The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-07-11
TALK ON TARIFF.
Mr. Morrison Gives Mr.. Ran
daIls Tariff Bill a Scath-
ing 0verhauIing
lie shows up Its Alleged FaIIH-
Cics. Points out Its weak
Places, nud
secure, an Adverse Report on
ItbS the committee of way
and Means.
ANicU ONctthc crop Prospects
at the Nation ana of
the state.


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WAsuNroN, u. c., July 10. Rep
rc-cntativc Morri.on's report ON tie
Randall bill says. "Ihc bill proposes
To remove all internal taxes ON tODac-
co, suuil aud cigars, amounting. ON
the basis of last years receipts, to S3S,.
100000, all taxes on apple, peach aud
grape brandy, amounting to 81, ,iOO,-
900, taxes on spirits iOrusc In the arts,
yariously estimated at from 5000
900 to Ilu,UOO,OuO and believed to be
at least iluUOu,OOu, making of inter
mai revenue taxes to he removed. f39,-
10000. I'm appendix OF cstimatct Is
submitted with the bill Us apart of IT,.
The reduction of revenue from Gus
toms ON taritl taxes to be Effected by
II II estimated at Ss,O1OI15 max
ing the aggregate OF proposed
reductions SiSUOuNOU. \. Bell
To- so reduce excessive revenue tay,
aud the statement there was no cN-
Dc-sivc revenue to be reduced, were
submitted to the house by the Same
members ia the same half month. If
the statement that the revenues will
not exceed the appropriations, aud
the estimates with the bill, including
loss Of receipts from brandy ami from
spirits Tor use in the arts, may he
credited, the enactment oitho bill into
"a law. viii leave the government SiS-
100000 short of the sum necessary to
the administration of the government
amt the requirements of The public
debt authorized by law, including
debts Incurred by the payment of
pensions already allowed. the validi.
' of which We may not question aud
payment OF which b. CujUiucd upon
u- 900 thc oath We have taken to support
the constitution. Your committee
i- unwilling tu credit u purpose 20
lacking 100 pUtrioti-m, aud 80 forget
tul of public faith, aud must believe
these ami other provisions of the bill
iu Doc the result ofn fiscal di.tcmpcr,
huirrtE % Just comprehension and
Intelligent treatment of the subject.
lu view Of h. effect amt purpose, so
/ Tar u, % has % purpose affecting the
| revenue of Tho government, the bill
might just y- well be left to that neg
lrct which 10 doubt il wa, expected
To- receive l|ut / hope that even no
| uuWl-c % measure may open the way
torn majority OF the house to redeem
! tust taxes. Your committee req port
the bill back with the rccommcnda-
| ton that il does not pass.
lhcbiil change, the duty ON the rate
| oitaN on articles yielded lees than one
| tenth 0SlGuUUUUUJ ont OF the $751;
! 100000 received from customs IN lS-i.
| II increases those which yielded ST..
! 100000. decreases or removes those
which yield S5UuUO,UUU, on tho basis
Of imports tor l,s5. II does not re.
ducu the revenue from customs
| SSa,O,u,6, uut at all, but il does In.
crease 10 100000. Bcsidc- articles
added 20 the free list, the duty or i'm.
port taxes on castor beans, castor oil,
! starch. iron aud steel rails. beams aud
girdcr- lead aud other articles, Yield
ing S5juu,upu OF revenue, aud the rev.
ouuu is estimated, on the bill, to fall
oil In proportion to the reduced rate
of taxation recommended. The tax
| on clothing, whether OF silk, linen
cotton or wool, aud on other wooden
goods, or tin plates, cotton tics, aud
other articles Yielding, Ms already
| stated , 100000 ARE increased, and
| the revenue i- estimated to fall In
| still greater proportion than on arti-
| clos upon which the rate of tax II re.
iuccd Apparently the bill was pre-.
-cnIcd in the belief that u necessity
existed tor the reduction. not OF
taxes, but of revenues, aud the de.
sired cnd Is reached, both through
| higher aud lower taxes. Tho cstl-
mate, with the bill made ON this ar
bitrarN assumption, is entitled TO no
respect Whatever
The report tho proceeds TO consider
the Randall bill in detail aud SAYS;
"Ihc introduction of this bill would
be- considered the first avowcd at.
tempt, in our legislative history, to
empty the treasury by the use Ofthc
taxing power, II this measure may
be supposed TO have any purpose re-.
latiu4 10 the system Of finance, il
| point, 10 direct taxation, for when m.
| teruul taxes are taken OIL aud Gus tom.
house taxes aro laid on so high that
! people get burdcucd, monopOli,t. get
,hc benefit, the treasury gctr nothing,
New sources of supply viii be iucyi-
table. The measure is not supposed
10 iurc.hadUw any such system, or Ia
do moro than TO Indicate ~ change In
methods, mud ls uumindful OF the rc.
suits