The morning call., 1893-12-10
SUGAR is WORRYING THEM.
1t Will Not Do to Put a Tax
Upon 1t.
NOR CAN THE BOUNTY BE PAID
Even in Secret 1t Is Found Not an
Easy Matter to Adjust
Revenues.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.--The Republican
with some of the Democratic Representa-
tives, are renewing their efforts of the last
Congress to make gen eral the provision of
the law exempting California wine-grow
ers from the payment of the tax on brandy
used in the fortifcation of sweet wine.
They protest that iii is an unjust discrim-
ination in favor of California wine.
The Ways and Means Committee Is still
wrestling with the question of internal rev.
enue taxes and is in quandary whether
TO further increase the tax on whisky,
though it is settled for good that no tax
will be levied on wines.
The majority members of the committee
have been busily engaged 10 revising the
tariff schedules, and the new print of the
bill with the changes made will be ordered
on Monday. Most of these are verbal 20
far. There have been few changes in the
rates, and most of those made were to
correct errors. In few instances 1t was
found that manufactured products had
been cut to figure level with raw material
or few points above, and these have
been corrected.
There is report that opposition to the
proposed change In the sngar schedule
has succeeded in inducing the committee
to reconsider that schedule. Many Demo-
Gratis are opposed to continuing the bounty,
preferIing duty on raw sugar, and these
have been making a determined fight
against the bounty and have threatened
to have caucus convened to consider the
matter The Ways and Means Committee
do no not want q caucus. fearing that IL
the bill be submitted to chat test it would
be mangled out OF shape.
LII The duty on sugar should be restored
at the rate of one cent per pound on all
grades and the bounty abolished it would
add 100000 TO the revenues, and that
sum. with ths saving in the bounty, would
be equal TO an additional S45,0O0,OOO per
annum. It is very doubtful whether the
committee will agree to SO radical change
in their bill Sugar having been made
free by the Republicans. many Democrats
consider that it would be bad politics for
them TO restore 1t to the dutable list and
thus tax the Door mans breakfast-table.
Representatives from the iron ore and
coal producing districts of the southern
States are making fight against the
transfer of those products to the free list.
They want the present duty of rs cents
per ton to be retained; but would be satis-
fed, perhaps. with one.half of that rate.
There Is a great deal of dissa satisfaction
exhibited with the methods of the major
ity members of the Ways and Means
Committee in the revision of the tariff
bill. Large numbers of persons are daily
at the Capitol, representing various indus
trial interests. and waiting for an oppor.
tunity to make known TO the committee
their objections to paragraphs in the
bill affecting their particular indus
tries, but these persons cannot Sc
cure the hearings they desire and are
compelled to watch for the appearance of
individual members as they pass to and
from the committee-room, and appeal to
them In the corridors. The daily sessions
of committees are held in the Ways and
Means Committee room, and during the
sessions the door is guarded by messen-
ger, and admission is denied to all appli-
cants. This exclusiveness is carried so
far as to keep the door Of the room barred
even against the admission of Republican
members of the committee, something
which has never before been praeticed.
1t has generally been the custom in late
years for the majority party to take charge
nf the formulation of the tariff bill, and
invite the cooperation of the minority
only when their work was completed. To
do this the majority of the members must
necessarily hold their meetings in private.
and this privacy has always been respected
by the minority memb mbers. At the same
time it has never been considered neces-
sary until now to make an order excluding
the minority from the use OF the commit
tee-room. The private papers of the men,
bers are kept In their desks In the commit
tee-rooms and their overcoats and hats are
there also. 1t becomes necessary. there
fore. for member to occasionally visit the
r ON during the day and the order Of ex
clusion now prevailing is justly complained
of by Republican members.
SPANISH CGIGAD