The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-22
A SCARE OYER THE TARIFF.
Two Copies Of the Bill Accidentally
Left on the Pie Counter.

They Fell Into the Hands of Wag-
Rish Member of the Committee, Who
Let the Others Believe That They
Had Been Found by Newspaper
men-The Income Tax Scheme Still
Vexing the Committeeman.
Washington, Nov. 21.-Every republi-
can member of the ways and means com
mittee received a communication this
morning signed by Chairman Wilson, in
viting each members attendance at the
capitol at II O'Clock on Monday next, at
which time the tariff bill, upon which
the majority members of the committee
have been working, will be laid before the
full committee.
There was excitement this afternoon in
the ways and means committee room.
Two copies OF the newly-prepared tariff
bill were found 10 be missing when the
committee met for the afternoon session.
The member who was espOnSible for the
loss confessed that he had carried them
over to the pie counter of the Senate res
tauranC and laid them beside his plate
while he swallowed his monday repast.
He supposed he had forgotten them. and
hurried back TO the Senate wing Of the
capitol, but the bills had disappeared.
One Of the members of the com
mittee suggested that they had proba-
bly, fallen into the hands of thenewspaper
men and that the entire bill, so far as
outlined, would appear in all of the morn
ing papers tomorrow. This remark
caused great CONSERVATION. A hurried
search of the committee room, in which
all the members participated, followed.
While the excitement was at its hight,
the copies were found by waggish men,
Der of the committee who had taken from
the pie counter, and hidden them, and
quiet was again restored.
IN ITS OWN ROOM.
The committee to-day transferred its
headquarters from the room of the COM
mittee on thecencus. in the basement, toits
own room on the House floor, near the
light of day. The door of the room, be-
sides being carefully closed and guarded
by messenger, was further protected by
two blue cloth screens bearing the sign
No admittanCe.n Today, like yeSter-
day, was spent by the committee in con-
sideration of the general tariff features of
the bill.
THE INCOME TAX SCHEME.
Incidentally, the income tax came in
for a share of the discussion, but only in
formally. The more the proposition is
considered by the committee, the greater
becomes Jne opposition TO IL. IL was Sug-
gested at tO-day's meeting that it be left
out of the measure and be introduced as
a separate bill. 1t is said that the ad-
ministration is not over friendly to the
scheme and that the President himself
would be better satisfied not to see it a
part of the general tariff measure. What
disposition will ultimately be made of it
can only be conjectured, but if it be found
that large deficit will follow a reduc-
ton Of imports is is more than probable
the income tax will be adopted
THE DUTY ON TOBACCO.
Ismar S. Ellison, of the United States
Tobacco Journal, published in New York
filed a statement with the House commit
tee on ways and means to-day concerning
the inequalities of the tariff upon tobacco
He made an effort to secure a hearing
from the committee, but this was refused
and he placed his case in the
hands of Representative Bourke Cochran,
who promised that his statement should
be in the hands of the chairman and
should receive due consideration. Mr.. FL
lison sets forth in his memorial that the
present adjustment of the tobacco tariff
works an injustice to those who use Su-
matra tobacco instead of the Havana arti-
Gle in the manufacture of cigars.