Connecticut western news., 1897-03-18

domestic production of wool has diminish
 ed 900 GOO pounds since 1893 will necessi-
 tate the importation of much more wool
 now than in the latter year. Assuming
 that the imnortations 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 000000
 How the Increase wiII Be Secure d.
 "This increase of revenue is secured by
 transferring wool lumber CT de opium.
 argols paintings and statuary straw or
 naments straw mattings burlaps and va
 rio other articles from the free list of the
 present law to the dutiable list; by in
 creasing the duty on woolens to compen-
 sate the manufacturer for the duty placed
 on wool; ny raising the duty on sugar
 about three fourths of cent per pound. In
 order to encourage tEe production of sugar
 in this country which it is believed can
 be done, and thus give our farmers a new crop, which we now import mainly from abroad; by increasing the duty on agri- cultural products affected by Canadian competition and on fine cotton goods some advanced manufactures of iron and
 steel manuf, otures of jute fax and hemp,
 in order to encourage these and other in- dustries here and especially by increasing
 duties on such luxuries as liquors, tobac- co silks and laces etc.
 ''As a rule the rates of duties proposed are between the rates of the tariff of 1890
 and the tariff of lS4 such reduction of
 rates from the former law preservation of the protective principle being made feasi-
 bla ny changed conditions.
 rhe iron and steel schedule is changed
 very little from that schedule in the tariff of 1891, the charge being entirely in the olr- a1a s, of the cottons schedule In the agricultur- al wool and glass and earthenware sched- l ules alone gre tho duties of the act of 1890 fully restored a s a rule and in few cases increased with the view of amply protect 1 ing and encouraging our farming inter ests at every possible point. While the du- | ty on clot hing wool is larger in proportion to the foreign value than manufactured articles yet it Is thought desirable for the public interest and for our agriculture that We should produce this prime neces- l sity for ourselves. The duty on carpet wools as, well as upon many other articles, is imposed mainly for revenue The circu- lation caused by the use of flow wools heretofore classed as carpet wools being used for clothing purposes has heen reme- l died by transferring such wools to the | clothing wool classes, but the duty on | clothing wool has been restored to the rate | of the act of 1890.
 "In framing this new tariff the aim has been to make the duties specific. or at least 1 partly specific, as far as possible, to protect the revenue and also to protect our own l industries. This has been done in response | to the wishes of the better class of import CTS as well as of the administrators of the | law and of our own producers. The very | general substitution of specific duties even l where they are only the equivalent of OK istng ad valorems will of itself increase ] the revenue and strengthen the protection | afforded to our industries.
 | The reciprocity provisions of the act of | IS have not only been fully restored, but | this policy has been extended by adding l to sugar tea, coffee and hides as articles
 on which to make reciprocal agreements such articles as champagne brandy wines, 1 artificial and natural mineral waters, l chicle argols and silk laces. In adding
 these articles the reciprocity provision is | strengthened greatly by providing for a re- 1 duction of duties to countries giving us | similar concessions v