New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-12
THE MINORITY REPORT.
The minority report, which was prepared By Nh
Mckinley. is as follows:

Mckinley. is as follows:
The wndcrs .ned, dissenting from the views OF tine
majority OF the Committee on the Iart BILL be- leave to
present the following objections to It's passage: The last
Congress made general revision OF the tara securing
important reductions OF the duties upon imports. In a
few cases the reductions we're below the point Of
necessity or WI~dom and in other cases. ~ was believed
touched the lowest limit OF safety. There had been
general revision OF the taiI laws since I7o4 D. lh'oe
laws had been left practically undotutOed for nineteen
years ana there was manifest necessity for revision
Whlc new claSolhcallohs were required To 10 meet lc
changed condition OF business. Every effort from 1861
to l,93, at full revision Of the t3rlii laws proved
nature some changes were IItJ u'5llHb ul'' l'iIo'
hut no full and comprehensive revision was accom-
pshcd Finally in response To the general sentiment oi
the country the AL\lth Congress AT It's hst session.
created Iarih Commission to investigate the whole
subject and report basis for revision rms 'ouuls-
@lOl composed OF pfacuca' men, ultr 'he iUl'N Sl"N
OF the subject, ealing TO Their ad IcptcschllN YES Oh Az
interests ANA all views, made Recommendation Ioi
changes adopted March 3. $50 tIho aN went INTO
effect on July l, lNS3, and has. therefore, been III
operation ABOUT tlsht months 700 SNORT uuo I" nt|t
given it sufficient practical test It's effect upon either
the rcycuueor the business of the country cannot yet he
and its results De fairly known before enter upon the
subject AGAIN The reduction proposed by the biI now
under consideration T. 20 per cent ana II Is noteworthy
fact that not single interest M the United states has
asked for itncither the manufacturers the MINER the
IDocI; Ic l"t' '''I .lD ,"li',.'i h'' i'l',.o l
demanded the proposed reduction. ON the contrary,
every interest, manufactures ahOrug and agricultural
represented before the committee OF Ways ANA Means
has protested most earnestly against the change recon-
thai mo interest mas asked Tor lt We Shou!t nav 60
ccptcd the trade clubs OF New York and Brooklyn
which were represented before the committee 10y. ~
number ol so-Clcd political economists urging not this
reduction alone, but tht entire abolition OF import duic~
which IN any way discriminate IN iaNOi oI American
producers, and fayOriug ti, proposition because II
stcpm tine direction OF absolute uce trade ;decilhSihcli
preference FOR the collection of the revenues OF le
Government by direct taxation uI the domestic IIuu't'
and dutlc. upon cpmAudtc, uat cannon i' Pi"''u lu
this country, such and COuce. WIN rf tNttp-
ton, every interest la t- country mas spoken VITA tho
strongest emphasis IN opposition 10 VA, 'lil,, ., -
while ulI unite in opposition oH1N reduction, som"
Interest. assert the nccr,. OF uu increase oI duties Tor
tine actual maintenance ot the industry and the labor
employed therein The wool growers of the country,
rcprr.rntiug every state IN tuc Union, demand the
restoration at the wool duty of 1867 Inc undersigned
have sought 10 respond ttyowby To this demand of
more than million OF fellow CiUlons. representing
the agriculture of the country but have been overrucd
The opponent. Or Views not content with refusal to
aeocde ~ The request vi this large GLASS OF producers fol