The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-16
THE DINGLEY TARIFF.
The Ways and Means Chairman
Discusses the Measure.
INCREASED REVENUES $ll2,ooo,ooo
The Maine Statesman Bases His Estimate
on the sapposition That Exports VIII
Equal Those of the Fiscal Year Ended
Last June.

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times as great and those of woolen
goods more than twice as great in
pounds as in 1893 the committee as
sumo that this excessive importation
would be largely reduced by the
proposed bill, although the fact
that our domestic production Of wool
has diminished 5000. 900 pounds since
1893 will necessitate the importation of
much more wool now than in the lat
ter year Assuming that the immortal
tions of wool will fall off at least one
third from those of 1896 on account
of anticipatory imports to avoid duties.
we place the Increased revenue from
this source at s11 900. OOO
"Anticipating. also. that the imnorts
of woolens wifi fall off nearly 50 per
cent from the enormous imports of 1896
we estimate the increased revenue from
this source under the nronosed rates at
about Sl4 600 600. From sugar we esti-
mate S2O OOO 600 additional revenue. An
ticipating a considerable falling off of
imDorts of Havana tobacco because of
the revolution in Cuba we reduce the
estimates of additional revenue to he
derived from the tohacco schedule to
s., 900 900, The remaining schedules
would afford a revapua If oh,,,t tbirty.
nine and a half millions on the basis
of the imnorts of 1905 brt 40 tbara
would be diminished imnorts at some
points although the gradual rastora-
ton of business activity would offset
imnorted luyurias wa reduca the osti.
mates on these to s31 900 900. These
would aggregate an additional revenue
of $50, 900 COO the first wear.
"A further reduction of IS 900 600 or
$40 900. 900 for contingencies would
leave $40 900 600 to STE 900 600 as the
probable increased revenue from this
bill the first wear. which wnuld nm
doubtndly rise to s1OO 600 600 tha seq
ond wear,
"These estimates are below rather
than above the nrobahIe result unIass
a. considerab| DELAY in the enactment
of the hill should greatlv 'enIarpa tho
for imnorts nf articIes on
which duties are to he raised nartiou-
larIv wool and woolens for snecuIative
purposes. Undoubtedly any delav be-
yond the first of NAV in placing the
bill on the statute books would result
in a large loss of revenue
"This increase of revenue is secured
bv Transforming vroI lumbar cr,,da
onium. arpots. naintinrs and atatnary
straw ornaments straw matti,gs hur,
laps and ysrious other articles from,
the free LIST of the nresant law 70 tho
dutiable LIST. NV increasing tba duty
nm woolens to comnensate tba mann,
ia acturar for tho duty n,scod a, wool.