Iron County register., 1890-04-24

MckoHna, Oh SdlllOrIia, VIM oAS
only from the sugar schedule and part
OF the silk schedule.
Mr.. Carlisle submitted the views OF
the minority on the bill. The minority
discuss the Tariff question at length
pointing out the differences between
the two political policies III the matter
and defending the doctrine OF the DEM
ocrats. Summing up the question 'he
minority say:
We believe, therefore, that the only way
in which our industries can be helpeo ny
legislation at the present time is to exempt
from taxation the materials they are com
peeled to use and to reduce proportonateiy
the taxes on finished products, so that aii
our farm ers merchants and manutac1uTeIS
may be able to compete on equal terms win WIN
those of other countries. That Is the poiicy
we advocate and which we desire TO see IN
augurated and completed just as early ana
rapidly as circumstances VIII perihlt-
The capitalist who has invested his money
in those industries; the laborers he en-
ploys. and the domestic consumer TO whom
he sells, will all be benefited, ana NOBODY
would be injured. With untaxed materials
it is evident that they could a1oro 10 pay
their laborers better wages than they couiu
afford to pay them now, and still sell their
products to consumers at lower prices than
are now charged.
Concerning the internal revenue feat
ures of the bill the minority say:
While we would be W Hing to repeal the
internal revenue taxes on tobacco in con-
nection with reductions upon other articles
which the people are obliged to use, as was
propose in the bill which passed the last
House, we can not agree to measure "hlcn
provides for the abolition of any part OF
such taxes and at the same time increases
the rates of duty on cotton, woolen ana
linen clothing, and on earthenware, glass
ware, table cutlery and many forms OF IRON
and steel which can not be dispensed WITH.
Besides, about the only substantial reason
that can be urged for the repeal OF the tax
on tobacco is the fact that the governmental
supervision and control necessary to en-
force its collection is constant source or
veXation and annoyance to those engaged
in manufacturing that article. A mere re-
ducticn of the tax from eight cents TO tour
cents per pound does not dispense with
this supervision and control to any extent
whatever. nor does it diminish to any ex-
tent the expense of collection. The same
superv ision, the same books and forms, the
same bonds, oaths and penalties and the
same number of officials w i'll be required to
collect four cents per pound that are re-
quired to collect eight cents per pound.
The policy of placing farm products
on the dutiable list, as provided for in
the Tariff bill, in order to give the
farmer protection, is referred to as fall
lacious. The minority hold that 1t is
impossible to protect the farmer against
foreign competition in his home market
because. it is claimed, he has no such
competition.
Regarding the cut in sugar and the
sugar bounty the minority say:
Last year the grades of sugar which are
now made free, yielded to the Government
$54 1884 ISL, all of which is now to be surren.
dered and the sugar industry is to become
annual charge upon all the people who
are engaged in other occupations, some of
which are far more important and all OF
which fully as meritorious as this one.
In 1883 which is the last year for which we
have complete returns, the sugar product in
this country was 315S55,S77 pounds, so that
even if there should be no increased pro-
duction under the bounty system. the sum
which the people are to be compelled to do
nate each year for the support of this.
favored Industry will be S7,520,000 or Sll3,-
$1,000 during the fifteen years. But the very
object of the bounty is to encourage the
production of this article, and the advo-
Gates claim that in Il few years it will result
in domestic supply equal to the whole de-
mand for home consumption.
In addition to tho home product i'm
ported and consumed during the last fiscal
year, 2,1O1 421 ,302 pounds of sugar not above
No. l6 in color, making to tai annual con-
sumption, including domestic and imported,
of 3,o76,277 ,079 pounds, and therefore, il the
system results as it's advocates predict, the
be ssl ,52s, ,426, even without any increase in the
amount now consumed We protest against
the gross favoritism and injustice of such a
policy, and We deny the moral or constitu-
tional right of the Government to tax the
people who grow corn, wheat, rye, and
other agricultural products for the purpose
of raising money to be given to those who
produce sugar or any other article. Tho
bounty provisions contained in this bill are
confessions that the whole system which 1t
seeks to siren gthen and extend is II system
OF Determinations between the various pro-
ductive industries of the country-a system
which imposes charges upon some for the
supp ort of Others and GiSregards every
principle OF justice and equality in distrib-
uting burdens of taxation.
The minority state that in their opin-
ion the increase in the tobacco schedule
resulting mainly from the imposition of
a duty of 50 per pound on unstemmed
leaf for cigar wrappers, will be SIG, $685.
925, instead of 50, 754, 069 as shown by
the tables, and they are confident that
an analysis of the importations of that
article for series of years past will
Sustain their position. Of the effect of
the proposed measure on tho revenue of
the country, the minority say.
w dc not mean to say that tie bill actual
IL increases the customs revenue S65, 100000
over what it is under existing law, but that
it proposes to impose upon the articles it
leaves upon the dutiablc list, except sugar
and molasses, that sum in excess of the
amount collected the same schedules
last year. Itplaces upon the free list arti-
clcs which yielded revenue of $6,039.960
during the last fiscal year, and it makes
reduction of S54 922, ,ll056 on sugar and mo-
lasseS, and these two sums, amounting to
ST 1862, ,079, being deducted from the $6S 100000
leave net increase of more than si,000001 in
tariff taxation under this bill.
The report concludes as follows:
In our opinion, the exercise OF a just dis
elimination 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 realize from this source of
revenue ample means for it's support,
and at the same time greatly improve the
present condition and prospects of all our
citizens who have invested their means or
embarked their labor in manufacturing,
mining, agriculture and commerce. While
we would gladly cooperate with the ma
iority in the passage of any measure which
would relieve the people from unnecessary
taxation, promote the prosperity o: our var
steady employment to the laborers engaged
earnest protest against this ill, because, in
our opinion, it will not accomplish any OF
those desirable results.
Messrs. Carlisle, Mills, Mcmillan,
breckenridge and Flower signed the
minority report
ASSAULTING THE PRISON.