Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-16


reduction of tariff duties. Upon what articles
and uoon what principle shall This reduction be
made? The house Of representatives pro-
pose to repeal the duties on coal and
sails articles largely produced III this
country; and also upon tea and coffee.
The aggregate duties collected on these articles
were coal, S53S 315.S2; salt, 81 ,l75.5S7 81 tea
s. ,522, g94.61, coffee, Si0.96g09S7I, hi ALL SCI,
6,O56.63, or just the amount we are able to re-
peal. Why single out these articles for special
repeal. The whole quantity Of coal imported
last year was 43l ,10S4 TONS The amount of
hituminous coal produced in this country last
year is estimated at 15,0000O0 tUls. and OF On.
thracite at 100000 or an aggregate OF S4,O0O,-
600 tons; SO the imported coal is less
than one and a half per cent of
that consumed. The whole benefit OF ills
repeal would euure TO the benefit of Nova Scotia
and not TO any part of our country. The cost
of production of domestic coal fixes the price.
and the only effect of the repeal will lie to raise
the price of foreign coal for the benefit of Sota
Scotia miners and land owners, or more especial
ly, for the benefit of American spectators in
Nova Scotia, 1t will not appreciablV inure to
the benefit Of our consumers. To precisely the
extent that repeal increases the importation of
foreign coal, 1t will diminish the mining of our
own, Finding our vast mark ct Up IN and free to
them, they Will fore plo luction in Nova
Scotia and divide the profits b3tween their land
owners, their miners, and their sailors Our in
duStly will be diminished to the same extent
without henetittiug Our CONSUMERS.
Again, free coal will have the same effect upon
Nova Scotia that the reciprocity treaty had in
Canada.-give them the benefit of our markets
without the burden of our faxes. II viii make
the annexation of those kindred countrIes i'm
possible Auain. If is a ,rross ininsfice m onr
shippers. BY the settled policy OF our navigd-
ton laws, no foreign vessel can carry our coal
from phiiadeInhin to Roston hut tbnv can rrG,,,
NJ. l. d. a.
vessel can carry cheaper than ours. Tins you
discriminate in favor of Nova Scotia by ALLOWING
her products to be carried in the chcanest ,rsS
sells i'm the world. while orr miners nnSt shin in
American vessels. You must repeal vour nayi-
gntinn laws hpfnrp vou can maize ro,t' emo The
same vessel that carries coal rom Nova Scotia
to Boston cannot carry domestic coal there =.
and vet Boston at the same moment insists nm
on tic navigation laws and mon the rpupal Of
the duty of coal. Arain. 50 tar as the dnrv on
coal is Concerned il is onIy claimed that II m ~
slightly redu e the cost of the coal consumed in
New York. II cannot eifeet fine nrtre elsewhere
for ,ythnut a dntv fnreirn cnaI viii nor ho se3
south or west Of New York. Now New En-.
gland has The benefit of our nnyiration laws.
and orr duties prntcctinq her industrir. Coai
is n finished rrodufl al The miner ~ rt,fi,,h M
cloth is of manufacturers How can vou con.
vince the miner that he should moi have the
benefit on coal. when Won demand II on cloth.
MIR. sherman tbe6 adyocatcd {be retention oF
the ;lutv on salt, the ohtaininr Of which an,'
pIoys Is O0O nrrsons in tbis rountrv nnd son
o0O00 canitaI He said fills indnsfr,t ,o,sf he
he maintained in war for nur forrign snn,Iv
wouId he imnprilIed Inv auv maYitin,n nnyyar
The domestic sunnly Is annie and fha nrodnGf
cheap. il IS sold in every domestic marker nj
Iess Than ono cont nor nonnd 0nr hsbnr,',' a.,
mmst romnete with corei[ners who n,''' ha NV
thei; salt in effect duty free, for they are maid
drawback of the duty on nh tbey use. IF Mi
textile and metallic fabrics must be protpctrd
WHY NOT salt? If Won In ,L FIR rpvpnne II yieIdS
over million. with little COST. and absolufe GER
tainty; if Won look TO PROTECTION t0 I1bor. ynar
duty gives protection more pronsrlv man the
dutv on salt
As 10 the duties nm tea and coffae tbor ropeo1
is simnlv a question of rayen,,n IVo conpno,
nrodnre fbem and tba,, arc IF sncb ,rnnoroI 80
ss IN enter nfo tho rn1snnntio NJ ~, tari1,
ff.i nt o' s,eiS i"tiilH
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other raJmc,ions "f a., io 'ile paesTnI "
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LA a,d en0 Iu'ieo oi I9noer, iIce
",'N U'iu' raw ploducls vi III
@ VI mllieH ny p.gseiit 'luttS are eAces
s WI latScy a' to 10 ,e llee iis9, ana pro
Ss, VI t0 ~ Io, Vi Io u1es y
nronosod IL 500 5o7 aTa 9e h,,5 V
Pr1pGaet 10 3'o r oue We may iaii ~
nc .. Mi au suc ~
thc revenue ~ SSd G00 oo0 INV i'0' -
Mr. sherman diScnsSed tbe o-o,,orol ,,-i,cir,los
or nrotection and frce trsdo capinlr t%ot H.
former should no maintainnd as tho ogs"o tia
foundotion of national nrosne,t,. onI ciosod
Inv stating that the commjttep on inance W.,
of oninion that now whom ca ,nanv ta,,cS
are repealed there ourbt +o bo a oonorol
reducton of dnties on tey1iie and matoliic fan
rios and tbis ,adnction ho,,Id h Of 10 -,
ton nor cont s,ybicb l. abont tto oto s H. -,
SreGata Of re rednction Of no tori4 dut 5e W.
evnect m anconnter Tho onnositio ~ ~ 49, "
favor the maintenance Of tho hiubnst dutiec IN
foro;rn oonnt;n G,Sros 81 Iu.le9 Hn
yonid obnmti,, diS,rr o, "Iu oI iose WIZ
don and r,dic1I roduction Of J,,tios 70 siyb. +ln
form a free trode sandal. o,,d ,a,h III H,it
cIaceee Of onnotio1 Vii i; ,iii ~
nnreIv revenue dntv on ,ea and IL onno ~
s dono we con renaai NO +,o, - tiia2
~ IN the nnhIia se,yice ond ho ,vn,,i5 .
for strkin~ ont The raiabie rel"ctio
and metniiic Cabr;ns vi VeA'n'
Mr. Scott raiIoweJ in srn,or+ or 1,is or,o,,
nent oferad yastsrioY 60 ,'I' VI NO auiclsu
free He also made loOct ,u" a -, oo.ieI
nrotecton m home ntr' u i",oi So -
the security of American wofkin%men and = de.
yel0nment OF the resources of the country.
Wheh ne spoke OF the degraded and suffering
CONDITION OF English operatives, as compared
with ours, Mr.. Edmunds, in Illustration of the
argument, read the following extract from a
lecture by John Ruskin: "Ihough England is
dealened with spinning-whees, her people have
not clothes; though she is black with the dig
ging of fuel, they die of cold; and though she
has sold her soul for gain, they die of hunger p
Mr.. Scott finished his argument, and then
called for the ayes and NAYS on his amendment
TO place tea and coffee on the free list, when Mr..
Ferry of Michigan, by unanimous consent,
called up the house bill extending the time for
the completion of the Portage and Lake Supe-
rior canal, which passed.
Mr.. Wilson called up the bill to authorize the
president to appoint paymastcr general in the
army. Passed.
Mr.. Corbett asked to take up the bill author
izing the postmaster general to settle en- equita-
BILE principles, the claim of c. NJ. Lockwood of