St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-28
Reductions From 25 to so Per Cent
| are made unOn 30 Items They include:

Pearl buttons Al
Dolls. 10000. .. $50. 80
Ladies' and children's gloves -. 51-46
Mems gioVes... .......... 42-46
Steel rails. 800. ............ %
Reductions Less Than 25 Per Cent
are made upon 2SS items, and include
| certain chemicals, ground glass, fine
cutlery. laces, cigars. etc. No reduc-
tons are made on eighty-two items,
which include the largest sizes of plate
glass and mirrors, and other articles of
luxury. The rates are Increased on
fifty-lhree items, such as sawed boards
of mahogany, ebony, etc.. sugar, hogs,
olives, dressed meats, precious stones,
diamonds. etc.
The Mckinley law placed raw sugar
on the free list, but paid bounty of
two cents per pound upon all produced
| in this country. Thus it gave free raw
sugar to the sugar refners, and then to
| protect" the refinerS it placed tax of
| SiX-tenths cent per pound upon i'm
ported refined sugar. This arrangement
created the notorious sugar trust. 1t is
unquestioned that the profits of tine
| trust have exceeded S7S,000,000 during
| its three years existence.
In 1898 we produced about 60O,000. 600
!
| paid s12.000.000 bounty, and we import.
! ed 8. $50. 900. 900 pounds, valued at Sl1T,-
! 600, OOU OF refined sugar we imported
| only 81 800, 900 worth. The duty on re-
| fined gave to the trust the monopoly of
| our markets.
| The majority of the Democrats of the
| Fifty-third congress endeavored to put
| all sugar, refined as we'll as raw. upon
the free list; or, if that could not lie
done, then to make uniform rate of
| about one cent per pound upon all
| sugars. for revenue purposes only. By
/ such a tax over S40,0O0.000 annually
could be collected to meet the expenses
of the government. The sugar trust
was all-powerful in the senate. By
! means Of Republican filibusters who
| threatened to talk our bill to death. and
small number of Democratic con
servatives" who threatened TO vote
against the bill. it compelled the ac-
ceptance of the existing schedule in the
new law, the effect of which will be to
| give to the government over $40. 0OO. 900
revenue, and still leave to the trust
/ about tw0-thirdS Of the "protection,
which Mckinley gave to it.
This provision was accepted only he
| cause nothing better could be obtained
The trust controlled the senate. There
is no doubt that the new law will in.
| crease the price of sugar to the con-
sumers, for 1.-The tariff is tax" This
increase may slightly exceed IL cents
per pound, but by it the peoples treas.
ury saves S12,0G0,000 bounty and receives
over $4,000, 900 revenue.
The Fifty-third congress has not only
reduced the tax Jon the necessarles of
life, but it has also levied for re venue
purposes tax upon the surplus profits
| xuhi oh
able living expenses. 1t taxes all in
comes over $4,000, 2 per cent. or rather
it eXempts from such taxation the liv-
ing expenses of families to the amount
of $4,000. The rich man henceforth
must bear some proporti0nate share of
the burdens Of revenue taxation.
Republican Election laws.
The Fifty-third congress has repealed
the odious election laws passed for the
purpose of maintaining in the South
the rule of the carDet-bagger and the
scalawag. To us in the North these
laws were dead letter, no attempt be-
ing made to enforce them; but in the
South they we're the instruments of
| gross injustice, oppression and rascal
ity. and always provocative of disorder
and violence. They no longer disgrace
the statute books.
/
| form, viz. the repeal of the Mckinley
law, of the Sherman law. and of the
election law, constitute the great work
| done by the Fitty-third congress. 1t
will require many more pages than this
little book contains to even briefly state
the other important legislation of this
congress.
1t has remodeled the business methods
of the government departments, SIMPLE
| flying the system of accounts. and re-
ducing the number and expense of EN-
| ployps. Only those familiar with the
cumbersome and eXaspPrating red-tape
methods of carrying on the public bust
ness which has existed so many years,
can fully appreciate the value and i'm
| portance of the reforms which have
been inaugurated by this congress.
1t has passed important general pen
sion legislation, designed to facilitate
the granting of pensions and enlarging
| the pension list.
1t has reduced the expenses of carry
ing on the government in every depart
ment. and its appropriations of the
peoples money are much below those
of recent years. The appropriations of
| this session are. viz:
Below those of 1st session, SD
congress OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S16,9Sl, Sl9
Below those of I'd session, SD
congress. ..... ......... 2S. So, 9S9
| Below those of lst SeSsion,51s
congress. -. ............ SIS, $40
| Below those of I'd session,5lst
congress. ......... 5n555. 4S1
| 1t must be remembered that the great
increase in pensions by the passage of
the Dependent Pension Act of 1890 was
! not included IN the appropriations of
| the first session. Fifty-frst congress.
| If fnuNd that the great panitalisfS and
moneyed institutions escaped the pay
| ment of taxes upon large part of their
/ accumulated funds under a law which
| exempted legal tender currency from
1 state and local taxation. 1t has repealed
that law and made all kinds of mouey
! equally subject to such taxes.