Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-28
SENATE TARIFF BILL.
Its Provisions Outlined in Advance of
the CommIttee's Report,

1ts provisions Outlined in Advance of
the Committees Report.
Washington, Sept 25-The republi-
cans of the senate finance sub-commis-
tee to-day submitted to the full COM
mittee the bill upon which 1t has been
working for some weeks, and the bill il
still incomplete. 1t was distinctly stated
to the democratic members of the com.
mittee at the meeting at which the bill
WAS submitted that the republicans may
desire to make some changes IN it. and
that for that reason, among others, it
was not not desired that the bill should
be made public at present. The
democratic members also suggested that
they desired to have the bill, the report
OF the committee and their own views
given sim multsneously to the public, &C.
cording to custom, and that for that
reason they wished to have the bill with
held from publications at least until
Monday next. Accordingly the copies of
the bill which had been furnished to the
committee for the committee alone were
handed back to the clerk OF the commit.
tee, the name of each member OF She
committee written upon the bill which
he had, aud the bills securely locked up
by the clerk. The members in the COM
mittee placed themselves upon honor
not to reveal the details OF the bill,
and 1T was not possible for
them to give out the text OF it, Tor
they did not have possession of
the text. To this there was one, and,
members of the committee say, only one
exception. One copy of the bill was i'm
mediately sent to Senator Beck at Fort
Monroe, but it is accompanied with the
suggestion that it was not to be made
public and With the information as to
the course that had been decided upon
by the committee as TO the details OF the
report. The text OF the bill is NOS to be
given to the public. therefore, for some
days, although the republican members
OF the committee wish to have the bill
made public at the earliest possible
moment. Any publication that may be
made, therefore, pretending to be the
text, will be either inaccurate or obtained
In an irregular way. A great many drafts
OF the bill have been printed, for the
rates on the articles in the different
schedules have been changed MANY
times, and some OF these imperfect bills
are believed to have got into circulation ;,
but no complete copy of the bill can be
given to the press yet. for the very good
reason that the bill is not projected.
Notwithstanding the very solemn In
junction which the mem bers Of the COM
mittee have imposed upon themselves
and the mystery with which they have
surrounded the bill, members of the
committee have talked with representa-
fivau xrifh x,kh h.. go
to some of the details of the bill The
reduction on sugar is one-half OF the ex-
isting duty. The total internal revenue
tax Is removed from tobacco, cigars and
cigarettes. The report that cigars and
cigarettes are exempted ia erroneous.
Lumber and salt are left as they are;
MIR. Plumb, who had declared that he
would not vote for the bill unless ii
contained reduction on lumber, having
been induced to Join his party associates.
One OF the principles running through
the bill is that the commodities not
produced in the United States shall in
great measure be placed upon the free
list. Under this rule jute, sum and
slssl grass and other material for tEine,
bagglng and cordage are placed on the
Tree list These provisions are especially
designed to secure support for the bill
10 the northwest. Books printed in
other lang guages than English are also
placed on the free list. This is to satisfy
some OF the foreign-born citizens who
have taken great interest in this sub
lect and who desire to import books
from their old homes duty free. Their
argument is that the books which will
be imported under such provision are
not and will NOS be printed in the United
States, and that this provision will con-
sequently interfere with no American
industry.
The reduction OF sngar will amount to
about $28 1000 600 and the reduction on
tobacco to aoout $20,000,000 and not
$25, ,OO0, 900 as has been claimed. The
proposition to repeal the tax on alcohol
used in arts was adopted. The attempt
of hr. Mckinley and Mr.. Sherman to
secure the adoption OF the wool schedule
which was recommended by the wool
growers association last winter was not
auccessfal. The present duty is retained
on wool, except that there is an increase
of one per cent as to one grade. Hemp
end flax do not follow the fate of iute and
sisal grass in being transferred to the
free list, but are retained as under the
existing law. The most importtnt
changes from the duitable to the free
list are in the chemical schedules. The
reporting OF the bill has made one fact
very clear. II is not the expectation Of
oDy member of the committee on finance
that the bill will pass the senate and be
sent to the house at this session. The
admission is made by republican mem
bers of the committee. The only ques-
tion considered ia this connection is as
to the length and plan of the debate.
On the republican side it is the expec-
tation that Mr. Allison will open the de-
bate possibly on Tuesday next. Mr..
Hiscock, of the tariff committee, will
also speak. Mr.. Aldnch of the commit.
tee, ii is believed. will not at the outset
take part in the debate, but will content
himself with the preparation of the re-
port. upon which he has been engaged
for some time. This report will not be
as long as has been stated.
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