Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-02-18

..... No. so.
pointed member of the committee
of ways and means. as their author
lied agent 10 submit their PROPOSE
ton. He spoke for the cotton, wool
en-, and silk manufacturers, on the 9TH
OF May, 1873, saying. that he he'd ad-
vised his constituents that they had
better consult and determine what
reductions they would acomsent~to.
Let me read what he said: ta
Therefore, sir, when | was placed
by the honorable speaker OF the house
upon the committee ou ways and
means and was notified by the chair
man that We We're to cousider bill
for the reduction OF the duties upon
imports. | said to the people whom l
represent, 1T is better for you to
consider the condition of the country,
ascertain what is necessary for the
full security aud protection OF the in
terests in which you are engaged, aud
make a statement, if you please, to
the committee Of the house, setting
forth what you think will be expedi-
ent, necessary, and just for the gov
ernment and yourselves Now, sir,
these gentlemen did not act upon this.
question as extremists, but as judici.
Gus friends of American industry and
the government which they serve aud
honor. These papers which hold in
my hand bear the official signatures
Of the authorized Representatives of
one hundred and twelve manufactur-
ing corporations and firms Of New
England, III which they themselves
suggest and consent to reduction Of
duties upon All extended aud com.
Plete list of articles of foreign man
ufacture which come actively and di-
rectly iii competition with the indus
tries in which they are engaged, ris.
ing from 10 to 20, 80, 40 and 90 per
cent. upon the present schedule Of
duties upon snch importations. More
than a hundred aud twelve corpors-
tiOns aud firms OF cotton and wooIen
manufacturers alone, of their owl,
choice, ,anu after repea ted conferences,
in which all the Interests OF the tex
tile fabrics of this country were con-
sidered. high and low, made this
propOsitioD. They are not TO be re-
garded or condemned, therefore, "a
extremists, fanatics. Or corruptiOnists
upon the subject Of American manu-
featuring industry. They embrace
aud represent the entire manufacl ur.
ing interest Of New Euglsnd, where
the manufacture Of American cotton
fabrics originated.4
. saes
But, iflt is thought 10 be necess Nv
to reduce duties or taxes. they are
willing to take their share OF what
ever disadvantages may follow, and
they voluntarily recommended the re.
tention of the frame work of the
present-tariff,. and consented to and
advised reduction OF duties affect.
ing the industry in which they are
engaged from 10 to so per cont. leav.
Ing only one branch OF their indus.
tries unchanged, aud that one the
most delicate, complicated, expensive,
aud novel of all their products.
= Now. sir, how eau the honorable
Rsntlemaa from New York, GMr.
WOod, the chairman of the commit.
tee on ways aud means state, as hs
stated in his speech the other day
that nobody opposes this bill except
friends of the extreme doctrine ol
protection. As 1t was with the cot.
ton manufacturers, so il was with
the WOODEN manufacturers. The,
consented to and III u certain sense re.
commented, as of their own accord,
. reduction of duties of from 2S ia
25 per cent. And rs regards that still
more delicate and less firmly estab.
lished branch of industry, the manu-.
fscture Of silk, for which the people
of this country have long struggled
an industry which has given wealth
to the most prosperous aud richest
states of the globe, this, too, came
forward after anxious deliberatiom
and made what tho chairman called
most liberal proposition in n'the way
of reduction OF duties with which
they had been and are now protected
by the government.
Mr.. Hooker. Will the gentleman,
allow me to ask him why these inter.
ests asked diminntion of the tariff !!
Mr.. b lnks. Because their attention
had been called to the subject. 1t W as
their duty to make knewH to the gov
ernment what they desired. They
found when they brought their repre-.
sentative mentogether. from all parts
of the con-l.y that the duties could
be reduced and they could still pur.
sue their vocatioUs with more or less
success, and like honest aud homora-
bic citizens they made that declara-
tion to the government. And so did
the wool-growers from Califorula TO
Now England. They assembled iu
the state of New York .ior the same
purpose, and after long and anxious
conference one with another and with
the Woolen manufacturers they
agreed, as did the silk manufacturers,
TO what extent they would recon-
mend a reduction of the duty.
.
The following is n. schedule of the
reductions proposed b. NV Engl gland
manufacturers: .a.-. ..Ts,,,..'-,,
The plan proposed by New England
manufacturers In the scheduIe te
which l have referred, aud which
have not time to read at length, as
should hke TO do. suggests reduction
OF duties on the various fabrics ol
their manufacture substantially Of
follows: .s2la -
l. On all manufactures of cotton
except jeans. denims. &C., not bleach.
cd. colored. or printed, Sc, and not
exceeding one hundred threads to the
square inch, present rate 8 cents, 81
cents, b3 cents specific, aud 10 pei
cent. ad valorsm.r q reduction of so
46.45, and 27.27 per cent, and 10 pei
cent. ad vaIorem.
2. On finer and lighter goods Of
like description and present dutie.
nearly the same reduction Of 40
s635, 1918, aud 20 per cent. ad val
0rem.
8. On goods of like description OF
higher qualities. present duty nearly
the same, 20, 1918 aud 20 per cent. ad
valorem.
4. On jeans, denims. driIlings, ,ging.
hams, &C., blsached, stained ; ,-or print.
ed, reduction OF so, 46.15, 1915. aud
10 per cent. ad valorem.
/ 5. On similar goods of lighter and
finer descriptions reduction of % 81,
20, 15, and s per cent. ad valorem.
3. On cotton thread, yarn, warps
&c, 20 per cent. ad valorem.
Z. Un spool thread Of cotton a re.
duction of 80 aud IS per cent. ad
vslorem. $3.50.
8. On cotton cords, gimps, gslIoons,
aud cotton laces, present rate So per
cent, q reduction Of 5 per cent. ad