Telegram-herald., 1888-03-18
a RepueucAN TAelfr eIll.
A Substitute Tcr the sllns Bm BEING
Prepared.

A sabstitnte Ier the s1lis Bnl Being
Prepared
wAsHINoroS. March Iy.-~If is fact that
the Republicans OF the House are framing
ssrif bill, which they viii present as a
substitute for the Mills bill. The main re-
ouction will consist IN The repesl OF al the
tobacco taxes except the tax upon cigars
and cigarettes ana some OF the internal
revenue license taxes. tle tax Oh alcohol
used "a tie sris. aud less not cne-ha!f sf
,he present duty on sugar. Thers will also
be some changes IA tie Industrial sOseouie.
For instsnos tue wool schedule adopted
by the Wool Convention, s0-csile1 whlch
recently met here. viii be proposed in
stead Of the present wool tsnn. This
schedule Mr. Randall refused to sc-
oepi. II proposes substantially lie re-en-
GctmeDi Of ibs tsrn On wool Of iso5
and IL material ADVANCE over The rsies pro-
scfipea by existing i2r. IEe roduclien of
tae oaty on sugar Is iAe essential condition
VI t1e Republican tariff bal. Ibe ne aclion
viii. however. be 60 srrEngsi thai Il will
apply chiefly 10 tbe hiaher grades 81 isa-
ported sugar, the receipts fI0m which. Il
Is assumed. wall be sutncloni ln smo.nt Go
pay the coDpensatlng amoUat - The Louis-
lana sugar piauisss IOF which the BAL viii
also provide. This. ia Is outline Is ths
Republican proposition. it Of course rxdi-
csly ciiiefs from the Mills bl.i. and differs
ia very important particulars from ibe ksu-
DALI bill ia the reduction Of internal rcse-
nue cu,ies, aud it mskes very stAfp cut
on sugar which Mr.. Ranoslis bill leaves
uutouche5.
An attempt will be made 60 make a very
strong argument ia favor Of the sbOiinou ~
the tsI on alcohol used in the arts. sllho8gh
Ar. Randsiis proposition 70 reduce tos
general tax upon distilled spirits will he
strongly comDated. The term alcohol used
IN tue arts" Ia somewhat vague, and Il was
not until the experts testified belofe the
Ways and Means C0mmlttee in tie last
Congress, that there WAS any a1eQuSte con
cepilOb q lbe cxteat - whlc3 sicohol e
used ia t1s alfs. The question how much
OF the total production Of the distsleries is
consumed Otherwise than a. a beverage -
al important one. both az % IT. e3ect
upon the future value % our corn iaGdn
and IN estimating the habits II our ncor.e
with respect % lhe use % aiconoic bower
axes. Alcohol and high proof nfuHsl
spirits are uses much more generally ara
manufactures than is suppose essn by tae
tr0ooceS. EAtters. soap makers, baF bers,
drag manufacturers. varnisn-mateFs.
patent-mediCiDe nsen. jewellers, aud q frsat
many oilers use bigb proof spirifs ir iaols
business IN large quantities. Alcob0. a fae
Guiding al The esberE most tBctures and
il Is the most poeeffal solvent aud A. fac
the only solvent known for mauf solids
one house ia New } ors alone ls g4i1 -
Use seVeTa. thousand gallons daily. o1s
arGg manisciurer has used 09g ga oIss .
dsy Obtained from one disiiiier ior PER
fUnefy and similar pafpa-as Eat tisere
will be strenuous opgesiloE Ju toe lagl
Of tbe oistiilers 20 the reduction ~ tre
| tax cn alcohol usec Ia The sra. lhey vii
| claim ihs; II viii be imfossiOie scr tue
Government to determine boa mpcb aico-
hol - used for this purpose sno tiat tbt
exemption via open vide t'ie moor 20
| frauds which csnDof oe readily detected. Ia
| fact. The same argument vii be made
against this provision in the Republicss
Dill. which tbs distiiie-s have sncless fully
used 70 oefesi the efforts 0f the Aoflh Caro-
| lima Democrats - secUfe like exemVficE
| for the manufacturers ~ fruit brHndiea.
| Tie Nsye and Means COMMITTEES tecHF
passed upoD the Yefuaiuing internal revenue
sections 81 the Aiiis oil and pegen the roa-
siosrstioD Of the rsrf of tbs measure ssist-
/ ing % the tariff.