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IMP0STS MUST BE LOWER
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMIT
TEE HARD AT WORK.
A Probability that the BIZ VIII Be

A Probability that the Bill Will Be
Presented TO the Full Committee on
Thursday Next-The Minority Mad
Because They are Ignored by the
Reformers.
WASHINGTON, Fob. o. Representatives
Norwood, Elliott, of South Carolina, and
Wilkinson, of Louisiana, appeared with Col.
John Screven and Maj. W. D. NAPLES, Of
Savannah, before he Democratic members
of the Ways and Means Committee to-day,
and for nearly two hours discussed the ques-
ton of the duties on rice The committee
listened attentively to the facts presented
rs to the rice industry, and appeals for care
full consideration of the proposed changes
in the duties on rice. The representatives
of the rice growers expressed the hope that
no reduction in the duties would be made,
but added that il any was made it ought TO
be carefully calculated 50 as not to interfete
with the rice industry. The members df
the committee gave no expression of ophl-
ion, but they were evidently impressed
Their bill viii make reduction on rice, bu6
Just how much is not yet determined. Col.
Screven goes to Savannah and Maj. NAPLES
TO Baltimore tomorrow night
At present the rates of duty on rice are
as follows Cleaned, 2l4c. per pound; un-
cleaned, 1l%c. partly, l1{c per pound The
bill being drafted by the committee pro-
poses TO reduce the duty on all three to $%c,
per pound.
HARD AT WORK.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %, A. M-The
revenue reformers of tho Ways and Means
Committee are hard at work at midnight
on their tariff bill. They got the printed
Jrof tpft n Ip To Sat "a
evening, from the Public Printer at 8
| o'clock and have been working at il ever
| since They will not be able, they think, to
| carry out their original purpose to present
| it 10 the full committee at the regular meet
ing tomorrow. Probably it will hot be
presented to the full committee until the
regular meeting on Thursday.
CHANGES NUMEROUS.
Meanwhile changes will of course be
made in the bill. A number of items were
put in the bill or left out of it, as the case
might be, by tie vote in the meetings Of
| the majority The action in every such in
stance was regarded as tentative only and
all such itoms are now being reviewed.
Free wool is really the only feature of the
bill which has been regarded as fixed from
the beginning of the presentation Of the
measure. 1t is stated tonight that fish,
salt, lumber, tin plates and hemp will also
be placed on the free list.
DUTIES ON SUGAR.
The sugar duties will be 50 reduced that
| n cut of % per cent. Will fall chiefly on the
| higher grade of sugars. This Will probably
! gain the support of the Louisiana men.
| 1t has not been finally determined whether
the tariff and the internal revenue reduc-
tion agreed upon will be brought into the
| House in separate bills This may be done,
although both will be presented to the gem
eral committee together. There will be a
| lively time in the committee when the
ma aiority present their propositions and
propose Immediate consideration for them
| in order to get them quickly into the House.
TO RAISE A HOWL.
Sliessrs Kelly, Reed. Brown and McKin-
| ley will then have chance to vent their
pent up feelings-a chance which they will
| improve to the full. The minority think
they have been shAbbily treated by the ma
| iority. and will say so in the committee and
on the floor Apparent they think they
should have boen consulted at every step in
| the preparation of bill for which the ma
jority will be solely responsible. The mi-
nority will do what they can to delay the
majority, but the latter, believing that the
country is in favor of prompt action, viii
20 right ahead notwithstanding.