The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-03
EFFECT OF THE NEW TAX
.-cy5t7TON AS 10 THE REVENUE
fKOM THE NEW MEASURE.
90. Rearing Upon the samac Industry
,,.,,,i,ston y. g. rostofrcc-Gusrd-
ing the Presidents messsca~

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s..... t.au was first anticipated. There
a.. .uae feeling among the returning
....r. on the majority side that
..rf change should Doe made in the
.... About ten amendments are ready
g.. n. consideration of the Committee
r.r.t of which Senator Blackburn
...rrqn. Of these amendments. four
f..fared hv Senator Hiu. and deal
or. tne determination OF quorum and
t..l.slre OF debate. TWO Of the amend
-..ts .uarate from the Republican Sena-
.. u.lr and Platt and probably grew
. .f the agony of the silver debate.
-.o- gatts plan proposes that the
vI..rrse.lent shah fix "a date for the
u debate five days after the request
- a majority OF senator's. no matter
f fHe stage of debate. Senator
tr r. I.l is that after one days con-
Iteration of a bin. II a majority Of the
....-r. demand that 80 cease. the debate
sl.I stop and the vote be taken after
on. senator has had one hours time
+. which 90 speak.
in .s rrobicmatic just how ardent sup
r these last two amendments viii
re from their authors, now that an
..- issue than the silver question IS
.r % Ia before the Senate. These
H r-as have frequently been before the
senate and Invariably occasion heated
A. .....ans just 90 this time, how
...-. The Democrats have n good oppor-
rtv % remind tho Republicans Of
fr willingness 20 help on the silver
f Iv every conceivable suppression Of
.ry tactics. These new amendments
r.W into tine hands OF the Vice-Presi-
tha poWer 10 prevent a continuous
0f the roll and 20 count "A quorum.
.. Che H0ar amendment further allows
E upon the request Of a majority, 10
rr ne time OF closure. These are wea-
81 before which the most accomplished
.Isierer must 60 down. and st may
h that they viii be furnished Fice-Presi-
cent Stevenson.
-le Ways and Means Committee. as
NJ their members told me this morn
M have only thrown off one burdA
f. another, and find it easier TO take
taxes than 10 wipe of treasury de-
l-s. 10 is q nice problem I'm speculative
IstIcs II there be such q science, TO
d. rm.ne just what the return Will be
uI er the new bin. and just how far
H.F cln figure en added revenues from
teased imports.
Everybody IS teIl'n what provisions
WI Doe reported hv the committee, and
usual. everybody tale is as reliable
n0body's tale ILe real fact is, that
.I" committee o' A'l themselves know
"iil ihey "lI f.i'fi one ot their num-
be~ told me t1.t this morning. There
are "a hundred and one things TO be
carefully considered 0n each proposed
taE. The cigarette tax of so cents
thousand additional win no doubt go
il''.I aiI ".H a1d abou; &,so0 900.
ItsA. IaA yielded about A,tW p9.
N.'ih-te th probably conouct
bhi lhtoush lne senate IN ms eapac-
's 'inil 'll'i 'i '''e ~,
M .,'.- 80
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fhr' No." ''N on 9um'c'
Captain James ~. Knox. OF the firm
of r. J.. Knox Brother. of Fredericks-
burg. \a. WAS ln the city yesterday.
This firm is one of the largest mauufac-
taers ol ground sumac in Virginia.
E. iuniug business with the pioneers of
tn Industry Immediately after the close
.f the war; DO has devoted over two
decades of an energetic business life to-
rds the establishment of the large
plant it now owns and operates. When
ID what effect the proposed change
H 'he duty on ground sum9c would nave
their business he replied. Ne are
uieut entirely on home consump-
f.I FOR 20 market. fOr our manuiac-
t... having rarely found il profitable
.1 attempt t1 compete with the EurOp-
.a. product iu foreign markets lust
lf thU tIm. sumnc is confronted with n
1..r formidable competition in the
American market iu the shape Of cutch
.r I.r1uloa au import from the East
lr. which hy some oversight of our
ur ..tire system. is admitted free Of
I... which has forced the price down
.rH .lmueIs us to manufacture at a mere
r -.lnal profit cannot say what effect
.f. reduction ON sumac will have on
American manuf lcturers. as the proposed
change is t1 an ad valorem duty and we
c. rot ten what the actual reduction
A. Therein lies our principal objection
t1 fha change. as under am ad valorem
..r, ,... arc almost entirely al the mercy
the Dfrin manufacturer. who is
Virtually allowed 10 export his goods 20
u. country at DIS own appraisement
afI an naturalization of ibis article
would almost admit The Sicily sumac
fr or with The imposition OF a nomi-
nH duty
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