The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-03-20
lro1x1soH TARIFF BILL.



& Majority and minority reports of the ways
and means COMMITTEES, on the Morrison tariff. bill
were. submitted to the house recently The
division in the committee was upon strict par
ty lines. Morrison was asked vixen he pro-
did not know. Other members expressed the
opinion it would come up next week.
MAJORITY REPORT.
Inc committee on ways ana means, to which
was referred so much Of the PRESIDENT message
and accompanying documents as relates to rev.
enqe, respectfully reports that in said messag
anu accompanying documents the president ha.
foe1s make start Il the proposed
auction Of revenue from imports the tariff COM
mission had been created. In good faith it un-
seLsook the work In its report to congress it
became convinced that substantial reduction
IN tariff duties was demanded, not by mere in
discriminate popular clamor, but by the best
duction in the existing tariff the commission re-
9aIqs not only as a due recognition of
public sentiment and measure Of justice to
Ii ndsotqsa but one conducive to general
pc temporarily inconvenient, will be ultimately
beneficial to special interests affected by such
reiauctlon. Entertaining these views the COM
duties In which substantial reduction should be
me distinguishing feature. The average reduc-
s lion IN rates: including that from the enlarge
charges and commissions at which the commits
a mas arrived, is not less the average than
20 per cent, and it is the opinion Of the commits
sion that the reduction will reach rs per cent.
Inc chairman of the senate committee on
nnance. in explanation of the bill before the
senate last year, which, after various amend
t the became law estimated at $4,000
changes In the tariff proposed thereby. These
LAY sts nave not been verified, so the ques-
- 1o SUI presses what legislation is necessary
~ renSve me people OF unnecessary taxes Your
1 1asa PC 81, 1883, under the act Of March 3,
1889, dutiable merchandise was imported into
Inc IndCea states valued at 1926, 895, 100, on
w ~ he dns paid amounting to 500, 514,-
10y, oeu4 sN&NAs 4e1 019k Oh the value thereof.
n ! a1 Sne as1nds.g M months the year
too1, w - - " yalu6a dutiabie
idmpotSa r. Il. ~ e66 2za and the
on 1ne 49, II sls3k.eat TT fhe fsssS3
= 49, ~ GOODS
,,a,', NJ - go - Mnder tho
dew - - ex9ibits Ee-
1Ss,ea w ~ "a
This is Sn{ S.o " sns GUY
sultine from cfa@p ~ TsiS1 ssss 49,. r.
lions, some of which increasa a,;S $500
inal redncti0n maie hr the ,rorosea tM nom,
Der cent. or one-fsfth the nreseyt pl ~ ~
the NORTH tar;f i1oit ese t taGes. WIN
Iinuor and sill- soha1,,Ins 80 ouo I'LL anu Tue
Lhe actual redrction ~ ~ O Ig as Iuey are,
Imnorts viii not aWnod ce nasls VI Iast year
whole imnortatjon oF Iutioh1a pee cenG ON me
the: average re6nction qna5os oIos' aogeChsr
to he made nv t3o ~ n,,nsaS III .; 1900 auo thaG
he rednctioT ~ tHd yttv t Unl, 10 no1 equal
Wood saved tin,har o1'o oo 1v a aimed.
~ such vn;ue c1ToA' coaa anu SAT- are
neeessarv tn iii Saaon, eso a4o9g' ana SO
the nresant a." ah,pt, eSHptte' tILIC ~ view OF
X Ia not Saanoa aIuiaa1 CIeasuIy iecelpts,
emma ~ trotm t ADVISABLE longer to obtain rey
nnGer 9 tbo u no, revenue as SHOWN py receipts
fro1 III Hae mew law, otaer than that resulting
suits from faine of to q The xae Of Se msariy
IN Imports ITS IN the first half of the
- year under the old law Inc REDUCTION
timated at az nnn mn1 1ne I IS es
Years im az I on me e. ohs ' Of last
nT+et ete People OF unnecessary taxes 10 that
~ ~ j1t WI We reuuceu ullectiy az neas
iarpeiv m"rees ~ consumers an@ dnolteccty III
!uSin q Dy me bureau OF STATISTICS copy
t utcu - aPpenoeo 70 tn1s report, IL appears
sn,,. I'S or sarl lakes were On
eons anu tS on 9Eaer afGlcles OF mpo rec
kVoGs uuuei Inc ACT OF Marcn last-tne ne" law.
Mn1e tnls Is true, there has been no increase IN
Sna aaGes OF wages IN any, buS IeductlGn OF
as @ N s
Of March last. . p' N''''N
The condition NJ industries
not satisfactory. In Common with other indus
reverses and partial paralysis OF five years dura-
cry such new evidences Of industrial adversely
apPeareo that IN one OF the largest, pest paying
ana pest paid industries iron and steel. IL GU
fell upon workers dependent upon it, not upon
me capltal invested In 1t: In the annual report
~ Sne A4er5can IRON ana SGee5 assoc1aClon i1r
cue yIr 200 mace nay 1. do33, ny 'ae ., m
AT the heennine " ~ Tune neor11 ali the mills
referred to. rolling mills in Pittsburg and the
West, were closed by a general strike which
continued until last September, when work was
resumed upon the scale Of wages which had
prevailed. During the strike of
four months the prices Of rolled iron
stoppage of so many miils~a fact that
clearly demonstrated that the capacity to
produce this form of iron again. as in panic years.
exceeded the demand At the same time it must
lty has for some time been in advance Of the
wants of the country, and that the
ch0ok to the over-production of rolled iron which
Isnaea Calamity to manufacturers 1t is be-
(tey66 TIT I'll q n q f60 iron and Bt1ef
n e. Fl i 81 then has not much
- II Il : Mon ~ other In
non q cul " degree
= T. = IT
80 .enssnas
- tale lshoElng poor,
Ter eoa1nte1ees le1loee ID ndA .G0 70
dnce - 1nlloet IT. 11e ssnr teEt6 taxes, Win
kreqqHl4e 49, sAee Is e 80 - messnre
OF partial relief to the people rom unnecessary
taxes, as measure OF justice to consumers ana
conducive to the general industrial prosperity
"
MINORITY REPORT
The minority report signed b. Messrs. ke!-
lev. McKinlev. Hiscock. Kasson land RUSSELL
Dresented the following. among other obiec-
o.. =. ~, $50, ,r, a,as,,oo,
F1rstclt VIII disturb business. The discussion
OF 1t IN committee has already done this 1t will
o1seStle Vaaues [esa1G 1nc7piemC enoed1ases,
cIlpp!e tnose now estaD1sneu, Inpalr co1ndence
among BUSINESS men 30 esseaIiai 70 our oeveloh-
menS ana PROSPERITY ana DING no coun1erVan-
lug neaen1si nil, - oosei+1, +o~oo ao,, +1,o
4econuT1G WI u ueGgsstCy 4UIco uoMn tnG
price OF Iaoor IN me Onleeo STATES: IL VIII
por1s' Increase SompeviIion IRON pm
WILL ny ean oy No Se4 W. lnev ny
teo sv eo1C ~ pr nno mo"
bc en%a M 20
WHICH, ever 1enus W leuuce our da9or
~ 1ne d1teign sSanoaro eltneI ~ Price OF conal
sca Of aaes 81 1Sr q 9n
uespehsaDle 20 tnelr com1or1, CneH wen pelng,
ana the eoucaglon OF thelr 1amlles, lS essential
20 gooa oroer IN our soclety, tne staDlnty OF our
country.
Inra-inls proposed reductlon VIII inevitably
increase foreign 1mportattons and as conse-
quence VIII, az all experience teacnes, increase
one aevenues 10 wnlc1 increase every interest," OF
w Tn Gu4holX T. - - oR ISSse .+;eo.o
y; a,,o, ssaot % itas
est o,,1, aoeIT o ~ na,s
ita a .osIti Inc @ u.s. att oi CAP
nnder The r|atactiu 4 me o u.s. fornas
see ruI ~, ~ aio+ - ~
eral aaricTitnrai and other resonrces r. The a.
vantage and gain Of ali orr neople. and a change
or modifcation IT The svstem viii create smeh
doubt of successful enternriseg as to check their
useful tendency. and thwart the national devei
0nment an nroorass ,ui;cI 10 ithont 11recadent
in the Civilized worId ""1'u 10 "A'no"'
FffthwH has none ~ tho merits or a carefully
motnroA to-;@ Hi r. ..t ~ 1917 - ,