Telegram-herald., 1890-04-18

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esq >. = - " 4 cal Poan4 oA reaEed sugar.
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e1ssen yeAfs tsr al sagSr po-.FsE.as 81 .s.si -
/ pes ec1t usas A tEis oe1alTs fr9h c~ax. eeels
! ~ sorgnun pr0d1oea is tne L uitea Ststes
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tsk- sftsE TeSiilng thea. ssys Il hAs Tce2n
nenaeo the rePeal u he statutes iaposiRg re
I striotioEs UFoA farmers sne growers ~ sss~oSS
~ Lasg tley a. sel wl.1 iToeaeE.
IN Co1Clusion ne rePQrt says that the &c
vance - duties On agricultural products w0uia
iEoEo@se tie FevSa1s ths Imports ooEtlsas H.
I x a. .arge - o4rl@s Us laSt year. bel -
I teey are foE TIE Eost parI articlss which
/ fhis ooGntry eau produce 10 tne eTtent II
( oor ants the Increased daty sll reduce IN
l port atiuDs a. thai Tic reEeaUes ~iA act be a.
creased aRc car farmers wia hold thsir eva
nsF&ets Ths SAME resah viii foll0s IL other
csses Of increase. sEd where the Eessnus = IN
special eases increased the iIercase VII be Tar
less tnaH Is indicated sy q coDPotstios based
/ on the theory that tGe inportstio Will Goa
tinue as large IS under lover duties
Several thousand wsTds are devoted - sfs'
/ ing reAsoas for increasing duiiss on @srieait'
ursl pnodue,s- Concerning ala the oc1sssit ities
states that IL ordeT 70 secure this Industry a.
/ speedily as I0sslDle it orers he necessary ad
ferenti.i Of bounty II u per pound about the
| equivalent of - IeF cent Of the nsrset value
OF GOOD SIX. bounty ot oeHts per poanes a.
Is stated is also allowed On saeooas-
THE MINORITY REPORT
The minority report is signed by all
| the Democratic members OF the commit
| tee. II is IN brief as follows:
| Il SAYS that Tie remedy proposed by the ms.
/ i0Fity j. the imposition of more tSNes uFosi
every article 81 foreign or.sin Which re ~ lie
| OF this country desire 10 buy and Tor
/ which They are ready and ARA
ious 10 exchange The cotton which they
/ can n0t spin, tue corn aSd wheat which
they csa rot con sumo. The oil snd oosi
/ which they can mol burn. ana many ether pIod-
ucts u cur farms. oGr forests aud cur mines
/ These surplus products must fnd msrket
/ somewhere out Of the United States, Under
| our unwisc system Of taxation there u no
market which will pay our Industries. and 70
| attempt 20 remedy the evil by increasing
the cost Of production Ia simply 70 begin al
the wrong end, and viii greatly Aggravste he
/ situation
The majority bill is framed upon the ss
| sumption that a. our Industries grow older
| they grow weaker and more dependent Upon
the bounty Of the Government IL oeFolFes
| upon those advocates now ~ explain Il they
can. why II Is that after lOw-tarir policy has
! been abandoned for more than . quarter o. q
cestury and high-tsrlr policy substituted IN
| It's place the manufacturing and mechanical
industries Of the country are lees able 10 main
tain themselves than they were when the
change was made And when this If done !.
| viii still remain for them TO show upon what
principle Of justice or sound pubic polieI
consumers can be periodically subjected 10 Gd
| ditionai taxation, not for the benebt of tie
| Government which does not want the revenue
but for the exclusive benefit of private bushes.
| IS VII ahf L. u hfr
selves The silk bounty is severely criticized IN
the report.
Continuing the report says the bill VIII in
| crease the taxes on wool and woolens els
! 10000 per snnum according 70 last years
! importations, but really 10 much greater
/ SUM while taxes on tobacco 20 the amount o.
S. 500 994 are abolished. The minority can not
agree 10 do this at the price Of an increase o.
necesssries. The only substantial reason
urged for the repeal Of the tobacco tax IS The
relief from Governmental supervision, but &
mere reduction OF the tax from cents 70
cents docs not dispense with this supervision o.
reduce the cost OF collection.
OF the metal schedules the report says that
there are many increases asd scarcely any 70
ductions on articles that can be imported al sll
The bill proposes 70 make large increases II
the duties on carpet wools and take silver ore:
containing lead from the free list and subject
| tho lead contained in the silver ore 10 q duty
| OF II, cents pound not because We need th'
revenue. but for the sole purpose OF prevent
ing these articles from being imported into thh
country
The bill increases the rates Of duty on 81
classes OF wool imported into this country
These increases have been made principally
upon the demand OF a few large flock MASTER
in the State OF Ohio and they will be oefende'
By the majority on the alleged ground ths
they are beneficial 10 the farmers OF the couu
Try who keep sheep on their land. The fact
that wool Is one OF the least important ayr
cultural products in point of actual value sn'
by comparison with Others. IL does not amour
TO more than per cent Of tho total value @
farm products
The report criticises the sugar bounty an
protests against the gross favoritism and IN
justice Of such q policy. The sugar oUty !
defended as FAR more just and equitable thai
that on many other articles. and while ID
minority believes the duty should be reduced
II can not see the Justice OF propriety Of max
ing this revenue article free. paying bounty
and making this an excuse for imposing 81, 600
600 additional taxes on the other schedules Q
pccesssries
The minority finds IL impossible 10 state Wit
accuracy the effect OF the incresses Is er
presses the opinion that the increase Of the Il
bacco duty will be tle.SoS o25 and that Othe
items will show an increase Of g. 0DooD. ADD
ing these amounts 70 the 80 055 ln show
by the committees tables 20 have been sdde
70 tie duties on articles remaining on N
dutiable list shows a totai increase Of dutie
on articles still datisole outside Of the suga
schedule OF about ~ 600 600 and the miDorit
is satisfied IL is more than that
Mr.. Mckenns Cal a Republican
mem Der OF the committee. submitted
report dissenting froV the sugar scneo
ule OF the bill. E- discusses the pre-
tective system. protests against The Pre-
posed imposition OF bounty on sugar
and, in conclusion. says: The bill pre-
sented gives a bounty 70 silk cocoon
and raw silk. Its as Objectionable as
/ bounty on raw sugar