The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-14
WILSON'S BILL READY.
The Measure to Be Reported to tn,
House Next Tuesday.

House Next Tuesday.
Washington, Dec. 13.-The ways and
means committee this afternoon finished
their consideration Of the Wilson tariff
bill. On motion of Representative Nc
MILAN, it was ordered to be sent TO the
house next Tuesday with favorable rec
ommendation. Chairman Wilson hopes to
have his report ready by that time.
The minority report is fairly outlined
and although the representatives have
asked further extension of time in
which to prepare their report, it is eX-
pected that they, too, will be ready by
that date
The tax on cigarettes will be increased
to 81 so per thousand.
The subcommittee on internal revenue
will hold an all-day session tomorrow.
and hope to be able to report their conclu-
SionS regarding an increased tax on play
ing cards and the full scope of the pro
posed income tax. 1t is not expected that
these schedules will be finished by next
| Tuesday. They will probably be reported
to the House little later in the week.
Gill netting in the Wilson bill was made
dutiable at 25 per cent. The fine thread
of which the netting is composed is
placed at 80 per cent. 1t has been decided
TO equalize both by fixing the rate at 30
per cent. on both.
THE COMMITTEE BEsEIGED.
The pressure on the democratic men,
bers of the ways and means committee to
modify the rates of the existing bill is
| unprecedented in the history of tariff
legislation of late years. Not only are
the corridors filled from morning I'M
til night with the representatives
of protected interests seeking an
audience with the committee, but
| members of congress fill the committee
room whenever admission is possible, to
| represent the wishes of their constituents
who cannot come or recognize the futility
of doing so. Congressman Bourke Cock
ran, of New York, succeeded to-day in Sc
curing an audience with Chairman Wilson
for John Sloane, of New York, who was
| accompanied by James f. Hope and John
c. S. Davis, of Philadelphia. The three
| had an interview with Mr. Wilson regard
| ing linoleum.
THE DUTY ON STILL WINES.
Representative John Dewitt Warner,
of New York, had a conference with sew
eral members of the committee to-day,
asking for a reduction of the duty on still
wires. The present rate is so cents a
| gallon unbottled. Mr.. Warner says a
| large part of these wines are retailed for
a sum largely below the duty and that a
tariff of 80 cents a gallon is a prohibit
| ton of the cheap grades. Upon the
! higher priced article it is not so notice
able. He wants the committee to make
| the duty 30 cents d gallon, or substitute
an ad valOrem rate that would not exceed
that figure. He argued that a duty
of 80 per cent. would largely in
! crease the revenues and benefit both the
trade and the consumers. Such mem
bers of the committee as were spoken
with recognized the force of this argu-
ment, but they are obviously afraid that
the temperance element of the country
will protest against any action on their
part, which, while largely reducing the
duty on foreign liquors, still leaves a
heavy tariff on many of the actual ne
| cessitieS of life.