Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-22
TELEGRAPHIC.
A MINORITY REPORT.
The Proposed Tariff Bill Severely
Criticised.
A MOST SURPRISING THING.
Tho Bill a Revenue Tariff and Yet II
Docs Not Raise tho
Revenue.

WARRINGTON, Dec. 2l.-The report
Of the minority members Of the ways
aud means committee was submitted
10 tho House this afternoon. Tho 10.
port says, In part. "rho most surprls-
ing thing about this bill Is the fact Of
this proportion to reduce the revenues
Of 1898. which arc only $1,000 900
above the expenses. This fact and tue
fact that by this bill a larger part OF
the burden Of taxation ~ Transferred
from the Foreigners and brought to our
own cii.zsus should always bs kept Ia
mind.
Going into the details Of the bill.
the minority says "Al,hough lumber
passes through the same plant ~
boards, tho worSmen who mnnages the
Jaws are unprotected, while the work
men who runs the rlsnes are shielded
~ protective taufi taxes. Tho now
plan involves the method Of encourage
inE manufactures 10y giving them what
Is called 'lreo raw matorials' Un'
fortunately. It happens that FREQ raw
material ~ another mans flushed pro.
duet.
"Thls bill prottnds TO DO revenue
tariff aud docs uut raite revenue;
it prctonda 10 give protection, but
destroys II Ia every way. What exact
eject the proposed duties would have
on the general rate OF wages OF the
country can only be determined by
uctunl tpet. An ad valorcm duty, ~
the prices could be- exactly determined,
would 10 the iaircsl, tut, unfortunate
ly, the pTlcu ia very much n mattur
OF opinion, aud, iutsmuch ns tho dusy
depends vi on the price, n cheat on tho
price " cheat ON the duty aud not
only 10 tho government cheated but the
manufacturer to cheated out VI the
protection pr0misod him.
GLOW great the dolclt In our re-
sources o. u nation n Go ho hlloi, no
one knows, unlOsu tho President an.
ticipaiing In his message 10 C1ngrofs
tue ropUrt OF the committee on ways
aud mUnup, shall afford 10 tho commit
tee Itself the wiBhCd.iur clew. Against
the consideration OF such a iii, Great.
ing deficit anu leaving II unacuouut'
cd for, the minority vaiuly protected
when the bill was laid before tho COM
miltee. We make the same protest TO
wv AANkHA anu NAAN AHAhhaNH so hsAA
ought not 10 be reported without an
internal revenue bill with which 10
made up the deficiency.
"rhe report chafaclgrizes the WOODEN
schedule rs destructive Of the wool
growing iududtry, sovelth Ia value Of
product among the branches OF agricul'
;ure."
Attention Is directed TO the effect Of
placing iron ore on tho free list. The
result OF this will be n loss OF over hal.
million VI revenue, and TO admit 10
comIetni0u with American ores for.
oign ores produced NJ from one-fourtn
30 one-tenlh OF the cost Of producing
American ores.
The cotton schedule shows the same
Inconsistency and lack OF knowledge
on the part OF the iramers Of tho b!ll
that have marked the preparation Of
the other schedules.
This plate glass Industry Is cited M
splendid example Of the benefits oi
the protective system. American com
petition and enterprise have reduced
prices ou0.half Ia the past ten year,,
Twelve plants, with a capital VI $751;
Ou1,00O, employ 5000 men and support
$4,000 people.