Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-05

1urnlsh no pfOtcctiUh 10 tHe hihcficAh
producer.
The majority says that with the exeep-
ton a silks. wines, liquors. tobacco,
and sugar every tariff schedule is in
yad,d ~ alterations mode with hostile
spirit which pcryades the House bill.
auIthatncarly al of orr Industries would
feel thc bhghtinR effect Of the changes.
winch are either iuconsidciate or pur-
posely destructive. The free-tTode
teulencIes, toe majority says, (Which
IRE partly concealed IN these PROPOSE
tons 60 cripple or destroy the numerous
industries are clearly brought into view
hs au examination 81 the list Of articles
which thc bili Purposes TO place upon
the free LIST. OF INi items from winch
thc duties are removed nearly bali (lo IN
DumherJ are manufactured articles, Is
are agricultural products, ii are articles
which are how free Of duty or without
commercial importance, and ~ are arti-
c.es winch now pay email revenue
duty. ont which are Of such character
thst iheremoyal Of duties Is unohJectlon-
uui..
Ihe report here emhodics list Of
about fits ma .lactured articles from
which tHe duties are proposed 10 be r.
moved 10y 'be Mills bhl. referring TO
winch H-t the majority says: " THIS l8
.r.o trade In concrete, and the net r.
ul8.es conclusive evidence Of the intent
a. O.. Bous. b,l, which cannot be
ucuuaiilcd by the eieventu-ho9r dis
ciaJse,s of l.s supporters
lu considerable number OF cases tic
admission Of important manufactured
products free of duty while duty IS re-
tanned on materials would not only tx
Uauuish Dc INDUSTRY directly Affected,
nut noqld eIeciuaiy destroy the Inn
pOrlaut collateral Industries. IN many
csscs the dGiy is removed not only from
materials, but also from the mauuiac-
tared products Iu various stages as ~cll.
The majority CON MUGS its c,at.ous I'D
lIu .pUou OF THIS branch Of It's report
90 great length. declaring tHat ~ the
House bin every correct principle Of tho
auI construction bias been violated iu
nlscunQ articles fot the free list and
those upon which large reductions are
uade. larger space DIS given to arguing
against free wool Cham jig devoted to any
other a.esie sub. CT ItemWouty terms
tu. BILLS MA % "foctioual hill, and
m,a. "Tlc removal OF duties from cot
tuu-tra. lurIap. 10 he used as cot
iu gslug machinery Tor making
cotton has .ng. Iuie bags ETC.,
tus retention OF Lish duties % Ger
ul p.m'1i0n products, sch as sugar
80 .t prr ceht. and IIco at 100 Ter cont
..l tan position OF duties which would
protect the 00irser kinds of cotton aud
H.l.u ilucs manufactured IN tbs
t....1 nll point b. Nu attempt by the
'Dru. e tlo House bin To- Discrimination
favor a. fhe planters Of the cotton grow
up ..at.s au attempt made with tho
eo.n hope that "a may he found possible
t1 achieve The permanent prosperity oi
ono section at tie cxpcu Of another
u submits "a table which 10 Gays dis
closes the act That tLe section which
furnishes tie Mills bin 4pj tao third, of
itseloctivo mrlortcs srpuhos tut pcr
cont of thcirigs'uoa 90 bocripp ar De-
str.ycd. "lLo discrimination, 'ts1ys,
"is pot Joss marked ~ favor Of the pco-
Ile Of Canada .nd against The farmers
END lmhcrmcn living aloug ouTnoftu.rn
border from Maine TO Ca gon.
1he majority treats a- length upon
advantages Of tlc holue market for
'um products, arRu.pg hat It IA for tao
highest u,cre 9 Of thc American farmer
tin' tua number of our food consumers
albor tAu of food producers should le
increased, and thatthe general prosperity
e ul should Doe secured. 10 Is true, II
Says, tlat tle decline in The prices az
agricultural. products ha8 been very
orc.t boat tine value of these when
measured uy tle vllDc Ci clothing, Farm
r,nr.I F.. Oh, any other pcccs@hos oi tTm
ar hIa, is much greater nov than IN
uv ui tho years preceding 1850.
Ihu majority SAYS the controversy be-
tween tine opponents and ,he friends OF
the bil under consideration ls not one
over u1u or Phrases; lt is contest
between those VINO support and those
who oppose tine American system of de-
ien@''c ".l'r'' ana 'i'' ''""ict l7 as
lil'PI''ai''t '' 'H'' "'''' was "'t'
u''"t'h '"V I'a t''li'' menus "a
freedom "i'd 9i'N,'E' / me- o'""'o ~ uo-
tween tuo'e VINO "eiieFo l"'' Pr"'e'tNo
wise public pohcy ln those VINO DeheVe
tlat all protective duties are mdelcnsl.
Ike and IN TINS discussion advocates oil
the House OH necessarily Jake their
pnce among 'he opponents OF ihe pro-
t'ctiye system.
-, "S H"l IN go, '''O o0''''.''' va
.cxi~t,n, laws relating 70 the tax on dis
nlI,d sn,rits rs certain 10 opcn wide the
door to fraud m the collection OF taxes
d., distilled snr,ts II is estimated. 1t
sa,s. that with all the existing safe-
GUARDS there arc annually produced
about SIN 10 eight million gallons that
DO mot pay tax. and 1t is notably trno
that i'm some IF the southern markets
spirits are sold nj a price little above the
amount of the tax.
Tho majority concludes with the state
mont that thev have considered hume
rous suggestions for the repeal Of the
internal revenue taxes and the abolition
Of fine entire internal revenue system.
hut they deem the abortion Of tins