The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-17
THE INTERNAL REVENUE TAX.

manu- tnaL JnblT HppeaLS W tHe GOu-
mittce shall be heard.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE TAX.
The internal revenue schedules will
not be so radically revised as was at one
time supposed. The proposition OF
lion. David A. Wells to double the tax,
on beer is hotly opposed by the brew
crs and does not seem to have been
very iavorRbly received by the commit.
tee. The brewers are insisting that II
any changes are made the increase
should be levied on whisky, and this
seems to be the most likely policy OF
the committee at this time. The sug-
gestion oil an increase OF 90 cents q gal
Ion on the whisky tax has come some
what as a surprise, as until recently the
highest increase generally discussed
only added So cents per gallon to the
present tax. The practical abandon
ment Of the proposition to the increase
OF the tobacco tax leaves but little
choice, ii any material increase OF reve.
nues is 10 be derived from the internal
revenue schedules, and the objection to
adding anything to the present tobacco
tax has been so sharp and emphatic that
few Democratic members now give it
any public approval.
Tic most vexed question TO be set.
tied by the series oil tho conferences oil
the full Democratic membership be-
ginning to.day is that Of u graduated in
como tax. MIR. Bryan, OF Nebraska,
and Mr.. ~arsney, OF Missouri, are the
principal champions OF this proposition
in the committee, and they appear in u
way to carry their ideas to practical re-
suits.
THE NEW soUTH's WARNING.
The new south sounded warning to
the ways aud meaus committee to-day,
It came from the manufacturing inter-
ests OF Alabama and Tennessee, whose
representatives were refused & formal
hearing from Chairman Wilson some
DAYS ago but who to-day secured the
privilege OF making Az informal argn.
inent before the Democratic members OF
tho committee. As the delegations
present were also Democratic in poll
tics, the conference was very amlCubIe
until ucr the close when the CHIEF
spokpsmal OF the southerners broadly
lntmated that ii iron ore, coal, lumber,
rice aud sugar were all to be placed on
;nc tree LIST under a Democratic ad-
mnisraiion, "the Democrats oil the
south might cease to kiss the hand that
snites them"
The delegation which to-day ap-
Hcdrcl before the committee Is inter
estea specially in the iron ore and coal
industries. the great manufacturing
commodities OF the south, and WAS
composed Of /. q. Bush, president OF
tho Mobile Il birmingham railroad, and
aEumber OF leading men OF the state.
Mr. Bush acted as spokesman for the
delegation. He declared that he be-
llevcd 10 was not the intention OF the
democratic national convention in
tWtIgo IN framing its platform 10 de-
clare 81 policy which would prove ruin
Gus 10 any oi the great interests ol the
country. Neither did he believe that
Ii #0s the intention iJr the President
o' the committee TO willingly do any
such injury
You can base your argument" inter
lApleH Chairman Wilson, "ou the nypo-
iacsIs ttaJ neither does the Gpmmit;ee
nor tlu Democratic administration IN.
iendto do anything To eniaager auy oil
laegreHl Interests vi the county.
u lm glad Of Il, said the penker
Continuing. hc prc,cs ed agaips. the
ln'ustrc OF placing IRON orc Nad Goal on
''e ifee list, the protection on iron
oro and coal had Grid.irpued Anbanla