The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-13
TARIFF TINKERING.
The Majority Report ON tho Morrison
Tariff iii.
The Hollowness OF Republican Rev.
enue Reform shown up.
Facts aud Figures for The future,
Tho Now Tariff Blli-Tcrt OF the Major.
NY Report.

Tho Now Tariff Blll-TcXt OF the Major
ny Report.
WASHINGTON M,roh ll,-fPrsss, j The
majority aud minority reports OF the ways
and meana committee were submitted N
the house to-day. The division IN the oim-
miltee was up0n SRI party iin,s Morn
son was asked when he propofed O. call the
bill up Tor action. He said he did rot
know Other members OF the committee
expressed tho opinion IL would como M
next week.
The majority report Is Oh iCllowf:
The olmmittee on ways aud means 10
which WAS referred 80 much OF the piesi'
dent message aud accompanying docu-
menia 40 re ated TO revenue. respectfully re-
port tbHt IN said message the president mas
deemed 10 his duty 70 give congress
information as follows: To make Il start ia
the proposed reduction OF revenue tor
which urpose the tarl1 commission had
been created Ia good laits 10 undertook
The work. In tie report u congress II said
that eirly ia It's deliberations the commits
sion became convinced that substantial
reduction Of tariff duties were demanded
not merely by indescfiminate popular
clamor but by the best conservative opin
lou of the country. Such q reduction of
tn. existing tariff the comm sion regards
not only as due recognition ol the
public sentiment aid meas-
ufa of justice to the commissioners
but one conducive To general Industrial
prosperity and which, though u may be-
M porarily iuconvenient, Will ultimately
BE- ben, tcia % tho special interest hff CT
ed by sucn reduction. Entertaining these
We've the commission has sought 10 pre-
sent IA scheme Of tariff ia which y sub
stsntiG reduction should be the detiu-
gushing feature. The average reduction
in rates, including that from enlargement
OF the tree list and abolition OF duties on
charges and commisso u ht which the
comm ission has arrived 10 not less on an
average THAI % ger cent. IL IL the opinion
OF the commi tee thai the re
ductioa will reach 20 per cent
The chairman OF the senate COM
milteo on hnanco In explanation Of the oill
before the senate last year, which s'ter
various amendments became law, estimated
81 $500 600 the reduction OF revenue
which would follow changes in the iarH
proposed thereby. These calculations have
not been verified, 70 the ques ion Sill
presses and legislation is necessary 20 re-
lrve the peoIl. OF unnecessary taxes. Your
committee find that in the first Blk months
ending December 3lst, 1881, under the oct
OF March 30th, 1855 no new law, du liable
merchandise YVES imported into he U 'tird
States valued at f2i5 1888, 100,
on which duties were paid amount
ing TO 1g8 6li 1885, being 40 ol.l00 per cent.
SIX months Of the year 1882 under The old
Law, the v.lrr Of dutiabe imports amour ted
80 $500, $50 273 ard the duty paid was Sill
206 5U7, or ~ 6j-l00 per cent. on the value
H. thus appears that the average cot OF I'M
porting goods valued nj 500 was only La
per cent. lees under me new han under The
old law. This exhibited rednc'inn IN rates
made bc the act Of March 80 1873. amount
ing 10 "A per cent. OF the duty, 10 subj Ct
10 an IMPORTANT mod icat'Ou, rtsullln.
from changes 10 value and other lndiuOue,
some Of which increase and others rec ucr
the comparative ad valorem ratss.
rhe nominal reduction MADE ~ ihe
or /. OF he present rate With The Morrill,
tariff limitation in the bill ana the liquor
and silk schedules admitted as they are.
the actual reduction on the basis oi laS'
years imports will not excesd l0.N per
cent on the whole importation OF dut able
goods. Toge her, the AVERAGE reduction
made in the tariff onmmission bill ~ the
act OF March 3D., 1883. and that To be made
by the proposed oil do not equal tue 70.
duction III which he commission arrived
Wood, sawed lumber, coal and salt are OF
such universal use among, aud 90
necessary to all people, that IN
view of the present abundant treasury
receipts, it is not deemed advisable
longer 10 obtain revenue from tax On
these articles. The decrease in revenue M
shown by receipts under the new law other
than resulting from the nominal reduction
OF "A per cent, resulting from IA falling on
to the value OF nearly S25 600 600 imports in
the first hall of the year under tue new law
ss compared with the first half OF the pre-
vlous year under tho old law. The reduc'
ton OF revenue receipts under the bill re-
ported is estimated at s3l 10000 on basis
last years imports. To the
. < tent of that 1871, 600 600 the bill
wilt relieve the people of unnecessary
taxes, to that extent taxes will be reduced
directly, as ~ measure of justice TO cor
sumers, and indirectly in largely increased
prop Jrtions. From Il statement male by
the bureau OF statistics a copy OF which Id
appended, it appears that the duties on
tariff taxes were decreased on me aud u
creased on other articles OF imported goods
under the sct of March last (nee). While
this is true, there has been 10 increase IN
the rate of wages in any, but reducti ms OF
wages in ali the industries, as well as those
whose competing products received more as
In those that obtained less protection under
the act OF March last.
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