The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-04-04
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.


Minority or the vFays and Means Goumit-
tee Present Their side.
WASHINGTON, April 2 --Tae rtporl Of the
minority o. the ways and means commit
tee On the Mills tariff bill begsl With an
attack on the majority for It's course IN
formulating the bill Tithou. letting the
minority into the secret until the bill was
completed. It also attacks the minority
for not allowing the various industries to
be heard. The report then goes on to
charge that the real purpose IS 70 advance
the policy of free trade, and devotes con-
siderable space To denOUnclls that pCllCy
and prsisirg protection. Tnen comes the
wool schedule, which is made the principal
point OF attsck. The arguments ag7inst
this section OF the bill are merely repeti-
tions OF the prOteciionist side o. the dis
cUssion, which have been repeated = made
public IN the press aud are too vel kcowc
to be given sgain. Disastrous results are
predicted as to all OF the reductions in the
bill. The steel rail industry, the report
seys, IS sure to be killed by the reduction
Of the duty TO Sl1, to the exclusive benefit
ofsEnglsnd. The preference of ad.valorem
over specific duties is also considered a
'h8grant defect
The report then refers to theauthority OF
the secretary OF the treasury to purchase
or redeem bonds with the Surplus, and the
argument Of the president in which he
said that authority was at best indefinite.
The removal OF the tsA on tobacco sud
alcohol used in the arts is suggested a a
wsy which might long ago have been
adopted ~ get rid OF 2 portion CT tho
Rccuntils-izg surplus.
the report states that from 1S66 to 1855
TIE control OF the house OF representatives
hiss been equally divided between the two
political parties, each having eleven years.
During the eleven years Of republican con-
trol the revenues were reduced (estimated) J
S362 504 $50; during the eleven years of
democratic control the revenues were
reduced $6 36S, $50; difference in favor of
the present minority party in the house OF
1906, l@5 Ga. IN concluding the report
the minority says
IL Is manifest that the responsibility for the
monetary condition which 50 alarms the
country does not rest with the minority party
in the house Out with the president and ma
jOTity IN congress They cannot escape il
rhe president has for three years failed whi c
having the power to avoid the financial cOndi-
ton lie now complains OF, The majority ia the
honse for six years hiss sigr-aly failed to pro-
vide for reduction o. the revenue They can
not avoid responsibility for the evils which
are nov upon U.s. and while these are beyond
their power to retrieve, they can by courage
and wisdom and governed by business princi-
pies, provide against Ike evils in the future
They must now act or make public confession
Of failure.
The minority regard this bill not as a revenue
reduction measure. but as a direct attempt TO
iasten on this country the British policy OF
free foreign trade. SO viewing il, their sense
or Obligation to the people, and especially the
working people, employed in manufacturing
and Agriculture in ali sections OF our CON mon
country, impel them to resist il with all their
power. They win assist the majority in every
effort 70 reduce the redundant income of the
government in q direct and practical way, but
a fe W Wi
destroy OF enfeeble our industries, retard ma
terial development OF tend TO reduce our labor
10 the standard OF other countries, will be met
with the persistent and determined opposition
Of the minority represented in congress-