New-York tribune., 1875-02-18

au extraordinary Of tl2.NNOOO) TINS artce 10
tins We can never consent. sugar rs M essential as
bread II part uf our iife. If sugar were cent
pound. every cDd, by nsiiuct-lnaternal or Oth rwl
woud nave his iiny Mss uI Ihi' TX is rq al to " oo
per rdpttI alone W" use, OF foreign sugars,
oJOO; OF home sugars. N000J0; 40 that S9lOoOJo
worth O sugLrs consumed, az = 30 pr head
How II tea and coffee. aud w1v are these rD CTS
Of purely revenue tarf Omit'edf /. moral courage
tnat Is wsntng here, or s II political economy ls ~
b Gness or iglUrancef Tle cohre we use amounts 70
S5 O O tea a. $ OAOCJ; the per capita ON tea IL onN
50 GEMS, rO 81 IS ani 40 cXdcti0us for home pro-
ducers III tue guise OF pro;e ton
Toe gentleman from Massachusetts Cir DaweH DPgan
Nv stating that wnen the Plesi tents Message, IN DE-
cember inumatrd thar restoration of duty On tea aud
c"oe would ne proposedi the tea trade turne ITS aten
tIOn 10 Importation, ami tbat IN cOusequeuee or THIS
there j. now IN the country over years supply tbe
lmpOrrdtiOus only beng limited by the foreign prOur
tiUn. The facts that when the proposed restora ION
OF duty intimated the PresldenFS Message, inc
impurtcrS Of ordering tier supplies counter
uauded tne Orders tney tnen hdd IN i1ieSn countries
They almost universally appeheudd th"t the hcrehsS
OF UutY would be appiIed u goods on shlpouafu'
and, therefore, the goods on their way are less hah
tneY at tnis tlmc last year III cons qlFhce
Of tus cUuuternAuing. Sucn were shipped PRIOR 10
orders clucciUd are all that tue importers
Will receive and tney nave been yer, unhappy about
them. Tue honorable gentleman (dr Ddwes) further
taat there now Ia the country years supply;
w1en tne truu Is tnat the stocks now hand d. not
cqlL d hai years supuy. aud are no larg ~ or we're
atle larger than usual at this periJd Of tie year AS
regards cuT e nothing is sail IL fhc newspaper report
o his speech Tie wnv ne dl not refer to cOn3y
PROBABLY that tIe facts wAch ne assumed regard
Ibg tea applied IN 10 sen'e whatever 70 con an
sOt = cuf only below tle usual stock, as any
knOws, hut Is extraordinary aud extremely snort
uOutus consumption To eXp iin some Of &c deiuiOhs
uudrr winch tle Comm toe on Wdys and Meaas nave
fallen, et ue say tHat Tue crop oi u" s s'''' ] ~
July and August. The caIg.r,] arr are not shHlppcgt
tea wueh arrived mere III o1e ktn,i , 81 81 AZ Nv
arrived III January, February March, Apn lhd ~
these heavy mOntIs Tor sucA mnoiId nuC, Oit
n the G4L0OO0 pounds shIppcd IN 1s7l 100000 0nly
came across Pacific 10 San Frduclsco N"e 1OcwV
wont 70 New-YJrA and the rest 10 BLl'lnole' DostoH
g. Tie bulk therefore, came Ia sahg-vesseIs' AS Is
well kuown. Perhaps 10 per cent is under way now on
the sea Tea s ike hops; n 10 Is over one year Oln
dries and much OF It's strength ana VHl4c' NeN
worth 10 ceuts pound more man the Od so 'nat
Htrasf
maud. As to coffee 1t has special season' From
1900 OJj TO 2Oc0OoOJ mounds per month /" tue average
Irge stocks uI CT Not kept ON hJnC Tor Otbef
gnteen mlilnn coll RS could DC raised "h
tax three cents on coffee and 10 cents on 'e4 Besue
ls "A lax. AZ drNOice Ol deIHcfdtlc
prucpe 1 wll, If vote for any tax now prefer
revenue a pro ccuve tax.
biis principles OF rrvend. Or fHrn So w lS IL
". IA ths added on sprltsi Wui Il yi'i nJTe rev.
uur nv the additional tixf Tue answer 10 nis question
gentleman from Massachusetts, Lir d., Ae.l he bed
oU the anth"Ifty OF the preseDt Comms iouer OF In
crlaI Revcnle that the sddl"nal tax o. % cents gal
wnl-kY would give additional icreip's' lhe cun-
cusInns uOt me. b lnc. "t OF sucL EcnnO'uis' 80
* COmmIs.iuurT . Ton lud ID VA a. "eh-. ID 1901
spirits were taxed 70 'rntS g"IOh thr 'ec.P's w
ss i3l 900 T. 1855 tnc tax TAS raised to CD cens or SIX
II te 'iur ana 4" )! 90 ", ne otAr SIX fouts
the crlpts fl to 6oCoOJ IL lo'o lhc I'A M' 1'cu
10 81 gallon; me Iecrl rs ran up lot snne w III
cxUucable IeaS0n 10 s190J1OJO la loC' 'Aey were
o. rlen uH.cr tne pressure of lneiL-rnt
economy TIE tax was reduced 10 90 cents 9ni tne re-
1870 ne same tax ccu~- S3s0jJOJO UI receipts
T.. a
iat once 20 &hOJ01J l. 1872 WIs fJ-OJJoJJ AHese
rs sufficient lS illustrate prIutiu.o Ldt loo mHcn
pressure may MAKE Larger leak g'- l. VIII De pticrFfG
tAat wueh lhe VI Wds at 81 % tH" "scs sun ~ was COZ
rccr; and whca A. So cents nv Iar-cst average
IN he vO years WAS cucced i TINS uOo cOuS0ndnt
via correct rcasOnnsI u uut thIs TAX Is III Ile herts0
OF temptrancc .ud mIIduy. 10 uOt KAO" aOous thttt
Slr The dtInAiu@ du ~ ",i .n 0tl''s @ 'to 20 .,'
s.mp ION. TIcro never WAS greHt,r farce tbt tue
make men moral ~ Statute IL IL lhe very
iooAsInres q" ms over woI" ueu 3ou n,1r t',i'
nj III l.. ift T..
~ the ax ought 20 be cOAected Dut IL Is H"t'
There s ogc portion Of this law TO which particularly
except. ltIs tat W." n refer 10 the eehhctnent OF
r tru per ceLtuu tie duties referred - III the ntn
section. IhIs ir general agITaSat,Un o. the present
nous. Yous aud ir.U. .Geut pi"ttcIve syrtem Suce |
nave been Congress, 10 scsJn ana out OF season.
unVe thrown 0uWn dove all champions OF sHcn
I".I,id,l1u. HtdIC U1uiOu marches IA one diCCtiou'
rae vIct1reS the past year III NV own safe ana ~
me Western Sat arr Caty owing 70 Inc eNtriOfdl-
taxation IMPOSED - tnis indrect protective :,
ami the hearty Gennuoidtou OF the ,ys EN- oJ he
nj, general and swerIins hth srctlOn propose on
neg ect iiS tuetr u Is the luspratou ma i'm
uulso OF most my Congressional la"Ors.
they dscr ninLte a.a as certain Si,es and M
jerc,ia, 6dt tcy scrimIhdle iEalnsU tne Er AT
rec,ed States, To speak genrral'r, axe Name New-
H4MpSH rt, r-.0d', Aidso"cA 'se'''i ode I''su,
remainder may be con.lieroi Agricultural ahd
cOuuuei.l4I o. unprutec14 sat- Ihre 4 I'Ifus oi
Va, veal ami population y. .ur lo' NV nav !nuIrs'S
O.ulsci tIis system rIt protected industries eau
.J-I y
iSon ci be eaa'y maze oe'"ce" theIn a'' Ic ] IA TM ~
tc..eG tnV persons employed Lid Iic aouit
luv-,J NJ WOIaer tne NJrtn-"e,t hl tue SOdth 'hd
.t -, ION uf the Z .>t nave Alllcn ree trade upOu
t.eir oauuar. y wonder the failing patty clutch at
5acn crude anL par.ld Oiis a. thia aOodI IloIcco'
~ .ur and spl-s u save them from tho de- danHa-
'lun OF Cucir recGht defeats Bat II VIII not avail" Tue
Dub,le - puckeI. All scIrmes ana devices to rry'V3
IGtu7iry, 30 rt""iid S"lPp'g o eHIdnca vac vi ~ VI
rrlu ti cueAren ,pJrJu 20 lucreISr oar cotton
aud crops, 10 uep al eh, uae& and witt To tIe
comforts ANA ntresshr's VI ht sAeter. l,1 T., ana
h.uG, 10 the iupicn"uts Ot in liSiY Atthcf Ia dc
ot tu wood, whether patented or uhnaenied nYrn-
tOu--il luvOIve1 20 tLis prouen Free Trade or
Mea>.s. HARRIS ID IN, VI9 and BRIGHT tDem.,
TeXa opposed lac Dni
NJ. NILLACK Dem, IndJ, memncr OF 'he Commit
tee WAY AID Mraus asO opposed NE DiI, because
Ie "ah L". convinced tI.t thcTe Was "A dDSo!nte ne
ces-ijy tOr Increased t4xaHon at tLis lime lie bad
cnuteud u ycars and stil cOntcndcd. thas there
cdsnt 10 Oe REVISION o Joe III laws o. 'it c"upSiY.
la, ina. uucs lion ln.oiycd ~ tdin Dui. Vh.s
biI. instead Of Dciug revenue measure "ds essentially
a hedsCr' ot POUocIon h'."ou-h ~ "ou'n "o' % No"
vote TO restore on tra and cO1rc tnls vs. IN
AEIJey GUre OdiOuS tx and "a l0ss Economical one
he tnuu%ut IL more o5IOAl"us IN very respect; no
declared he would Father resort 10 temporary
loan 10 Ordgc over the present exgenc' thah 10 pass
Nj. BECK Dem. KyJ nnother menoer Of the Com
mItet Ma,s aud MoIusI Also opposed the Dill Ihrre
were Nv" questions 10 % conStiere" III t"e mater
nfsi, wAelh~r any a.dllOndl rcVahdr was itquIreni
had selected the DoSt articles lrOh wnou 10 rdlso tuit
whe dong tue least ujdiy 10 the industries
cided negative u wdr not necessary a. consider
/ SeconO. lie proceeded - cousicr the f. q. ies-
ton. ana TO coutend tdat no adlliOndl revenue was
rcqIIrr. r. ecuug tJe SiuKug FdJd ue drSuod l1at
reduction 0t lDe puDhc drot to uInch larger
anOIni than required for the Sinking FLud Was
virtual compliance WIEN tne i%. M DOndhOlder5 had
cUiuplanet would they nave been iUsUded III
cUmpiaIulng OF IT, Thcy had bought their DOnds with
grernnacks, aud the prucipd Of the Dohis hdu heen
payable la LreeuDaChs uuJ, ny Inc law % l6O9-.ue
aud most iuf4Inuus lW ever pdsseO-tAe prlncipu
mad payable ~ gOd, tnus putting HtO th pockets
OF Jne bOnd0uers untold mll ne al the COS. VI tue
LaGpayeTs These were the VINO had pcJt nr gold
aud q ANY wrong hdd been done tury were the uerh
He went on ~ argue against tDc policy II tae
Oil a. a idllute.
NJ. lf-u.. ted