The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-17
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amendments to the House bill relating Il
contracts for transporting mails and O
conference was ordered.
/ Mr.. DAWES, from the Committee o.
Ways and Means, reported ablll to reduce
the duties on imports and internal tax
II was referred to the Committee Of lthC
Whole, and made the special order fol
Tuesday next and from day today until
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Mr. DAWES then addressed tho House.
Mr. BECK asked who composed the mi.
norlty.
MIR. KELLY said he himself was one. d,
Mr.. BEATTY objected 10 Mf. KELLY's
bill being introduced g57 O. 4,s,-.,,s,
Mr.. BANKS remarked that the ad-
mission OF Mr.. KELLY's bill had no effect
whatever, except to give notice that such
opinions exist. -.
The SPEAKER remarked that the bill
could be introduceds son Monday next as a
matter Of right.
Mr.. KELLY asked that the bill be print
ed in the Gl0be for the information Of the
House and country, ~ EKgEF-
Mr. BEATTY-Ioblect To that too.
Mr. BRooKs, Of New York-Iam in the
minority Of the committee with two other
gentlemen. l should like to know who
the minority gentleman from Pennsylva.
MIA represents.
Mr.. KELLY-Mr. MAYNARD unites with
me in every provision ofthe bill. Ireport
1t at!hiS instance and request si7Af
Mr.. BRooKs-Then there are two gen
tlemen out OF the committee Of nine, in
favor Of that bill. LIDO not object to its
reception. ...
Mr.. HooPRR-Il the gentleman from
Pennsylvania, KELLY Is in the minority
Of two, and the gentleman from New
York, (BRooKs),. Is In the minority Of
three, / should like to know whether tue
bill reported by my colleague, Mr.. DAWES,
Is the report OF the majority.
SPEAKER-That is rather an arlthemt.
ical question. Laughter.
MIR. DAWES then proceeded TO address
the House. BE said, in reporting this bill
/ desire the indulgence oi the House Ior
few moments. The public expect action,
and the patience OF the House has
so long waited OH tho business
.oi this committee that il isproper that at
the earliest moment should briefly sub.
init the result OF their labors. The bill
Is, as its title indicates, a bill for the reduc.
ton Of the duties on imports and internal
taxes, and for such improvements In the
administration Of the laws herewith con.
nected as have been suggested by the labo.
rieus examination the committee have
given the subject, The amount Of the re.
duction Is on the basis Of last year receipts
and Is as follows, the estimated reduction
being on the basis Of quantities Of 1871:
Tea, $2,34S, $3.50; coffee, $s,949,30g; coal,
$3s, ,2sS; salt, $5522; leather, $3.50 9,52S;
iron and manufactures Of, 2,135, 1913; steel
and manufactures o, $745, $50; wool, $780,
s23; wooden manufactures, $4759 $50;
woolen carpets, $19712; cotton manutac
lures, $7SS,724; copper and manufactures
of$S9,Gl1; chemicals, drugs, &C., 1854 ,S09;
cork, manufactured, $2S,9l5; lumber,
$61 ,901; allother articles, 212. Free list,
$1,5s4,G67. Total, $1S, $685. ,438. = = q
Internal Revenue-Tobacco, 81, ,720, 900;
gas, s., ,579 1873; bank checks, 81, $50 600;
matches, $2250000; agreement stamps,
estimated, 100000. Total, s$12,S99, 1888.
Grand total, $3l, ,s45,581 Estimated re.
duction on duty received in 1S7l-Tea,
$3,625,716; coffee, 5000, ,4S0.s In Sadii-
tion 10 these reductions the committee
has endeayored to throw safeguards
around the administration OF our custom
houses, and has greatly simplifed the
laws pertaining to internal revenue. It
has consolidated into an equivalent tax OF
65 cents nearly all the several taxes on
whisky. 1t has removed many oil the
annoying and restrictive provisions of the
existing laws obstructing tho business Of
distillers and harrassing commerce in
that article. It has provided, instead
Of the 10 cents for smoking tobacco,
and SO cents for chewing tobacco, q uni.
form tax Of 90 cents per pound on all kinds
Of tobacco, and has, at thesame time, pro-
vided q safe method for exporting tobacco
as well as spirits, directly from themanu.
factory without encumbrance of forms
and the unsatisfactory drawbacks Of the
existing law, &c. Il has been It's en-.
deavor, while reducing taxation, to make
more efficient, and II possible, at the
same time, less burdensome and annoying
the laws that shall enforce the duties and
taxes which remain. 1t Is manifest to those
who have had any experience in the ad.
justment of tariffS and imposition Of taxes,
that no bill can be so framed that every
item shall be satisfactory to all the mem
bers OF the committee engaged In that
work. There are doubtless different pro.
visions In this bill to which each member
Of the committee might have objections.
l have tho permission OF the Committee
to state to the house my own emphatic
dissent from some Of the essential pro.
visions ofthis bill; and also their pefmis.
sion to give in the House such amend,
ments as will remove those objections
What these provisions are and the reasons
ofmy dissent from them, I will moro fully
set forth whenever, In extended debate
on this bill, / shall have. an opportunity,
Itwould have further met my ylewsif,
first and foremost, 1t had removed all pos.
sible taxation and restrictions, as well as
the burdens now haTrassing the business
and pursuits OF the people arising from
internal taxes, except on spiritous and
termented liquors and tobacco, and had
presented a larger and broader free list Of
articles now dutiable, which enter into
the manufactures, and Industries OF this
country, and are not such as are produced
at homeland had distributed whatever bal.
ance of the reduction the sexigiencies of
the Government would permit, more
generally over the whole Of the remaining
list OF dutiable goods, thereby falling less
heavilyson some and more generally and
consequently lighter on all. In this way
there would be as little disturbance as
possible OF the currents and lexpec stations
and faith Of trade and capital and therellI
ance ofllabor. I!wonld 'haYe preferred 10
doing this that the aggregate OF reduc-
tions should have reached, as / hoped It
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