Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-30

Views OF the Majority Of the Ways
and Means Committee ON the sur.
plus and Revenue Questions.

| HkfOAT ON THE TARIFF BILL.
Views OF the Majority Of the Ways
and Means Committee on the Sur.
plus and Revenue Questions.
The report Of the majority Of the WAYS ana
means committee on the Nils tariff bill, In dis
cussing the question reducing the accumulation
| OF surplus in the Treasury says: ssThere are two
ways In which this excessive accumulation NAV
DE prevented. We may reduce taxation TO the
level OF expenditures and leave In the pockets OF
| the people all moneys not needed for public pur-
poses, or we may raise expenditures to the height
OF taxation, seeking out new and useless objects
OF appropriation On which to lavish the great and
growing revenues not needed for any legitimate
wants OF the public service. II We adopt the
latter course these very objects OF useless ex-
pendtures will gather upon Congress in such In
creasing numbers and with such growing demands
As 10 fasten upon the Government permanent
and Interchangeable policy OF extravagant and reck-
less appropriations. This policy once adopted Will
moralzation in private life, but Will compel IN
periods OF depression increased rate OF taxation
for the people or an increase OF bonded debt for
the Government. The one safe course is To re-
duce taxation to the necessary requirements OF an
honest, efficient administration OF Government"
rEoHIBrToRY TARIFFS AND TRUSTS, COMBINATIONS
AND FOOLS.
The report continues:
1.-The bill herewith reported Is not offered as a
perfect bill. Many articles are left subject to duty
which might well be transferred to the free list
sc gSt an are e.e 70 ra9es 9r Gnsy
gressive growth OF our manufactures we have
reached the point where our capacity to produce
consumption. As consequence, many OF our
mills are closed and many OF those stil in opera
ton are running on short time. This condition Is
hurtful TO the manufacturer to the laborer and
producer OF the materials consumed In manufac-
ture. The manufacturer loses the prO1t on his
capital the laborer loses his wages, and the pro-
ducer OF the materials consumed In manufacture
loses the market for his products Manufacturers,
In many Instances, TO guard AGAINST losses by low
prices caused by an over supply in the home
market, are organizing trusts, combinations and
pools 20 limit production and keep up prices This
Vicious condition OF business could not exist with
low duties or Imports Prohibitory tariffs sur
round the country with lines OF investment and
prevent all relief from without, while trusts, CON-
binatlOns and pools plumber the people.
an country like ours, prolific in It's resources
where the rewards OF labor are large, the capital
list may by such methods keep his investments
secure and still make profits but what Is TO be-
come OF the iaDorers who are thrown out OF en-
ployment by stopping the wheels OF machinery
and limiting the amount OF product? And what Is
10 become OF the producer OF the materials to be
consumed by the manufacturer? When the fires
shut on the laoorer and the materials are shut
or at the same time and the market for both is
gone; whether they labor in the factory or the
held; whether they produce cotton, wool, hemp.
max, coal or ore: whether the product or their
daily labor is CLOTH iron, STEEL boots or shoes they
must have constant employment to obtain for
u mselyes and families the necessaries and CON-
forts OF life.
WHAT Is THE REMEDY
"When out OF employment, with earnings cut
short, with low prices for their products, caused
by the closing OF the market they still must pay
for whatever their daily wants require the prices
which the trusts have liked What is the remedy
for this wrong? IL IS more extended markets for
the sale OF our products and constant and active
competition In business With active competition.
combinations and pools are impossible. With the
markets OF the world open UOuS our manufac-
turers may run thesr mills on full time giving
slant employment TO their labOrerS with a steadily
increasing rate Of wages. With the markets of
the world open to the sale OF their products, they
will create an active and constant demand for all
the raw material required In manufacturing
which Will stimulate. promote, and reward the
WOOl-gr0wer and the producer or cotton. hemp,
max, hides, ores. and other materials OF manufac-
ture.
now estimated at s., OOO, 600 600 OF which amount
we export only about Sl36,000.00O, or less than
two per cent: II we could OBTAIN free of duty such
raw materials as we do no. produce and can only
be produced In foreign countries. and mix with
our home product in the various branches OF man.
ufacture, we could soon increase our exports
raj hundred millions. With untaxed raw mate
rals. we could keep our mills running on full time
our operatives In constant employment and have
an active demand for raw materials In our facto-
res. II there should be no duty on any materials
entering into manufactures, many articles now
made abroad would be made at home, which,
While IL would give more employment to our own
laborer, would give better market many articles
which we produce and which enter into manufac-
lures, such as cotton, WOOL hemp, max and others"
IN RELATION TO WOOL
the report says: "The largest reduction we have
made is In the wooden schedule, and this reduc-
ton was only made possible by putting wool on
the free-list. There is no greater need for a duty
on wool than there Is for a duty on any other raw
impose higher duty on the goods made from wool,
and the consumer has 10 pay a double tax. II we
leave wool untaxed the consumer has TO pay a tax
only on the manufactured goods.
ave say 20 the manufacturer we have put wool
on the rree-list To enable him TO obtain foreign
them into foreign markets and successfully COM
pete with the foreign manufacturers. We say 10
the aoorer In the factory, We have put wool on the
free-l5t so that II may be Imported and he may be
employed 10 make the goods that are now made by |
foreign labor and imported into the United States
We say to the consumer, We have put wool on the
free-llst that he may nave wooden goods cheaper |
We say TO the domestic wOOl-grOwer, we have nut |
wool On the free-list 10 enable the manufacturer
import foreign wool 20 mix with his. and thus en-
large his market and quicken the demand for the |
consumption OF home wool, while IL Ightens the
prevents all the Detter classes OF wool from COM
ing into the country; the domestic product can |
supply only about one-han OF the amount required
for home consumption"
The question OF specific and ad yalorem duties |
Is also discussed at some length.
on SUGAR.
The report says: ave have reduced the revenue
received from sugar about 20 per cent and ex- |
tended the first class from No ID 70 No. TO- Dutch
standard OF color. The sugars between Nos IS
and IL are grades OF brown sugars which can go
refining, ana cOnSuIn-
erS may protect themselves against trusts and
combinations Dy purchasing these grades OF i'm
ported sugars when the price OF the refined put
up and kept up by organized trusts of the donies-
tic manufacturers The rate OF all sugars above
No. 10 Is reduced 80 that foreign refined sugars
may De imported TO prevent high prices and pro-
tect the consumers against combinations"
lrS lSEfFTCTUAL FIRES PALED.-The usual Juror
attending the opening OF the base bali season
Isn't marker 10 the interest manifested In the
Baltimore and PctomacS 81 Easter trips TO Balti-
more The people view it philosophically. Base
ball is with Us al summer but these low rates 20
Baltimore are rarely offered.
From Hoe willie.
PRoSPECrIvS ENHANCEMENT OF THE Towy-r,sH-
IoSABLE wEDDISG-PoLrTIcs IN THE COUNTY
COURT PROCEEDINGS, ETC.
ROCKVILLE, March 30. 1883.
As the new charter for this town will add con-
sderably 10 the corporate limits 1t Is confidently
expected that the coming summer will witness
much improvement, az the new territory will be |
surveyed and several new streets laid out. What
has heretofore retarded the growth of the town
has been the limited number OF lots for sale and
the high price demanded for them.
wednesday night the NJ. Z. church at Hyatts- |
t0WD, TINS county, was the scene a fashion h,e