The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-29
May Include Those Who Have In
comes Of $4,000 Per Annum.
EVERY SECTION WILL Be HURT
BY the Provisions OF the Proposed New
Tariff Bill. which Gives Dissatisfac-
tion 90 all Closes of the People.
Western Free Traders Alone Pleasd.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 29.-The ways and
tention TO the internal revenue schedule Of
the new tariff system. The strain of the
past week has been very-severe on all the
Democratic members, the sessions fire.
quently running far into the night. The
internal revenue schedule proper will not
be very difficult one. but the income tax
scheme will involve considerable labor.
1t still appears that the increase of the
whisky tax, If any increase be made, will
not exceed 1c cents a gallon, and the
charges in the tobacco schedule will be
very slight and directed rather to more
regular classifcations than TO an increase
in the tax. The whole income tax ques-
tion is opened anew, and It is now possi-
bic that the tax may after all be Of that
sweeping character as To include all in-
dividuals of incomes Of 5000 per annum or
over.
The Republicans are already preparing
for a vigorous fight Oh the new tariff bill.
Circular letters are now being sent out by
the thousands by Justice Bateman a. Co.,
the Philadelphia wool commission mer-
chants, asking that certain data be sent to
j. G.. Burrows. n Republican member of
the ways and means committee, in regard
TO the wool question.
Figuring Begnn.
OF course the principal theme OF dis
cussion in congress ional circles is the new
tariff bill. Democrats are figuring that
the deficit caused by the new bill will not
exceed s35, ,000. 900. They claim that in ad-
dition Co the revenue To be derived from
the stimulated importation by the re-
lief OF articles taxed 60 the degree
of prohibition, which. they claim, will
amount to from SlO,0O0,000 to Sl5,-
100000, that the natural increase in
importation under the Mckinley bill, had
not the hard times set In. would have
amounted this year to from 5000, 900 to
10000, ,000 With the resumption of busi-
ness this increase they think will be fully
realz d, so materially reducing the
amount to be raised by the internal rev.
enue and from some new measure yet to
be inaugurated
In the south generally the effect of the
new tariff bill will not be felt so severely
rs elsewhere on account Of the local char
acter Of It's great industries. In those To-
calities, however, its results will be felt to
very considerable extent. Rice, sugar,
iron ore and coal are the principal articles
In which the southeruers are interested
and all have been subjected TO vigorous
treatment
There Is a 25 per cent cut in the duty on
cleaned rice aud 30 per cent on the un-
cleaned product. South Carolina, Florida
and Louisiana are much interested in this
matter, and the representatives OF those
states do not relish the reduction mt all
They will pro badly make an effort to re-
storc 1t.
The western members seem to be fairly
well satisfied with the bill. The Demo-
Gratis OF that section are largely free
traders anyway. Up in Minnesota, Wis
consin and northern Michigan there are
some Of the largest and most easily
worked deposits of iron in the country.
Some Comments.
Representative Baldwin, whose district
In Minnesota includes many Of these mines,
Ia far from being dismayed mt the pros
pect OF free iron. 1T may possibly retard
the development Of that country for
short time" said he, 'but 1t will bring
the iron business TO its proper commercial
basis. and then attention will be directed
to those fields where the ore can be most
easily worked. When that time comes
the western mines will be developed with
startling rapidity."
Representative Boatner of Louisiana
Dem.) said: "My objection to the bill
is that 1t falls below the point of raising
revenue II they had put small revenue
duty OH some OF the things which are on
the free list under this bill which would
not have affected the cost OF articles TO the
consumers, but would have added to the
revenue Of the bill, it would have been a
measure entirely unobjectionable."
Representative Gear of Iowa, Republic
can membsr OF the ways and means CON-
mittee, says: "The cut in the schedule
relating to agricultural products will hurt
Iowa as well rs all states contiguous TO
the Canadian border by subjecting their
farmers TO competition with the agricu-
tural products Of Canada. The people Of
Iowa understand the situation aud appre-
ciate fully what competition with Cana
dian products means. Irrespective of this
fact, Iowa is "a protection state just as
much as Ohio"