Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-24
SOME DUTY.

the duty paid thereon. Sugar comes first
and the value of sugar and molasses i'm
ported during the year was sac, ,746, 1925,
on which duty was paid of $5l, ,778, ,948.38,
equal to G447 per cent. Next is wool and
its manufactures chiefly the latter and
in all S54, 800, 1872 30, on which duty was
collected of S32, ,4O4, ,635.89, equal to
1852 per cent. Then comes iron ore.
steel and iron and manufactures of
the same IN amount $38 631, ,777,34, on
which duty was paid of $14,531 ,875.75,
or equal to 37,80 per cent. Hemp, fax,
iate, sisal grass and other similar sub
stances amount to $3l ,612, ,710.68 and the
duty collected was 1924, ,SI6.10, equal to
1925 per cent. The imports of cotton
goods for the year amounted to S29.236,-
O71.15 and the duty collected on the same
amounted to $11, ,752, ,25G.89; equal to 1920
per cent. Glass and glassware valued at
$G,3fl ,056.G2 came in during the year and
paid duty of $3.69i, 1928 90, equal to
55.4O per cent. On the six classes of
$l23 $40, 1866, or a rate of dnty equal TO
1850 per cent The GO,GOO.O0O of people
of the United States paid over s. each
duty on these six classes of necessities in
every house, and Of all of them the poor
man will consume as much or more than
the rich man from necessity.
The duty ON iewelry and precious
stones is only 102I per cent. The i'm
ports amounted to $s,3G7, 1874 and the
duty collected amounted TO $JOO474.36.
The manufactured silks paid a duty of
49, Gs per cent. about cent more than
the necessities Of the people, but SlS,277,-
2IGO0 of raw silk came in free of duty.
So did $2275, ,33fsG worth Of fur skins
aud S33i Os7 Of uncut diamonds The
way this glorious system Of tariff for
protection does take care of the working
man il simply charming. The only won
der is that this system of protecting the
poor man has not made him rich before
this time. 1t still leaves It little room to
doubt tho possibility of taxing him
enough to make hlm rich.
IIEEE is "A little extract from the presi-
dents last message that is published
again for the benefit Of tho Sentinel and
other civil service reform organs:
Tho ordinary receipts of the govern
ment for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1886, were S33G, ,i39, ,727.OG. OF this amount
$l92 9O5,O ,O23.1I was received from customs
and SIl5,S05, ,93G.i8 from internal revenue.
Tho total receipts, as here stated, were
SI3,7i9o2O.GS greater than for the pTeyi-
Ous year, but tho increase from customs
was 81 / ,iH, ,OSi.l0. and from internal rev
onue Sl,iOG2lo.9i, making gain III these
items tof the last year of $l5,Si ,295Of -
falling of in other resources reducing
the total increase to the smaller amount
mentioned.
The expense at the different custom
houses of collecting this increased Gus
toms revenue was less than the expense
attending the collection of such revenue
for tho proceeding year by Si90,G0S, and
the increased receipts Of internal revenue
were collected at cost to the internal
revenue bureau Sl55,9I4.99 less than the
expenses of such collection for the pre-
vious year
The total ordinary expenses of the
government for the fiscal year ending
June,3O, 1856, were $2i2, ,4S3, 1880 being
less by SI7,7SS, ,797 than such expenditures
for the year proceeding, and leaving "A
surplus IN the treasury Mt the close of the
last fiscal year S93,95G 5s8,56, as against
$63,iG3,7Il2I at the close of tho previous
yoar, bong mn increase in such surplus of
$50 io2, ,Sl5.29.
THE appointment of Mr.. Walker to
position of district attorney for the east
ern district of Wisconsin is not Mt NIL
satisfactory to the Milwaukee Sentinel.
II l. really most unfortunate that the
president did not ascertain whether or
not it would be satisfactory TO
SO large part of the United
States tho Sentinel before
making tho appointment. This is very
important and the president ought to
recall tho appointment and try and sntis-
fy tho Sentinel. 1t would bc verv easy
thing to do, ns that newspaper has shown
most wonderful amount of quiet acqui-
escenco in the administration of Mr..
Cleveland. Then IT will mako so much
difference, in lSSS, whether the Sentinel
is satisfied or not But then, possibly,
Mr.. Cleveland thinks he might be elected
without the aid of the Sentinel.
SrNer the house refused to consider a
tarlG bin the window glass makers hav.
held a meeting and put up the price of
window glass 80 per cent. They have a
protective tariff OF @5t0 per cent. which
affords the monopoly all the protection it
needs. There was no move made to put
up the wages of labor. The poor work
ingman who wants n little light in his cot
tage will have to stand and deliver while
the other poor workinEmRn will have to
60 on making glass Mt the old prices. oh
yes, glorious thing for labor is protec-
tou.
JonN SurumAN says he is in favor of an
appropriation of SIooo0oooo for coas
defeuses That is all right provided that
it shall not pe expended fast
81 than SI5,oo0,OO0 each year,
aud thut ten millions of that
each year bo expended in the manutac-
ture of the best and largest Suus aud in
building light fast running cruisers, arm
ed with not more than two or thrco guns
each. Then the other $5,o0o,oo0 each