The Red Cloud chief., 1890-04-25
IL TARIFF BILL.
II. Mckinley Introduces tho Long
Expected Measure.
(slsts In he Report of tAe MaDesity of the
Ways ana Means CosnsWltSss-Mr. Car.
llsls swbsmIts . Report Of the
Minority.


Nj. Mckinley. Of Ohio. set forth tho
Views Of the majority substantially a.
follows:
The majority report begins with q state.
ment ~ tue financial situation and estimates
chat thc aurplus 1t the end Of tho present
0scal year will be w .O0O.Ol. and deductinR
che sum required ~ make payments ON tho
sinking fund The net surplus ~ receipts over
expenditures viii DO 81 G7s.Su. The csti.
mated surplus of the next fiscal year VIII be
etS,hw,'J., which, with the amount Of cash
now on hand and available (rcRching 10, no..
10Y, Will justify a reduction II the revenue
IN The sum contemplated by the bill reported
-es.rS . =, and probably more from customs
and 'i0,1.7,s7, from internal revenue, or y
tOtal If oii, .s<,tiA
Tho report says: "1he exact effect upon
che revenues II tho Government of the pro.
posed bill In difficult " nsccrtainmcnt That
ehcto Will be u substantial reduction, IN We
VII, show, AAmits ~ no doubt. II In not be-
atevcd that tho Increase Of duties upon woods
ana wooden goods ana upon glassware viii
nave the effect Ut Increasing the revenue.
That would, II course. follow " the impOrta.
tious III the last hscal year were hereafter To
be maintained. which however. Ia altogether
Improbable. The result will be that impOr.
cations will be decreased and. therefore,. tho
amount Of revenue collected from these
sources will bc diminished. In every case Ut
Increased duty except that Imposed upon tin
plate (which dOes not gO nth effect until
July !. 1917 and upon linen fabrics
the cmcct viii be- to reduce rather than
enlarge the revenues. because Importation
viii fall on II was the aim Of the committee
20 NJ the duties upon that class ~ manufact'
urea 9oods ANA farm prOiucts which can 10
supplied ut home, ~ ~ to discourage tho
use OF uko foreign goods n0d products, anu
eccurc to our own people and our Own pro
1uccrs tue home market. tn" general pol
lON nj tNR hll1 n tn enatap nenl aNeas.sssfO AuSs,r.
sc"n prouucss anu ulvcrs'hcHt'on NJ tho
American industry. We have not been ~
much concerned about hc'pticcs ~ tho arti'
clcs We consume ~ We have been To- cncour.
age . syssem ut home production that shall
give snir remuneration TO domestic pro
o"ccrs ana In'r wrsxcs 10 american work.
sncn, ana ny increasing production ana
home consumption insurc fair prices to on.
suim"rs."
the committee AdmN that free trade or
revenue duties would temporarily diminish
pficcs. but argue that u would he at tho
expense OF shc domestic products which
would be displayed, and then prices would
again advance and che country be- left nc the
sn" roy Os foreign syndtcntcs and niHnufRct'
Nrcrs' One Ut the chief complaints now
Grrvalene among our farmers IN that they
Tan get no prices for the crops coinncnsur.
eSc to ehe labor and capital Invested IN their
production. Those who dtncr from ~ must
believe that oven further agricultural de-.
prcss ON Ia desirable. for M other consc.
Iucnce can result from their economic
'theorics.
In thS case ut wool tho report rccitcs az.
'urca ~ an evidence Of the alarming decline
In production and says that Nh advance OF
sduties has been recommended. The com.
miittee believes thc United states should p'o.
ducc al thc wool u c~OnnWtncs. nnd with ndo.
Quate defensive Legislation II viii do 81. Tho
annual consumption In 6s,.OD'.nW pounds.
and With the protection offered by tho bin
tho farmers of the United states viii. ut mn
early day. be- able 10 supply this dcmand by
'thc addition 1T 10 per cent. or WO.0h.00
pounds to the present number. The b,ll
socks - stop tho frauds which have bccn 40
ehatuelossly practiced In the pnst by import.
Anx wools rady Tor Tho loom under tho new
t'a'nes and forms to avoid legal duties.
'rrpers gives the Increase Of the duty On
wool and the construction given To the
worsted clause of the existing law as u
reason tor mcrcasin. tho duties IN WOODEN
eouds 70 y os"ct manufacturers. u says
"Thc necessity Ut this increase IL apparent
IN Wow OF tho faclH already stated that dur.
ing the last use !! year there w"r" imports ut
nnnulMc'urcrr ~ IN 81 the foreign value
~ Ss3!Hi ,Ss9. as shows by tho undcrvt lurd
vItN amt In EnAV uVs Ia .Aa. anas L.N 80