Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-12

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cent. ad vslorem on woolen goods, ss
protection to the manufacturers sgains
foreign competition remains and will yielc
the needed revenue. In some OF the sched
uIes wherein rates are proposed to be re
duced, especially wooden and fax, hemp
lutte or linens, the industries are left with
substantially the same, if not greater
advantages than under existing lsWs'
OTHER REDUCTIONS.
Other ARTICLES, the rates on which are so 70
be reduced as cotton yarns, threads and
coarser cotton clothes and sugar, are nNW
dutiable at unnecessarily and unressonsoly
high rates. These will find compensation
in the burdens of taxation south, to be re-
moved for reductions far greater than any
proposed BY the bill. We get from duties
on cotton goods $40, 9OO,tOO. The rates
on goods from which We collect $40. lOO,-
600 OF this amount are slightly reduced
while the rates on which we collect the
s., 500 900 are unchanged.
SUGAR
with the present low price is left at the high
but revenue rate, equivalent to 90 per
centum, at the present higher rate we col
lect on sugar mora than onetourth OF all
revenue derived from customs. With the
still existing high, if not unwarrsntaole
scale of current ordinary expenditures
and the one-hslf of the mouey obligations
of the late civil war, yet to be paid, high
rate of taxation must be long maintained,
and in admitting the proposed bill affect
ing the cost of shelter, Of part OF the food'
and Of all the clothing of the people, 1t has
been the effort OF your committee to adopt
such rates of taxation as will De ferma'
nent and as will only need to be
disturbed By unforeseen national
emergency, and at the same time
TO EXEMPT NECESSARY ARTICLES
from taxation and thereby promote do.
mestic industries. In the bill herewith
submitted some of the embarrassments
suggested By the Secretary Of the Treasury
lin his letter to the Speaker Of February
10Th last are sought to be removed, aud
wherever formulated for this purpose hiss
received his approval 1t is not pretended,
however, that the committee has dealt ex
haus;ively with the evils which have re
eeiyed the condemnation both OF the mer'
camille classes and OF the officers whose
duty il is 10 enforce the Law. So long as the
present complicated tariff shGll exist and
duties are imposed upon more than i.oOO
articles largely subject to ad valorem rates
those evils Will continue. All that Con,
gress can do in the absence OF q general
revision of the tariff with new and Gmple
is to provide for
EACH CAUSE OF COMPLAINT AS 1T ARISES.
In the bill proposed the mos pressing an1
prominent OF the grievances are dealt WITT.
In addition to the settisWcat OF such con
questions al stteset has
been made to relax the provision OF the
iav which iuterfsres with ths freedom oil
exchange Ia oTe particularly With reference
10 the wsrehousiug OF gGads IN bond and
their withdrawal tor consumption OF re
ex oortation. 4 provision has ai4o 69en
inserted for allowance OF draw-Dacks
70 the full extent Of the duty paid upon any
imporred materials which have entered into
the production of articles exported. Ihe
object of this provisios il to remove an
TO the growth OF our foreign
commerce. 10 order TO relieve both the
merchants aud the customs officers from
annoying exae ticps and unnecessary labor,
i; is proposed TO
ABOLISH ALL OATHs AND FEEa
and to substitute in lien thereof as in other
countries the declaration OF
the importer but preserving the same pen
alties now imposed by law for false
statements. A limitation Of S5UO has
baar imposed upon the value OF evening
apparel and other property which may be
brought in fss@ Of duty by
a passenger excepting TOURISTS Grflvlng
in the United States from abroad. rms
provision taken in connection with the pro-
posed sessions, maAing il crime either 10
give or receive aEy money for the baggage
through the custom hoass, vii, it IS be
lieged, bring to an end great abuse IN se-
yard 10 the excessive amounts OF baggage
brought iu free in competition with the
merchandise Of importers who have TO pay
duties"