The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-22

The House Committee .n WAYS and Means
Receive the C"mpats tions Made BY tho
Treasury Depart uaent Az Regard 10 Nc-
slncflons ~ Revenue Proposed ny tho
the uouse and senate Tavin 1siiis Conn
pared with tho Present Rate 81 DUTY.
WASHINGTON. Feb. l3.--The House coru'
miitee on ways and means has received
the Treasury computations IN regard :"
the reductions in revenue made ~ tho
House and senate Tariff bills, compared
with the present rate OF duty. The reduce
iion OF internal revenue from the Treas
ury figures i in the Senate bill. ~, 50,
600: IN House bill. S6,, 10000. In custom
duties. dutable values: Existing law,
Si4.soo, 1863: House bin. Sa'9, ioa,iss-.
senate bill. Si2s 35d,032.i'. Duties col
lected in fiscal year isS,, S.ii ,o3.oll.il;
estimated under House bill, >l0o, 1s2 ,315.-
SO; Senate bill. Sia,,oB02tlS Average
all valorem Existing Law, 1871; House
bill, 4a.Ss; senate bill. IS.
Secretary Fairchild in sending the book
OF computations, in which every article
in both bills Is analyzed, accompanied II
by letter addressed 10 Chairman Mills,
in which he says:
II was decided 10 make use o. estimate
Chased upon iinportatons for the fiscal year
1871 heretofore prepared in this department..
OF The probable eject upon The revenues OF the
senate substitute as originally reported ~ tho
senate finance committee recognize that
these estimates are largely conlectural, ana
more or less unreliable and misleading. - n
rule they are based upon the assumption thar
II the Senate bil would become a law. mer-
chandise ~ like quantities aud values would %
imported d was imported during the nscal
wear ISL This basis can only be accepted ~
reliable where changes IN rates are not OF surh
character as 10 necessarily cause increased or
diminished importationS Win respect 70 ar
ticls added 70 the free list. reduction 81 rev.
cnue 10 the amount previously derived there
from would be certain and absolute. hut n
eases OF material changes IN rates on dutianle
articles. and where articles now free are added
10 the dutsalle list. the effect would depend
upon variety OF conditions thus. y
rates be reduced 10 such extent on
articles successfully produced here ~
70 destroy or seriously impair the domestic
producers ability TO compete with the foreign
producer. the result would be increased ripor-
tations and probably Increased revenue Sucn'
for example il is claimed. would be the case
under the senate substitute with respect 10
rice ia certain forms. and molas~es testing
above fiuy.six degrees. On the other hanu.
where the rates upon articles successfully pro-
duced here are materially increased, y - fa'r
10 assume that the mportatlons OF such arti'
flt>.
from diminish This rule would seem 70 APP
plv. under the Senate u II. to many articles,
Including glue. chrome. paints, certain
glass bottles. etc. plate and other glass wheh
beyclcd etc. CERTAIN plate and sheet iron anu
steel. cotton ties or haiing hoops certain steel
inyots blooms. slabs. Bullets. ETC.. certain cut
I lery. glucose: still wines. etc: cherry JUICE
etc. certain cotton cloths ana XIII goods cot
ton plushes, etc certain manufactures Of max.
hcmp lutte. etc. top waste, ETC.: WOODEN ana
worsted warns: worsteh cloths, Shaws- etc.,
women's and childrcn's dress goods. etc knit
goods plu>hes. fclf-. etc. SILK iAce~, tmoroi-
.icrses. etc: manufactures 81 paper etc iur
hats. mating. etc. and gold watches ana
cases.
Where the rate upon an article T. 50 Increased
az 10 deprive the foreign producer ~ me power
to compete with the domestic producer. the
revenue from that source W II cease altogether.
with respect to articles not produced, Or not
successfully produced. here. and which We re-
auIre Tor consumption increased rates OF duty
would result IN = corresponding increase 2. rev
I enue except a. modified Nv decreased CON
\ sumption due to higher cost. Under NE SEN
I a,esrb-,.fute. examples 81 this Kind appear =
4 pouland, cement cobalt OXIDE orange mineral
I ,arcars' iran tin plates lcaf tohAccn, suitapi'
for wrappers Sumaira ana hAvan y ln''
warns. laces etc. " tux or linen: mar ot w
\ si,.cn uoat. etc: woolOf class three ana pear
ami she'll buttons
~ ,hc o,har hanl. where rates are reduce
III articles M consume. ana the ike % whict
are not produced. or not successfully PRO iAcr \
,hnn !. reduction In revenue corre-poninyt y
~ reduction IN rates would result 'snnlrc
oniy to tho contingency ~ Increased use NV
~ lower cost). The following mas pe men
toned az examples of TINS KIND nhArf W.
senate BIN: Glvcerine. unrehncd; susAr' w
tobacco ,IIavanal. not suitable for wrappers
ana hatters plush.
vh.re articles the like 81 which are success
fnllv nroduccd here. are transferred from ~
free "a the dnriable list Cas- ingots 81 eoia' iis
an,mnis: fresh iisn and maccaroni. vrrmicrA
n,eA II i far u assume that the quanfitie
imported would % materially reduced Nnoi
materials entering into manufactures are n
o,,nted from dufy ana Il corresponding rcun
xxx in tnn rate. On such manufactures T. "a
made. the revenue thcrcfrom would natnrAll
finnish Nv reason OF the Increased nivAntan
70 the domestic producsr, ana cgnsrlaen ,,,,
annltcable under the senate substitute.
articles composed wholly pr ~ pnri 81 w 49,
hralds. plaiis. flats. lacr. etr .om ., ..
strux chin grass etc. iute. lute bn't-, mAnl
M sal rrn~@ ETC.. mica. human nAF. puli'
N various forms and hemp sefi ana rape Xxi
Where the duty !, inrteas.u ~ 'il''i' N,
! nsed IN manufactured article imported AZ
nl.o uroducnd here ana ptor9rupnAtc
: erase IN rare j. not mnde ~ we lall'f.
y creased smportations 81 ann revenue from Nn'
% from wool ~ class b pre-ent .oihnle ease
\ fhig kind under the Senate Dill
y The REDUCTIONS IN rates Ant revenues. opp
y mi from the accompanying estimate, are w
l. chinn ana other earthernNafc. more w
- eoun balanced and 70 medicinal propr
N tarv prrparations artificial flowers ana ORR
Y. mental feathers and bcads ami bead era
- meats are partly offset. AZ least ny thf rcsto
Il. i'm ~ duty On coverings. packing vnArkt~- u
. provtscd for ~ section II ~ the senate y
~ II should also ~ considered fhnt thi> -ectl
40 annlies tx an merchandise subject y "a w
- WIN rates ana would. therefore, Increase
IL duties ON All such merchandise unless W"
M nmc OF mportations should thereby nc GIN
~ shed The deductions now made rom uh'lA
i'll yaiu~ on account ~ such charges are large
surh articles as hlacisng coal tar uyt~.
coirrs. gclatinc paints and colors. toilet z
medicinal preparat ous. glassware, cutie
co pius and needless machinery ann other 'nnn
be ated manufactures OF metal: prepared Ncg'
~ bles and sauces: threads AMI YARN hosI'
~, laces. emhruideries and trimmings. rni'o
Ill handkerchiefs hats and caps. brushes. Y
.ct Ana TOYS: gloves clocks. watches ana lewcl
ha opern- glasses. sprctarlcs. etc malche~.
pencils; pipes and other smokers art,cies.
~ sical instrument~. carriages, mouse iurhit'
- fans and fancy art Giles.
IN. sections 81. n and 80. abolish the pres
~ system OF appeals 10 tho secretary o.
w Tsrensnrv and the courts upon questions
put class,tration and are evidently intended
Tho nrnhahlv calculated. 20 discourage specula
,s...r.ls ana suits which are now the sublct