St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-27
PROGRESSIVE REPEAL.
That Is What We Are to Get
on Sugar.
THE M'KiRLEY BOUNTY TO 60,
But the Chop to Be a Little
Each Year.
IT'S TO CEASE IN EIGHT YEARS.
HE M'KiKLEY BOUNTY TO GO,
IT'S TO CEASE IN EIGHT YEARS.
Complete Tariff Bill to Be
Given Out Today.
REP0RTOF TREASURER MORGAN.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The Demo
cratic members of the committee on
ways and means completed their tariff
bill last night near midnight, the last
item finally acted upon being the sugar
schedule. 1t being brought to their at
tention that spectators falsely pretend
ing to have information of their pro-
posed action have been seeking to
manipulate the stock market. they
deemed it best to depart from their gen.
eral plan of refusing information as to
tariff items until their full bill is made
public, and at once to publish their con-
clusions on this schedule, SO that all
men may stand on the same footing or
authentic information. The new bill to
be promulgated tomorrow will show the
following changes in the sugar sched-
ule: The duty on refined sugar Is re-
duced from one-half to one-fourth OF a
cent pound. Raw sugar remains free
of tax. The Mckinley hOunty is re-
pealed progressively. that is, one-eighth
each year, so at the end OF eight years it
is to cease entirely.
COMING BEFORE COMMITTEE.
The new Democratic bill will be laid
before the full membership of the ways
and means committee at IL o'clock to-
morrow morning. The call for full
meeting of the committee was issued
nearly a week ago by Chairman Wilson,
and the Republican members from vari-
Dus parts of the country are arriving in
the city today. So far the Republicans
of the committee know nothing of the
bill that is to be submitted by the Dem
ocratic majority, except knowledge de-
rived from newspaper reports, and 1t is
not expected that tomorrOw's meeting
will be at all "deliberative" one. The
committee will convene at IL O'clock.
Five minutes later the bill will be SUBJ
mitted by Chairman Wilson and read at
length, and Democratic member will
then promptly move that 1t be adopted
by the committee. The measure will
be adopted by the strict party vote. 1t
is now definitely announced that the
internal revenue schedule will be re-
served until a later date, as it is not yet
completed. The practical certainty,
however, that the changes in this feat
ure of the law will be slight, and that
the increase OF
THE WHISKY TAX,
If an increase at all, will not exceed 10
cents per gallon, deprives the internal
revenue schedule of any great public
interest. 1t its general terms the new
tariff bill, to be made public tomorrow,
may be called a radical measure. The
free list will be surprise to the coun-
try. 1t will include wool, iron ore,
coal, cotton ties, copper, lumber, choco-
late, salt. binding twine, flax, lead ore
and many other articles of less impor-
tance to the commercial interests. The
disposition of wool and woolen goods
has been one of the most difficult prob
lens that the committee had to solve.
After two months of deliberation, it has
been finally decided to adopt the
Springer policy of the last congress in
all the material details, and the written
report to accompany this portion of the
bill will also be substantially the report
of the last chairman of the ways ami
means committee. Therefore, the wool
anu WOOl6u Will UG do lOllOWS
''Ali woods, hair of the camel, goat,
alpaca and other like animals. and all
wool and hair on the skin, all top waste,
waste, yarn waste, card waste, bur
waste and fiOcks, including
ALL WASTE OR RAGS,
composed wholly or in part of wool,
worSted or hair of the camel, goat, ETC.,
valued at not more than 30 cents pei
pound, will be rated at 80 per cent
which is the ad valorem rate under the
present law, without the specific duty
which that bill provides. On all wooler
and worsted cloths, shawls and kni
fabrics ana all fabrics made on knitting
machines or frames, and all manufact
ures of every description made wholly
or in part of wool and worsted or hair o
the camel, goat. etc., valued at no
more than so cents per pound
the duty is 40 per cent. On
blankets, hats or wool, flannels, un
derWea composed wholly or in par
of wool or hair of the camel, goat, etc.
valued at not more than thirty cent
per pound, the duty is 25 per cent
valued at more than 80 cents and no
more than so cents per pound, the dut,
is So per cent?
There is likewise a we'll accreditet
forecast as to the schedule which in
cIudes women's and children's dres
goods Of similar character, the warp O
which is cotton or other vegetable maj
ter, the value not exceeding fiftee
cents per square yard, and duty c
80 per cent is placed. On women's an
children's dress goods wholly or i
part wool, worsted, etc, the duty
fixed at 40 per cent.
ON CLOTHING
ready made and articles of wearing aI
parel the duty of 45 per cent is placed
On cloaks, dolmans, jackets, ETC., fo
ladies and children, duty of 45 pc
cent. and on webbing. suspenders, boil
ing, binding, braids, gal!oons, fringe
etc.. 40 per cent; on common carpet
which were taxed 80 per cent In tn
Springer bill, the duty in the tariff bi
will be about 35 per cent, and on til
finer grades of carpets, oil of whic
were taxed 10 per cent in the Springt
bill, the duty in this bill Is somewh;
less. The cut in the linen schedule
quite heavy, that Oh silk Is compar
lively light, and the cut in the cotto
schedule is nothing like as great as tt
cut in wool. The best information t
night is that steel rails will probably
put at IS or 50 ton, representing
tariff of 40 per cent ad valorem, viii
nails are selling at their present 10
price of $50. Rails will be one Of Il