The Dickinson press., 1890-04-19
HAS GOT TO THE HOUSE.
Tariff Bill Reported and Re
fcrrcd to the Committee
of the Whole.
Sugar Placed on the Free List
and 2-Cent Bounty Pro-
vided For.

ley, rom tne COInnllCtee on ways ana
means, introduced the new tariff bill,
with the majority report on it, in the
house. The majority report discusses
the effect that the bill will have upon
the revenues of the government. 1t
states that the exact effect is difficult of
entertainment. 'That there will he q
substantial reduction, as we shall show"
it says, ''admits of no doubt. 1t is not
believed that the increase of duties upon
woods and wooden goods, and upon glass
ware, will have the effect of increasing
the revenues. That would, of course,
follow if the importations of the last
fiscal year were hereafter to be main
tanned, which, however. is altogether
improbable. The result will be
that importations will be decreased,
and therefore the amount of rev.
enue collected from these sources
will be diminished. In every case of in
creased duty except that imposed upon
the plate) which does not go into effect
until July /, 1891 and upon linen fab
RIGS, the effect will be to reduce rather
than to enlarge the revenues because I'M
portations will fall off. 1t was the aim
of the committee to fix the duties upon
that class of manufactured goods and
farm products which a be supplied at
home, so as to discourage the use of like
foreign goods and products and secure
to u w people and our own produce
ers the home market, believing that
competition among ourselves will secure
reasonable prices to consumers in the
future as it has invariably done in the
past. We seek by the increased duties
recommended not only to maintain, but
to enlarge our own manufacturing plants
and check supplies from abroad which
a be %profitably produced at home.
The general policy of the bill is to foster
and promote American production and
diversification of American industry"
The report quotes the recommended
lions concerning the tariff in the presi-
dents annual message, and terms them
sensible and patriotic"
After a discussion of the administra-
tive features of the bill, the report goes
over each schedule noting the proposed
changes and discussing the reasons for
making them, and estimating the
amount of duty in each case that will be
affected.
After defending its action in increas-
ing the duty on certain kinds of iron and
on tin plate the committee goes on to
discuss the sugar and molasses schedule.
The sugar schedule was only decided at
the last moment. The committee state
that sugar up to and including No. is
Dutch standard of color, and molasses,
be placed on the free list, with a duty of
four-tenths of l cent per pound on re-
fined sugar above No. 16, and that q
bounty of 2 cents per pound be paid
from the treasury for a period of
fifteen years for all sugar polarizing at
least So per cent. made in this country
from cane, beets or sorghum produced
in the United States.
The increased rates of duty given to
manufacturers of woolens, it is stated,
will reduce, certainly not increase, the
from this source, and transfer
to this country the manufacture of from
S15, 900, 700 to $50, 600, 900 of wooden
goods now made abroad.
Several thousand words of report are
devoted to giving reasons for increasing
duties on agricultural products. Con-
corning silk, the committee states that
in order to secure this industry as speed
lily as possible, they offer the necessary
ditferential of a bounty of 81 per pound,
about the equivalent of 90 per cent. OF
the value of good silk.
The committee have recommended
changes in the internal revenue laws as
follows: Abolishing the tax on dealers
in leaf and manufactured tobacco, man
ufacturers of tobacco and cigars. and
peddlers of tobacco; reducing the tax on
smoking and manufactured tobacco and
snuff from 8 cents to 4 cents per pound.
The committee conclude, therefore,
that the proposed bill, if enacted into
law, will certainly reduce the e
from imports at least $50, 1886, $50, and
probably more, and from the internal
venue SIC, 327,S 7S, or in the aggregate
$71 1854, Ala.
No reference is made in the report to
raw hides, a subject that has given the
Republican members of the committee
considerable trouble. They decided to
put hides on the dutiable list but changed
the decision just before reporting the
bill, and hides will remain on the free
list as at present.
VIEWS OF THE MINORITY,
MI. 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 in the matter, and
defending the doctrine of the Democrats.
Summing up the question the minority
say: "We believe. therefore, that the
only manner in which our industries
can be helped by legislation at the pres
ent time, is to exempt from taxation the
materials they are compelled to use, and
to reduce proportionately the taxes on
finished products, SO that all our far
mers, mechanics ami manufacturers may
be able to compete on equal terms with
those of other countries. With untaxed
materials, it is evident that they could
afford to pay their laborers better wages
than they can afford to pay them now,
and still sell their product to consumers
at lower prices than are now charged
Concerning the internal revenue fea-
lures of the bill the minority say: "While
we would be willing to repeal the inter.
nal revenue taxes on tobacco in connec.
ton with reductions upon other articles
which the public are obliged to use, as
was proposed in the bill which passed
the last house, we cannot agree to &
measure which provides for the aboli
ton of any part of such taxes and at the
same time increases the rates of duty Of
cotton, wooden and linen clothing, and
on e~arthenware, glassware, table cut
lery, and many forms of iron and steel
which cannot be dispensed with.
The policy of placing farm products
on the dutiable list, as provided for il
the tariff bill, in order to give the farmer
protection, is referred to as fallacious
The minority hold that it is impossible,
to protect the farmer against foreign
competition in his home market, becaus
it is claimed he has no such competition
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS
THE SENATE.
The Montana Contest Cases Finally Di.
posed of by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE conside,
alton of the Montana election case wa
resumed in the senate, and, as no sci
ator sought the floor, the yeas and nay
were ordered on the first resolution an
The vote was about to be taken whe
MI. Evarts rose and proceeded to max
the clO9inv aru,,monf IN c,,n>or% ,f A.