The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-26
TARIFF DUTIES IN TYPE.
The Bill TO Be Given to the Public
TO-mOTTOW.

The Measure Now in the Hands of
Secretary Carlisle-The Free List
Larger Than That of the Mills Bill.
The Tax on Whisky Not to Be In
creased-Sugar Likely to Pay An
AdvaIorem Duty of 20 Per. Cent.
Washington, Nov. 25.-"The tariff
schedules of the new bill, including the
administration laws" said Chairman,
Wilson this afternoon, twill be given to
the public at IL o'clock on Monday next.
The internal revenue features will not be
reported until later in the week, but GER
tainly before the meeting of congress on
Dec 4'
THE free list" said another member
of the committee, will be larger than
that of the Mills bill 1t will include
good many articles that Mr. Mills COM
mittee left on the dutiable list. 1t will
be all that the most ardent tariff re-
former could wish.
THE TAX ON WHISKY.
To the foregoing information NAV be
added another statement that comes
directly from the committee room, which
is that it has been decided not to increase
the tax on whisky How far this decision
may be changed before the final determi-
nation shall be had regarding the internal
revenue schedules, cannot be said. The
present intention of the committee. it is
positively asserted, is to let whisky
alone, and not to increase the tax, even
as much as 10 cents a gallon, which has
along been regarded as the minimum of
increase to which the commodity might
be subjected.
THE REASONS FOR THE DECISION.
The alleged determination of the COM
mittee not to increase the whiszey tax, is
said to be due to the fact that the whisky
trust and the owners of whisky in bond
will be the only benefciaries of the in
crease. Perhaps another reason why the
committee are not disposed to touch the
present tax, grows out of the belief that
they do not think any increase from this
source will be needed. The committee
have great confidence in the result of the
income tax.
THE DUTY on SUGAR.
1t is stated with great positiveness to-
night that sugar is likely to pay an adva-
loren duty of 25 per cent. The growers
both from Louisiana and the beet sugar
states of the west, are protesting against
making sugar absolutely free. The Ques-
tion was still open this afternoon, but
with the probability that the advalorem
duty will be adopted, thus affording a
revenue of nearly $50, ,000, 900, and in like
measure diminishing the necessity for a
general income tax.
THE BILL IN TYPE.
The bill is in type tonight, and what
ever changes may be made between now
and Monday will, it is believed, be imma-
terial 1t was announced this afternoon
that Chairman Wilson and the other ma
1orlty members of the committee would
meet at Secretary Carlisle's house this
afternoon and submit the measure to him
for revision. The secretary has been
made fully acquainted with the progress
OF the work from time to time, and in a
general way is quite as familiar with its
provisions as any of the members of the
committee. If after to-night's session
at Secretary Carlisle's house, it be neces-
Sary to give the bill still another over
hauling, these finishing touches will be
added on Monday morning next
before II o'clock, at which time the
bill is to be laid before the full com
mlttee of representatives as well as the
democratic senator's.
THE INCOME TAX.
Isadore Strauss, of New York, who
came down to Washington yesterday upon
the invitation of several members of the
committee, spent to-day, as he did Fri
day, at the capitol in consultation with
CHAIRMAN Wilson and his committee.
Mr.. Strauss opposition to the income tax,
joined with that of Bourke Cochran, Sec
retary Carlisle, David A. Wells and other
leading members of the party. has re-
suited, it is understood, in deciding the
committee to limit the tax to corpora
tlons, legacies and the like. instead of the
original proposition of taxing incomes of
S4,OOO and upwards indiscriminately
The democratic members of the ways
ana means committee met at Secretary
Carllsle's house about o'clock tonight
10 conference upon humber of items in
Ihe proposed tariff bill. They remained at
the secretary'S residence about half an
hour, and then went to the treasury de-
partment, where they could deliberate
without fear of interruption, and where
DOCKS and papers in reference to the
measure were handy. The conference
lasted until midnight. A draft of the bill
as agreed to by the majority of the com
mlttee was laid before the secretary, and
d number of items which had not been
hhally passed on were called to his at
tenton and his views on them ascer-
tanned. When the meeting ended the bill
was IN shape to be presented to the re-
puollcans, which will be done on Monday
morning
Inc members of the committee refused
10 say what items were considered this
evening or give any information regard
1Is The changes recommended in the
PRESENT law. "We were simply putting
Sne nnishing touches on the BILL" said
NE G4 member, and will make 1T public