The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-10
PLUMR's TARIFF COMMISSION.
Provisions OF the Amendment to
Create IL.

OE6age IL.
WASHINGTON, Sept 9.-Following is
Senator Plumb's tariff commission amend
ment to the tariff bill adopted to-day:
The commission is to be composed of five
disinterested persons to be appointed by the
President by and with the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate. The commissioners are
TO continue in office six years; but any Of
them may be removed by the President for
lnetttciency, neglect of duty or malfeasance
in office. No more than three of
them are to be appointed from
the same political party. They
are to have salary Of $1,000, with travel
Ing expenses. They are to be provided
with clerk, stenographer and messenger,
and such other clerical assistants as they
may require. Their permanent office is to
be in the city of Washington.
DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
Their duties are to be as follows:
l. To examine into and ascertain the av-
erage price of commodities imported into
the United States, both at wholesale and
retail in the United States, aud in foreign
places of production; the sale or
shipment for period of twelve
months preceding and six months
following any change in the rate of
customs duties imposed upon such com
modities, and this inquiry shall be carried
back for q period OF twenty five years and
more II deemed advisable by such commis-
sion, and shall extend to oil facts relating
to the demand and supply, domestic and
foreign, which tend to influence the prices
of such commodities, foreign and domestic.
and to aid in determining the true effect of
an import duty or of change therein In
the several cases; upon domestic and for
eign prices and upon the productions of the
same or of other commodities; upon the
revenue; upon immigration; upon the
profits of capital, rates of wages and gem
eral welfare
CHANGES IN IMPORTATION.
Q. To ascertain the amounts In quantity
and value of the importation Of the prlnci-
pal commodities during each Of said periods
OF twelve months preceding and six months
succeeding any such change in the customs
duties.
3. To ascertain, as far as practicable, the
quantity and value of the same or similar
commodities produced In the United States
during the same respective periods.
4. To ascertain whether in any and what
instance particular rates Of customs duties
have operated 20 increase or diminish the
production in the United States, and to
cause reduction of the first cost of articles
produced for consumption, and what other
causes, if any have operated similarly.
EFFECTS OF THE RATES.
5. To ascertain in what particulars the
rates OF customs duties existing from time
to time operate injuriously or favorably TO
the development and increase of American
manufactures and productions, or operate
injuriously or unfavorably to the con-
sumers Of such manufactured articles and
productions in respect of causing or con-
tributing to the payment of unreasonable
nTIcAQ nv r tha ramOVal
duction of the same.
6. To ascertain the effect of customs
duties upon the price of the agricultural
productions of the country and t1eir sale in
the United States markets and their con-
sumption in the United States.
EFFECT ON WAGES.
Z. To ascertain the effect of such customs
duties both actual and relative, in respect
Of employment and payment Of remunera-
tive wages, both actual and relative 10
labor in the United States, and comparison
of the same with labor and wages In other
countries.
g. To consider the effect of customs duties
or the absence of them upon the agricul-
Jural, commercial, manufacturing, mining
and other industrial interests of the people
of the United States.
9. To ascertain and compare the actual
cost and selling price, both at wholesale and
retail, of similar manufactured commodi-
ties reduced to American weights, meas
ures and money in the United States and
elsewhere
10. To ascertain the growth and develop
ment of the principal manufacturing indus
tses affected by the tariff schedules in Eng
land, France, Germany, Belgium and the
United States for the last twenty five years,
and TO ascertain the relative cost of trans
portation in those countries and the United