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ww & qff-jd^^b 7^£fw / ei*^l!z iffliam ft is even wise te abstain from lawa which hhwe-i r wise and i nil .,.-., i i ,, _. thu wisdom .., '!. l.iti ... is * ii,i!x on ingrafting laws on , "' "' '" '' ll ' i,y which find " rt r0 l '"""' '" l " ll '' rl "' the citisen and which nil be evaded with little remorse dr chaining by i'.nitox nuifjfa.i salisbury row\n cow ry v c ... vwxd-tv m\y n s*«9 r-"-<"»t vtt v0 55s the l i f thai object cm imj hotter attaint tl by any othei plan which ',.,*, xam is mas de . t '. the h.isis of the bill now submitted is a t ital repeal ofthe acl fl • 19th ol i83s from and after the third of wan .. 1833 and i limitation ofthe revenue af terwards tu be raised bj n now -\ | duties to the existing expi n litures ofthe gov irnmi ni and t sm-ii other necessari expenditures as the exigency t the pub lic service mav require and congress in its .. isd ii m i authorize the estimate which was presented in led fi in in the lull in i fan . - i ■.- iv . n nibs ten i ti principal to what i und h wish of the n ontilai tun t tl who prefer i lystem h.rmaiienl in il ucter t . oif liable to changi '' '' : '- u i tip p i practicable tn "'. t ii ... . ■able scheme of . mise an i for tho adjustment f ,: ' : ich . ■. , should not avoid lho in : x in tl.e n.'i ... 1 ■r i r . ■the well '■iinlsd obj cti ins i i tho system of niinimii wit ch i nol in i ed in the . nu i - . nn i v ■ver . * . ' . i ". i whii li .' i rat resoi.l tions rl ffr-red to in ihe foregoing inst1 ctions i h iiii.it ih i '■'" ' '"'" ' .',';'.'. .' v w v/i^^^h l,l l a 1 fund i,r rontit . tiir-r i -. .. ,',,. ,,,.,,. ..,..,.. yo^eeta and therefor i divided . ut an 1 !"""■» of re jan if \ vwiiat porli f the cr.ii i v us i ■'.' red i , .; th secrntarj nf the manufi res consists of tlie price fthe ffr ■i-wte.l toe ii ' . rict ■■,,, material what portinn ef the wae.es ' be in in iul i it„l rth.it p.n tion i tho prolii . if 1 in if cni.dil ■n pein-rall , of , ipital ' .'.. whal amount of the agricultural ■- ' * l ol ill cour.trv is ,-,. ur.ijdl in i - an il.mei i and whal amount of ; ''". '" ths unit report tin other 1 sti i produt i same to this hou t » ■carlj .. i t jj8 tviiut quantity rarnouut of mania i»rai i during lhe . i'or | hcture uoh as \ ii make are p,-...i.u-.-d i . the i ,„., ,| stales nml what aiuouui ia requested to transmit iho af«i your own stales 1 * if with alii ' ■'.!. if thn duty upon th foreign maain ii '*.-■' - - ■t - .. . : ,* . -,, ., m i if the kim ol g di whic i wi ■nt i.t make wero reduce te it per cent with i h'ic interest acorresp ling reduc.ien on nil the in r i ' ifiv st < i..m l < i ml ke ports would it cause yon to abandon you v click -./ l.'.i ,', ■.-. oj rep of v a bus oss or would you continue to inniiu a isitii .■nt reduced prices ' un : congress st sesl i v .- „. f „ ,,„ ilm j ,,„.,. y 6u ... nimmloo i i i x ... i ■■■. ... __ i __ . . ,., hi . ., ... m ni,i \ ( ,„ rnr report ->.' . ie gecretar ofthe treasury o ai . .-', ' n '. ./ ,',, tariff j i i |) ,.,■: •, v r pril 27 1 883 si t in '.!.'• lie ice i t two resolu if " r s ■lhe i it of ll pri s ntativos ii •...■19th iuiiii iry 1832 lit tin lhe set otnr i t h tt i it \ i c llect i ifortuoti m tt t , i tu maniifai tures in ths uaitt i ■••■il ,,,., i , communicate the stum to the li use with iu h m ' tions ns he m.iv . ,, . _ useful with i view to ths tdjustmi nl ot the tariff and with such a tariff ol du lies on imports in liis opinion ih ih-si i pied to lhe ml ancemenl i iin public ,,! rr ; lhe undersigned has lhe honor i , report timt for the purp of effectual i . • nplviug with the presumed objeel of the ii it.se as so as proper agents c mid do selected lir addreaaed eirculars 1 copy of which is now transmitted 0 gentle „,. 1 m the states north of the potomac ind in tho state of ohio requesting their lid in collecting ths information desired jnl also sought personal conferences with jmi t i manufacturers and other gentle ri • acquainted with iln subject s iti of those howevor who lmd been elected as agents declined acting and owiii to that and other causes with which t is necessary to trouble the house more jlme has been employed in 1 xecuting the jiu.'.iii.ins ofthe department than was an t-.ip.tt'-il the importance of despatch was fully appreciated but until tlie re un..s could be no iv i to enable the un ile-'.i'-l to communicate tho fuels culled i'm bv the house he did not deem himself authorized to sul.mit any suirij-'stions or jr n.n.iud any particular modification of w titii duties rhese returns have bu recently begun ft come in and have yet becn only partial i receivi'j : but rather than incur greater ielay at this advanced period ot the sea lion or longer disappoint the expectations of i.e house the undersigned has the t\,„ior to communicate the returns as liir »< they hnve cum to hand and will con tinue io traamit others as thoy may bu ie scived at the t:.i.-nt.h * ' i u j sd | ' i ■ihn late annual repori from this depart 1 it is believed 1 tl •- | er ofthe ment of tha amount toba received into raw material anil the treasury from customs in the year wool will receive an ai mnity for 1832 was founded chiefly upon th.s im the con n no i in ho con pertations ofthe year 1881 ; and aa the staney and stead io of the market which receipts from that aource will not be grea the sun and pernmacnl succeits nf the ler than may be safe relied on for the manufacturing establishments will not bil payraeut of the public debt within the time lu sflbrd for his cemmodity nnd in lha proposed the dunes cannot be materially cheapening of his general supplies in ifatall reduced consistently with that dependency ifthcse eonsideral », i object earlier than the period indicated ever.it will appeor bv the statomen ac f tba duties be reduced as proposed m company ing „„. bi || lm un that in the bill to take , i1.-c in ut i 8«3 the j the duty nn b y the bill on raw wo -!, amount wh.ch according to the principles a price not | 8m hin fortj cents a pound adopted in formib the estimates for 1888 ig mour , d „, „,„ l ,„„ ost . •„,',.,. ,. - f maj beesthnated aathe roce.pte from the , ha , art - c , e 0)h . „„„„„„.,„,, „ bmv ; customs in 1888 will be about 18,000 , the op8ration ofother ,„ of , be hill 000 whieh sum after providing for tbe wi || be prepared and transmitted ,,„ thev payment of the debt in that year would , w , fou k nd becoggnry . cave for all other objects 15,500,000 . • , .* sl the public expenditures amount ' '"' b > ate '» ol ww r to 15,000,000 after the payment of ihe «« impohingan uncessarj and extravagant , , . ._„„ .. 1 . * ,, i . . ' rate ot , niv uinl us enrnui . t.ti the corn debt in 1838 there would be ii sur im in . . ' .... . . - ... , e i ao on on tiii-sioi ul iruuds lillirull il nut t.nbo il.le that year of only 3,500.000 toprevent . 1 j bali.ved thai thieffect no allowance however . made n.lta ,' , ,„„„ ,.„ ,„ ;,. ,|.,. ,;„. \ estnnilk nil if sof n liiiniiislietl un ■'. . i . . „„,... „ r merieau importer in a irreut degree from ih.rtutii.il or uu unusual ri o portalnm ot ' . , . , , pi i.ui.ii ui .. • trade ami to leave il in the hands of those article which nag be w 0 u,ersless scr lousaatothe restraint thn reduced tenff and m.ght not be j [^ cessary fur the consumption of the cm > j 7 d fa before the reduced an.l should go ,„.„ £ n op.r_.ion yet however equally a pros manufacture agaiuat the *■„ in mi r.'.lucti'.n nmv omit *. the impor ,.■,.- .... iwtii.s ri mu in uu ',,' permr capital .•; ni foreign rival and the tors lo a.li.ist the simply to the d'-niiinu : • . -, . , r . . iu it uijim ttr.11,11 , occasional excessive influx i the forei n „ i behoved that n ennajdorabto reduc „,..„,,,„„,,„,_,.,, „ ai , , a |„ r e du.v ni tiou should be made lor 1.0*0 eon .* u ( ,.„.„..„„,„,,,„.„. c,ea it a doubtfw whether they w 1 _ '^^ ( der „ e leave any surplus but il any a sma i one *, in t]ie b f tli , accomplish the and in carrying into effi-.t a t-rea change „„, loss i:.',,„.ilh l-roinin like thla it would be imprudent to incur formatio j n , |( .,. v ,„, m ,,„ l ,|, frora lhl . a risk f a soroty or defective revenue gtatemenu ()| ,,„•„,.,„ m anutacture.s a merely to avoid the chance nf a small sur , * of lq pef ~ nn h . n i , m . l , ,, lm l uh - article beyond that on the raw material it'a reduction of 810,00(1,000 or up wou d ( f itself equalize the cost of the do wards should bc made to go into opera mes tj c and foreign article aud aflbrd a ion iiiinit-diatcly it should effect not only i sufficient iu-.itecti.i-i to the manufacturer iht^iiiim^v^-niiijau that which lias ul 11 ,. mist | u i'.-tii uiiiii'-titioiiiimln^hmj s i ...' i|tit a^^^_^^^^m i = • . _, '-..' : ' i . ' qi tod - p j | •«.,) i i j »-. its : :: aiu it , 1kbs.s.o«00 . . ■is ' - i ue > — i .*- 00 npjolun . ' ' r ' . . .- - ua mc . ■i'u,„k • . '...'! i 5 . 1 - ■— <■• in thi house of i v •■'"'■1 '. s '*' ! - r .■■■■'. thai i'n secretar ol the trei iurj bo diroctcd to obtain informa tion as to the quantities and kinds of the . cr.-il articles manufac t lin the uni if i mil ., during the year ending the 30lh september 1831 particularly those of iron ootton x oel ln"ti an.l sngnr .... hi . i thereof — and i!s the quanti ties aad cast of similar articles imported um i abroad during lho same ypsi ; and ths t y tlie samo betore thi house as early as maj be practicable luting the present set don of congress togethet with such iuformstion at he mav dai in mate rial and such su r es.ioins us lie may think t.s i . i \. i j . . w to ihu adjustment of th inrits ttesti mw bt clair clarke (.'/*..'. ofthe house of llepreientatice i i i j el is there inn pursuit in which m icnulii i ngn-o uni which you could de rive great ,- profits even nf'i.-r n i du hos ofthe import duties to li par cent ! ').'. ant nut the tn tit n ietu.es ol sill nml jron remote from the p i its tin.por i tiii.it ut ol'fbraigii competition wjti.ii • certain circle around hem and what rs | the exfe.it ol tlint circle ? 83 a on nisi nf rupitnl ; nnd wlin pro portion the borrowed capital bears to that is inch is rial / hi what stii'.tint nl rodurtionnfthr du tios would enable the nctitnl ur renl cnni talemployed to yield nn interest ol per ai t.t ; and how gradual the reduction should ik ' 83 it niiniinums should he abolished and the lutv assessed upon the actual vnl '' nt the imported article in the anieii can port what rate ad valorem duly woul4 he equivalent to ihe present with tbe mia imuii ? 3(1 what would he lhe opera i . n fthi|l change upon the fruuds at present suppm sod to i.e practjaod i 87 proportion which the production hjs the american manufacturer hems to tin consumption i 88 extent of individual and hnuscl.oltl manufacture in the united slates and how much il im . eiiciaosed since the tarilf of 1 894 ? _!'. avsrsge profit of money or capita in ll united status ? 10 average ralo of wages 1 1 , i aw . ' ■. 3 ■r d 9 r • _-. , ■c s • i a . 2 . *. - . ' 3 y . ft a f . c i • i . r a *- js ' * tc - - -■,_ xa • < . - g . - 3 "**" * *" sa - " ' - ' ,---- ' u .•" - • 5-^r o -- x -•*. *- ikv dbs i 1 vim /,'■', ;/ -, . i hour ut representatives having by two resolutions ;■i ihc ll'ih ult copie • l which are . ,, ., 1 requt-s te.1 tlii department to obtain information it various matters connected with he manufactures of ihe i ... it has in-lit deemed proper thai the l firtmont should avail law • ■■■lent assistance in . tile and report ueh i icts as may he necessary to a full knowledge of the .... |. . i it is hope i ll.nl it may suit j in convenience to afford iuch aid in respect to the state of you will be at liber ty ... pursue your inquiries cither l a personal examination by correspo with those pialiuv to afford in informs ti m ,.,■l the employment nf capable as sistants you will bo li iwe.1 aa .. cot ,■peusation for your servici i anil . awn ns queries 1 state nml county in which tire man uliit lory is situated ' 9 kind oi description of the ni.uuil'ac '...., , i ad whether water ste<un or other power ' i v,'!..-n established i and whether u joint l.r.li concern ? i complying wilh so much of ho res.,1 stiona if the houae as requires the'secre tary ofthe treasury to communicate his swn suggestions he is wall aware of the delicacy and responsibility ofthe k lie kas been instructed to perform i ne is pro fr.iin llv sensible however of the impor .:, !■• f the crisis which lias induced the i ■ml : and he has entire confidence in ll liberal patriotism with which every i st effort for tho adjustment of ita ac kn iwl - iged difficulties will be received li th raising thc proper amount of rev snu • were the only object tr could alone guid ■these niggesti ma the 1 11 1 would be ... i ira.ivolyeas ; but the crisis presents a different snd for more complicate sub ject the impost system of the unitod stat * lias heen t'.^r mm yearn incident ally hut s intimate mi 1 1 tvitli the growth nnd protection of \ nericau cap r.tl and labor as ." have lisod up great n iti in 1 mt reals indi p u table io the prosperity of tbe country an vhich can i ,| be lost si.tiht fin any i.eiv adjustment . the --. sf in how for olher intere it • in different portions f tho i ii in enn b iod in the system now to bo fi ed nith-iiit injury tolhose imp rtanl t.i ■ists . thi qu mil which in il ■- a c , i with tt.e direction ofthe house a labor of great delicacy mid of still greater dillij in lie ■i 1 capital invested in ground and build ... water power and in machinery 6 avorage amount in materials and in cash for the purchase of materials and payment of wagoa ' t annual rate of profit on tho spi...l invested sitti.e lie oklal.j i-tiiii.-t t ul thu manufactory — distinguishing between the rate ofpronl ti|i..ii tb portion of ihe cap ital which is borrowed after providing for it iiii.-t.si upon it ami tho rate of profit upon 1 1 in t portion which is nol borrowed ' ', . i'i ..!' the increase for decrease is il ,■,-.,■i iv im i profit i 8 rates of profit on capital otherwiee employed it tin s.u.h state and count ! '.». v in milt of ., in:j adiiuiilly leanu i in i since ihu establishment of the manufactory j description quality uud value of each kind ' rca.lv arci.t'-.l u.'i if hy ti i-e.|..c".i basis fthe receipts into the treasury du ral ,, 8 f^uty on the raw materials and tbe ring the present year whatever amount j owra teu duty on all other articles of receivable-front the customs in this year general consumption lli iinericah man ma he im «• in bund 1 1 cannot be doubted usurer may ns is believed in that before thosi bonds become due a re merchandise into market u i evportatii.ii would take place ofall such e ,, im ii v in cost with tin foreigner it is articles as sl,..t.td in included in lhe redu ,,,,, j ou bted tliat the ■■! valorem duty pro ced tariff and he in a situation to entitle h , 1 * iv ,.„, .,, il „,,-, cashpaymi its d ih.-tn .-. debenture such ai idea c tdd ., j lltv ; in ffl | ( „ : , t ., ; ._ ,;,, will be full a i iot enter into competition with those ira , 0 q u8 ( e to guard upuiuhl tl.e su triority of ported under the reduced tariff and would .-„.„ jr n capil d and the flu dual isoftradi necessarily be re-exported it ia a rate ofprofit in ordinal lim snot in regard t tho proper time of reduc enjoyed by any olher branch finduslrj tion to go into operation the advantage d ot necossarily expoaed to grout ri which nil parties interested the produ v i c i m i lu j e , . e , i ■■iiiti.c.-iii ■"-. importer consumer — tb 0 imposition ot a revenue lut mere | rivi from timely notice of an i v _ , .,,.,. „ ; ,, , , ,, ■in the i ni imp irtant chnngea in the re.ea of duty ia ted states and n the coarser d-momina . ■■,., i riti ii which alao ought not to , s 0 f cloths is believed to be s ■.„ .. bo ivctlooked siondue to the south and lo.he ul wos for the objecta ma'ml intended lobe t9rn portionsofthe niou a w i li tn y pr vided for an annual revenue ef 815 iv , t withoul - nous li rim it to the 000,000 is estimated to be necessary of mum .,,,, ,. tin am tint until congress shall other-j some concession of present ad wise determine tic sum of 3,000,000 j van t n -. _•_ mall int test nn sc e ... • i .. its be estimated to b received fiwp . n em must be considered se h-.phoss public lands should ' ngross hen ft _ ',-.... , . submitted proposes lo determine lo dispeu with this source ol ln i s ,...:, , . ■. ivilh aa lit.ln inconve revenue any deticienc thereby occasioi ,,,,.,.. rts of the union ed mav rpadily be rii^cm - ia au ., , .,.,.„• national mentation ofthe dutios proposed h ■, , ,, _, . ., , . ..|. v inn ir hill upon the class of artiolea whi is . . . ,,,, , i taxed solely for he purposes of rei . „ ... ., ,• ,,, t..i ar may be distributed among t •■, . .... rowth bothof ther aining tl2,000 proposed . -.-.,.-. to raise exclusively i im duties on imporl . ,_,, ■, , ,• , . |, i ,. in ih manner particularly provided n.r , k , re d ho • i i of "' in tlm l,i!l it is estimated that b in ,,,.. i n the bill '■<■'■pros mode the wh le annual revenue from cus ( „ . , ; | v t ,.,,.\ will i <•• i ... toms calculated upon the importations ol l ,,.| ,, , f , , f |, ,,.- . t ' i consider lh i • i ig on ths 80 i september v . ( . ,., , ,, ben i ■i . i n ro patriot 1880 alter deducting re ins will „.,,,.. ,..,„., ,, t ■. ,.|,. tain and | be reduced more than 10.000,000 ; and nen^though m fradual p cs than upon that portion of thi n immonl call y contending for extreme protection to ed articles more than 3,000,000 : and ,.,,,,.,, , ., , i interuat and ultimate also that the rate of the whole duly from hy ii s t r b the hai n.n of thi : niou customs calculted upon the cost of ihe * i avo the houor to i v ■-. n-*ii itul *• m '" ti-^b " a i-.<"m in *" i lothe ' i nii.de in th ilu to on ton ' j.-'-.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^m dollars .'.,.■ei.-ry iiivuty ..-.;. i journey which you may find ... .- issarj to inalie and .. like sun for every ds which maj be occupied in lha business when not travelling such assistants as you n r -■..- fit to employ may h engaged by you on luch terms as you shiill tltinii reasona ble any ,*•■• i 1 incurred for postage or printiu •. r cop in . ■ii is he nil .«.-.!. vou will p ■it lh resoluti na are ver co >.,.'. -, ive and as the nbjoi i which iti have in view is of tlie utui i.i in pi rtance i the prospcrit and harmoii ofthe people f ih 1 niled states — iiii ua ]. m than a ro-adj i itmenl ol iln i'.i ill on terms that n.av reconcile all ,: , . ts 1 the c u iy — deep .. itu a s iht hy the l >| nenl thai hi ■■pr liuii iar inquii ii *. which the house nf rcprcsentuti s has confided to it shall ! -■w.-ll ml ti ul mis we re j i',.r lhe pui use f tl tins ■"'" ti 1 '""" '" iii . ■|'. •, . i ui ; i . .' (•--!>. ) to .-. full . -..,■, ei ' i the iul ct the annexed qui i ies linve hes ii i rtbl in i t i--.i wever to exclude n \ others that mu may hi .\ pertinonl and in ret t \ ii will be pleased localise u i . be ii tdei i i by those roi corned i mi information which they may consider itinl in a just view i their inlere ts , w.ll he respeotfolly received the rent division of opinion lhal exist nt the subject fthe res.tlu.inna renders | ii difficult i • cai rs • n an inqui u-s roln i t jt in ■■- ' satii fuctoi v t all bu it i ih il dutj nl il • ■• to •. h ni ihey n - ' ifiilnd 10 pursue ihem •. ith th ii i tic ible imperii diti - in -, w t i i i their i ■- upon ton particular theory such ' . i ■■■■.' en bruit hi ...... ilt'-r from all units of the i i iti ■. , ma enable con rre ■■in il - wis d ui i-i acl ns the true interesi of all n a • ij • «. i ii we collected tho dosbed informs n ,:. ri nro requested to t n i in a e ndense form in ■-, report and ' ■■,.,... i nnn the repori with all lhe nrivinal re j tin n and co ijui.ii.i li in which il in iv have been derived i ihall slso bs happy to receive in n irate communication x.x information that you may dsen iterial ;■- 1 any u l ti thai v"l ox thilil tl-^jiil______jj n.n — thusa enquiries nliito most par.iettlarl to munutaeiuros corriod on in large establishments in respect indies branches however which are carried op in p.ivat workshops us thoss of huts shoes saddlery dtc.euch detailed informs a tin i is nut necessary it will be suffi cienl i-i state iu the augrunute the amount of capital employed the value of tl.e man ufactured articles in he number of per sons . mployod be rate ofwagrs ihr rate ot profit upon the capital what k>r'i,,ij of lhe materials is of american production lo what extent foreign articles of.lie l-ko liimls enter into tl.e donurtic ronsii>i,|...,ia nnd what reduction ol lut c.iulrt be tuudo without increasing fbreiglm competition it the lu nm market a iii l.l iii 1 1 hi ■. nlterii the duties i iiur ports and tor other rlir^oees .,,,-. mh panyinj the socretjir fiho treus )•'» ft poll t the ifeiisu of repruscittal.ves oftbu 97th of april l*i*t 10 quuhtit iu ' t,l,,e ofdiflbren kinds i of raw iiiii.ii used istinguishinj be tween foreign products and domestic pro . ducts i ii cost iii ilie united slates nf similar articles of manufacture imported from abroad an i from w 1 i ii ie j is number of men women mi i chil dren empluyi i and average wagoa ol each class 13 how many hours a day oaiploycd i in i vv t .» i iii.'ii ofthe year i i i roto i.i .,;."..'. 1 similar < la «. otherwisi employed in the same slain and . \, in other status and iii foreign . .,,. , i .■' which it present require a general reduction of the reven ue it ia not bolievod practicable to pre serve for any length of time the degree ef protection hitherto afforded lo ihoae in t which have grown up under the past legislation the state of public i throughout an important portion of the country which with greater r less in it nsity calls for » revision of lie existi ig -• . j ig not lo be disguised k-.ili natri ' ji and wiadom dictate thai this semi ' f should be respected and as far ss i 3 « compstible with the common weal tha it be satisfied not from any unwortb motive but under that obligation of duty which requires thai all be regarded with an equal eye that all be borne upon with an equal hand ; and under thut no leas solemn abligation to preserve bj any rea sonable concessions our inestimable l'n sec 1 rc it enacted by the semite and house tf it pre iilclire.x of flic t niled states of ■•!'■■■.;." iti cdnfrres astenddedm thsl from ami after the ad dav of mill h i 833 the net cnli.lnd •*> an net in alteru tion ofthe several acts honoring duties on imports approved the 19th of may i "'-?*■, shall be repealod ; except so fur as tl.e tnc may it mcr-ssary for tl.e recovenf sad oollectfon of all l.itius which shall ic rued ui dor the said out and for 15 number of horses or other animal employed .' i ', whether ihe manufita.ums find a market tit ths lm'..iy i if not how 1..1 ih -. o s p market *- \ ,. \\ linlh-r forui n nrtirles tlie like kinds e tor into competition with them a ii i ph .- of '• . ■t x hit extent ! 1 -. \\ here are the m 1 1 toes con -!, i 1 ' the recovery collection distribution and on ton of ull fines tensities and for fcitiires win h may have b»-en incurred under he same | sec 2 and he il further enacted that in lieu of the duties now imposed bv law ..;, tha imp irta.ion of articles horntonaat inenii.r,i...l ihere shall lie levied collected and paid tho li.llowing dutieh i but is to say . i st on wool unmn.utfocfiired the vols uu where f nl the place of cxp.rlali ni hall in , i exceed ten cents per pom live percent ». valorem ; and vih«*u the value shall eve i t 1 cunts per pound twenty per cent ml logthn ! provided that wn.j imported nn lhe sl.in shall ut estoiiuluil sh to weight and value as other wool it whether anv of the mauuf-i'-uirei are exported to ion i^-ii - ouatries ; uud if ii wii-iiit the mannfocturs s sold i . ih mat t .- tu i foi .,' '■. and if on it at what ce lit ' it bartered for what i fully impressed with theso oensidcra tiuna and in the belief that hy their ■solutions the il'.use has required sugges tions i'..f ti general rednelion of duties on the articles comprehended in the exi the undersigned bss fell t lo be hit diit 10 deal with tin subject in thai spirit and bus n r,w the honor to submit the ro il ins investigation end reflection in the form of a bill accompanying bis ll ,. y-lur uh i it si v lilt loi is vfelane secret ley ofthe trt fhe hun lit s ' , [««, of ilf ho -'. ■>' '■- '"•• te itatives jl whether the.cost ol the mannrae lured article to the mannfactun r has ie . rease i or decreased ; and how much in ith year from lhe establishment < i ij.i in i lul'ai i irv nml whether th n.eresse has been iii il materials or the i l»u and til whal rale j ff.!..-s,-uu.l th t |„. f.-|,n,-.r .... exhibit ..!.- rfr-.i v -" ■■■; r will a v.e o x number of articles of the firsl omnarstivi price fwool.attl - „- iheadjuatment of he tarifl upon the , prm . i . , . .... . i o riu es ,, i ,,- a imiu.il r,',,.,l ,,. this l)e p partaking of the character ol .,,,.,) t • i i 3.1 per i . have l,-,i relieved iv-.h ,, ,,. the onlv dcscriptiou f 1 thai l -» w ">< "™* j doty al.o--e.her ; and on manv ofthe ne . . ,, , , upe.iton wilh the amer the luformation called for hy hie houae lies of life and ll.oso pr ipally con „. ,., ,.,),,. ,* ., r , ■t.,.,.1 .„,.' .'..- neth bein desired ss a basis for legislation on wmed by the poorer classes a dutyalm >,,.,' d whs of fremht lhe subject during the pr n.you been imposed . . i ' : .., .,- mii x t < t r.-r m you of t he opinion has ismhi heretofore expres dded i ' ' - ' " '"'• '■-"--•» "' '" i 1 '* e „ r l lv j ■inftvorof a pro .,-,-■■< •-. ul i u ■led mir own pro [ am sir ven respectfully i . , . r he x .'.,.■, ■, v • ■rvant the on ■■•■' iva ' ivs ; he it h-s bvsu th pr te ti latter jewsvex e-euld t u i-e ty&cttrj tfthg tm ry 23 tl.oprices at whicli the msnafac lures have been soldb the manufacturer sinci tlie establishment ? 2d on manufactures of wool or n whirl wool i a co i p men part not ether xxi i hp-eifn d in value whereof shsll net exceed idly < ■> nn a i-quare ynrd l»>n er cottt admin n ; mi worsted slittl eods and woellni nnd worsted yard twenty pe cent on mil i gloves h'uiding ., 1,1 ink ts hosiery nnd earpeti ;,, •! carp ting tv»m t i.e percent nn flannels l v .. . ' , l tin r ti • , it i i . tsof-s nl or of s3 vvht.t rat of duty is neoeesary t enabls ihe manufacturer t enter into competition in id home mnrl.fi with similar ait.cl s in iiorter ' lie does nni jntt-nil it so much for a per *• ■i scheme a io embody those suggos i'.i - which in hss been celled upon .. tna i,i a definite and inti hi ible shape ; nnd whili looking to the patriotic objt it the resolution win h has m guided his o ui'i ment he choerfiill assumes lhe . . t i 1 ' ■'. now pr.-vi 3 y.-jz derive co is gntificatioa .> j i is an . hue necessary in levyin ., , sill . ling lhe fluty su such articles to pi v nl ft slid ' 2 \\ hat has lisen the rnte of y..ur , , sails , foi lh lasl v ■,. yenrs ] aad 4 11 bc i joint hu-k com^ai w^st v.lv'.h wool c i sou jecaet part thirty
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Title | Western Carolinian |
Masthead | Western Carolinian |
Date | 1832-05-14 |
Month | 05 |
Day | 14 |
Year | 1832 |
Volume | 12 |
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Date | 1832-05-14 |
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Day | 14 |
Year | 1832 |
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ww & qff-jd^^b 7^£fw / ei*^l!z iffliam ft is even wise te abstain from lawa which hhwe-i r wise and i nil .,.-., i i ,, _. thu wisdom .., '!. l.iti ... is * ii,i!x on ingrafting laws on , "' "' '" '' ll ' i,y which find " rt r0 l '"""' '" l " ll '' rl "' the citisen and which nil be evaded with little remorse dr chaining by i'.nitox nuifjfa.i salisbury row\n cow ry v c ... vwxd-tv m\y n s*«9 r-"-<"»t vtt v0 55s the l i f thai object cm imj hotter attaint tl by any othei plan which ',.,*, xam is mas de . t '. the h.isis of the bill now submitted is a t ital repeal ofthe acl fl • 19th ol i83s from and after the third of wan .. 1833 and i limitation ofthe revenue af terwards tu be raised bj n now -\ | duties to the existing expi n litures ofthe gov irnmi ni and t sm-ii other necessari expenditures as the exigency t the pub lic service mav require and congress in its .. isd ii m i authorize the estimate which was presented in led fi in in the lull in i fan . - i ■.- iv . n nibs ten i ti principal to what i und h wish of the n ontilai tun t tl who prefer i lystem h.rmaiienl in il ucter t . oif liable to changi '' '' : '- u i tip p i practicable tn "'. t ii ... . ■able scheme of . mise an i for tho adjustment f ,: ' : ich . ■. , should not avoid lho in : x in tl.e n.'i ... 1 ■r i r . ■the well '■iinlsd obj cti ins i i tho system of niinimii wit ch i nol in i ed in the . nu i - . nn i v ■ver . * . ' . i ". i whii li .' i rat resoi.l tions rl ffr-red to in ihe foregoing inst1 ctions i h iiii.it ih i '■'" ' '"'" ' .',';'.'. .' v w v/i^^^h l,l l a 1 fund i,r rontit . tiir-r i -. .. ,',,. ,,,.,,. ..,..,.. yo^eeta and therefor i divided . ut an 1 !"""■» of re jan if \ vwiiat porli f the cr.ii i v us i ■'.' red i , .; th secrntarj nf the manufi res consists of tlie price fthe ffr ■i-wte.l toe ii ' . rict ■■,,, material what portinn ef the wae.es ' be in in iul i it„l rth.it p.n tion i tho prolii . if 1 in if cni.dil ■n pein-rall , of , ipital ' .'.. whal amount of the agricultural ■- ' * l ol ill cour.trv is ,-,. ur.ijdl in i - an il.mei i and whal amount of ; ''". '" ths unit report tin other 1 sti i produt i same to this hou t » ■carlj .. i t jj8 tviiut quantity rarnouut of mania i»rai i during lhe . i'or | hcture uoh as \ ii make are p,-...i.u-.-d i . the i ,„., ,| stales nml what aiuouui ia requested to transmit iho af«i your own stales 1 * if with alii ' ■'.!. if thn duty upon th foreign maain ii '*.-■' - - ■t - .. . : ,* . -,, ., m i if the kim ol g di whic i wi ■nt i.t make wero reduce te it per cent with i h'ic interest acorresp ling reduc.ien on nil the in r i ' ifiv st < i..m l < i ml ke ports would it cause yon to abandon you v click -./ l.'.i ,', ■.-. oj rep of v a bus oss or would you continue to inniiu a isitii .■nt reduced prices ' un : congress st sesl i v .- „. f „ ,,„ ilm j ,,„.,. y 6u ... nimmloo i i i x ... i ■■■. ... __ i __ . . ,., hi . ., ... m ni,i \ ( ,„ rnr report ->.' . ie gecretar ofthe treasury o ai . .-', ' n '. ./ ,',, tariff j i i |) ,.,■: •, v r pril 27 1 883 si t in '.!.'• lie ice i t two resolu if " r s ■lhe i it of ll pri s ntativos ii •...■19th iuiiii iry 1832 lit tin lhe set otnr i t h tt i it \ i c llect i ifortuoti m tt t , i tu maniifai tures in ths uaitt i ■••■il ,,,., i , communicate the stum to the li use with iu h m ' tions ns he m.iv . ,, . _ useful with i view to ths tdjustmi nl ot the tariff and with such a tariff ol du lies on imports in liis opinion ih ih-si i pied to lhe ml ancemenl i iin public ,,! rr ; lhe undersigned has lhe honor i , report timt for the purp of effectual i . • nplviug with the presumed objeel of the ii it.se as so as proper agents c mid do selected lir addreaaed eirculars 1 copy of which is now transmitted 0 gentle „,. 1 m the states north of the potomac ind in tho state of ohio requesting their lid in collecting ths information desired jnl also sought personal conferences with jmi t i manufacturers and other gentle ri • acquainted with iln subject s iti of those howevor who lmd been elected as agents declined acting and owiii to that and other causes with which t is necessary to trouble the house more jlme has been employed in 1 xecuting the jiu.'.iii.ins ofthe department than was an t-.ip.tt'-il the importance of despatch was fully appreciated but until tlie re un..s could be no iv i to enable the un ile-'.i'-l to communicate tho fuels culled i'm bv the house he did not deem himself authorized to sul.mit any suirij-'stions or jr n.n.iud any particular modification of w titii duties rhese returns have bu recently begun ft come in and have yet becn only partial i receivi'j : but rather than incur greater ielay at this advanced period ot the sea lion or longer disappoint the expectations of i.e house the undersigned has the t\,„ior to communicate the returns as liir »< they hnve cum to hand and will con tinue io traamit others as thoy may bu ie scived at the t:.i.-nt.h * ' i u j sd | ' i ■ihn late annual repori from this depart 1 it is believed 1 tl •- | er ofthe ment of tha amount toba received into raw material anil the treasury from customs in the year wool will receive an ai mnity for 1832 was founded chiefly upon th.s im the con n no i in ho con pertations ofthe year 1881 ; and aa the staney and stead io of the market which receipts from that aource will not be grea the sun and pernmacnl succeits nf the ler than may be safe relied on for the manufacturing establishments will not bil payraeut of the public debt within the time lu sflbrd for his cemmodity nnd in lha proposed the dunes cannot be materially cheapening of his general supplies in ifatall reduced consistently with that dependency ifthcse eonsideral », i object earlier than the period indicated ever.it will appeor bv the statomen ac f tba duties be reduced as proposed m company ing „„. bi || lm un that in the bill to take , i1.-c in ut i 8«3 the j the duty nn b y the bill on raw wo -!, amount wh.ch according to the principles a price not | 8m hin fortj cents a pound adopted in formib the estimates for 1888 ig mour , d „, „,„ l ,„„ ost . •„,',.,. ,. - f maj beesthnated aathe roce.pte from the , ha , art - c , e 0)h . „„„„„„.,„,, „ bmv ; customs in 1888 will be about 18,000 , the op8ration ofother ,„ of , be hill 000 whieh sum after providing for tbe wi || be prepared and transmitted ,,„ thev payment of the debt in that year would , w , fou k nd becoggnry . cave for all other objects 15,500,000 . • , .* sl the public expenditures amount ' '"' b > ate '» ol ww r to 15,000,000 after the payment of ihe «« impohingan uncessarj and extravagant , , . ._„„ .. 1 . * ,, i . . ' rate ot , niv uinl us enrnui . t.ti the corn debt in 1838 there would be ii sur im in . . ' .... . . - ... , e i ao on on tiii-sioi ul iruuds lillirull il nut t.nbo il.le that year of only 3,500.000 toprevent . 1 j bali.ved thai thieffect no allowance however . made n.lta ,' , ,„„„ ,.„ ,„ ;,. ,|.,. ,;„. \ estnnilk nil if sof n liiiniiislietl un ■'. . i . . „„,... „ r merieau importer in a irreut degree from ih.rtutii.il or uu unusual ri o portalnm ot ' . , . , , pi i.ui.ii ui .. • trade ami to leave il in the hands of those article which nag be w 0 u,ersless scr lousaatothe restraint thn reduced tenff and m.ght not be j [^ cessary fur the consumption of the cm > j 7 d fa before the reduced an.l should go ,„.„ £ n op.r_.ion yet however equally a pros manufacture agaiuat the *■„ in mi r.'.lucti'.n nmv omit *. the impor ,.■,.- .... iwtii.s ri mu in uu ',,' permr capital .•; ni foreign rival and the tors lo a.li.ist the simply to the d'-niiinu : • . -, . , r . . iu it uijim ttr.11,11 , occasional excessive influx i the forei n „ i behoved that n ennajdorabto reduc „,..„,,,„„,,„,_,.,, „ ai , , a |„ r e du.v ni tiou should be made lor 1.0*0 eon .* u ( ,.„.„..„„,„,,,„.„. c,ea it a doubtfw whether they w 1 _ '^^ ( der „ e leave any surplus but il any a sma i one *, in t]ie b f tli , accomplish the and in carrying into effi-.t a t-rea change „„, loss i:.',,„.ilh l-roinin like thla it would be imprudent to incur formatio j n , |( .,. v ,„, m ,,„ l ,|, frora lhl . a risk f a soroty or defective revenue gtatemenu ()| ,,„•„,.,„ m anutacture.s a merely to avoid the chance nf a small sur , * of lq pef ~ nn h . n i , m . l , ,, lm l uh - article beyond that on the raw material it'a reduction of 810,00(1,000 or up wou d ( f itself equalize the cost of the do wards should bc made to go into opera mes tj c and foreign article aud aflbrd a ion iiiinit-diatcly it should effect not only i sufficient iu-.itecti.i-i to the manufacturer iht^iiiim^v^-niiijau that which lias ul 11 ,. mist | u i'.-tii uiiiii'-titioiiiimln^hmj s i ...' i|tit a^^^_^^^^m i = • . _, '-..' : ' i . ' qi tod - p j | •«.,) i i j »-. its : :: aiu it , 1kbs.s.o«00 . . ■is ' - i ue > — i .*- 00 npjolun . ' ' r ' . . .- - ua mc . ■i'u,„k • . '...'! i 5 . 1 - ■— <■• in thi house of i v •■'"'■1 '. s '*' ! - r .■■■■'. thai i'n secretar ol the trei iurj bo diroctcd to obtain informa tion as to the quantities and kinds of the . cr.-il articles manufac t lin the uni if i mil ., during the year ending the 30lh september 1831 particularly those of iron ootton x oel ln"ti an.l sngnr .... hi . i thereof — and i!s the quanti ties aad cast of similar articles imported um i abroad during lho same ypsi ; and ths t y tlie samo betore thi house as early as maj be practicable luting the present set don of congress togethet with such iuformstion at he mav dai in mate rial and such su r es.ioins us lie may think t.s i . i \. i j . . w to ihu adjustment of th inrits ttesti mw bt clair clarke (.'/*..'. ofthe house of llepreientatice i i i j el is there inn pursuit in which m icnulii i ngn-o uni which you could de rive great ,- profits even nf'i.-r n i du hos ofthe import duties to li par cent ! ').'. ant nut the tn tit n ietu.es ol sill nml jron remote from the p i its tin.por i tiii.it ut ol'fbraigii competition wjti.ii • certain circle around hem and what rs | the exfe.it ol tlint circle ? 83 a on nisi nf rupitnl ; nnd wlin pro portion the borrowed capital bears to that is inch is rial / hi what stii'.tint nl rodurtionnfthr du tios would enable the nctitnl ur renl cnni talemployed to yield nn interest ol per ai t.t ; and how gradual the reduction should ik ' 83 it niiniinums should he abolished and the lutv assessed upon the actual vnl '' nt the imported article in the anieii can port what rate ad valorem duly woul4 he equivalent to ihe present with tbe mia imuii ? 3(1 what would he lhe opera i . n fthi|l change upon the fruuds at present suppm sod to i.e practjaod i 87 proportion which the production hjs the american manufacturer hems to tin consumption i 88 extent of individual and hnuscl.oltl manufacture in the united slates and how much il im . eiiciaosed since the tarilf of 1 894 ? _!'. avsrsge profit of money or capita in ll united status ? 10 average ralo of wages 1 1 , i aw . ' ■. 3 ■r d 9 r • _-. , ■c s • i a . 2 . *. - . ' 3 y . ft a f . c i • i . r a *- js ' * tc - - -■,_ xa • < . - g . - 3 "**" * *" sa - " ' - ' ,---- ' u .•" - • 5-^r o -- x -•*. *- ikv dbs i 1 vim /,'■', ;/ -, . i hour ut representatives having by two resolutions ;■i ihc ll'ih ult copie • l which are . ,, ., 1 requt-s te.1 tlii department to obtain information it various matters connected with he manufactures of ihe i ... it has in-lit deemed proper thai the l firtmont should avail law • ■■■lent assistance in . tile and report ueh i icts as may he necessary to a full knowledge of the .... |. . i it is hope i ll.nl it may suit j in convenience to afford iuch aid in respect to the state of you will be at liber ty ... pursue your inquiries cither l a personal examination by correspo with those pialiuv to afford in informs ti m ,.,■l the employment nf capable as sistants you will bo li iwe.1 aa .. cot ,■peusation for your servici i anil . awn ns queries 1 state nml county in which tire man uliit lory is situated ' 9 kind oi description of the ni.uuil'ac '...., , i ad whether water ste |