New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09
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Representative Morse, of Massachusetts. has
made known that he will offer to-day the fol
lowing bill, which has been printed already In
The Tribune, but IS so brief that 1t may be given
in full:
Be it enacted, ETC., That on and after January
l. 1896 there shall be levied collected and PAID
upon all articles imported from foreign countries
and mentioned In Schedules G. j, and l. OF
the Revenue act approved OCTOBER l. Ioso the
duties imposed In those schedules; also upon
earthenWare, both decorated and plain, tne
duties named in paragraphs s4 and 30. scheoule
b, of said act. upon tin-plates the duties named
in paragraph 12l Schedule G OF said act ana
upon gloves Of all kinds the duties named In
paragraphs 343 to $50 inclusive In Schedule OF
said act
This little bill Of twelve lines would not satisfy
Mr. Morse himself 1t Is probable, nor other Ike
publican Representatives, as permanent meas
IRE. 1t Is obviously intended as a bridge, to
avoid as far as possible the mass OF details
which would invariably cause delay in both
houses should Congress undertake general
revision and to submit a means OF raising ade-
ouate revenue by duties the effect Of which has
already been thoroughly tested, and at the same
time TO revoke those changes made by the last
Congress which have proved most injurious
alike to industry and to the revenue In THIS
light, the bill or some modification OF 1t may DE
accepted as a temporary measure by many VINO
would properly insist upon further Applications
Of the protective principles. II a general re-
vision of the tariff were at this time feasible
On the face OF things, the items selected for
change in Mr.. MCrses bill are those on which
the Democratic tariff has thrown away the
greatest amount Of revenue, with the least re-
sulting benefit to anybody except foreigners
The loss Of revenue on these few items alone,
the sum which the old duties on these items did
actually realize In 1893 in excess OF the sum
which would have been realized from the new
duties on the actual importations Of 1893, Is
more than 10000. Such an addition TO the
revenue would stop the deficit cover the legit-
mate expenditures of government, including the
increase of $7500OOO in interest on account
of Democratic borrowing within the past eigh-
teen months and provide little margin Tor
safety Considered as a revenue measure II
may be fairly said that this short bill would
raise all the revenue required with less diff
Guilty or disturbance than any other
Presumably Mr. Morse anticipates that modi-
fications in various directions may be proposed.
Some persons may think 1t unwise to restore the
old duties on agricultural products as whole,
and there doubtless might be notifications or
detail permissible If it were expedient to take
I'D the bill item by item and enter upon the
prolonged inquiry and discussion naturally re-
suting SO of other items about which opinions
may to some extent differ. Doubtless the Re
publican majority in the House will come to
some conclusion as body regarding the meas
ure which it thinks best TO support. But the
one proposed by Mr.. Morse has the great ad-
vantage that it contemplates no duty which has
not been actually tried. with definitely known
result.