St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-09
The NEW TIHPLATE TARIFF
1T rs CHANGED kT The REQUEST or
THE COW UNERS.
WHISKY TAX NOT SETTLED.
Upon the Income Tax-Mr. Will
son Hopes TO Secure Consider
alton of the Bill in the House
Before the Holiday Recess "A
Caucus Is Possible.

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-There have
been many rumorS about the capitol to-
day concerning the revised tariff which
the majority members of the committee
have about completed and which will
soon De reprinted. There have been
number of changes relating mainly to
the wording of the bill, typographical
errors and phraseology. but it is well
known that other changes have been
made. The tin plate tariff has been
changed from 35 per cent ad valorem to
1-5 cents per pound specific duty. The
ad yalorem rate was intended to make
duty of about l cent per pound. A
member of the committee explained
to an Associated Press reporter
why this change was made,
says that the various consum-
ers of tin plate requested 1t. Under an
al valorem duty the importer. would not
be able to buy as cheaply. because all
orders for tin plate were at least three
months in advance, and if the price
should be three cents pound when
ordered and four cents when shipped. it
would be found that the ad valorem
duty would work injustice to the i'm
porter, while under specific duty the
importer would know exactly what he
had to pay when the order was given.
This same member said there had been
other changes of the same character.
where the interests of the consumers
would be liable to injury by fuctuation
of the prizes under the ad valorem rate.
Changes in rates have been made.
how many or how great is hard to as
certain. There have been changes in
pearl buttons, piano keys and silk
thread. Just what these changes are is
not known.
A DELEGATION
| of New Yorkers has asked that the time
when the bill goes into effect be changed
either to July l, 1894. OF Jan. l, 1895.
Nothing is definitely known as to when
| the bill Will come up in the house.
| Chairman Wilson hopes to report the
bill within three days from the time it
| is presented and considered by the full
| committee next Monday. The ten days
| time which the Republican members
| were to have in case the bill was re-
ported during the recess will not be
| granted when the bill is reported dur
| ing the session. Mr.. Wilson says he
hopes 10 secure consideration of the bill
before the holiday recess. 1t is generally
| understood that the internal revenue
bill will De reported as separate meas
ure. There is still a disagreement
over many features of this part
| of the revenue. The whisky tax has not
yet been entirely settled, but it is be-
lieved that the increases will be but
Slight if they are made. The income
tax is the great bone of contention over
| which members cannot agree. The tax
on corporate incomes suggested in the
| presidents message is far from salts
factory to all the members, and espe-
cially to many members who are not on
the committee. They claim that a tax
on corporate incomes would mean in
creases in rates of interest and higher
rates by common carriers.
The effort to secure change In the
customs part of the bill on the sugar
schedule has not been successful up to
the present time. Ii this scheme fails,
greater efforts than ever will be made
to have a caucus on the bill before it is
taken up in the house, in the attempt tc
have notifications made.