The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-09-23
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tears over the awful condition OF our
people regarding the article OF salt
complaining that the rascaliy tariff
now in force, admitted the article of
salt for curing fish, and thus dlscrim-
! mated in favor of New England fish
ermen. and against the Western farm
/ er. resulting IN the robbery OF the lat
| ter to the extent of millions of dollars
every year. Whilst Holman was SO
pathetieally weeping Ger our farming
| friends, our distinguished Mayor, who
was seated on the stage as one OF the
| moderators, seemed to be so deeply
/ interested and affected at the woetui
condition of our agricultural friends.
who were thus imposed upon, that we
/ thought We detected a SAL tear steal
| ing adown his nose, and 1t might have
dropped on the bosom of his shirt,
| had he not deliberately seized his
handkerchief and wiped his nasal or
| gan,
| This salt rheum' complaint seems
/ to have affected a fellow by the name
| of Landers. who is running as the
| Democratic candidate for Congress in
| the indianapolis district, about as
| badly as it has Judge Holman, aud
the journal thus gives prescription
which should alleviate the suffering
of both these gentlemen: 1t is true
i
| that drawback is allowed OF the duty
on salt used for curing fish, but it is
in pursuance of policy pursued by
the government for over fifty years of
encouraging this peculiar branch of
national industry, and the sum involv-
| ed. so far from amounting to millions
| of dollars, is considerably less than
| hundred thousand year. Formerly
and for long time this encourage
ment was extended to the fisheries in
the shape of bounty, but In 1916,
| during Folks administration. the
bounty was abolished and the draw
| back on salt used in curing fish adopt
| ed instead, as being better way of
reaching the same end. LII Is hardly
necessary to say that all governments
which have any fisheries have always
extended to them some special protec
ton and encouragement on account OF
| their value in rearing up men for the
navy, as we'll as by reason of the spc-
cial dangers and hardships which at
tend the business. The policy, there
fore, which is denounced as vile in
vention of the Republican party is
one pursued by all governments, has
been pursued by ours nearly from its
foundation, and received the endorse
ment of the Democratic party during
the whole period of its ascendancy. -
The following letter on this subject.
addressed to General Coburn by the
Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, elu-
cidates the matter more fully:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, L. S. A.,
BUREAU OF STATISTICS,
WAsIiINGroS. ID. C., August ., 1874. }
| Hon ohm Coburn, NJ. c.:
SIR: In response to your favor of
23d instant, [ send you a tabular
statement showing CsD the quantity
| and value of salt withdrawn for curing
| fish. under the provisions of section
4. act July %, 1866, for the fiscal years
ended June 30. 1871. 1872 and 1878
The duties payable on this have been
estimated, and are nearly correct. In
reply to the second question: Why is
it allowed? | refer to the various acts
in relation thereto.
The bounty on fishing vessels was
established by act 10Th July. 1913,
sections ) to 9, and increased by act
Sd March, 1919. section l. The act
3Oth July. 1916, allowed drawback of
duty on imported salt used in curing
pickled fish exported, in lieu of bounty
hitherto allowed on such fish exported
| (act March 2, 1893, section $50. All
! fishing bountieS were repealed by act
of July %, 1866, section 4, which act
| did not allow the fish to be cured
within the limits of the United States,
but the act of June 6, 1872, section IL
extends the privilege and permits the
fish to be cured within the limits OF
the United States with salt so with
drawn.
3. Is there a popularity in the salt
used to cure fish that it must be inn
ported?
Fifty per cent. of all the salt import
ed comes from the British West In
dies, and is known as rock salt; Is
per cent from Spain, known a Cadlz
salt. and 81 per cent. from England
known in commerce as Liverpool salt.
That from the West Indies and that
| from Spain are stronger and better for
curing fat fish than Liverpool and On
ondaea On. Y. salt, although the lat
ter is used to some extent.
4. Is the drawback in lieu of a
bounty? 1t is, as the acts already CT
ted will show To inf,lse vigor into
commerce and promote the efficiency
! of our navy. we required an abundant
supply of skilled and hardy seamen
For the preparation of such seamen
a. we had learned from our own ex-
perience, as we'll as that of other ma
tons. both of ancient and modern
times. our fisheries would afford an
admirable school; and to make this
school as useful and efficient as posi-
BILE. it was desirable to extend the
sphere of its operations and augment
the number of its pupils. For this
purpose Congress, with wise fore
sight. accorded bounties to fishermen
and on abolishing those bounties, 9
drawback on salt was allowed liz theil
stead. If there is any object whatever
that is truly national in its character
and to which all classes alike IN CHI
reasonably be expected to contribute
with cheerfulness, the encouragement
of our fisheries is certainly such al
/ object II appeals powerfully to oul