Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-23
TARIFF ESTIMATES
Comparative Figures on the
Two Customs Bills.
BLAISEs PLAN FOR RECIPROCITY.


gardfng the Mckinley Bill and What
He Really Did sAy-Reea Gets His Re-
venge for Two Days worry in the
House-Poer Outlook for Eariy Adj
acknowledgement Crop Prospects
WASHINGTON CRY, June sS-The clerk
Of the senate finance committee has COM
pleted the preparation of the statement
called for By the Plumb resolution adopted
by the senate, showing the increases and
reductions in revenue which sre estimated
20 follow the enactment OF the senate tariff
bid compared with the present law, and
the house or Mckinley bill The i'm
porta1ioEs for the fiscal year of dutiab2e
goods lthe rates on which II Is proposed 70
change aggregated $50, 4S7 liz 20 IN value,
and the duties collected On these aggre-
gated <l5I 80 SO A.
Only About ss. 500, 600 Apart
The estimated duties On thee articles
,or s1 aggregate equal 10 that os the fiscal
year under the house ball Is pat
81 s3S So. g7s a.. while under the senate
bill the estimated receipts from the same
aggregate are SD, 6se ao..0s The house
bill transferred 70 the free list articles
which during the fiscal year 1879 were re-
! - - y
snd paid duty amounting 70 So - So u
The senate bill transfers 70 the free list
articles valued in the inpor1Atioas for
1873 al slos 80 az, and paying an agg-e-
gate duty OF So so S4S -
Reduction Of Revenue Figured.
Adding 10 the first Of these snounts the
amount OF the internal revenue reduction
found in the house ball and struck ont OF
the senate hill, the total reduction Of rev
enue by the house bill Is f0und 10 be ST.
90 80 Is while that 81 tie senate bill Is
the lgure named abov@SSl 5es1 34S %
These reductions, the committee SAYS ap-
pear 10 Be certain but If the imports
should BE- the same as last year under the
new rate the reductions would amount
under tie hozse bill 10 S26 I2S 6-42 a, un-
| der the senate bill 10 s3).SlS. 2S3 u The
table further shows that the average
| equivalent al vaicrem rate under existing
| law Is II 81 per cent; under the house bill
| 81 - per cent, and under the senate bill.
| 81 g per cent
Value of the Eliminates
These tables says the committee, are
| prepared upon the plan and theory usG-
4 ally followed and the estimates are
| largely con jectural and more OF less IN
| reliable and misleading They are based
| upon the assumption that if the bill should
| become law merchandise OF hike guam.
| titles and values would Be imported as
was imported during the fiscal year d
lSss. This basis can only be accepted s.,
| reliable where changes II rates sre not a
| such character as TO necessarily cause in
| creased or diminished importstions.
Blaine and the Tariff Bill.
AprOpos Of tariff legislation, quite stil
| was created IN this city last week by the
alleged remark Of Secretary Blaine re
garding the Mckinley bill The author
| ity for the story was a special from thr
city to The New York Herald, and the as
se-tion was that on Thursday last Mr.
| Blaine appeared before the senate fiRanc.
committee urging appropriations Il
| carry out the Pan-Ameriean congress rec
concentrations. La the course OF his re
marks he was represented by the special a,
| saying Of the Mckinley bill 1T Is the mos;
! dangerous If not the most infamous meas
ure that was ever concocted by any party.
The men who vote for this bill viii wreck
the Republican party. II | were In the
senate l would rather have my RICH
arm torn out of its socket than vote FOL
| this bill =
| What the Secretary Really Said
The United Press Is authorized 10 sal
that the discussion above referred 10 wa,
! not in relation 10 the general schedules o
the Mckinley bill Mr. Blaine was urg
ing the necessity and opportunity of ob
tanning the markets Of the South Ameri
can states free for the products OF thi.
country He claimed thst 70 do this III,
| free sugar clause should be SO modified
| that instead Of opening our markets fres
| 10 South American sugar. the freedom OF
our market should be made contingent
| upon the Latin American states openins
| their ports 70 our products His remark:
| were In the line OF the proposition laid
| down in his letter TO ex-Msyor Coney, O
| Augusta Me, printed IN these dispatches
i of the 18th inst