Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-24
REVENUE REFORM.
ihs Forthcoming Report Of the
Tariff commisslon.
Ihe Recommendations Expected to Be Made
Protective Rates on Imports to
Be halntaiaed-The Ways and
Means Committee.
OTHER CURRENT FACTS AND RuxoRs.
Special pispntch "a "a. R..;....

Special Dispatch 10 the Rooster.
WASHINGTON, November "a r,h.
OF the Tariff Commission has made tbs
following outline of the forthcomina re-.
port to Congress in conversation with a
gentleman Of this CITY:
The commission, :" saidethis sentlsnar
viii recommend practically the msint.in,
ance OF protective rates OF duties on i'm
ports In many cases they will advise bivb
,;"SS ,aseS anu IA otherS they will suggest prac-
recommend any great Changes in tba ,,-., .,ot
eht uuty on iron aud manufacturers tbsrs.
81 81 ou' eonsldsrable reduction in tbs, dntv
Changes in the Rates OF Daty
now levied and collected under the treasury
0eclSlOns Will be recommended, and the ir-
regulariues and congruitieS existing in
many Of the schedules will be pointed out
and suggestions for their correction made
The most significant thing about the re-
port will be a recommendation that the en-
tire internal revenue systeEn be abolished"
The law Creating the commission did
not authorize il to investigate the internal
revenue system, was observed.
That is true" replied the commissioner,
"but the commission, in considering the
reduction Of revenue that must follow a
revision OF the tariff could not disregard
the income derived from internal taxes.
No sccurate calculation about the revenues
could be made without taking the internal
tax collection into account"
A prominent member of the
Ways and Means COmmIEfee
from the West, said to-day that while ii
would be impossible 70 anticipate the &C.
tiOnS OF the committee, il might safely be
said that there is feeling among its mem
bers in favor of reducing the taxes as much
as may be done, having due regard to the
necessities of the government for current
expenses, for the sinking fund and for the
interest on the public debt. Whether or
not this reduction OF internal taxes TO the
lowest possible figure compatible with
these necessities would make tobacco free
and leave the tax on whisky alone, or take
il of whisky, rs well, making a clean
sweep, as desired by Mr.. Kelley. he could
not say. He recalled the revenue bill of
last winter, which passed the House and
which contemplated
Reduction An the Revenues
Of $23 100000. This took the tax off every
thing but tobacco and whisky, and il is
now generally admitted that greater re-
ductiOn than S2S OOO,OOO is demanded by
considerations of public welfare and may
safely be made. The members of the com
mittee now present are all pronounced
Protectionists, and the gentleman interro-
gated was careful to confine himself to the
general question of agreement in such re-
ducuon as the condition of the Treasury
can stand. II is fair conclusion from his
remarks that the committee will favor the
entire removal of taxes from everything
except tobacco and whisky, and q reduc-
tion Of taxes on those articles.
The Dead Commissioner.
DR.. Hayes, President of the Tariff Com
mission, has informed Assistant-Secretary
of the Treasury French that Mr.. Mcmahon,
the member of the Commission who died a
few days ago, had completed the prepara-
tiOn of that portion Of the report of the
Commission assigned to him, and his death
would not embarrass the Commission in
closing up the business before them. He
paid a high tribute to Mr.. Mcmahon, whom
he regarded as the most efficient n'"---H-. n'----.
Of me Commission. and OsiS 'uat tse report
of the Commission would be ready oy the
time Congress meets,