New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-13
REVENUE REFORM.

RESULTS OF THE EXPOSURES LAST SPRING
A GENERAL MOVEMENT OF ALL THE PRINCIPAL
TRADES TO SECURE REVISION OF TIE TARIFF
AND CHANGES IN TIE MODE or ITS COLLECTION.
Ever since the exposure OF last Spring,
which brought an end to tho malsdmnistration OF
Special Treasury Agent Jayne and Others who 1t Is well
known were preyng upon the merchants OF this city,
large number Of men IN eacn OF the prihcpa prancheS
OF trade have been work preparing TO seek at tho
mart sessou OF Congress O complete revision OF the
Revenue laws and change 10 the mode OF collecting
the revenue. The Chamber OF Commerce has Issued
through its Secretary letters TO tho leading merchants
OF Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore. and Now
York requesting their cooperation In this
effort at reform OF tho revenue. In every
instance favorable replies have boon received. 80 that
the movement, nov well advanced, comprises all tho
ereat interests OF tho whole country Various
mostinss have boon held latoly Of tho Chamber Of
Commerce by tho merchants engaged In tho Iron, vino
and LIQUOR, drugs and ohomcnls, WOOL oil and paint
dry goods aud other trades and combined action has
been already secured. Each trsds association has
apponted q committee to report upon what changes
and rnod0oaons In the revenue Affecting their partcu
lar trade are necessary This report Of the committee
vii, On hack TO tho association for amendment and
confirmation, and subsequently each assoola-
ton will send TO general committee OF
all the trades its report. The General Committee au
horzed TO take steps ut Washington 10 secure tho ro
form which Is desired The principal ldea IN 10 th'pv
the system and reform the methods or collecting tho
| revenues No change is In contemplation which Will
greatly decrease increase the amount OF revenue ro
ceived from importations
speech before the drug paint. and oil trades
made at tho Chamber Wednesday, ID. q. Robbins.
large drug Importer referred tho which
were making above detailed. TRIBUNE reporter, In
conversation with him yesterday, learned tho above
facts Mr. Robbins stated further that this movement
is Intended to be the OF tho great reform
which was begun by TIE TRIBUNE last Spring, and
which would probably have been accomplished then
had II not been for the time and effort involved In tho
removal of the incubus known tho moloty system.
which was direct outgrowth OF tho system Of tho ad val
orem duties The main purpose and present object. he
added s: First 10 simplify the revenue by charging
tho FREQ list with articles that oro not important for
revenue and DO not conflict with protection TO homo In
dusry Secondly TO reduce the dutiablo list 10 specific
rates because fair collection OF tho in the In
teres OF the Government and the importer has proved
impossibo under the ad vaorem system Thirdly, our
American tariff especially needs revision that
there may DO q better understanding as TO
what articles are raw materials and what arc
manufactured, as only tho manufactured should be
taxed or tho raw only for Tho French Is the
only complete classification, and that cassincs raw
materials oil commodities which tho sole product OF
nature Mr. Robbins further stated incidentally that
there is no country OF importance outside OF our own
that maintains nd valorem duties to any extent En-
gland has mono, Austria none; Germany, which has
duty list larger than that OF any country has none
Russia has only "a ad valorem artces and France only
few.
A meeting OF the iron trade will be held in the Cham
Dor OF Commerce ut y. IN. to day.