The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-02

schedules affecting imported cigars. tobacco,
LIQUORS. silks and other articles. As far as
practicable the rule mas been adopted to
make the duty low the cheaper articles. and
proportion ately higher the more expensive
articles. that the burdens OF taxation, which
have heretofore fallen upon persons OF small
means. who are dependent upon their labor. viii
De- as far ms practicable. shifted to those who
are more able to bear them.
To revise the tariff upon these principles has
been work of very great labor. The Demo
cratic members of the committee have been as
siduously at work during toe whole of this
month, and now meet constantly. They have
had the assistance of men expert in the various
manufacturing interests of the country, and of
gentlemen who have made tarif-reform q life
long study.
The bill will be more moderate than the more
decided revenue reformers would prefer, but it
will be in the right direction and it is thought
will commend itself to the entire country by its
20 per cent, or s1I. 600, 900; and the entire re-
ductioo tariff somewhere between $50, 600, 900
and So, 000, 000-possibly sec, 900, 900.
The alterations in the internal revenue law
will be very marked. The tax on manufactured
tobacco. amounting to about $40, 600 O0O will be
abolished, and the special licenses and the tax
the manufacture of stills will be repealed and
all fruit brandies made free. This will make an
aggregate reduction of internal revenue of per-
haps $50. 000.G COO So that. If the bill passes,
the en- tire reduction of revenue will be between
$50, 600. 600 and 500 900 900.
AS to all the industries of the country that
have been established under the present system
anu uAVo now d DrotecIlou Ho RreAter tHdn seems
to be necessary TO prevent them from being de-
troyed or badly crippled, the committee has
made no changes in the present duty: and "a to
all the industries, the rule adopted by the COM
mittee was TO remove from them as many OBJ
structions tha at the present tariff puts on them
M was possible, and to give them as many ad-
vantaees as could be done, for the purpose of
furnis hing to the producers of raw material in
America q home market sufficient to take up all
their product that there might be
an increase instead of a decrease
Yn %
eulturists in this country And
will be large decrease of importations on ac-
count of the additional advantages given in
the bill, and that the price of wool, and timber
and other material produced in America will be
increased and not diminished.
The committee, it lie understood. are now at
work revising what is known the Hewitt ad-
ministratve bill. and adjusting the provisions to
the changes made In the various schedules.
And it 10 supposed that the entire bill will be
presented to the full committee for discussion.
It 10 probable that the Democratic members of
the committee will not attempt to prevent full
discussion by the Republican members of the
committee, that the bill be read section by Sec
ton in the committee, as has been usual, and
that whatever the Repu blican members OF the
committee may desire TO say, ample time will
be given. But no hearings will be accorded by
the com mittee to persons who not members
of il, as it 10 known that these hearings are
simply for the purpose of confusing and deceiv-
bill will probably be reported to the House pre-
eisely as agreed upon by the Democratic mem
bers of the committee, and within three weeks,
possibly sooner