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Show niLCTs or Tin: jtrKiM.cr i.uv. H. (I. IIiuk'k, of Hie llurrau of Ota flatlet, la out at a champion of the Mc-Kluley Mc-Kluley bill. He M)a that It waa claimed by the friend, of the bill tint It would reduce (he revenue, (hat ll would brlii atoul larger lmortatlonN fne of duty, and aliove all that It woull foettr home Indualrlea. The niponenU of the bill denied alt Ibla, except In the matter of home llidua trlee, which they i-mleiided might ho foeUred, but that It would bo nt the expeuae of the tiecple, TheMcKlnliy law baa been In forie over ten inuntha, and Mr. Ilrock brlnga forward the atatlatlce for theae nioulha loahow Ihaltheuppouenta nf the bill were wroiu, nu I IU frlvuda right. The niinthly racelta from cuatoma, aa renurteI by the Treaaury I)rpartiiient,f)rthe tan niontha from (Icb.lier, Hft ', tu July, lMl, Inclualvr, aggregate HH,To5,0V,, while for the correaM)nllnic ten monlhiof IM-fW the aggregate waa Jltn.iliJ.Vc). Theae llguree abow n dwrronnfiivarli!a,.Vn,n.M. Thuduty on ugr waa not removed until April I, bl, i thai II caiinit be raid to alfect theolt'iiiaatatlallcM bi that article to nny great a stent. Durlug ten inoutha'nrK ration of the newUrlll law, the total Value of the Imrwrta uf inercliiiiJI.n w.$1'j;,:5l,. 3D. P'or the vgrreapiudlng tun month! of 1S1I0) the total value of luiportawaa Jlfa,3."),:o1. Thlaahowa an ln?reMo of ueirly $21 ,0) iHid In our ImporU under the McKlnley I iw. Tho value of Imtiorta free of duty fur the ten month) en Hug July, lS'Jl, wae fS,XU,11t, ur 1711 r cent, of the tuUI lui-orta durliig that rlud. For thecorreaiaiudlug ten luoiilhaof W) ll, the total of lmiorU freo of duly waa laHjIMijans, orSI.09 ir ceubof the total Importa. Thlaahowa an In. cruawof nearly 1101,0 J, in the lm Ivrtaof mercliiudbe admitted fne of duly, by reaaon of the MolCluley law, during the ton monlha of Ha operation. The duly collet ted upm our Ini'vrU forb)'J-0)aTeraie,l Jill J t calta of Ihu intlro pulatlou. I f the dilllia unJir dm iieiv law average for the whole year, aa they haie fur the paat four mintlia, the per tiplli, will 1-e 12.33 fur the entire iltlon. Tbli woull make tho tmalleat rr ca)lta iluce ISM. In a general nummary by Mr. ilrock oftbetflcclaofthe McKltiluy bill, for the ton nnothi allies Ita entctmeut, It ei'icara tht our foreign commerce aliowaanlncrw.o of rn,oiM,i)ll over thecorrearaiiidlng parM of the rlor your. Our Importa of merchandise free of duty are greater by about IOI,0)),OI). Oir liniurta of free menihaudlae have Increaacd iromlllO') percent, to o'l.'JH per cent, of tho total valuu of linporla. Our eiurta to foreign nountrlea have In. t rva-ed ) ti,ol ",9 li over the co rreiuiid-Ing rreiuiid-Ing period oflStDO). My meanaof ItiereolprooltycUuauliicroaaoil foreign markita have been nude, audconte-lueutly audconte-lueutly Incretted eximrta. Mr.ltrock'a llgurea alao abow the per capita reve nuu reduce I from $ t.tli to (2. i'I. p'ree-tralera p'ree-tralera will have aume dllllcully lu Retting nroillt 1 theae Dgtirea. |