Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-05

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Kellybthen suggested an hour and a half,
but finally it was arranged that the vote be
taken at 5 o'clock. He offered to let tbs
opponents of the report be heard, but Mr..
Carlisle thought the usual and proper
course was to have the effect of the report
stated to the house. MIR. Kelly admitted
the force of his suggestions, and proceed
ed to open the debate. The first section of
the bill, he said, was a bill which the house
passed the last session for the reduction of
the internal tax with amendments
made thereto by the senate touching to-
bacco, cigars and snuff. These reductions
would diminish the internal taxes from
thirty-ive to forty millions. He was una
BILE to make an estimate of the immediate
effect of. the changes proposed in the tariff
law. The estimate was, that the total
reduction of the revenue under this bill,
would be from sixty-fve to seventy mill
ions. Some provisions in the bill he could
not defend, but, upon the whole, he ccnsid-
cred the bill an improvement on the pres
ent law.
Mr.. Anderson inquired as to the proba-
BILE reduction on tobacco.
Mr.. Kelly said the estimate was eleven
millions.
NIL AAdI44i4OLO AAHOAAO0 oASdobAOdAAl
whether the conference committee had
'wasted' any time in considering the in
structions given to it by the house, in re-
gard to the unconstitutionality of the
senate's action.
Mr.. Kelly replied in the same vein. that
the conference committee had not disre-
garded any instructions given to it by the
house.
Mr. Hor,roarE- Whv- did Won not ooh ~,
the instructions Of the house.
Mr.. Kelly-The conferrees acted on their
own conclusions.
that the conclusions voted by the house on
the 9th of February were wrong?
Mr.. Kelly-No, no., the matter is now be-
fore the house, and it is not fair to con-
sumo the time to be allotted to this side
of the house in a discussion that is not
pertinent to the pending question.
Mr.. Carlisle proceeded to argue against
the report. He believed the public safety
and the public interest demanded a reduc-
ton of the tax. He regretted exceedingly
that the conference committee had not
brought before the house such a
measure as he could support. He had an
nounced more than once, his readiness to
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cent, on the tariff duties, justly and equit-
ably distributed. The proposition now
submitted, did not, he believed, make a re-
duction of more than one-half that aver
age. From $780, 100000 to S45, OOO,O0 O of the
whole reduction would come from the in
ternal taxes leaving only from $2O,O0O,0O0
to $25,000,000 to come to tariff duties, of
which S11,O00,000 would come from the
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articles on which the conference commit
tee recommended duties higher than
either the house or senate had voted.
The common e~arthenware was one of
those articles. 1t now paid 40 per cent. ad
valorem and the conference committee rec
commended 60 per cent, an increase of 90
per cent; or allowing for change in regard
to packages and clear net increase, 33 per
cent. He regretted that the gentleman.
Mr.. Kelly, had not seen proper to state TO
the house some reason why this enormous
increase of duties should be made.
Another important change was in the
article of iron ore. The house, after full
and elaborate debate, had fixed the duty on
iron ore at fifty cents a ton. The senate
had fixed it at the same rate. The present
rate was 20 per cent. ad valorem, equiva'
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conference committee fixed the rate al
seventy-fve cents a ton as to steel rails
and the senate and house had expressed
their respective judgments, the house fix
ing the rate az $15 and the sen
ate at $15.68, but the conference
committee, which was supposed K
arrange the difference between tbs
two branches, disregarded the deliberate
,,l-,,or+ % 10th &c 4Iano o,,I mt ~,
rate at ST.. Thomas to bar iron, the house
had made three classes, fixing the rates a
$1S, $50 and $22 on first class. The com
mittee made a reduction of eight cents tt
$17.92, and on the second class an increas'
; of 81. On sheet iron, too, the duties wer
| increased by the conference committeI
over those which the house and senate ha,
, fixed. These matters ought to be explaine,
to the house and the country.
l Then as to the large classes of cotton
goods and a very large class of woolel
I goods. Cotton goods that now pay 35 pc
l cent. ad valorem, such as stockings, hose
shirts and drawers, will have to pay 40 pc
cent. The rates of duty on wool, the ray
} material, were to be reduced about Is pc
t cent, but duties on all wooden goods wer
= to be increased from six and eight cents
, ydIOs ana % dHO tO per CSAt- dO NOAoISA
to nine cents a square yard and 40 per cen
ad valorem.
The article of green glass bottles wa
another instance of the disregard of th
conference committee to the judgment O
T both the house and senate. The house ha
fixed the duty at 80 per cent. ad valoren
2 and the senate at 80 per cent. The confel
ence, instead of adopting one or the othe
y Of the rates or agreeing to something be
tween, fixed the rate at n cent per poun'
equivalent to about sc per cent. ad v~aloren
He had no feeling of hostility toward ger
a tlemen engaged in the manufacture. 4
ID would encourage them by every legitimat
means, but he would not agree to do so
the expense of the people at large.
Mr.. Haskell said, to say the bill reporte
was such a one as he would make, woul
Z be an untruthful statement indeed, but
le was a bill which was infinitely superior
Is the present law, from the stand poll
both of the importer aad the manufa
turer. 1t was a bill in which the rates wei
not high, and in many instances, not hig
d enough to give adequate protection, an
h yet, a bill which in its whole, was part
protective to the great industries of IL
. nation. Tt was a bill which. considere