Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-07-11
WASHINGTON.
Morrison on Randalls
Tariff Bill.
SYNOPSIS OF HIS REPORT.
More American Boats Chased Away
From Canadian Fishing
Waters.

Especial 10 the Herald bv the Associated Press'
u.so r.,. IN Ranresen tn
"' o A.. p.ado,
tive Morrisons report On 'ne 'n
bill says: The bill proposes to remoV'
all Internal taxes on tobacco, snuff ant
a;r... ao,..,,a IN the basis Of las
S'' "'.uA's, &C 10 ooo ooo. -, an,,e
years receipts TO Szo'ooo'oV, =. ~ ~pr,c aoc
peach and grape brandy to Si'4oV'Vov
on sn;r;t. for rae in the arts variously
s-,,.s..as !, sro,,, e. 600 600 to ell, 200,
es''nAsea ~ no. -, e,o ooo
0O0 and believed 70 %
600, making in the aggregate OF in'erna
raveuue taxes to be removed $50. 400. 600
r. .a;x ~ the estimates submit
in Ah .pp !, .hs raduc
ted with 'ne p'ii % p.'' - 80
tion Of revenue from the customs on 'a'''
taxes to be effected by It is estimated a
80 r-o r-a j. ling the aggregate of tn.
so'o'o'o.o' &c nno ooo rh.
proposed reoucaon ~'o'ooo'ooo
bill to SO reduce excessive revenues ano
a statement that there were no excessive
ravenues 10 be reduced, were submitted
~ ia House bv the same member in the
se,na half month. II the statement that
the rsvenuss viii not exceed the appro.
rri.t;ons And estip,atss with the bill, In.
cIud;ro tbs loss Of receipts from brandy
enJ from snirits for use in the
aria NAV he credited, the enact.
ment of the bill into q law will
Leave the povernment s48, 600, 900 short.
In view of it, effect and purpose, 20 far
as Il has a nurpose. affecting the reve.
nuss ~ the covernment. Il might az we'll
hs Iaft n that neglect which no doubt 1t
was arnectsd to receive. but in the hope
that svan ~ wise a message NAV open
shs w,v for a majority Of the House to
rsdasm it, nledoes by the removal and
rsduosion - unnecessary and therefore
nn;n a tsxas vour committee report the
Mi hsol ,v;th the recommendation that
n Az not pa.s The bill changes the
ant Or rats az tax on articles Welding
49, ,hsn ons .tentb All 600. 600 Of sl8I'.
Hno 600 rscs;vad from customs in 1885.
!, a. thosa which Welded SlI .8OO.-
nn0 .nd decreases or removes those
whicb yielded g.. 1000. 600 on the basis OF
imnorts for lss5. Besides articles add.
"A 70 the free list the duty or import tax
i rsaucad On castor oil. castor beans,
.t.-ch iron and steel rails. beams. grid
A.. and other articles Welding s., 3OO,-
nlo N rsvsnua. and the revenue Is esti.
msssd Io the bill 10 fall of In proportion
To the reduced rate of taxation recon-
mended. The tax on all clothing,
wbether of siIk. linen. cotton or woolen
and other wooIen goods. on tin plates.
,tton ties and other articles, yielding
as Already stated. SlI 900. 600 is in-
creased and the revenue Is estimated to
fall off in n ntill greater pro portion than
IN tha articles upon which the rate OF
tar ia reduced. Apparently the bill
~. nrs ,cnted in the belief that neces-
.;tv sxi.ted for reduction. and that the
ds';rad and il reached both through
h,ohsr and lower taxes. The estimates
,r;th sba b;li ara made ON this arbitrary
s.sumntion and are entitled to no re-
.nact wha.ever The report then pro.
cesds 10 consider the Randall bili in
dstsil and saws: The estimates and in
tsndad efFect of the bill are believed to
,raLs Main the methods by which taxa.
t;o, az ~ a has;s az imposts and revenue
rsceiuts in 1885 would yield Sl4, 900, 600
Of revenue. The introduction OF this
bill would be considered the frat asowed
sttemnt in our legislative history to
emntv the treasury by the use of the
tsring power. n This measure NAV be
.unnosed n have anv purpo,e relating
to 4 systam Of finance il points to direct
tsration- for when internal revenue taxes
are taken oil and custom house taxes are
lain on 40 high the people get
buried the mono1olists benefit and the
Treasury nothing. New scurces Of sup
plv will be Inevitable. In treating OF
he proposed reduction and the removal
Of internal revenue taxes, Morrison says
thew are most lightly borne and cannot
be ralinauished 10 the face Of $1,000
0OO. GOO Of war debt vet unpaid. The
reoort then saws we are oyertaken by
and IN the midst Of an Industrial parai.
ysis. A million Of workmen are idle for
want of work to do. and capital, in still