The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-21

Luxurles Taxed - ulsh~st Ezses- Nsc~s-
allies Bore Low Duties-The Inrin -
Tax FULLY Established
Legislation regarding trade and in
dustry during the colonial period 81 our
history followed closely the example
set by the mother country. At various
times down 10 the formation Of the ma
tional government In l.s9 the colonies
resorted 70 bounties upon exports I'M
ports and production. duties upon ex-
ports and imports and often 20 the pro-
hibition Of expectation and importa-
ton.
The breaking out Of the revolution.
though closely uniting the colonies for
political purposes. did not affect in the
slightest their trade relations To be
sure n-importation Of English goods
was agreed upon. but not fully carried
out Even after the war was over and
peace declared the same DETERMINATIONS
prevailing before the war were re-
sorted TO. Thus Connecticut passed
tariff laying a duty Of five per cent on
all goods from the neighboring states
It's effect was prohibition OF trade
with New York and Massachusetts,
New York. on the other hand.
found that the farmers Of New Jersey
controlled the vegetable and fruit trade
Of its chief city. and that Connecticut
supplied her with fire wood and other
daily necessaries. Accordingly, the
Legislators at Albany decided to stop
this trade entirely. so that the Dutch
farmers along the Hudson might have
a monopoly Of IL Accordingly. she
levied heavy duties upon the boats in
which the farmers of the neighboring
states sent their prod ucts to market.
New Jersey retaliated by taxing at
heavy rates the island in the bay on
which New York had built light
house.
While New York. New Jersey and
Connecticut were fighting in this way,
MARYLAND and Pennsylvania reopened
the strife along their boundaries
Pennsylvania levied heavy duties upon
the products Of Maryland. and the lat
ter state resorted to smuggling TO avoid
the payment Of them Pitched battles
were often fought between the SNUG
glers and the officials
While the states were thus quarrel
ing over trade the congress of the con
'ederacy found itself impotent Bur
dened BY the heavy debt resulting from
the war, ara Unable TO collect funds &c
nav Il, for the states had refused thu
recommendation of congress for thu
imposts Of 1881 and 1885, the confeder
acv passed out Of existence. the con
vention Of 1857 was called and the new
nation was formed
The adoption Of the constitution set
| tied one OF the perplexing problems
| II abolished forever the control Of thu
| separate states over internal trade Tn
| most important problem. however, wa
J still unsolved, how to raise revenues y
pay the debts. This question was
| therefore, the first to receive the atten
ton of congress in April. 1883.
| Accordingly, on April9. Madison, thel
Z representative from Virgins. rose i
his seat in the committee of the Who'll
and said: 1.-THE deficiency in our treas
ury has been too notorious TO make !
necessary for me to animadvert upo
that subject Let us content ourselve
with endeavoring TO remedy the evil
To do this national revenue must b
obtained. but the system must be sue
a one that, while it secures the objec
OF revenue, 1t shall not be oppressive I
our constituents Happy IL i for u
that system is within our power. 70
| apprehend that both these object
NAV be obtained from an impos
on articles imported into III
United States In pursuing thi
measure know that two points occu
for our consideration. The first n
poets the general regulation Of com
merce. which. in my opinion, ought
be as free as the policies Of nations wi
permit The second relates tn revenu
alone: and this is the point mean
bring more particularly 70 the view {
the committee" Madison then 81,
gested an impost bill which consiste
Of three classes Of articles The fir
consisted Of enumerated articles, o
which specific or I'D. valorem dutis
were 70 be levied The second cla'
EN- braced the free list The third Ella
en- braced other articles on which
uniform ad valorem rate was 70
fixed. He also suggested the article
70 be enumerated in the impost beiu
the FIRST class, but left blanks for u
duties to be filed out by the commi
tee.
Boudinot, Of New Jersey. suggcsts
that the blanks be filled up with u
rates recommended by congress in Us
On the other hand Fitzsimons, Of PEN
sylvania. thought that the country hs
SO changed since 1888 that il would
inadvisable to adopt Boudinot's sugge
, ton He then added 70 Madison's Il
Is follows: Beer. ale and porter; bee
pork. butter. candles. cheese
cider, boots, steel. --vies'
t~y;rs - ,.vxthread. malt, nail
sp;Les tacks or brads, salt Tobacco
snuf. blank books. writ'-R' P,in''.
and wrapping paper. 80 uoaru' sa g.
-. ware. buttons -auuies' sioses. na'
,,,;a.~v ca.~ngs OF iron, slit
,,ns -. Gather. shoes, slippers AZ
) 49,. - coaches chariots and 9th
! Wheeled carriages. chaises. sol'
/. other two wheeled carriages, nu
megs, cinnamon. cloves, raisins. fig
currants and almonds. and then adde
"Among these are some calculated
encourage the productions Of our cou
I trv and 10 project our infant mannfac
: ures. besides others tending 70 opera
|, a. sumptuary restrictions upon article
! which are often termed those Of In
I ury."
II renlv. Madison said: II beg leav