The advocate., 1896-04-01
THE EXPORT BOUNTY PROPOSITION.

ouoEBy 0uu 4uCeuS6ly 6ACuo5G ia 6uOEGS
to retrieve agriculture from the unjust
burdens imposed upon it, several years
ago conceived the idea of an export
bounty on products Of the farm shipped
abroad, the bounty to be paid, Of
course, out Of the public treasury. In
furthersnce of this plan Mr.. Lubin has
expended q large amount Of money In
printing and distributing literature
treating the subject from every point
Of view, and he has visited different
parts of the country delivering sd-
dresses to farmers and others inter-
ested. He has appeared before manu-
facturers' clubs, boards Of trade and
committees of Congress, and In every
way regarded as practicable, he has
kept the export bounty idea before the
people.
The following bill, introduced by
Mr.. johnson in the House of Repre-
sentstiVes, embodieS the idea and sets
forth the plan proposed;
BILL
For the protection of agricultural staples and
American ships in the foreign trade by Ru.
thorizing the payment Of bOunties on ex-
ports of agricultural products Of the United
States, conditioned on their carriage in
American or foreign vessels.
Belt enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
ooFb bbo ~
greSS assembled, That ON the passage of this act,
and after the lapse Of fifteen months, there
shall be paid, out Of any moneys in the treas.
ury Of the United States not otherwise appro.
priated, to any exporter Of wheat or wheat
-four, rye or rye -four, corn, ground or un.
ground, cotton, hops, or tobacco, produced
wholly in the United States and exported by
sea from any port in the United States to any
port of foreign nation, certain sums, to-wit:
Ten cents per bushel on wheat; so cents per
barrel on wheat -four; 10 cents per bushel on
rye; so cents per barrel on rye -four; cents per
buGhel on corn; Z cents per GENITAL on corn,
ground / cent per pound on cotton; cents
per pound on hops; 2 cents per pound on to-
bacco.
SEC. g. That II any article named in Section
1 Of this act shall be exported in American ves-
sells, the corresponding bounty OF such export
as designated in such section shall be In.
creased by 10 per centum over the sum therein
provided.
SEC 8. That all payments OF bounty under
this act shall be made upon negotiable Vouch.
srs, payable in thirty days from date, issued |
by the Collector Of Customs at the port Of |
clearances and directed to the Treasurer of |
the United States; and the Secretary Of the |
Treasury is hsreby charged with making and |
enforcing the regulations necessary for the |
protection of the government in administer
ing this law.
SEC. l. That the President Of the United |
States is hereby directed to notify all foreign |
nations Of the desire Of this government to
tion with this act.
TIE shipping interests Of the country
are in favor of this scheme. 1t would
put money in the pockets of American
ship-builders and ship-oWners. They
would get the carrying of all these sur.
plus products shipped across the ocean,
because of the discrimination against
foreign shipping. Farmers would get
the bounty direct, and if there were no
or offsets, the benefits
would amount to considerable In the
Mr.. Lubin believes the bounty would
operate to enhance the price of sur
plus products sold in the home market
to the extent of the bounty. That is
to say: If A has surplus of wheat
amounting in all to 500 bushels, selling