Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-12
TARIFF REDUCTIONS
Reported BY the Committee to Ac-
company the Morrison Bill.
TAX ON RAW MATERIALS RENTED.
What the Republican Minority Have TO
Say of the Bill - Con-
gressional Work.


Wsys and Means, have completed the re
port of the majority of that COMMITTEES Il
accompany the tariff bill, which will be re
ported to the House tomorrow. The re
port reads as follows
The rate of duty or tax on imported
goods subject 10 duty is as low as D OF
some and higher than 200 per cent OIL
o,bsrs. The average rate for the hsca
wear 1885 a limit exceeded ~ per cent
or s47 on 800 worth of imported goods
This is the highest rate paid in any
wear since 1865 and ABOVE
the average rate Of the val
period from 1862 to 1878" After quoting
from the messages OF Presidents Arthar
and Cleveland, setting forth the necessity
of tariff revision, the report continues
. The
TREAsUsY RgCEIP7s
for tbs fiscal year 1855 were SS2S, 79O,'
706 q. Ths Increased receipts from Gus,
toms and internal taxes, the principal
sonrcss of r.vsnas. for the months OF the
6scaI wear of 1856 already past over the
receipts of the same month OF
las, year Justify the estimate
that the receipts tor the present hscsi year
will exceed S}35, GOO OcO nor may our an
uusl treasury receipts be expected again
70 fsll below tha. sun without reduced
taxation. inasmuch as thess receipts result
chiefly from the taxes on articles OF nseSs'
sitv and comfort to be consumed IN con-
tinualy increasing quantities with our eVer
growing population. Tbs
EXPENDITURES
fo. the fiscal year 1885, including pensions
the legal requirements OF the puohc aeot,
vars S3O5 $50 97O.54. Neither the actual
nssds of an economical administration OF
the goysrnneu, nor the patriotic sxpects-
tions OF the people justify any increase o.
tbis enormous snHual expenditure ana We
may safely eaumate the annual surplus 10
axrsad $4,000 Tha reductions TO re
anti from the proposed o,G hre within talS
estimated surplus aud = little eteeeds "a
000 ODOon ths Da-il Ul Lat years imPGsts-
tsrioDs. R.f-r-uce a. q .te to
SECRETARY MhNNlNh , st"@N
Ga s,o,sssei in his FRS, annual report
tonchIny the ~ Effects Of he maintenance
oI wsr dr.i,s pointing out inequalities IN
The nra.srr L,g. aal hlyoring the sdmls,
so, ire, OF du-y o. raw materials OF
,,b;cb tn. rrpart says. These views OF
S,r-a.,-y W.HT.0y as 10 me eA'S'lns
cyuuIgn st jr- cJilO 4 ssFfiHs ana
t.r,E tsx4t,,1 arr not partisan, bL'
az ip accord with tnS
views pressed Cn Congress By he prede-
.cssso,s Secretaries Folrer aud McCulloeh
IL il ths uurpgs- Il th- 5'u reported 10
correct SONS OF the classlGcatlons, rla the
cDs,om laws OF toe complication OF when
tde Secretary complains, and 80 enange
these Laws for the better that they wilI Do
cspabls of being administered with impair
tiaIity 10 all our merchants. The
DUTIES ISrESDNp TO EE REMOVED
5v tn. bill are chiefly those which tax atti'
Cies used by cur Own msn"!ac'urers which
nov subject them GO "a hop lesS competE
,ion az home and IEr5ad WiJh the MANI
featuring uat,Ons n0n" Il which taxes
snch materials. faa' OIr ogn msnutac-
turers may successfully compete ooth az
home and abroad WITH mHnU'aei uring ma
tions which do uu' ios such materials,
thus ascuriny rnarK-'7 f., the production
of hands nov idle t3r TIut ut work 10 ao'
some OF the materials upon which great
industries are Sail,. such as WOOD,
salt hemo and wool arc placed
on the frea list In tha past twenty years
We have obtained from TAX on imported
wool an amount ss,inAtsd ~ less than
so 900 600. 10 oucn shorter Perlod
Ee have given more fnsu > 800, 900 acres
of land in bounty - encourage the plant,
ing of other tct-5 The tax on imported
salt is RENTED TO those who catch ana
trade in f.h and to those wEo pack meats
for the foreign markets. Ii is believed
that this tax should be RENTED to sll.
Aztec A CENTURY CT FAILURE
10 make hemp either profitable crop or a
successful intuatryi through protection tax
alton further efforts should Dc abandoned.
For nearly century with only one inter
val hemp has been protected, and yet III
production has decreased because Its cut
ture under protection WAS Improbable
while the consumption OF articles msnutsc
tured from this and kindred horss hs'
enormourly increased. Until nos the snnua
taxes on imported hemp, MANILA and saGl
liar aeaces Is several times greater thsnth'
annual value OF sl tha hemp raised IN tn
United States When 81 the brgiuning
revenue vas found necessary 10 Onr Ma
riOnal aYiafsnpp
WOOL.
with everything imported, was taxed
From thea uuul now some qualities O
wool have paid the sans rate Of duty. 70
many years past the rate on imported voc
has bsea more than double thA
imposed upon other products OF the pas
tureGeli and farm. These other lowe
tax protested products have run out
Gep. far IA sdvanc4 Of the wonderou
groEth OF or population. Wool protect
ed iolbl- ~ mach kas fallen further Be
hind Wool finds its market 81 home an
its price u increased By tax, part o! IN
burden OF which must be borne by tn
grower OF other farm products whose SUI
plus 10 foreign markets fixes his price
hone, aud 70 the increase OF which b
wool crossing asjehboEs contribute uo't
ing. Tee price Oh wool hss been dowt
ward tOr mSDy wears. Il
DECLINED wHES Tbs TAS MAS HIGHEST
and protection greatest From the stat
menrs Of toe Ohio and other wool grower
associations, il appears that the mark,
price Of vol is not three-fourths OF Il
actual cost Ot productinn; that with Il
existing protective rats OF ten cents on q
pound, the price 10 still tea cents below d
price at which it can be pso6tsbly groS
N the great wool growing States OF Oh
aud Pennsylvania. 1t appears, therefor
that the stssnpt to make wool grown
profitable By tie Gss of the taxing pow
has not been sgeeessiGl, Wills the tax b
been
THE GREAT NATIONAL BINDRAE0E
TO the vooISSu and manufacturing indust
as well 50 & mo-. grisyous burden on
buyers of all WOODEN Slothing. IL has be
shown By statements Of WOOL growers Il
the wool duty imposed by General G'
held RssociAfea surcaszors and q ach(