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Is Revealed by a Search of the
Capitol - ArchiyesSame r
Problems Then .as Now. ;
on March 2, 1861, passed "An Act to
provide for- payment of outstanding
Treasury; Jlotes," ' It was' composed
of 26 pages of. tariff v schedules. This
length foreshadowed the modern., era.
L ' With misplaced optimism, on July
14, -XDO, congress j asserted it. nau
passed f 'Ah Act increasing, tempor
parily, the duties on imports! The
succeingSwarj'enactmenis1 toole 'the
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LOBEJUN FIRST
BANKRUPT TOWN
ward temporayjpomplel
the V corigression4l tax-laving yocjf-
First A;;PIaexmy
M j Achieve this Distinction Says,;
; NagueNieu we ::CtourafcfSy.
Washington, April 4. fMany a
musty oddify of forgotten tariff sta
tutes has been turned up by a search
of the capitol archives. This has dis-
closed that the first congress assem
bled under the Constitution faced the
same problem as will the 4 Sixty-sev.1
enth when it meets a week hence that
of enacting a tariff law.
The first tariff act - was passed on
July 4, 1789, Its formal title state
ment of purpose "for laying a dujty
on goods, wares, and merchandise im
ported into the United . States "
carried a bluntness which . statesmen
for the next hundred years were
to avoid.
"It is necessary forthe support of
the government," this first congress
said, ."for the discharge of debts of
the United States and for the en
couragement and " protection of man
ufacturers that, a duty be laid upon
goods, wares and merchandise im
ported." -
It was just 109 years, the compila
tion shows, before such a straightfor
ward statement of purpose about
"encouraging and protecting manu
facturers" would- be made again in
an import tax statute, though the
purpose was most evidently "behind j
most of the scores of following acts.
So simple was the first bill that it
required only two pages of the com
mittee print against more than 100
for the Payne-Aldrich act of 1909.
Two simple, it probably was, for a
year later August 10, 1790- con
gress passed "An Act making fur
ther provision for the payment of
debts of the United States."
More deftly, the purpose of the
next tariff bill as it passed on March
2, 1792, was stated to be "for the
raising of farther sum of money for
the protection of frontiers," evading
any remarks about protection of in
dustries. Its duties were increases,
and one duty imposed was "on coal,
per bushel, four and one half cents."
Two years later the famous Tri
poli troubles arose and congress, on
March 26, 1794 passed "An Act to
protect the commerce and seamen
of the United States against the
Barbary powers." This act slapped on
a general increase of 2 1-2 and 10
per cent ad valorem duties. The
statute stated itself to be temporary
for one year, but the title proved to
be too good to be wasted. Year by
year, after, clear up to 1813, con
gress reiterated its laudable purpose,
re-enacted its increased schedules,
and announced it was going after the
Barbary.
In 1812, however, the nation went
to war with Great Britain and in a
hasty and brief paragraph of statute
congress announced "an additional
additional duty of 10 per cent on
all permanent duties" to b6 collected
the duration of hostilities. The tax
on imported salt, incidentally, got up
to 20 cents a pound.
This was about the end of the
early tariff era, according to the com
pilation. For the next forty years,
most of the acts were labelled " to
reduce duties." This they plainly
did, for the salt tax was placed ta 10
cents a bushel. Congress was fruit
ful of enactments 'Jto release from
duty iron prepared for railways,"
and the like.
Presidential, proclamations reduced
schedules even further. One dated
February 25, 1858, noted that "ves
sels and subjects of His Holiness the
Pope," were No longer to be charged
higher customs rates, because reci
procity with the Holy See had been
arranged.
But the tariff came back with the
beginning of the Civil War. Congress 1
bulary -y
With Hhe jnd Zot the.CivilWar;
acts reducting import duties went 'into-
effect but on March 3, 1883, when
the modern ''political' 'controversy over
tariff : was well under way, the title
was almost as politely evasive as the
version about the Barbary priates.
It. .was "called "An Act to reduce en
ternal taction.
OrieVor two measures, fiegignefl as
reductions intervened, and1 .then 'con
gress came back, after acentury, to
speak as straightforwardly, under
President McKinley, in 1897 as
had under President Washington. Thel
tariff label officially was "An Act
to encourage, the industries of the
United States." -The Payne-Aldnctol
law, enacted some 16 years later?
used almost exactly the ,same wordsj
while preliminary drafts of majori
ty proposals to come before the new
which meets a week hence m.
dicate that the McKiitfey-Washing-ton
precedent will be respected
again.
The Hague, April 4. The ' - little
town of Lobe jun near Halle is the
first town in Germany that has gone
bankrupt, according to the Hague
Nieuwe Courant.
The municipality had a deficit of
200,000 marks' and- the communistic
majority of aldermen refused to voice
it by new taxes. No salary was paid
to anybody in the employ of the town.
SCOTT-DUDLEY.
A beautiful -home ; wedding . took
place Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock at the residence of Sheriff
E. R. Dudley on Second Street when
his sister, Miss Helen C. Dudley be
came the bride of Samuel W. Scott,
of Kinston.
The ceremony was impressively per
formed by Father Francis Gallagher
of New Bern in the presence of quite
a number of friends. The wedding
march was played by Mrs. Henry
Scott, .of Kinston and the couple's
only attendants were the bride's
brother and sister, E. R. Dudley and
Miss Mae Dudley. The bride wore a
becoming going-away gown of blue
with grey accessories. Immediately
after the marriage and amid the. con
gratulations of their hosts of friends
the couple left for Kinston via auto
mobile where $iey will spend a week
They will make their future home in
GREENVILLE.
The bride is a most charming lady
and has many friends. She is a
daughter of the late Samuel Dudley
and a sister of Sheriff E. R. Dudley.
The groom is a -native of Kinston and
is engaged in the contracting busi
ness. The GREENVILLE NEWS ex
tends congratulations and best wishes
SEE "BLACK BEAUTY."
Hear the "Black Beauty Minstrel,
The place is the Training School. The
time is this evening. The hour is8.30
The price is 25 cents.
What are the proceeds for? For
the High School Basket Ball' team
and the Edgar Allen Poe Literary
Society.
MAYOR'S COURT.
'The following cases were disposed
of in the Mayor's court this morning.
State vs. Leon Patrick. Running
meat market without license. 'Fined
$10 and cost. Defendant appeals to
superior court.
i. State vs. T. R. Harris. Drunk and
down. Fined $5 and cost.
State vs. Roy Rollins. Driving
auto while intoxicated. Fined $50
and cost. .
State vs. Roy Rollins. Drviing
auto in careless and reckless man
ner. Paid cost arid damage. to R. H
Wright's car;
State vs. ( Luther Dunn. Insuffi
cient lights. Paid the cost.
State vs. Solomon Chauncey. Driv
ing across : Five Points without stop-!
Will "Continue Business.
: Louis Baker will continue the' shoe
business of his fathpr,' the .late Chas.
Baker, who was proprietor v of the
"Greenville Shoe Co.y Mr:- Baker;- will
continue to ihaye only, the best work
man and will repair all Kinds of shoes
with neatness and di;
Born- A r JSfoiu;
In Regular Session.
-The board of county commissioners
Born this morning a son to Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Lauteres at the corner of
Second and Cotanch streets. Both
are diing. fine. Congratulations.
Acceptable to France.
Parts,' April 4 Myron T. Hes
rick as ambassador to the French
would be acceptable to France it is'
declared' here today in official cir
cles.' 0 - , - . .
PARENT TEACHERS MEETING
AT THE MODEL SCHOOL
There will be a meeting of the
Parent Teachers Association at the
Model School Wednesday, April 6th.
King's" Brother Killed.;: v
London,' -April . 4- Prince, Andreas
of Greece, brother of King Constaine,
died f fhis t TOunds ijrtoday received
while fighting . near ; Brusa according
to "the Evening a News; ; General
Vlach - Apoulos ; commanding tibe .
Greeks on the BrusafronV has. been
killed. r ' :l
years old, vice president of the'R. G.
Lassiter , Contracting Co., who shot
himself - accidentally in ; the f orehead
last . night died early this morning.
.The body will be" taken to his home
in Oxford for burial- .
. M. . O. Blount, of Bethel, is here
on business. c " :
are meeting m regular session at the jr. A. C. Kimrey of N. C. College at
court house today. Only routine busi- Raieigh will speak. All members are
ness is being transacted. urged to be present by 2:45. ,
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