Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-05-17
WASHINGTON.

debate was, tirst-the great and BEN
Efficient scheme of extending and lib
eralizing the draaU-6ack sections of
the law. The bill provides that the
dra wbacks paid by the government
to the manufacturers of exported
goods be ninety-nine per cent of the
duties that exporters are obliged pay |
foreign Custom-houses. Under the
present law 80 per cent is paid. The
result of this law is that the manu-
facturers we are taxed to support sell
their goods to foreigners at price
less the duty, that he charges Ameri-
can citizens. No sophistry can mis-
construe this measure into anything
but direct bounty paid manufac-
turers for selling goods in foreign
markets.
Secondly: That the time had come
when the American agriculturalist
must sell his products in the markets
of the world in competition with the
low>priced labor of foreign countries.
The only remedy Of advice he offered
the farmers was to take great care of
and preserve the home market, for
they would certainly be driven from
the foreign ones.
He was followed by Mr.. Mills who
said that this was the first tariff bill
that had ever come before the people
with its mask torn off, like high
wayman demanding their purses.
To check importation was to check
expectation. No man could show
how we could buy if we could not
sell. When we refused the product
of nations that refusal was an inter-
diction against our exports. Protec-
ton boiled down meant more work
and less result. What did thebill do
for agriculture ? 1t put sugar on the
free list. Why wasn't sugar dealt
with in the same way as was wooden,
cotton and iron goods Why not
put protective tariff on coffee and
develop the coffee industry? or on
tea and develop the sassafras indus
try? Why did not the committee put
prohibition duty on raw silk in
stead of lodging it and giving 6
bounty? On farmers products the tar
if was laid to deceive. The bill in
creased the tariff on wheat 80 pei
cent. 9O,000,0O0 bushels year Were
exported and last year there were i'm
ported 1916 bu. The tariff was raised
on corn and rye. Last year 1888 bu
of corn and 16 bu. ofrye were import
ed. The republicans had to do NOR,
than this to deceive the farmers
They needed markets for their pro
, ducts. They were told that hom
market was best. But they knew
that both home and foreign market
were best.
l Senator John F. Wilson, of Iowa
e who is regarded as one of the hes
lawyers in the Senate has prepare
2 for publication a long articl
+ concerning the recent "liquor pack
3 age decision" of the Supreme Cour
o and the effect Of that decision on tn
z liquor traffic in theprohibition state
4 He says that the police powers Of
q state permit it TO prohibit or regulat
70 the sale, within its borders of intoX
y icating liquors. That if the prohib
-, ton of the sale of intoxicating liquor
:. in original packages was violatio
"a of interstate commerce law the
a cense system would also fail. TT
N saloons of New York City woul
have liquors sent from Jersey City
packages, containing from drink
Of a gallon, and avoid paying any
le cense. He does not approve a con
N mon suggestion that Congress gi'
n the states permission to make Law
le prohibiting and regulating the liqu
of traffic, he thinks that right shouldn
is be questioned, but suggests that b
III entitled "a bill to protect the stat
n. in the exercise of their police poN
ers," already on the calender of Il
lie Senate, will grant thepermission SUI
TX gested by the Supreme Court to Il
Is States for the effective enforcement
lg their liquor laws.
e. A special law recently enact,
IN prohibits the arrest of any desert
~ from the army within two yea
I'd after the time of his enlistment won
Is. have expired. Senator Plumb h
It's been endeavoring to have amnes
es extended to all deserters. through
er Presidential proclamation. He fail
be in this but through his efforts
NJ amendment has made to the arm
ed appropriation bill prohibiting the u