New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-19
THE NEW REVENUE BILL
WAYS AND MEANS DEMOCRATS CONSIDER
REVISED DRAFT.

AN INCOME TAX LIKELY TO BE ADOPTED IN
SPITE OF Mr.. CoCKIAN's OPPOSITION
TROUBLE OVER RAW MATERIALS
AND THE SUGAR QUESTION.
fly TELEGRAPH TIRE TaBrSEl
washington Nov lS-The draft Of the ne"
Revenue bill having received the approval OF freS
dent Cleveland after revision by the Secre'a'! u
the Treasury and Messrs. Dickinson, Quincy anu
uarrity of the Democratic National Comin'tee'
was laid before the Democratic members Oh "'e
Committee on Ways and Means in caucus as
sembled this forenoon The new mode OF ehao'"'s
laws which Mr. Cleveland adopted in the case "
the silver Repeal bill is 10 be followed II see, 49,,
the case of the Revenue bill. unless the plahs u w
Administration miscarfy. There Is grave ,,a
however to doubt the ability of the Admii'i'u
.,or IN carrv through Congress without aihe"'-
ment n bill embodyng many different anu .o,n
n,icoted provisions affecting such muitituue u "
terests and industries especially whe'' a" v
known, even the Democratic members Vi ~" 80
and Means Committee are unaDie u 'e' -,
themselves upon a number OF inc '"'p
ostions involved. ., <or
Take the proposition for a tax on income" ~,
example which. 1t is UNDERSTOOD Is az. posi-
Secretary Carlisle and not opposed u! '"' ,o
dent and which is earnestly advocated oS -. -,
II not by majority of the Democra''' "'' nost,v
the committee. but which is quite as ear me-, ,
onnosed nv other Democratic members "no '
rho onnions of Bourke Cochran on that suo1'.
Mr. Cochran is most pronounced IN MS opp oo, class
what he denounces as an attempt 70 It's do
Hesitation of the most offensive ana o"iou,
,.,, ot,or which IL enacted, he declares
,,ou,d give the Republicans control OF New
CITY for an indefinite period, and prove la.' " Wv
prospects OF the Democratic party III ue T., ~, M
The nronosition for a tax upon incomes IL =! W
means the only one upon which 'he 49,, ,oo,
members Of the committee have thus iar ho' '
10
called ..raw materials continues TO be po''e Vi
serious contention. and there are wide "o' ~ 10y
radical differences of opinion IN iee"iN " A..
sugar question. In any Democra'c e"u."
may be held as well as In the House Vi ~
sentat,ves differences which have been cohcea'e.
49,, g. iii he r,aced on public exhibition ana
.horouch,v discussed. If the Democrats WHO h'e
onnosed 10 one or another of the provisions winch
are almost sure to be Incorporated III 'ne I'm -
60, ,hs,r issues'' in the House they VIII propa-
bly muster sufficient votes to modiiy' IL "o' ~.
% defeat many of the recommendations vi '"e
majority of the Ways and Means Commi.'ee'
FREQUENT reference has been made IN these us
rotcbes m the fact that a subcommittee, composer
Of Messre Turner Whiting ana Cochraii mas
investigating the operations OF the customs nv
rfnistration law with a view 10 us a"ie'iA'"
In This work they have been assisted cohsiuei"o,'
nv Assistant Secretary Hamlin and other oHciais
of the Treasury Department. and nave aiso re-
ceiyed much advice and many Suggestions i.o'' ~
porters, a number of whom have come 10 ""'"n.e
ton 10 assist Messrs. Turner and Whiths Ill
conclusions which would be satisiactor! " inc '
porers IL not beneficial to the interests OF he "o'
$500. Ubatever amendments the majority or
the committee may decide to propose are TO pe IN
corporated in and made part OF the geheral ne'
enue bill, and there is reason to bcheVe '''a' a,
and sweeping notifications and changes VIII e
recommended Indeed 1t Is asser'eu t"a' VIZ
changes are 10 be so numerous and important 'ha'
d
section repealing the act of 1890 and substituting
entirely new provisions. Whether they VIII 20 30
far as to legislate the present genera apr ase.'
out Of office is not yet decided III tn at 70
done the President would nave ah op''0'' -
appoint their successors. -. =, &, rrdarstood will
Among the changes which ~ Is of the .penalty
duties so per cent OF the valve OF tne he rerlar
shown BY another important change Will
abolish the double duties now levied on "a ~ th
dutiable value of the imports. and then duty rs
separately assessed upon the coverings "a. tv
ported They will only one duty Ehos bey yhS would
r bin and Will be sat to Mnc Exterior anf
erings which are worthless except for the imp9rta
ah1e % yae and this provision of itself will greatly
reduce the Appraised value OF importatohs vi ci'n"
Chairman Wilson's face wore a smile. Of gratih-
cation when he entered the Ways ana Meaf se na
orty members for TIE rst time since ,ne
adjournment of Congress d9d ibsn we're secret
a as Chairmsn Wilson as usual. non-committal
Il was aa m tSe report Of the sub-commttee
having in charge the internal revenue scne nnsrj
Iii and the first business of the committee was
to decide what shall be done with IT, me , qns
there was not only a diversity of opinion regarunng
to tax Snd eq' as given aU rate
was finally decided to refer the matter TO I'M, ,he
" Ge iO during d after the
the revenue accruing thereir9?hhl ,or,ous subcom
mittees referred mainly to the additions f whs s n 7,
their Judgment may be a ,Ss 20 afternoon that the
Committee was likely to substitute speSnc o ~ :,
mixed duty on AL lines Of sieyes "o
have made strong arguments favoring TINS h
and of their representauves' VINO ,bsr lahors
had not been in vain ,-,,,.o.oa e,ro
Jesse Peterson bas aS ID letter
to each member of the committee In whicn nd
IN Germany is much inferior to that made here:
both as regards Its strength ana eiasucI,y anu w
waterproof qualities. but 1t has the same genera
a The Committee asked Commissioner Miller 9s
the Internal Revenue Bureau, today 10 pfspa are
for the of the committee the amount Oh nm
tax by hs Gn nd peT een a%
incomes in tariff bills. passed shorty atter t tne
MaG BUT int the rates are not yet fixed 1t YIN
depend upon how much revenue Is needed aI,er
Inc % 600 viii not be taxed and the will not
he over per cent. Probably the amount Will be
her cent. As the income schedule is now drawn
nm both the amount and the rate are left blank, 10
he Allied in when IL is certain how much revenue Is
needed or rather how much revenue 1t Is expected
the bill as a whole will produce.
MR.. VAN ALIENS DELAY IN QUALIFYING
THE GOVERNMENT OPEN TO THE CHARGE OF
DISCOURTEsY TO ITALY.
Washington. Nov 1S-Some surprise is being ex-
messed here because Mr.. Van Allen. the newly APP
nonted United States Ambassador 10 Italy. has
rot appeared in Washington to qualify. Mr.. Van
Allen was nominated several weeks ago. was con-
frmed after considerable delay. and his commits
SION bears date of October 90 For five months
now the Italian Government has been represented
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