San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-01
the NEW TARIFF BILL,

iff practically ends all legislation on
that matter. There was practically
very little difference between the
two two bills so far as reduction OF
revenues was concerned by duty
schedules. The reduction of what is
generally known as internal revenue
was most apparent in the house pro-
vision. The bill as passed makes q
reduction in special taxes OF 81 las, 1856;
on tobacco and snuff of S4,765 1903; a
total of internal revenue reduction of
Sc, 2S1, 2S4. This still leaves of the in
ternal revenue collections the sum
of about Sl3,5OO,oOO per annum, the
present reduction being one-third of
the whole amount. The estimated
reductions in dutiable schedules ag-
gregate $50, 900, 900, leaving as the re-
suit of the REIMBURSEMENT just made
reduction in revenue of about 500 ,00O,-
600 per annum. In the sundries
schedule, the principal change made
by the conferees was in the matter of
paintings and statuary. The house
placed these on the free list. The
senate retained the old schedule, 80
per cent. ad valorem. The conferees
split the difference and made the duty
Is per cent. Imported articles bear
ing the trade mark of any domestic
goods are absolutely excluded. The tin
schedule is 55 per cent. until the close
of 1896, after which tin plates are to
be admitted free unless our domestic
works manufacture ouethird of our
consumption. Domestic sugars are
paid bounty of 3-4 cents and 2
cents per pound according to grade,
and imported sugars pay a duty of
one-half cent per pound if above No.
16 Dutch standard, and an additional
one-tenth Of a cent per pound on all
sugars entered from countries levying
an export duty on the same. Ma
chinery imported for refining beet
sugars is to be admitted free from
January l, 1890, to July l, 1892, and
all monies paid for such importations
prior to the passage of the bill are to
be refunded. Railway bars, iron or
steel, are to pay Clio Of q cent per
pound, SIP per ton. The conferees
agreed to the senate's reciprocity and
retaliation amendment. This leaves
the door open for any reciprocity mea-
sures that the government can enter
into with the republics south of US,
and gives hope of enlarged trade with
Mexico and the south and cen trail
Americas that cannot but prove of
great advantage to Texas. The DEM
ocratic assertion, that Mckinley and
his followers were opposed to the
reciprocity measures of senate, was
not borne out by the facts, and there
is nothing in the attitude assumed
toward this means of extending our
commercial relations and exchanges
which justities any allegation of hos
tility to 1t. 1t now remains for those
interested in our growing commerce
to make every advance practicable
in order that reciprocity between this
country aud Mexico may be assured
at as early day as is possible. The
settlement of this vexed question OF
the tariff will be very acceptable tc
the country, and on the whole
it will be found as wise a measure o.
protection as it was possible to adopt
Conflicting interests made themselves
more powerfully felt before the com
mittees to whom the adjustment o
schedules was committed, than evel
before. The Outspoken objections G
friends and enemies of protective
measures were duly weighed; the in
terests of all sections of the country
If all classes of citizens were consider
ed, and the nation will accept thu
work done as the best possible solu
ton of the question which has en-
gagged the attention of congress 70
the past four years. A reduction
of SOC, 100000 is ali that i
i SAFE to make at present, with tn
, C instruction of navy, the pension
3 bills of the country, the internal i'm
9 provements demanded, and the build
s ing up of our shipping interests t
1 care for. The tariff discussion is end
at sO far aS conUress ia cOnoernef