The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-27

The said that number OF IN
members were gentlemen interested In
tbe rerpctration OF this system by which
the consumer was taxed for the benefit OF
the monopoIists. The Commission was
tribunal the very advocates ut whose bar
were the judges who sat on the bench.
Their bill had gone 10 the Committee on
WAYS and Means. and two OF the members
had appeared before the Committee, and
one OF them very signally went back on the
report of the Commission, and the commit
tee, subscribing to biz views, increased the
duty on woollen goods. All that the CON-
mittee had done was to increase duties, with
very few exceptions, over the Commission's
bill. except on sugar and tin-platcs.
Mr.. Tucker criticised the Committee on
WAYS aud Means for coming into the House
with bill unprepared to satisfy the in
qures OF members and the demands OF
the country TO know what would be the
effect OF the measure. When the amount
Of the diminution OF taxation proposed by
I the bill was measured it must be found not
only how much the revenue was dimin-
ished, but also how much the tribute to the
manufacturer was diminished. Take the
/ duty on cotton-ties. They come in now at
| duty Of 3j per cent. but the pending bill
proposed duty equivalent to - per cent.
/ Under the present duty the revenue was
collected by the Government. Under the
proposed duty there would be no revenue.
The effect would be that gentlemen would
say that they had relieved the South from
! taxation by the hook Of the treasury. while
| By the crook OF prohibition the burden on
cOtton-tics would he doubled in the inter-
ests Of mOnopolists.
Mr.. Tucker discussed briefly some of the
more important changes in the bill. cspe-
cialy cricising the sugar schedule. The
reduction Of the duty on refining sugars
was at least 40 per cent, but the duty on
all sugars that went into consumption was
positively prohibilOry. Such legislation was
not only unjust. but viciouSly unjust, a. il
laid the whole agricultural interests under
contribution 10 few manufacturers OF the
country.
Atthe conclusion OF Mr.. Tucker speech,
for which ne received the hearty applause
OF his party associates, the committee rose
FOR the purpose OF fixing some time for
closing the general debate, which was
/ finally fixed at O'Clock tomorrow.
The House again went into committee on
the tariff bill.
Mr.. Mills, Of Texas, in opposition to the
bill. addressed himself especially to the
consideration OF the duties on cottOn-tics,
declaring that no southern man could vote
for this accurscd bill, which in rcspone To
the demand for q reduction OF that duty
INCREASED it 1j2 per cent. This bill had
been characterized rs the best tariff mca-
sure ever presented 10 m American Con-
grcss. In bis opinion there had never been
contained in the same amount OF paper so
much diabolical iniquty, somuch fraud, 30
much false prctencc, 30 much robbery, n
was contained in this bill. 1t was claimed
that the passage OF this measure would take
the tariff question out OF politics. That
was not so, and at the beginning OF the next
Congress forty or fifty men would be found
striving to have the honor TO introduce a
measure to repeal this iniquitous law.
Mcs>rs. Kas,On aud Kelly bore the brunt
Of the fight in defence OF the bill.
The committee arose ANA the House adj
jOurned.