The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-26
MN. coospys rARttr is,cHEM,n.
ne wouid Have forr Schedules O,iy. Ia
eIndInE One for the Protection Of Labor.

eiuding Ope for the Protection or Labor.
WASHINGTON. Oct a.. = Representativ,
Coombs OF New York to-day offered the fol
lowing resolution: 'r.
R,-o,red That the Committee ways and Means b,
directed to prepare and present for the consideration
of this House bill for the collection of revenue snt
other purposen substantially upon the basis and prin
oipis OF the folio wing propositions:
The bill shall have four schedules as follows:
Schedule 40 he composed OF articles free Of duty
including all raw materials necessary in the ufac
ture OF goods.
| schedule BIO be com posed Of articles which. by
their nature should not pay duty exceeding 10 per
| cent
Schedule Go be composed Of articles, principally
wine spirits tobacco. cigars and cigarettes and upon
which duty must be charged sufficient at least
protect manufactuters who pay tax under inter
nal revenue laws. Also OF few well defined articles
luxury which will bear rate of at least 20 per cent
| al vaiorsm.
Schedule D-To be known the schedule for the pro.
lection OF labor and which shalt be made up from
| to time In the manner hereinafter specified
All articles not covered by the preceding Ists shall
| be grouped and known as .unspecihed." and shall
have a uniform rate OF ad vaorcm duty as provided
| hereafter
The bill shall also provide that soon as Congress
shall ascertain the amount OF money necessary the
conduct OF tho Government for the current year. Il
shall submit report to the same deducting therefrom
the following items:
ia, Surplus remaining over from preceding rear.
tb) Estimated income from internal revenue
tcj Estimated income from schedule b.
ID Estimated income from schedule c.
te) Estimated income from schedule H.
~ Estimated income from all other sources.
Which amounts being deducted from the to
be provided for the expenses OF the Government will
leave result tho be raised by mport tax
on all 'unspeched" articles
II shall In Its report to Congress- estimate the gross
value Of such mportations for the year AMI
the percentage of duty necessary TO be levied the
same. In order as near may be. to realize tho
amount ascertainsd as above.
The bill shall also provide that in case any manu-.
facturer or manufacturers of goods or merchandise
included in the class OF 'unspecned" shall md that
the item of labor cost including tho OF
OF his productions In this country shall exceed that
paid by the manufacturers or the class goods
made in foreign countries, he may present sworn
proofs Of the to the committee. with tho demand
that such articles shall, be entered schedule D. IT,
upon examin alton. the committee find that the
%sn,s are Go, s or they nd nn1 any dsrsnss
tered upon schedule il with SPECIFIC duty eausito
.sAs BY 'as hi. At Gay:n
ment.
with interest. and some amusement on the Re-
publican side of the House It was referred to
spesEins Of the resolution to reporter for
was to take the tariff out Of politics as far as it
tarifY bill he said. without getting hurt BY II.
and his belief was that both the Democratic |
and Republican parties would be glad to have
the matter settled upon u business basis The |
principal advantages he claimed for his scheme
was that 1t provided a reasonable. automatic
revision OF the rates OF the tariff every year so
that they might vary with the changes in the
factors entering into the problem. a great
trouble in all previous tariffs. he said. had
were intended to bear to the cost OF the articles
affected owing to changes in cost and methods
Of manufacture. This would be obviated BY
the operation OF his plan.
AS to the details OF the probable changes in
the rate Of duties. Mr.. Coon bs asserted that.
and 81. years OF great variations in the
volumes Of receipts and expenses. they would
not exceed 2.i per cent. The average rate al
duty I'm posed upon articles in the unspecified
schedules would be about IS per cent. and
this every manufacturer with whom lie had
talked upon the subject had declared would
be satisfactory and sufficient to protect them
IN the matter OF wages.
Mr.. Coombs said he was the pioneer ex-
porter OF American goods, having been en-
gagged In the business thirty eight years. and
hat he had been sent to Congress because OF
his acquaintance with the subject. His plan
as outlined had. he said. been approved by
over one hundred Democratic papers, and
would bring the whole subject in accord with
.he declarations Of the Democratic platform.
ection Of his plan into the work Of the Com
nittee on Ways and Means at this time might
% likely to seriously disarrange the PURPOSES
" the committee.
Every one knows" he responded that
lnder the methods pursued by the committee
ubject OF the tariff. and because OF the infiu.
noes represented In the hearings before that
,ody 1t will be practically i'm possible for 1t to {.
lraft bill that will be satisfactory"