Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-11
A COMMISSION
To BE- Created in Connection
With the Tariff Sill.
To Be Composed of Five Disin-
terested Persons

Appointed by the President and Repre-
senting Both Political Parties Head
quarters TO BE in v9ashsngton-- Salaries
If the Members to BE $1,000 Duties Of
the Commission.
WASHINGTON, Sept. .1.---Just before
the tariff bill was reported to the senate
Tuesday, Mr.. Plumb offered an amend-
ment for the appointment of commits
sion of five persons, to be known as the
customs commission, with a permanent
Office in the city of Washington. Agreed
to-yeas 81, nays 80. On this vote there
were no party lines observed.
The bill was then reported, and all
the amendments that had been adopted
i'll committee Of the whole We're agreed
to III the senate, except those on which
separate votes We're demanded.
Thr Commission and Its Duties.
The commission is to be composed of
five disinterested PERSONS, to be appoint
cd by the president, by and with the ad-
vice ana consent OF the senate The
commissioners arc to continue in office
fix years, but amy of them may be re-
moved by the president for inefficiency,
neglect of duty or malfeasance in Office.
No more than three of them are to Ee
appointed from the same political party
They are to have salary of az 900,
with travelling expenses. They are tS
he rovided with clerk, stenogrnnher
and messenger, and such other clerical
assistance as they may require. Their
permanent ciiice is to be III the city of
Was hingtCn. Their duties are to be as
follows:
First-To examine into and ascertain
the average price Of commodities inn
ported into the United States. both at
wholesale and retail in the United
States and i'll the foreign places of pro-
duction, sale or shipment, for the period
OF twelve mouths preceding and six
months following amy change in the
late Of customs duties imposed upon
such commodities, and this inquiry shall
be carried back for period of twenty
five years, and more. ii deemed advis-
able by such commission, and shall ex-
tend to all facts relating 70 demand and
supply, domestic and foreign, which
tend to influence prices of such com
lnodities domestic and foreign, and 20
aid ia determining the true effect oi the
import duty or Of the change therein IL
the several eases upon domestic and for
eign prices, and upon productions of the
same or of otLer commodities upon
revenue, upon immigration, upon profits
ct capital. latas OF Nasses, and the gem
eral welfare.
Second-To ascertain the amounts in
quantity and value Of the importation@
of the principal commodities during
each If said period of six months pre-
cading and succeeding 'any such change
in customs duties.
Third-To ascertain, as far rs practical
BILE, the quantity and value of the same
or milar commodities produced in the
United States duliag the same re-
spective pc iods
Fonrth To ascertain whether in any
and what instances the particular rates
of customs duties have operated TO i'm
crease or diminish production in the
United States, aud to cause reduction
OF the first cost of articles produced for
consumption. and what other causes, if
any, have operated similarly
Fifth To ascertain il what particu-
lar rates of customs duties existing from
time TO time operate inluriously or
favorahly TO the development and in
crease of the manufacturers and pro-
duccrs, or operate injuriously OF favor
ably TO the consumers of such manu-
tactnred articles and productions in re-
sroct OF causing on contributing TO the
payment ot unreasonable prices by con-
sumers. OF the removal or reduction of
the same
Sixth 10 ascertain the effect Of the
customs duties upon the price Of agri-
cultural productions of the country and
their sale in United States. markets and
their consumption in the United States.
Seventh To ascertain the effect of
such customs duties, both actual and rela-
tive, in respect of the employment and
the payment of renunerative wages,
both actual and relative. TO labor in the
United States and Il comparison of the
same with the labor and wages in other
countries.
Eighth To consider tho effect of GUS
toms duties or the absence of them up
on the agricultural, commercial. manu-
featuring. mining and other industrial
interests of the people Of the United
States.
Ninth-To ascertain aud compare
the Gctnal cost and the selling price.
both at wholesale and retail, of similar i
manufactured commodities reduced to
American weights, measures and money
in the United States ard elsewhere.
Tenth-To ascertain the growth and
development Of the principal manufac-
turing industries affected by the tariff
schedules in England, France, Ger.
many. Belgium and the United States
for The last twenty-five years, and to
ascertain the relative cost If transpor-
tation in those countries and the United
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