Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-27
TARIFF BILL READ
Completed in Al Except the
Tax on Whisky.



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WAsarxoSox. Nov. s7-Ths new Demo
esasie sari6 bill was laid before the full
0e0hsfsAip Of the ways and means
Oo0mittss this morning. The call for
. full meeting OF the committee was
iesued nearly . Weck ago by Chairman
Wilsos. ls 10 not expected that today's
nSsting will be Ut all - deliberative"
zoe. The committee convened at II O'Clock.
Ave minutes later the bill was submitted
BY Chairman Wilson and read at length,
and . Democratic member promptly
moved that il he adopted by the commit
tee. The measure was adopted by strict
party vote. In its general terms the new
earif bill may be called radical measure.
The free li>t will he . surprise to the
country. The disposition Of wool and
wooden goods has been one Of the most
difficult problems that the commit tec had
to solve. After two months Of delibera-
tion IL was finally decided 10 sdop; the
Springer policy Of the las; congress. in all
the material details.
Wilsea Nake> . Statement
The Republican members Of the com
mittee are to be given ten DAYS time in
which to prepare a minority report dis
senting from the recommendations Of che
majority os the committee. In regard to
the new tariff hill Chairman Wilson said:
'The internal revenue schedule il not We:
complete and will. therefore, be preserved
until n later date. The regular schedule
We have msde public because IL wa. re-
ported that spectators were attempting
TO manipulate the mar ket on the strength
OF alleged inside Information and we did
not desire to I've n party TO any hing ofthis
Kind. The tariff bill will be quite volu-
min us. and will cover both the tariff
proper and the Administrations h-reo:"
Artisiss 1seiuaea ia the free List
Tue following articles are included in
the free list: Wool. iron ore, coal, binding
Irvine, lumber. lead ore. salt. freestone,
granite, sandstone. limestone and olher
building or monumental stone except
marble-unmanufs or undre.sed-
Griptistones (dnished or unfinished), cor
PER imported in the form Of ores, rrgu,us
Of copper and black or coarse copper aud
copper cement, blue vitrioi or suiphate OF
copper. all preparations OF coal tAs not
eolors or dyes. borax ,crude or borats Of
soda or bora;e Vt limel. co.oring for brandy,
wine, beer. or other liquors; copperas or
0ulpnate Of iron. iodine (resublined), olive
oil. indigo. PHOSPHORUS. sponges, Alumni
um Gin crude form. alloys Of any kind in
wnicn aluminium - the component ma
seriai OF chiet value sntimohy tas regu'as
OF metal, metaiiie mineral substances In
seruue stare ana metals unwrought, max
straw, nsS, spices ground or powdered.
cayenne PEPPER. sage. timber h-wn and
sawed aud timber used for spars and in
building ~harse-. timber squared or
sided. sawed boards. plank. deals. and
osher lumber OF hemiock, whitewood,
sycamore, white pine, and Eastwood not
pianed or finished. cotton ties, chocolate.
Ne specific p"ty an W"ois
The wool and wooden schedule is n fol.
slpac, and othr, ,Il. animals and all u"al