New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-25
MAKING 4 NEW TARIFF.
WAYS AND MEANS Committeeman SHOW
THE EFFECT OF HARD WORK.
THEY GIVE no INKLING OF TIE RESULT OF
THEIR LABORs. HowEyEE-To RAISE

MONEY on BEER
lBY 1RIEGHAPH TO THE TRiBrSE.1
Washington, oct. 2i.-The Democratic members
of the Ways and Means Committee are earning
their salaries these days. When they were hauled
up from the subterranean regions of the Capitol
at clock this afternoon they fastened toward
the restaurant with hungry looks and the air OF
men who had earned their luncheon. The pro-
cession lacked only a ban to make IL resemble Il
jury on it's way dinner after TEDIOUS ana wear!
day in Making tariff to fit the Demo
cratic platform the present condition oil the treas
ury and Of the countrys industries Is no chiid 3
plav and the faces OF Chairman Wilson ana ms
colleagues begin TO show that they keenly reah~e
the fact Jaunt!ness has disappeared. and soem-
nifty has taken its place.
1t seems to be settled that the tax on beer Is to
be doubled. and this it Is expected. VIII prlnS
an increase OF SSOOooOo There is reason 10 believe
that the special taxes on dealers In malt Hiuora'
which were repealed by the act OF lsso VIII not
be remposed because they would be unpopular
The brewers IL is believed will not object TO the
increase of 81 a barrel in the tax on beer, because
the retail dealers will have to pay that
1t is whispered that in casting about for ways
and means to rcplensh the revenues a proposition
has been hooked. looking to the i'nposl'loh "i !"
tax on the shares of all corporations. ana IL Is
argued that an exceedingly small tax on each
share of stock would yield an immense revenue
Whether it Is proposed 10 make ms a sl'cl"c ~
a percentage tax is not known. Neither can any
thing be learned as the probability OF Us a',"i
ton one of the arguments urged In favor Oh II
is supposed to be mat II would prove less uH-
popular than, and probably quite as remunera-
Tive as. a incomes. n subject Whlch mas
also been canvassed by the majority Oh the oo'"
mittee. -, ,,..oa.o IL,
1t is now the opinion Of some Of the Democratic
members of the committee that the bill VIII De
ready TO report to the House about November ~
Whether this estimate allows any time Tor me Iis
cussion and consideration of the bill by me lui,
committee in which the Republican members VIII ~
be permitted TO take part. before me report -
made TO the House Is not definitely known but
probably il does. inasmuch as the measure Is no"
said TO be nearly Completed
Some OF the Democratic members are sald 10 nave
smiled aud!bly when they read the outline oI the
forthcoming bill given by Senator Hi IN ms
Brooklyn speech last night. and yet there Is pretty
good reason 10 believe that he hit near the marx
in several respects. Messrs Turner ana Whitlns
as a subcommittee. have been devotng go"d deal
Of attention to the Customs Administration law
which has given certain class OF iinporters 80
much trouble. and II is said that Mr.. Whiting n
vestigations in New York recently were not who!y
fruitless II asserted that the operation OF TINS
law has developed several points OF weahneSs
whether "structural" or otherwise IL not yet known
and that with the help of Assistant secretary
Uamln who is giving the subject his attention, II
Is hoped that the committee Will Dc able 10 memo
the weak places and make the law more eHective
than ever The outcome OF these enorts VIII De
awaited with interest.