The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-10
Mr.. WILSON'S TARIFF BILL.
TIE oUsroEs SCHEDULES READY FOR
THE FULL COMMITTEE.

Se1s Ckassss Nsss - the Rates, sud ivory,
SAVED or Cut, Restorea to the Dsttabis
List-Uncsrisizty Regsrdiss the IstersaI
Revenus sschsduIes-Ths Preoent Board
OF senersI Appraisers 60 ne Retained.
| wAsHrxdroH. Dec. 0.-The customs schedules
| OF the Tariff bill. which have been under re-
vision for the past week. are completed, and
corrected coples Of the bill will be laid before
| the full committee at its m Getting on Monday
next. In addition TO the changes in tin plate.
silk yarns. aud spun silk. given in these
dispatches last night the committee have
| practically decided to restore ivory. sawed or
| cut. but not otherwise manufactured to the
| dutabe list They have been informed by the
| Eastern manufacturers that piano keys can in
| the present bill be brought in free n 9 sawed
ivory. whom butlIttle additional work Is needed
| to convert them into the finished product.
Pearl buttons are another article upon which
the committee have decided to advance the
rate slightly, in view Of the protests OF the
manufacturers.
THERE'S still great uncertainty regarding the
internal revenue schedules. While majority
OF the committee are strongly opposed to in
| creasinE the tax on whiskey. several OF the
members are still urging 1t. their purpose be-
ing to make the income tax less onerous than
has been proposed. Several days ago the SUBJ
committee having the internal revenue schcd-
ules In charge made an exhaustive report TO
the full committee. The report included all
the articles that might be taxed and the
amount Of revenue resulting from given rate.
as we'll as an income tax. This report included
q suggestion that the discount OF IL, cents
now allowed the brewers on every barrel Of
beer upon which dollar tax is paid should lie
abolished. The com mittee were Informed that
the revenues about $1,000. 900 annually. but
this like the other suggestions relating to an
Sse s ad On asng csrds ana
formally considered. 1t is not expected that
the internal revenue schedules Will be nnishel
before the middle OF next week and IL may he
several days later before such form will he
given them as Will Justify their being laid be-
fore the full committee.
Mr. Simpson Of Kansas was asked to-day
what position the Populist members Of the
He replied that free wool was a discrimination
against the farmers OF the West and that IL a
greater cut were not made in woolen manu-
features the Populists would protest. Free
salt, the Kansas Representative complains is
another blow at one Of his home Industries
that ne proposes opposing. Mr.. simpson, as
serts that salt Is finished product and as
much entitled TO protection as other articles
The wine growers Of New York State are
asking the Ways and Means Committee to nut
exemption is made OF the tax on the spirits
which tns Cslitornians use to i2rtiiy their
wines. The New lorkers ask that this dis
elimination be removed. and that tho Cali
fornia producers either pay the tax or that the
exemption apply to the Eastern manufacturers
also.
An important amendment will lie made to
the custom House administration features OF
the bill. The language OF the bill as originally
framed wns so ambiguous Ms to leave in
doubt whether 1t was tho intention Of the
Ways and Means Committee to legislate the
present Board OF General Appraisers out OF
that the language OF tho bill will he amended
so MS to make 1t clear that the present Board
OF General Appraisers will be retained.