New-York tribune., 1872-04-27
TnC TARIEE RII-LL
MIR. FINKELYBURG's DEFENSE or HIS BILL
GENERAL APPEAL FOR COMPROMISE.
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GENERAL APPEAL FOR COMPROMISE.
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WAsHISGToN, April 2G.-At about 8 o'clock,
to-day the Tariff debate opened in the House. under
an cement that general speechmaking under the
one hour rule is TO continue until Thursday OF next
week. when the bill will be read by paragraphs, and the
nye-minute discussion will begin. Mr. Finkelnburg led
of In support OF the bill reported from the Ways and
Means Committee. He made a speech which was note
worthy, only by reason OF his position on the Com
mttee and the large share he has lad in framing the
BILL but also its clearness of statement lie took
the ground that there IA large margin
in the present tariff duties and above protection
and that this can be reduced without making IL neces
sary TO go into any discussion upon the abstract ques
tons OF protection and free trade. Many OF the present
duties were, he sad raised during the war to compen
safe manufacturers for the internal revenue taxes, all
OF which had since been repealed without corrc
spending notifications in the tariff The cost OF pro-
duction Of manufactured articles in this country
have greatly diminished since the war, while the cost IN
Europe had constantly rsiug the effect being the
steady widening OF the margin OF protection Prices,
he said, OF many articles were completely under
the control of who advanced their rates
TO correspond with every adyancen Europe Thus, pig
iron had gone up 80 per cent In Great Britain, and had
been correspondiugy advanced in this country although
tho cost OF producing It here had steadily decreased
claimed the duties had begun 10 cripple impor-
nne es in the export trade to South America and
Europe. Lumber dealers, WHO wished 10 engage Ill ex-
porting also obliged to go to the British provinces
The salt duty had destroyed tho export trade ships
went 81. Johns to be copperDottoned lie SAID That
ali the protected industries amounted to but 10 per cent
NJ the total production Of the country and that all
exported articles could get no possible benefit from pro-
econ tue United states was presentii the spectacle
Of great nation whose export trade mad largely de-
creased. ,, A., ,,, ...o. -, 49,.
hill stating it's object to effect reductions
the great staples Of consumption Great relief could be
gained with small reductions in revenue The 100000
r.du Dy
IONS woocns leather, copper SALT and iroI would save
from to sso0OOOOO the people. This reduc
n sve on es Hs said duty WH
went beyond protection was bounty 10 mangtacurers
HE ho hs Ss in ss
WI Whole schedule. He exhibited samples Of mixed
eUon fr" 100 to zoo per cent duty and said that some
k,nds OF blankets taxed 800 per cent. The tariff
higher on theaP cloths suen as are
wooens had been given as compensation ior Internal
taxes which had all been t taken on
doubled OF late owing to the fact mat demand dstanced
supply. aud that no composition ;,i existed . except
yanced $25 to $50 tun and the furnaces OF the
country had orders for eight months ahead The
of iron. He discussed the effect Of the tariff upon
wages The cost Of labor he said rarely exceeded 20
rer centOf the cost OF manufactured products 1t
from is to per cent OF the cost of pig r0 10 OF wool
ems cotons OF paper and in making plug tobacco
the labor cost than the lcOrice used sweetenng
He claimed that where the labor required TO produce an
article cost ;S but h 10 OF the article aode
t,on OF 100 per cent the labor employed In some
labor had he sad protection to the amount Of 400
He called upon all sides Of the House to support the
b,-the PreeTrade Democrats because they could get
nothipg better the PrOtectosts, because II they did
not consent to reasonable reductions reaction might
come aud sweep all protection away. aud Republicans
generally the people woad hold them rcsponsi-
se II they did relieve the country from OF the
burdens OF taxation Mr.. Roberts Of New
York speaks tomorrow from the point Of view OF Pro-
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