Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-24


precedented break having occurred a. the
lass,, so that MoEennn, the young CALI
forniau, appointed by Reed, VINO has given
mckinley and the rest SO much trouble,
actually nled q Minority report, opposing
the frSe-sugar- bounty scheme ilnaliy agreed
upon by tho rest OF tho cummittee. No
ways and means majorlty wi!s ever 80 de.
moraized Is this one is. IL brings out its
little bill hAit dead to face an opposition
encouraged from within lis own ranks.
As result OF the dolHy and vaeillAtion
the ways and means Rapub!icaus have
found more intense opposition than they
meG at nrst. Speaker Reed says that
tariff bill will ba passed, because 1t must
bei but 1t will not be the bill reported to.
!, day. Even cSuGus could not Rave 1t, and
yet 1t is dim suit to ses how Mckinley, as
things arc IN his party, could do much
better than he has in what one of his Ohlo
Republican colleagues calls "tarlif gerry.
\ nl6nder."
THE MAJORITY REPORT.
Ths majority report beelns with state-
ment OF the financial situation and eBtl.
mates that the surplus at the end Of the
present hscal year VIII be $4,000 GOO, and
deducting tho sum required to maze piy-
ments oa tho sinking iunl the net surplus
OF receipts oysr expenditures will be-
&i3, $40 S53. Ths estimated surplus OF the
lleAt fiscal year Will 10 tiJ,b6O j22, whicG,
with the amount OF sash now on hand aud
available (reaehihS t9J,OO0,0Op), VII !1stlfy
q Reduction OK the revenue In tho sum con-
te1Elatal by the til reported = S6J, 936 1886
--allt pEnbdbly moro from customs, and
suy 9lo S27 S7S from internal revenue, or a
Total OF ciI,26i,4i4.
N The report Gays:
n '',Ehe general policy OF the bill Ia to foster
anu promote American production and dl-
yers!ic1tlon ut American Industry. We
nave not been 60 Iauch concerned about
the prices Of the articles we commune as we
nave been to encourage a syrtan of home
production that shall give fair remunera-
tion to domestic producers and fair wages
10 American wOrkmen, and by increased
production and home competition insure
fair prices TO consumers"
The committee admits that free trade or
revanue duties would temporarily diminish
prices, but argue that II would be at the eX.
4 pcnse OF tho domestic products, which
y %on'd be dipaeed, and thea prices would
again advance aud the country be left a t
the mercy OF foreign syndicates aud manu-
fdcturers.
eve havo realizad," they said, "that a
fednctlOn of duties below the d!ffMence
le.Ne "a the cost of labor and production
IN competing countries And our own would
Result either N the abandonment OF much
OF our manufacturing here or In the de-
preston OF our labor. Either result would
bring disaster the extent OF which 10 one can
measure. We have recommended no duty
hhove the point OF dttrereLce between tho
noiainal cost OF production here, including
Labor, and the cost OF like production in
the countries which seek our markets, nor
have we hesltated to give this measure OF
duty even though II involved al increase
< over present rates and showed an advance
OF percentagesand sd vaiorem equivalents
We have not sought to make uniform rate
OF duty upon all Imported articles. This
would have been maniftstly unjust and
intqultnble."
CHANGES PROPOSED.
The report then treats OF tha changes
that have been made on tho duty Imposing
sehedul9t OF the existing law. Ia the cas-
wool figures are cited us an evidence Of
the alarming decline III production and an
advances Ot d lties has been recommended
winch 1t i5 believed will AFFORD ample pro.
lection to wool growing farmers. Existing
law gives, II u said, protection OF So to 40
Il per cont--the bill gives q range OF 80 to 50
Fer cent. The advance Ia lheae fine grad ss
viii, u Is believed, diminish impurtations
ard thereey reduce instead OF increase the
n revenues and trknaier TO rti5 country tho
manufacture OF fsom Slb,QDO,JGD to $2),-
n UUO, O,OOO OF wOolen goods now made abroad.
The average Tat9 OF the WOODEN goods
schedule proposed, including the specific
duty on the wool used and tao mGnuiRc-
turet's duty, is 9l.7S per cent. rhe aver
hse rats at pre- sent 70 G7l5 psr cent.
VI the metal sehalu!ej, the report Gays
that no reduction can be mHda Ia pis.ison
or ore cGtieB without det,iu.eEt TO uxistiu,g
Industries, nnd the corl.lit ea has NOT ieit
iustined IN Interfering vita the further
datelo3msnt OF cur iroA ore resources, now
30 promising ia tho Southern States.
In Justification Of tho increased duty rec
omm snded on tin plate, tne report quOgea
from the report upon the Senate bill, and
Gays:
1T has been demonstrated that we can
manufacture tin plate In the United State.
as success ully rs iG Gan ba done Ia EAg.
land. LIS production here. suitable Tor all
uses, " no LONGER experimental. We make
Sheet iron RLd chest steel, md 1t Is coafl
oentty believed that we have In tho UaRo
ta5 pig tin In sufii 1lsnt quintiti for u5e
In masing al OF tho Tin required for tuii
market, and, If this were not 80, pig tin IL
on ths ireD list Gccosslbie to our people toi
manufacturing purposes. Ihera IL no roa
son, except !nhutqlHte protection, why w
ate not to-day manufacturing tue NOR,
than S2l ,0yptOh tTorta OF tia now importct
Il into the C4ils States, and upln which sc
pay IN anruLi duty OF over s7.O00,GO0.
IS estimated that tie astabhshnCnt OF u,
industry wE!ch would supply cur owl
MARKET in Ills particular would iurnlsi
steady employment TO at least 2i ,gOD men
1t 10 argued that a the dome tic plants art
established prlCes will Hll, so that iu Oh,
end tie American consumer will sscGrt
lower and stehdier prices than at present.
"lhe committee recommends that sugay
up TO and including No. ~ Dutch standard
of color, aud molaseeS b. placed on tho lEo
list, with duty OF fonr-tenths OF one Cen
per pound on refined sugar above No. iG
and that a county Uf two cents per pouut
be paid from the Treasury tor a pefiOd o
Is years for all sugar pOlaglzipg at least
L pee cent made In this county from cane
beefs or sorghum produced ia the uGite
States. In lro7ldlGS that not only ra'
gugar, but also sugar up to and lugludiu
III No. I6 shall bo admitted free OF QHtp, a.
opportunity ID given for the free intrOduC
tton of yellow sugars, suited los family use
an arrangement which Will secure 10 GU
people sugar at the lowest price exciting L
II ina markets Of the world, while even i'm
L ported white refined eugar Will bo suhieC
NJ TO duty Vt only tcur.tenths OF ons cen
per pound"
With u view to increasing the numbe. q
Il Gaintul occupations open to tha farmer, th
committees has recommended re bounty I
Il the growers OF silk.
OF the intUrna revenue scot lons tho CON
n mittee, after rrcitlng them, says that It hu
n Eecolnmended the repeal of all statutes In
Z posing restrictions upon farmers an
growers OF tobacco, go that they may SO
N with fraed0m.
n In conclusion, the report says that tt
advance OF duties on agricultural pToduc
II would increase the revenues II the iaapor
n continue 10 bs rs large daring the last yea
But, as thoy are for the most part article
L which this country can produce TO IL
4 extent OF or wants, the tnrr3ts ID duty wi
N Eeduce inpurH.ton5 so that the rev lnuj
will not be increased and our farmers wi
hold their own markets. The same fesu
will follow IN other cases OF Increase, an
where the revenue Is IN ppaGiat cases II
n creased the Increase will be far less than