Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-30
A NEW WRINKLE.
Congressman PattisOn Springs
a Tariff Scheme,
In the Shape of a Non-Partisan
Commission

To Consist of Twelve Members Appointed
the Senate, Each for n Term of Ten
Years--HOw the Proposed Commission
Would Logisiate.
WASHINGTON, June 30. Congressman
Pattison, of Ohio, Tuesday introduced a
bill providing for the creation of board
Of tariff commissioners of twelve mem
bers to be appointed by the president,
with the approval of the senate, each
for the term Of ten years. The board is
to be non-partisan, no one being eligible
who is an importer or holds stock in any
mill or mandatory. The board is to
be in continuous session during the
whole year for the purpose Of consider
ing all the interests of the people, i'll
Guiding agriculture, commerce and
manufactures, and is to make annual
recommendation to congress, and is to
recommend such adjustment and
changes of the tariff as itmay deem just
and proper, but in no event shall the
commission recommend tariff ON any
goods greater than will cover the differ
ence in the cost of labor between the
United States and foreign countries,
taking into consideration also the differ
Snce in the value of the capital actually
employed
Mr.. Pattison has had his bill prepared
since early in the session, and has held it
in order to obtain the views Of prominent
men in congress upon it. 1t is claimed
by him that the great interests of the
country are such that the question OF
the tariff should be settled SO far as pos
sible in business way and upon strict
business principles that would be far
and Just to the great masses Of the peo-
pie who pay the tariff, without injustice
to the industrial interests of the country.
The salary of each of the proposed com
missioners is fixed at So 500 which Will
make the position one next III place to a
cabinet Office
Mr.. Pattison believes that the masses
of both parties should unite upon this
or some similar plan, so that the United
States, like all other nations, may have
some settled national policy upon TIC
aubjoct. He thinks this will satisfy
the Democrats, who in the main believe
in tariff for revenue, but 80 adjusted
that proper encouragement Will bC
given to all legitimate lnduStlleS tha'
may need assistance; and it will satisfy
the great intelligent masses Of the Re
publican party who believe in salstan
TALLY the same thing, and that it Is
fair aud middle ground where nj
patriotic citizens, without regard tc
party, can unite, and, with some neces.
sary notifications, the bill will satisfy
all except minority Of the Republican
party, who believe in high, and contin.
ned higher protection, many timef
greater than enough to covor tho differ
ence in the cost OF production. HC
claims that the interests Of the whole
peoble will thus be considered; the IN
tereats of the farmers and ordinary
laborers and working classes recC. .
consideration such rs they have not had
during the last thirty years. The true
interests of the manufacturers will bC
fairly and properly considered, while 1t
will protect absolutely American labor,
and that in timo it will eliminate the
details, and possibly the wholo subject
of the tariff from politics