Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-03-26
The Dingley Tariff Bill.


day. In a report accompanying the bill
Mr.. Dingley discussed the financial condi-
tion of the country at length, showing that
during the past four years there has been
a continuous deficiency of revenue, amount
ing in the aggregate to almost $20I, ,000,-
600. This deficiency, Mr.. Dingley showed,
was due almost entirely to a falling off in
the revenue from imports, the annual rev.
enue from internal taxes having been well
ma intained. The plain duty of Congress,
Mr.. Dingey said, is so to revise the tariff
as to secure an increase of revenue from
imports equal to what has been lost, and
at the same time to so adjust the duties
under this revisionas "better to protect the
many industries which have so seriously
suffered the past three years from unequal
foreign competition and from the conse-
quent loss Of purchasing power of the
masses Of the people, upon which the de-
mand for products and the prosperity Of
every citizen depends
Consideration of the bill began in the
House Monday, in accordance with an or
der previously adopted. After the journal
had been read and approved Speaker Reed
said. "pursuant 10 The order adonted the
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narkel'lor ,he soous "hlch tie FARMERS ana
| masses OF lhe PtoPlt were apie 10 purchase
! III Io''' ouI "hlCh 'ue! coulu nol puy III
lN'', because VI loss Vi 'lhP'"S ilen' anu
| puscnasinS power
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! 'he present ia" mas Ieuucea lhe cost OF
Cio.uinS 10 Ine PeoP'e; Tue leP'9 i ooNlU"s
'Ha' 1t mas uohe 50 ouly III appearance oe,
cause III Polh' ol IaC' 'he MASSES uepriHeu
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elsh niailu'a''u'eIs 'iie making Vi 80 IaIse
| part OF cur Soous' nave Iounu IL haruer
10 ouy lhelr cIo'hlhg lhSh lhey uiu oeiore,
AIter eNpialhlhs the sugar scheuule MI
Dihsiey saiu An increase mas oeeh
maze IN the uuty on max ana hemp' De-
cause from the evidence oeloie lhe com
mlttee'We are persuaded lhat lhe ulne mas
come ior gradual ueVelopmeht OF ooth
haN culture anu HaN Manufacture III thIs
country, "hlch mas oeeh possiole ohly 10 a
imlteu extent Ill coarse artlcles unuel Prl-
or low duties
| FOR the most part other"lse the ihcreasi
duties IN the penulhg OIL 10 the hgures os
tue tarlH OF ie'o nave oeeii Ill 'ile sCneuuie-
or paragraphs covering luNuries IKE To-
oacco' hquors' Silks laces' etc, "lilcil oeihs
articles OF voluntary cohsunptloh' are al
ways regarded as oolecIs "hlcn VIII oeai
the hlghest duties Inc exceptions are the
eaIlhehWare ana glass scheuule, lne aSrl-
cultural schedule' on Wh'ch the duties nave nave
been placed the same as IN the act OF Isoo'
because no olheI rates seeiheu 10 oe pro
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