, 1870-04-12

Iaucn - no fedhctloa hsa vet been tu4da /,
| propose reduction Of 20 por cent uoo,
the leading artic1ea. OF couzse do NOT mea,
70 say that ne should mako = uniform roduc
hdn Of 20 Per cent on every article. r an no
70 De told that such reduction Will impair th,
revenue, It cannot hare that eject i SID
oo0, eco only ia to raised Tho average per ceu
ot the & &existlng tas1H under tho impoftatious
o. loas is 45I5 per cent upon total fupor1ar
tiou during tho year Of 5I00, ,000, 900 in value
An average reduction Of % per cent npor the
saH1e Importation il vaIue would mako thc
average OF the tasi1 81 per cent, With would
{lcta an annual revenue Of about S15U. 600. .UD0.
But AZ the consumption Of Iesiing articles nf,t
/ produced in this country ii constantly incfess-
ing, It mny be safely assumed thst under such
feduct!oh lie revenue would reach 5160, ,0oc, 900
annually; which would allow ito free List 70 be
enlarged aa provided for in tho lsli uuv pcnd
ing ana Still leave ample revenue,
COTTON.
Let Us now consider tho provisions Of tho
Upon tho articles most imported tho duty hns
been raised, uhilo there is ! reduction upon
number Of articles which We do not lsraafy I'M
port For instance, the largest importation
IN quantity and value Of any one Kind Of cot
p,a tGa beaSs during bs st yer was
Or lea Psr square yard, the duty upon which
ing bill imposes upon this clasa OF goods
st da.y o1 cents per .9uars yard, and 10
s,;oa esn1 y, 90 Tasogr11 which upon the impor-
sonnt - - rs ~ nameeT Of square yards would
Il, In ls67 there ware imported Of this same
Class of gooda u, 793, sos yards IT an acs..cste
xaushon w of =, 81, o63-15, the average rsta Of
I'D isIi i he sfaF bF per sSe sse ss duty
square yards would be ~ ,767 ,00l. Is, Itis,n,a
thaf upon the san1e class Of cpo;]s nr;nts1
painted or co!orct, there il Reduction 81 b.If
cen! FER Eatd, which reduction, however. il not
cao!'a a'an1 Th 10 .he increase upon the cheaper
leans, cenim:, DC, the specific rate bcinc ~ ~
aaeed nom 6Hs cents TO cents per ysrti an1
me !. o GO ratorc,n tax Increased from Is DEF eent
to 70 per cent. Po1 eeuI
Turn again to cotton shirts and 5r,wo,,, ~,
which the duty is now S5 nrr rars a,.!1 "
winch there ts considerable imuorsation ND
yoi Will find that We have added to tbsss
seMts % per pound BY the proposed bill. Tnon I
=, a,tieies, therefore, Of acfua1 necessary gearM
~ o19eaP Articles That aro used By the Krca, boiv |
proposed measure BY per cent on ons srtie1s
lion the leading items. = onus '''on-
WOOL. AND EooL1EJ GOODS.
Let mo call attention. in tie next n1ac. N
.rrs, "a, a to Noo'ea tbs goods: And will aay With
regard it not a. Az Intentional fr.1,I ~. .la AZ
,pesapnS ~ though it we're a fraud u1on ths
tM ~ noay or tho people OF the United Statas
1uuIe 70 the Woolen tariff called, Of lSG7.
'oods y csltsin1 msM re - average duty On woollen
NO value We import \ law the effect Of Th;ch
~ peen to materially injnse tho nl,eeu i,,,x.
'ssnoi5 r.. S5 o. t6!s country. In single county in
aa 10 e.aH q Iowa represented here by NV col-
s.ssue, ". Lougt1idge 1.-The county Of
sss he aumSn. aa & tue two yss54 of 1867 and
aan : ~ 2 'oW-from p 600 md upwards to abort
o,oVu-1n period Of two reara. And Fsh.t IL
ae or slns county is truo, to greater or Jess
1.ene ~ OF other counties IN Iowa apI tlurinr
ne ptleo OF WOOL has constantly been
II, that this Injustice in regard to tha dntT :
~ n:ooIsns 1aa been repeated The outlnrs :;
S sn1s bil 1eindorse tho tariG Of 1857. =
Noe' Wanf to csu the attention of tho COM $
1al <a11f Vas msds by certain cantjan'o,,
the wool ElAnufact,,.eFs of th;a
unty, and ceTtain ether gentlemen ran1,.' 4!
nsang TIE WOOL growers, and was rcgsrdet "a =
e9uitaole adjustment Of the differences h,.- - -
'tufera = Anil I have before me- = rcnort =,
he y .hls joint committee, which report was ~ ~
loodie1 in the act Of 1867. This rei1nrt vss ch
'raled carly IN 1865, At time when ali t,,c - -
'Ian Gsnn revenue lara which I have before ~ ~
'.en o1 we're in operation, and Which Lad -. ~
= already compensated fol bv tha tsr;tT ~ I'll
=. 1hla committee of wool growers and rs
" =! NAnatacthIetu Prepared and submitted -: -
congress table exhibiting tha extent Of .e .e'
w. taxes upon the manufacture of woollen ~ ~
~ ,t;s ~ sno"lng the increased cost Of such iy
'us On account Of tho tax to bo, on a rari ~
4, aeslnefe EN- of Average weight and auaiity e1
l-1oo cents; upon suit OF clothes Of III sst'
~ loc: upon coat made of average | ~, ~,
aos'olh' ~ cents, de-; md that, TOO. l.
" ~ tne time no internal revenue ts1 r.
! H. Srx~
OF 1857 embodied in it Al incressed tate ~ @ @Sol
= 70 compensate for this Epecitc ta1, Now. M .oa
'o1gh these taxes have been removed ths ane
proposes TO re-enact the tarif, Of 1867. ~
= nssca sns "oo,en manufacturers greater H.
Ant1se over the wool growers than theT snI
under tho act OF 1864. II thcy desirs Il
= cut what vas then regarded as IN con;. .ine
= arrangement the duty npou woolsus .ne
a.a op reduced to the extent Of the aboli. a,, on
u u, Inc internal tag at east, and 1rduc- fSt1 M
unit to 10 great Te5nc+;n- "'o.u hoe ing
esrond with the aboItiou ~ o9 pap
4. na1 tA1ea. Such : reduction would benc-
Ine ! consumer and not infu.e either the
haor :. u "ooucn mauufactuter. As the q
aeter not produced IN this countrr il 1o1 izes
,aH tsns uLon their cost. The tArin upon 10 h
.cns o. ne Same c1ass IL only shout 50 per c1e<
= - ea eaat ths timer Woo1len goods arc sn Prs
,,;n 1no q, aot et, the eo.raer fabrics Before Apr
= r,,;x.5 80? w. AAAAA4 3ctUrefE OF nQe
49,. 1va 1'sai iottlen me wooIs with our own Al
,ssts ploanet, and thus vera able TO con- give
i2s WITH the foreign u1anufacsu- perh
sa.nna! aftcies But being prohibited pms
> cannot nnv ~teha i,a y. ~oole, these fit,e ~
= = 9" CneAplF a. they oan be i'm sam
f,,,,as1, Consequently, nils that lar.
cno,,u n.yg engaged in producing his
e,s ~ 1--we lave peea compelled to abandon ioue
~ no,,h III Anulaeture the coArser fabric. cror.
fT1Ny 1F.SL 1
they would mako = ,nsrtot 1e, tneee hne y "a
ow haye. for our fina saa,s :. WIcn We ua Aa
ahsn.d e 11,;n T1o1s o. different character agita
md il t,,o @ LEV, "ans o. market, as un- there
,and 20 u in,l teason "hy our tine wools now and
rn - 81 },nn Nv r1lee: there is no demsnd ton
nnet;t;n,' ,r;;, agu We cannot export them which
.ies. "eot7 sto"n IN other nc
III the attention ~ ,,o,u, nea''
! Of imnortaf;nns 6TlueoteE 70 TIC sta nnof
It the entire ;,,',,-+..:5 ue5 VII IND that after
led to the f;nar f.,E ot "ooaens IL ing T.