The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-19

~fuuNl- ana flucttiNh w. ...tf.r
matters loft 20 the people. If tDat na ''.a,
could moi be- yiyen 10 local authority, wnal'
he asked. couid he's A school disttlct ""7
a unit that was formed by the Jaws vi Non-
ycnieuce. The bill was not a single Ilea7
ure merely. IL was part OF series VI N.Y. ~,
mants. locking 10 the absorption Oh ine
railroad and telegraph and savings hahhS
sysicm Of the country. All iha,, nc s@lu,
was "a part Of some genera uIc'n 'n"t
something could be eNoiNeu "u' ~ ~
inner consciousness. when Wvuiu y"
''.',to, and better than what now
s~ietcd me bin was bad enough and
won't far enough in the direction Of trespass-
+ i,, am -tato rights and state duties. but,
NOR. than this. il abandoned the original
theor, IN the government and launched the
/ govornmont on an unbounded sea Of wild
Nr. Moody and Mr.. Chandler spoke briefly
/ in support OF the bill, and II then went over
until tomorrow. 10,
I dar were taken up and passed, and the sen
ate, mt CHOP. NJ, adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House to-day in Committee Of the
whole took up the pension Appropriation
/ bill. ., a..
nroyi-iOns az the bill. which appropriai-s
/ l9s. f3I. iGi. He thought that 1t might be
assumed that the maximum Of pension eA-
/ houdituras would be reached about july lst-
/ is0l when il would reach Sil2WO,OW. ana
fba number of pensioners would be iop'uW.
Mr.. savers. of Texas, discussed the PEN
sion system as effected by both acts oil Con-
gress. and tine administration OF the service.
/ lIe severely criticized the administration OF
the pension Office. and cited many instances
D e. ...HN I... IL f-H.I If
bureau were incorrect and improper.
Mr.. Peters. of Kansas. defended the adj
ministratiOn of the bureau, asserting that
there was nothing unreasonable m the IN
crease OF pensions which had been made.
So far "a. tine aggregate Of the increase was
concerned. 10 reflected credit and not Dis
credit upon the bureau. While he did not
defend an the acts OF Commissioner
Tanner. he could only say that that
officer had followed in the wake OF MS pre-
docessOr. General Black. II any Odum at
fached t0 Commissioner Tanner for reraiing
the emulOyes in his office. 10 must attach in
greater degree 90 his predecessor, for he had
inaugurated the practice.
Pending further debate. the Committee
rose, and the i0nse at +. VI. adjourned
THE TARIFF SCHEDULES.
The Republican members of the ways and
I IINNI~ committee nave ti-A..'' 49,
point ofdiyi-i0n ON the tariff schedules and
/ the reductions TO Dee made from internal
revenue. and will present the bill To- the full
committee for it's consideration I'm few
days.
The clauses relating 20 carpet woods,
Mexican lead ores and one or two other
articles have NOT yet been finally and def
nitely passed upon. While the bill is not
absolutely completed. and VIII, oi course
Doe subject tO revision, 10 is believed To- Dee
substantially q finished measure, so far as
the majority of the committee is concerned.
INTERNAL REVENUE FEATURES.
The internal revenue features OF the bin
are as follows. The entire abolition Ot an
special taxes upon dealers of an kinds, COM
monty known as licenses. The tax upon
-run Niu Dee repealed. Farmers and plant
or- growing tobacco Will have the liberty
tO sen tO Wh0ms0cyer they please, without
restraint. in the same manner as any farmer
can dispose of any other Of the products OF
his land.
IAN oN MANUFACTURED TOBACCO.
The tax upon manufactured tobacco will
Doe reduced from eight cents 90 four cents o.
pound. Cigars, cher0ots and cigarettes
sill carry the same tax ar is imposed under
the present law. Alcohol used boz the arts is
free under substantially the same restric-
IINIn NH NIE IANrNIlINN AlN NAAN H.'AtiNN "sNif
The reductions in the revenue from these
sources Will. iu round numbers amount 90
between seventeen and nineteen millions Of
dollars.
TIE METAL SCHEDULE.
There are 20 number of important changes
Do the metal schedule. Existing rates are
maintained upon iron ore and pig iron.
Railway iron i- reduced o. slX-tcnth- cents
pound. tho present rate being Sll ton,
reduction OF about 50 q ton and "a reduction
in the rate liked hy the Senate bill. The
duty Ou steel rails is reduced 50 ton. The
duty on -umatra tobacco Is increased TO-
$40 per pound.
INCREASE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
There is an increase generally along the
entire list boo the duties upon agricultural
products.
There is small increase ln the duty upon
fruits. INCLUDING oranges and lemons;
spirits. wines and other beverages have
been left. as found in the existing law. salt
also has not been touched.
Cotton manufactures are left suDstan-
TALLY as in the Senate bin. Juie, MANILA.
sun and sisal grass are put upon the Tree
lI-f. as is wool DE graa, which enters into
the finishing OF leather. A reduction Isl
made iu the duty on binding-twine.
THE SUGAR TARIFF.
sugar under and including rs ID. s., is
made dutiable at 30 per cent, and above
l1 ID. $. at 4O per cent. This is cut IN the
duties upon sugar of from 5O TO $50 per cent
The bill. Dc is thought, will reduce the
revenues about 100000, 900. and Of this re-
ducii0n about ST ,OO0.0n will Doe secured by
the cent on sugar, and from Sl7,00O,00O 10 Sl9,-
000.000 by the internal revenue features of
the bill.
THE FREE LIST.
The free list. which contains. with few
exceptions. all the items in the Senate bin
and "a few others, which We're not i'm
the senate bin. will, 10 is thought, make a
reduction OF between one and 0ne-quarter
and one and One-half millions Of dollars.
The reyisi0ns made throughout the tariff
schedules are expected 90 make mp the dir
ference between the sums named ana
SjO,OUO.O0O.
Mr.. Levy Lynn, formerly a school teacher