Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-26
of the durAble articles Vas now proposed
TO be pus on the free list. produced in this

of the dunable articles xas now proposed
To be put on the free list. produced in this
country.
| Sherman vas not prepared 10 answer,
but gave amount as $los, $50, ooo, ealeu
lated on the importA,ions of last year; and
gave the amount aos or the free lis; as
about se55. 900. 90. mskipg the whole
amount Of imported goods that would be on
the free list about s565, 900 ,oso. So that
1855 .0oo, coo Of imported goods would be
tree of duty. and $500 0o0, 900 utjee, to
iuty. He thought Mcpherson ought TO
state the matter squsreiy 10 the good people
Of New Jersey, who were ciamofing more
loudly for higher protective duties than ANY
other State. IL he did so, he would inform
them that, under the pending bill. the aver
age rate Of duty on xli imported goods
| tdutiable and unduti2blel Was onlys7 or IS
cents.
Allison inquired how Mcpherson would
ike his execution executed BY the commit
tee of finance. The first on the schedule
~as chemicals the average duty on thsm
is 81 l-2 per ceut SO the reduction there
under his resolution, you'd be Only l-2
per cent The next on the schedule is
I tai arc AhI NAIC. Win hu AtNl-
rate of duty of so SO per cent. Was the
Senator from New jersey willing to have
that rate reduced to So per cent aivAlore m
| Mcpherson said that he knew exactly
the reason for this inquiry, and would be
glad to answer it. He would be willing to
have the rate of duty on earthernware and
glassware reduced more than 10 per cent.
below the rate hxed in the pending bill.
Allison Senator proposes to reduce the
dunes on earthenware and glassware II
per cent below the rates of the proposed
bill.
McPherAon-I will say ten per cent.
Allis on-,f the Senator from New Jersey
will make = motion to reduce the rate duty
ON earthen~are and glassware. | think |
VIII be found IN sympathy with him.
Allison, not responding to the question.
mentioned rates Of duty proposed on other
schedules and asked Mcpherson whether
he would have those duties increased or re-
duced to SO per cent. Specified pearl but
tons and said the finance committee had
been pressed and oppressed to increase
largely the duty on pearl buttons.
Morgan-Havelfarmers requested it:
Allison-The farmers of New Jersey re-
quested it especially through their repre-
sentatives.
ilumb asked Allison how much the adj |
minisuative bill had increased the duties
on imported merchandise.
Allison said the administrative bill had |
increased the duties all the way from per
cent TO l. per cent, the higher rate being |
on earthern ware and glassware.
Morgan remarked that he had not found |
on the free list any articles used by the |
poor for clothes food or shelter
Aldrich Indicated cotton, elk, and other
ibre.
Morg an remarked silk was not much |
worn by the common working classes.
Plumb inquired as TO the effect ct the |
will on the revenue, and complained that no
detailed state ment had been made as to the |
detiti. that would follow the passage of the
bill. If there should be a dedclt within |
the next l8 months it would be pretty
serious matter. lie thought the Senate
ought not to err on the side of deficit il
ought to be perfectly certain that, having
Established tariff rates. it would not be nee
ssssry to disturb them next Congress
Golng on to enumerate expenditures for
the next fiscal year he gave as his opinion
that applications un Ter the dependent pen
sion would reach 800, 600 within a year
Berry inquired il when that bill was be-
fore the Senate the number of applicants
under ii was not estimated at 250, 900.
Plnmb said he had not heard such state
ment made. lie had heard the amount of
pensions under it estimated at S4s Goa. 900
year.
Berry-Now the Senator from Kansas
thinks it will reach SIS 0oJ, 900.
Plumb believe within the next two
years that bill will be costing the people of
~ q. ~. c -4, !
Plumb referred to the possibility of there
being next year deficit of nearly $50. 600
Q00 which would have TO be made up by
new taxes, and asked who was interetsed
in producing that state of things. lie
thought in aeporting the bill that matter
was overlooked. Somebody interested in
the rate of duties had succeeded IN getting
a bill whereby their profits would be en-
HANGED would say nothing about resulting
benefits to the country and the very awk
v 'rd and injurious condition of things to
which he alluded might be brought about.
in which the government would be forced
either to borrow money or Hnd some means
of increasing revenue.
lie wonld offer nendment. to the bill
to increase the revenue from other sonrc-
-, He wouli never vote for a bill that he
thought world hc the cowarlly evasion of
a duty imposed on the Senate To provide
adequate means 10 meet the expenses of
the government. H. would propose a duty
ON incomes would propose an increased
tax on alcoholic liquor; would propose
amendments that would prevent the form
alton of trusts
Allison defended the Senate from the
charges male in some quarters of extrava-
gance in the matter of appropriation bills.
Aldrich expressed the opinion that Nc
PhersOn was not serious in his motion, and
remarked if we're carried out into law the
effect would be to increase the revenue by
! 10, ,o00,0 900 over the amount produced by
the pending bill. In order to show the
: manifest absurdity" Of McPherson's prop
osition. said that il sugar were taken from
the free list aad put on the dutiatle list at
ten per cent. the average ad valOrem rate
on dutisbe goods would be reduced below
IS per cent.
He declared that all such arguments had
no force or effect with the intelligent peo-
pie, and the people of the United States
passed on the question in 1883.
German asked Aldrich to give the Senate
a frank and fair statement ~ to the prob
Bile results of the bill il enacted and AID
rich said if the importation for the next
hscal year we're the same amount as for
the last fiscal year, the revenue would be
reduced about $50 007 900. He could not
give the bgures as to the expenditures.
The members Of the fDance committee did
not propose By any legislation, to reduce
the revenues bel)v the expenditures.
They did not intend to create a deficit
knowingly and purpo,ely, and he did MT
believe that would be the result They
believed they could safely reduce the
revenues $4,000 900 without that result
occurring. He was sure whenever the
chairman Of the committee on appropria-
tons prepared his statement of the probable
expenditures and Of the probable re
ceipts the finance committee would take
into consideration whether the Senate
could afford to make such . large reduc
ton Of the duty on sugar. After some
further discussion, without action on
McPnersons motion which is pending |
the Senate at & O'CLOCK adjourned.
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