Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-11-28
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The Tariff Bill Completed by
 the Committee.
SUGAR RECEIVES NOTICE.
The Mckinley Bounty Act to He Re- peaied Progressively So That h VIII End In Eight Yszrs-Ineome Tax
 Embodied In the Measure

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-The Demo cratic mem bers of the committee on ways and means completed the tariff bill late Saturday night Near mid night the last item was finally acted on, being the sugar schedule which. when promulgated, will show the following changes: Duty on refined sugar from 1-2c to 1-4c cent per pound. Raw sugar remains free of tax. The Mckinley bounty act is repe aied pro gressiyely one-eighth. so at the end of eight years it is to cease entirely.
 It is at last concluded that the in- come tax provision will form part of the bill.
 IL was practically decided to increase the whisky tax. not to exceed 10 cents per gallon if any increase is faaie.
 The dutx CT caster oil reduced from s to g per cent. per gallon. Liaseed oil from B to 15 per cent. per gallon. Pig lead reduced from , to i per cent per pound. Opium from S12 per pound to 9 per cent. ad*aIorem. Material re- dgetioas ia pottery.
 The tariff biiI puts wool coal. salt. iron oEe and lumber on the free list.
 As rule the tariff has been made lower on cheaper goods necessary. for for use and higheat upon tae more ez- pensiye arsicE Very material re.sGc- lions have been made in c0tt8n sched- uIes Large cuts are made ali along in the metal schedule and steel rails are reduced more than D per cent.
 United states frea>are,'s Report.
 WAsHEGT0E. Nov. 2s.-Unised States Treasurer Morgan has submitted his annual report 1T shows the net cr- dinary revenues fer the fiscal year 1883 to be ss5G.Sf9. .e2s. CT S30. .ss1. .S44 over the year before. The net ordinary ex- peaditare5 were S3s3. 1T. 554. an In- crease Of S53. 454. G23. Surplus revenues. B .34lsG sG14 total receipts, 5133, ,s5f.214: total expenditures. SIS, cor, 93s
 1he puhlie funds amounted June 90. 1ss2 10 SIs6. 351 s95, and June g. 1893. to S54G. 53s. .655.
 After setting apart the sums Of gold, silver and United States notes held for redemption of cernfica .es OH deposit
 
 reserve or general fund of S1s7, ,012. 40 il 1899. and Sl6s, 1G7, 391 h 1893 These amounts, however. included certain sums or certificates of deposit. bonds and coupons unavailable for any other purpose than in settlement of treasury accounts. and which, if cancelled, would have left the actual available working balances S165, 945, ,eS6 and S15G, 295, 695 respectively. By Sept. 30 the balance had diminished to S49, 9,240.- 260, owing to the deficiency in rev. enues.
 The amount of gold handled during the fiscal year was the largest ever known to be taken out of the country or brought into it in like period. be- ing upward of Sl0S. GOO, GOO, and S102.- 100000 of it was drawn ont of the treasury by the presentation of legal tenders.
 With the exception of an increase of S4J. 5o0 000 in the amount of treasury notes issued in the purchase of silver bullion and decrease of S80. GOO. GOO in the combined volume of gold eertifi- cates and currency certificates, there has been no important change in the public debt.
 According to a revised estimate the total stock of money of all kinds in the country June 30 was 8, 323, ,547, 977, or nearly S51 .000, 900 less than at the same time last year. Tbis contraction took place notwithstanding the addition of S45, 500, 900 from the stock of silver and an increase of $6. 600. GOO in bank notes and was caused by the export of gold. Revised figures for the amount of money in circulation outside of the treasury June 90 place it at $. .596. 846,- 929, or about S67, ,000, GOO less than the year before. During the four months ended with October there was an in- crease of S125. 000, COG, 8 record alto. gether without parallel.
 The redemption of the United States paper currency has been unusually heavy. amounting to $377. COG, GOO in II months ending with October. During the past two fiscal years there was.re- coined nearly fifth of the whole esti- mated stock of the subsidiary silver, an improvement, the report says. that it is expected will increase the useful ness of this part of the currency.