Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-18

CHICAGO, November 1S.-In the
tariff convention, upon reassembling
in tbs afternoon, the committee on
resolutions made its report which
was adopted without opposition. It
recites that the protective policy of
America is to be credited with HAYS
ing not only provided revenue with
which to subdue rebellion. revived
national credit aud discharged, in
large part. the national debt, but
also with having quadrupled the in
dustries OF The country, maintained
uuexampled and continued prosper
it, for twenty years, and turned the
balance OF trade steadily in our favor,
&c, and that however we'll
established our manufacturers may
be, tariff for pcotectioi. aud revenue
is still needed that skilled laborers
aud producers may have constant and
remunerative employment. The
convention gladly accepts the sue
cess Of International Cotton Exfibi-
ton, now being held in Atlanta, GA, as
evioence that the new South is di-
versIfying it's industry, employing its
people, creating home markets and
making up its own raw material,
thereby uniting our own indus-
ties with theirs, as citizens
OF one nation, and making our
American policy of protection ben.
eft and need to all sections. The
convention requests Congress for
more efectual protection and up-
building of our merchant marine.
l. That American maritime prop
erty shall be exempt from the bur
dens OF State, municipal and local
taxation
2. They should make American
vessels carriers Of American mails st
rates proportiOnate to the value Of
the service performed, without regard
to the rates at which foreign YES ,els,
subsidized by their own governments,
may be willing to carry them.
). That the United States should
regard the American Commercial
Marine as an integral elment of our
American nationality, and should SO
discriminate in favor of the Amer
icaa vessels, especially of those
which are striving to extend the
American trade to the new countries
as would secure to them a fair and
lucrative share of the worlds carry
ing trade, proportionate to the
dignity and power of the country in
other respects.
4 That the methods adapted for
making expenses of our consulor ser
vice should be so remoddled rs
no longer to amorEt 10 discrimi-
mating tax on American vessels, to
which vessels of other countries are
not subject.
! Resolved, That whenever any for
eign commodity which is produced
or exists in surplusage, is constantly
brought to our market as ballast,
thus reducing the price Of our pro-
ducts, an increased duty should be
imposed thereon, for the benefit Of
nome labor, as government revenues.
The convention disapproves of
that class of absurd treasury de,
cisions which interpret Bessimere
steel bloom steel, wire rods cot
ton ties, and other products of
advanced value, the production Of
which has begun since the tariff law
was passed, in manner to class
them under the clause "not other
wise provided for instead of class
ing them under the designati on most
Iearly corresponding to these pro-
ducts IN their nature, the cost, cost
OF production and need OF protec>
ton The effect OF those decisions
is to make the duties on these ar
ticles diminish as the amount of
labor invested in them increases.
The national internal revenue taxes
should be gradually reduced, with a
view to their extiuguishment within
a reasonable period.
The convention recommends the
passage of a law for appointing a
commission to revise our revenue
service, Including both internal reve
nues and tariff laws, in the interest
of protection and for the needed
, revenue.
A committee OF five was appointed
to visit Washington when Congress
convenes and present the acts of the
convention to the proper committees
of both houses, and forward its OBJ
iects in the proper way.
In the Tariff Convention yesterday
Elk Governor Bullock invited the del
egates to attend the Cotton Planters
Convention at Atlanta ON December
6. The committee on permanent or
ganization was empowered to ap-
point committee to meet the cotton
planters OF the South and New Eng
land manufacturers in Atlanta