The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07
TARIFF BILL DELAY.
Sugar, Whisky and the Income Arc
the Causes.
D'atii,ers Want an Unlimited Bonded Pc
riod-Thts Would Defeat the Admins
trat.on'e Pnrpose - Sugar Schedule
and Wh!kky Tax Arc Tied Up.

"ASHISGTOS. Dec. Sugar, whisky
and the income tax are the sources OF
The delay in completing the portion Of
the tariff bill which is to raise revenue.
The contradictory reports on tho sub
jeefs OF tho whisky tax and the income
tax are amply the results Of tho com
Staut changes Of plan by the committee
itself. Secretary Carlisle Sunday in
formed tho majority members who
vihitcd him. that no had delayed final
revision and completion Of his report. in
the hope that somo decisive action
would be taken by the committee but
chat, In view Of It's failure to reach
nny conclusion, he was now compelled
TO submit his report without any dis
cussion Of the relief that would be af-
fordcd tho treasury from taxation OF
whisky The difficulty that now con-
fronts Mr. Carlisle. as we'll rs the ma
joritc OF the members OF the commit
tee, IN dealing with thc whisky tax is,
that the distillcrs. while content
with only nm increase Of ten
cents gallon. If no more can
be obtained, are at work among
tho ,ncmbe of the house creating
strong movement III favor Of an un-
limited bonded period. Should this
succeed it would defeat tho very pnr-
pose which the administration would
have in view, If it sought to raise nd-
ditional revenue by an increase of the
whisky tax, since, if the bonded period
is made unlimited. instead of three
years rs at present. whisky diStillers
could export all their whisky and store
it at Bermuda or amy other foreign
port, and bring it back to the United
States only as the trade demanded.
Thus the government would derive
even less revenue than at present
Mr.. Cleveland j. believed TO favor an
increase on whisky OF thirty cents. but
he opposes any extension OF the
bonded period. or any other step which
will be of financial advantage TO tho
whisky distillcrA The sugar schedule
is intimately tied up with the whisky
TAX. There is a growing belief that
the house-or failing in the house.
then in the seratc--will reject the
Wilson bill provision for Tie gra 'ual
abolition Of the bounty 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Cleveland, while sane
tionnG it. is not irrcvocably welded
to the bounty. and that its re lection in
the house is t!crcrpon not impossible.
Should the bounty project he wiped out
and a duty Of one cent a pound levied
on raw sugar instead an entire remod-
cling of plans for raising revenue
would lie imperative, since the treas
ury would have millions every year in
not being compelled to pay bountics,
and would besides derive all enormous
increase from the raw sugar tax. In
this case there would be no need
OF an increased tax on whisky.
The question OF an income tax
has not yet progressed sufficiently
TO bc criticised into a bin. because
that subject. too, is found in tho final
determination of the revenue what
will flow into the treasury from sugar
and whisky. In :. word, the democratic
party is tonight on the eve of its first
regular session, as hopelesslv at sea on
the manner of carrying out its tariff
reform pledges, as it was nearly four
months ago on the eve of tho extraordin-
cry session on tho subject of silver.