1fnent rf the 1'n,1ed SAL ~ ..,,u shasE ~
adranee IN ps1ce psi.i IN New rort c.t1 for aouj al
nTinr Ins ,c1 ,hnrn a r. ~ ~ to' -, VI
~ S,c 'r r.1sas, y, hI ~ tas
@,sssTI % Gsne1I: I; ~ 0' 'He o0''ea ''s'es eosa
Hdysnce IL T pt5ce Il Iss - fo;i,,ii Us =
ls a.a e :ssS : e. ssa5 ssa nn, t,,,, sonr
terms more favorable than the experienced ofncer!
Of the United States n,p7. WHO rurrhase Al wholt
he wideei conpc;ition: II no. ,hen @ csffsns an
ore asn . ns o. ns Si,e ~ ia
the sdyance in ttr nr1ce nf Wh,ch ~, the e,tsn
10 which such Advance mposes a tax unon II,
people, there has been even morn DISCUSSION tnsS
hcni to whIch would saE attentjaa' IA ~ fa.a IN
| tercsting than Important. ~ -' ~
On the l9Ih Of fthrua.v, meeting WA held a
The rooms Of the lion ), W. Forue1s In tae City
| Washington for the pnrTn4., of ronsntrjn1 shon
.the nrpDcr means to br emnlo,ed for tn.e ,fryei
opmept ol the south. At which mesrtns ther
wrrr nrrsrut The Non. w n Eeiist = < xnn,a
| head Henri N~ts ApA n,har~ Ayo1w ~.