Evening journal., 1890-04-17

~Nt'@tAt NhN AaA NA oAi0hAHk th0 AihnuAtAif
ured tobacco and snuff from cents to
cents per pound The committee recommend
that all provisions Of the statutes imposing
restrictions Of any kind whatsoever upon
farmers and growers Of tobacco in regard
70 the sale thereof, be repealed. In con.
rlusion the committee states
The effect Of the advance Of dutiessin arrlcul.
tural products viii be 20 hold our own markets
W larger measure than at present for our own
farmers, without any increase OF revenue
The same result will follow In other cases OF IN
crease aud where the revenue * 10 special IN.
creased this increase will be far less than Is indi
Gated by q computation based on the theory that
importations Of such articles viii continue a.
large as under lower duties, In the case OF D
manufacturer OF wool. where the Importation
have been enormous because Of inadequate duties
there can be no reasonable doubt that the ratei
OF duty proposed win diminish rather thnn IN.
crease the revenue,
Hides Remain Free.
The committee conclude, therefore, that
the proposed bill, IL enacted into law, will
certainly reduce the revenue from Import.
at least 500, 1856, $50 and probably more, and
from the internal revenue $40, ,3s7, SIS, or ia
the aggregate sfi ,26i,4l No reference Il
made in the report TO raw hides, a subject
that has given the Republican members Of
the committee considerable trouble. They
decided to put hides on the dutiable list, but
changed that decision Wednesday morning.
and hides will remain on the free list as al
present The majority report Is signed by
all the Republican members, excepting Mr.
Mckenna, OF California. who dissented from
the sugar schedule and part Of the sill
schedule
The Minority Report.
Mr.. Carlisle submitted the views OF tn,
minority on the bill. The minority discn.
the tariff question at length, pointing GU
the differences between the two politica
parties in the matter, and defending til,
doctrine Of the Democrats. Summing. III
the question, the minority say.
We believe. therefore, that the only manner II
which our Industries can be helped by Legislation
At tue present time is TO exempt from taxation
the materials they are compelled 10 use, aud &,
reduce proportionately the taxes on finished pro
ducts, 50 that ali our farmers, mechanics an,
manufacturers may be able 10 compete on eqtia
terms with those Of other countries That is IA.
policy we advocate aud which we desire h st
inaugnrated and completed just as early aud a.
rapidly Az circumstances will permit The cap
talst who hns invested his money Ia those IN
dustries' the laborefs h. employs, and the DOME
VIZ tNiAHNhtA 70 MAOlll nt sells, M0NII AN ne H1
hted and nobody would be- injured With ui
taxed materials, il Is evident that they could
AFFORD TO pay their laborars better wages thai
they can afford e. pay them now, aud stili 81,
their products 81 consumers al lower prices thar
are now charged
Concerning the internal revenue feature,
Of the bill the minority say;
While we would be willing TO repeal the inter
nal revenue taxes on tobacco in connection VIII
reduction upon other articles which the peopl
are obliged TO use al was proposed IA Tie N
which passed The last house we cannot agree 10
measure which provides Ter the abolition OF an
part of such taxes aud az the same time Increase
the rates Of duty Of cotton. wooden anu line
clothing, and on earthenwarc glassware, tabl
cutlery and many forms Of iron aud steel whicl
cannot be dispensed with Besides. about III
only substantial reason that can be urged FOR tn
repeal Of the tax on tobacco Is the fact that ti
governmental supervision and control necessar.
20 enforce IFS collection is a source Of vexatiol
aud annoyance to those engaged In manufactur
ing that article. A mere reduction Cf the TAI
from 3 to4 cents per pound does not dispense viii
this supervision and control 10 any extent what
ever.
The Farm Product Policy.
The policy OF placing farm products OF
the dutiable list, as provided for in the tarii
bill, in order to give the farmer protection
is referred TO as fallacious. The minorit,
hold that il is impossible TO protect III
farmer against foreign competition in hi
home market because, Il Is claimed, he ha
no such competition. Regarding the cut il
sugar and the sugar bounty the minority say
The Sugar Bounty Question.
Last year the grades Of sugar, which are nov
made free yielded 10 the government s-4 ssl. lsi
al OF which is now 10 be surrendered, aud th
sugar industry is 10 become an annual chare
upon all the people who are engaged in other oc
cupations, some Of which are far more importan
aud all OF which are fully as mertorious as thi
one. In 1855 the sugar product In this conntr
was 8s5,s55.s77 pounds, SO that even II ther
should be no increased production under IN
bounty system the sum which the people are /,
be compelled 60 donate each year FOR the suppor
Of this favored industry will be s. S..5.0O5j. o
Sils,00O,0O0 during the fifteen years But thi
very object OF the bounty is 20 encourage the pro
ductiOn OF this article, and lis advocates claim
that In few years IL will result Ia a donestil
supply equal 70 the whole demand for home con
sumption,
Ia addition TO the home product we imported
and consumed during the last fiscal year I, 7UO.
42i SOP pounds OF sugar not above No IL in color
making a total annual consumption, includin.
domestic and imported. of s,076, ,277, ,0i9 pounds
and, therefore, II the system results as It's advo
cate predict, the annual payment out OF the
treasury viii be SOL, CPS 425, even without any ia.
crease in the aRoQnt now consumed. We protest
against the gross favoritisn ahd Injustice of suc
policy, and we deny the moral or constitutional
right Of the government 70 tax the people who
grow corn, wheat cotton, rye, oats and other
agricultural products for the purpose OF raising
money 20 be given 10 those who produce sugar or
any other article.
The Schedules Eject on the Revenue.
The minority state that In their opinion
the increase Ia the tobacco schedule. result
ing mainly from the imposition OF duty of
81 per pound on unstemmsd leaf for cigar
wrappers, will be S1O,505, ,925 instead Of
90, ,754, ,069 as shown by the tables, and the,
are confident that an analysis Of the i'm.
portations Of that article for a series al
years past will sustain their position. O,
the effect Of the proposed measure on the
revenue Of the country the committee say;
We do not mean 70 assert that the bill actually,
increases the customs revenue Sos, 0O0, 900 over
what IL is under existing law, but that it propose
10 impose upon the articles l. leaves upon the
dutiable list, except sugar and moasses. thar stu
in excess Of the amount collected on the same
schedules last year It places upon the free list
articles which yielded revenue Of So O39 96e dur
ing the last fiscal year, and il makes reductior
Of So, ,92s no. IS onsugar and molasses and these
two sums, amounting TO $50, ,962 OTs, being deduct
ed from the S68,000000 leave net Increase q,
more than 81 OO00 900 In tariff taxation under mi.
bill.
The Minority I'm Conclusion.
The report, which is signed by Messrs. Car
Isle, Mills, Mcmillan, Breckenridge and
Flower, concludes as follows:
In our opinion the exercise OF lust discrimina
lion in the selection OF the subjects Of taxation
and In liking the rates Of duty to be imposed
upon each would enable the government TO real
ze from this source Of revenue ample means for
rs own suppori and at The sarna time nraflr inn.