The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-08

MIX MONTHS of the operations of
W the Dingley law show that 1t Is
my going to meet the expectations OF
w it's trainers and supply suthctent
revenue to cover the current expenses OF
the government. There has been a STEADY
growth in the receipts month by month,
until they have now reached Such pro-
portions as to make it apparent that the
law will supply, under ordinary circum-
stances, a revenue equal to the amount
necessary to meet the government ex-
penditures and furnish something of
surplus besides. The January customs
receipts were more than % per cent. in
excess of the customs receipts of last
year. and were larger than the average
monthly customs receipts during the en-
tire history of the Wilson law. The in
ternal revenue receipts in January ex-
ceeded those of any January since the
Mckinley law was taken from the stat
ute books.
During the six months in which the
new law has been in operation, 1t has
shown a steady growth. The August re-
CENTS were S19, 900 900, those of September
nearly s22. 900, 900, October s24, 900 600, No
vember over $25,000000, December over
S27 600 900. and January nearly S290OO,O 900.
The growth in the customs receipts has
been equally striking and equally graft
flying. In August the customs receipts
were. by reason of the enormous i'm
portations which had preceded the en-
actment of the new law, less than ST.
900. O00 in September about sS,000,000, in
October over SO, 600 900, in November near
ly $40 900, 900. in December nearly $120O0,-
900, and in January over $l4.OOOOO, show
ing not only steady growth but indcat-
ing the accuracy of the judgment of
those who had insisted that there would
.s,..r. "a
the new law when importations regained
their normal conditions, after the alb
sorption of the enormous inflow of for
eign products prior to the enactment of
the new law. Considering that over six
months supply of many of the most inn
portant reveDue-producing articles had
been brought into the country prior to
the enactment of the new law, it is quite
remarkable that the customs receipts
should in the six months OF it's operation
be greater than the average monthly
receipts under the law which preceded It,
especially in view of the fact that that
law is credited with many millions Of
dollars which should properly have be-
lonGed to the earnings OF the Dinsley
law.
The following table shows the customs
earnings during the six months in which
the new law has been in operations
August ...'',..'.',...'',.....' b,SSitul
september ''''.'''.'''''.'''......,. L9iJ,lUO
october ,.,'..'..'.,..,.....,...., 9lj,ip
November Observation-Disclosures 9,hou,UZJ
December .,.,..,.,...,............. IL, ,bbD, lSS
January .''..'''.................. li269, 4s2
The following table shows the total
earnings under the new law during its
six months operation, compared with
the earnings of the Wilson law during
the first six months of its operations:
DINGLEY LAW.
August 1897 .,..,,.................Sl9 49, 023, 81
September Observation-Disclosures. u, ,933, ,09S
october OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "a, S9l AIS
November ........,.,..........,.,. 20, l6S, ,9Y5
December Observation-Disclosures. 1881, ,i94
January, 1898 .....,.......,.,,..... IS, 795, ,227
$lL2i3,Si3
WILSON LAW.
September, 1884 ...................S ", ,62l 22S
october ................,....,..,.. ly,l ,240
November ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l9.4ll, ,sO3
December .....................,.... u, $50, 1876
January, 1893 .......,............. 27,S04, 800
February .......,...,.......,....,. 22,SSS,057
sl33, 73O 1863
Balance in favor of Dingley law, $l3,-