The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-05
THE SENATE TARIFF BILL.
Majority and Minority Report Presented

Majority aud Minority Report Presented.
WAsmIYGToS, October Majority re-
port and minority reports on the Senate
Tariff bill we're presented in tue senate
TO day. The majority report contains
IS, 900 words, and is signed by all the Re-
publican members. The minority reports
proper Is signed by Senators Harris,
Vance and VOORHEES,, and contains 5000
words. Senator Mcpherson agrees with
this report in the main, but dissents from
It's duliabe list. Senator Beck submits
an individual report Of 1000 words, set
ting forth his views. The majority
report, among other things CRITICS.
ing the Democratic position, says;
any time when Congress has been in SEES
sion since the Sd OF March, 1S85-and its
sessions have covered at least 20 months
Of that periodic have secured the con
currence Of the two Houses upon meas
are which would have reduced the reye-
nue. and amended the administrative
features Of our customs laws IN salts
factory manner. 1t has been the evident
purpose OF those who have controlled the
policy Of the party in power to delay &C
tioD, TO magnify causes for uneaslness,
and 20 multiply and intensity evils until
the people Of the country should impef-
atively demand relief, and then TO assume
that the evils and embarrassments from
which we are suffering are the necessary
incidents OF the protective system. and
that relief can only be found in the
constellation or destruction of that
system. Tie known attachment OF the
great mass of the wage earners OF
the country 10 system which has
been productive 70 them Of unexampied
prosperity prevented the adoption OF a
policy Of open attack, and made 1t neces-
sary that some plausible reason should
be found for the steallhv accomplish
ment of their destructive designs.
THE MINORITY REPORT.
presents the Mills bill and fayOrs IFS
adoption by the Senate. 1t says The
essential difference between the House
bin and Senate substitute is apparent and
radical at the outset in the matter Of rev
enue. The one is framed in the interest
of the public treasury; the Otner in the
interest OF private pockets The one is
framed in the interest of the whole pee
pie, the other in the interest of three
hundred thousand manufacturers. The
one is designed 10 reduce both Govern
meat revenue and taXatiOn-the taxation.
especially, which bears heaviest on the
OF life: the Otner is intended
ID reduce pablo revenue indeed, but TO
retain private revenues by increasing
and raf4fnfpg fayafion on all The ueccc-
saries of life Practically, they subsii'
10 the people free whisky and free tc-
bacco, leaving all the expensive
machinery for the collection Of the rev.
enue and enforcement Of the law in full
force, while IL increases taxation upon
The actual and indispensable necesssries
Of life, and this, too when there is large
surplus in the Treasury. and under eX-
listing laws that surplus j. being increas-
ed at the rate of Sl000G000 per month,
thus Withdrawing and Withholding from
the channels OF trade, commerce and
business Of the country, money absolute
ly necessary 10 their successful opera
lions"
Mr.. Beck, in Lis report deals vigorous.
" with the Senate tariff bill, commend,
the Presidents course, endorses the Mills
bill dcnounces General Harrison and The
Republicans generally and says The prin-
ciples represented By the Senate bill aud
he Mills bill are infinitely more import
ant than the money involved, and the
pretencc upon which high tariff is de-
manded will be as strong iiy years
hence as they are now.