The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-03-20
THE TARIFF BILL.
Majority and Minority Reports 10 the
House Of Representatives on
the Measure.

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Reasons Of the Ways and Means Com.
mittee for Thinking q Revision
Necessary.
Tho majority and minority reports Of the
Why's nnd Means tcMnitt~c on the Morrison
,arilr bill were submitted 10 tho House On the
nth uf March. Tho division was Ill on strict
rnr,, incs. lhe majority report was pre-
pared by Mr., Morrison, while Nr Mckinley.
III uh u. Terminated tho v.cws OF tho minor.
iiy VIZ present herewith hrief abstract OF
The two reports.
The Majority Report.
The majority say thai tho committee has
sought IA n cs.Ata chcmc ot tNfiff duties In
Which sui : aattsl fcdnctsons should be the Ills
tnvnlsiins 4 atu'c The ascfRgs reduction In
ral,s, in M,iiny that iron the IN Ar.ement uf
tie fsre list aud tha ab ION OF ln.ies on
si.ate ~ AMI commissions, II rot les than . ler
cent, and may roach - Ter c2n'. In majority
slha Chairman of tho senate Commit e on
Finsne,. IN rsIlaration ot the III btose the
Scnats last Ncaf. wht,h, After various am nd.
msnts, Icy Aha n law. cst mated Al n ,ot W
CHANCES Iii thr Ar,tf. Tnesc calculti ns have
not heen verified =, tn question still lre-scs, i,
What legislation II nee sssars to relieve the peo.
tina, in ,ae III n,nn:hs enitnl Dec i, is. msl.
.hNnd - Was lml org,d into he laaed states
salned ri saes,s,s,ipa, on which duties VI r. paid
amounting To sA,slalac. heinz saai pr cnt,
Oh tic value thesof, In the { rrcs ron,slnt slA
months Of lsss, under the old law. the salnc
OF dnitahlc imports amounted 10 eto,S62's.
AMI the duty p,id was siiia'e.se', or s26a Ter
cent on the value. l, thas al y afs that the as-
eesee e.st ot importing vas only i.s. i,er cent
/ - Under she new ,lAn under the old Jaw. The
nominal reduction maas by the ptop sed bill :
the % Mol @ ;ar,s ,a,.asoSs .s he sIi and the
liquor and silk s,he,lulcS omitted, the actual
reduction viii not excccl INA pcr csnt Tue
average rs,action made IN the tartn -commt> sion
bill and that 10 I've made by the rroros. 4 bill,
tncctser. ao not equal the reduction At which
the commission atncd,
Tho dc,r A~c In revenue. A. shown BY the re-
ccipts under the new law. other than that rc.
euittnR from tho nominal reduction OF LA peI
cent, results nom the fallin. on OF n Arly 81.
Ne,No Of the imports Ia the tfst halt year
as Sait q III the rscS,sas = yesr rader se OH OH law
Tho induction Of rcscna. under the bin re.
ported ts estimated at .sp,oe on the basis ot
last yss.s imnor,s 10 the eA.sn. & ., ,aa. 4, ss, al
necessary taxes. TO thAs extent taxes
will be reduced directly ~ = me >sars
Of Justice TO consumers, and Indirectly
ssa,smsas % made % ~ The SSrssa oi stat ssios,
appears that the dutteA or tAri,, taxes were de-
ERASED on some and Increased ON other articles
nnucs snc new law nus, Mn.c .nas = true sn.'s . :
reduction of wages In most industries, - well
~ In those whose q mpetinc prcdacts received
mon, - y. N sae:e ,aas eess,ssd less protection
Referring 10 the condition oe the Iron and esce
M uMauc ~ ons ~ sns ramns msnusssusss 80 .0 ~. sas
ssslosss auunouscs u sas uspsssssaon sna NV ~
as,ssu ~ ~. v. Wy % 49,. .ars
.hs. =. ssch salamt,ies siways tall aron u.
ssnnorvIS INC csMmntec nAu ucc,Hcu 81 IspcIs pe ].
ua uua UT tnc pAIssaa tS"ea " suc g~VVsc No''
'aA'>ss' '~~
views ~ t"e MsnouVs
The minority es the committee. comprising
all the Republican members, oeicc. to the paa
eAec OK the cali On the 9ruu0u tnat 0onsres
made general revision Of The tAriff At Ito las
aessien, warranted by the fact that there has
tariff has been IN operation since July, ,sss--to,
shert time to have given Il practical test
The hill reported hy the majority proposes . n
ia the Tinted States has asked for IL On III,
contrary, every interest represented before IN,
nitts~-mAanfActnrinH lahcrinR, and A1ri
caltarai--AAs rsc,cs..d acainst Y, The ire
trade clubs cf New York and brooklyn. rep
resented by number cf @o.called poltt
tcAl economists, have urged not thu
reduction alone, hut the entire abolition o
In fMvor of American prodaccrS While all unit,
In eppcains reduction. some interests assert tn
neccSssty OF an Increase OF duties tor the main
therein. The wcel growers OF the country. rep
rceentinc every State In the Union. demand tn
| restoration OF the wool duty OF lses. While tn
minesstv have sought to respond favoraaly Z
tAss demand OF mere than q million II thci
| fellow. .etiscns, the majority, not conten. viii
. refusal ~ the reQusst OF this LARGE class .
| prc.saecrs, aethcratcly propose 10 reduce tn
duties stslt lewer While opposing . general -
vision. the minority think that there are Inc
| qualities which ought 10 be crrcstcst, Amon
thCecs they say. wire rods. cotton tics, AMI tin
kindrcst articles and should he made con>i~sen
and harmonious
The hill, the minority sav. u not proper
this sim.. hessasN nr>' 4 viii disturb business
\ al labor in the Cnttct SsAtcss third. thts rro
lo~cd reduction will inevitably tncrcAsc ioreic1
importation, and ~ consequence incrcAsc on
revenues To which every interest Of the county
h oppescas fourth, Il Il wholly unncsrs>Ars. an
,uStinahls, aud la every respect aud 10 ever
AmerscSu snteret only LNrtiNls NTH, u has non
/ sixth. tho feature ~ the hill Wateh Al rlics a
NAierem rates 10 naost OF the eehcduke affccte
by Il h eeleeaAlly eelcctienabc, esoause u wi
srvAtlv incfcA~c the exciting evil OF endcs
| valuation, and consequent fyands upon III
scecnNe, - we'll A. to 80 ceMrllcAte ths rule q
~ ~ ~ ssw y ~
The m,ner,ty ceas!aae as follows: In the os
,,nas, s,s,.s .hsn.,s a. s,.,. :, S.s
business has AalaAtsd itself to II, and roiucer
NV sn.ssSN a.a Na.ssss n. - nv ssns.aas s @ =. y
1 ia cVnsormisy With Il, An clAsSce al our reopl
have relied arcn its reasonable lcamsneacc IN
trccacm hrm immediate and rad cal changes
1 - that every tcnssdcrMton ArlTAts 70 Ssnsrss
/ cNS s.S EsosSns ~ asons ~ Vssmn V tns uus
@ w ~ s,.... .,ss..
= ,ss,,.,s ssss,n ,,an.rssSsan ss,,.f IN
4 ~ ,hs insinssYs,~ N thc .,nntrr arr ~
| srsnclv sensitive. and lust al this tim,
| when business Ii more cr leee depressed /
| every branch, the threat or fear OF change IN