The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-29
TARIFF BILL PROSPECTS.
The Measure Not Apt to Become a Law
Before June.

Through-The Wilson Bill Likely to
Become Law Substantially as it
Stands, But Long and Hard Fight
Expected.
Washington, Nov. 2S.-While the demo-
cratic leaders in congress expect the Will
son tariff bill to become a law substan-
TALLY as it stands to-day, they are pre-
pared for a hard and long fight over it.
Many local interests are affected by it
and congressman representing them are
being urged to oppose this or that reduc-
ton. As stated last night, the Louisi-
aniaus will oppose the cut of the duty on
refined sugar and the omission of the duty
on raw. and at the same time resent the
proposition to abolish the sugar bounty
after eight years. They say the reten-
ton Of the bounty for this period is an
acceptance of the bounty principle aud
that it should be continued if the duty is
reduced on refined and raw left on the
free list.
Senator White, who speaks for that
state and interest, said tonight that
while not Criticising the ways and means
committee, or inveighing against them in
any way, the Louisiana delegation were
determined to oppose the 60 per cent. cut
in sugar. Ofeourse, he said they hoped
TO make their opposition effective. He
added that he failed to see the consistency
in the gradual reduction of the bounty ae
long as the principle was recognized.
OTHER CLAUSES IN THE SAME BOAT.
As it is with sugar, so is it with iron
ore. wool, coal, argentifCrous lead ore,
lumber, certain agricultural products and
other articles either added to the free
list or on which the duty has been largely
StituenCieS affected will no doubt fight
against the paragraph or paragraphs of
the bill offensive to their constituents,
thus placing themselves on record, and
then vote for the bill OF course. if all
the congressman whose constituencies
are affected by reductions Of duty or ad-
ditions TO the free list should pool
their grievances they might defeat the
bill. The probabilities are against this,
however. Thus the sugar men will vote
against the sugar schedule, the wool men
against that schedule and so on through
out the list, but they will not combine to
vote against two or more schedules or
against the bill as a whole Therefore
the leaders fully expect to control a
practically solid party for the measure.
They will have the support of the admin
istration, and what that means the fight
over silver at the extra session shows.
WHEN IT WILL GO INTO EFFECT
As to the time when the new bill is
likely to become a law opinions differ
The committee named in the bill March
! next as the time for the bill to take eff
feet. OF course there is no chance for its
passage by that date. The chronological
history of the Mckinley law is interest
ing as possibly throwing light on this
phase of thesproblem
1t was repOred to the House by Mr. Nc
KInley on April 16, 1890, and passed on May
81, on May % it reached the Senate Two
days later it was referred to the commit
tee on finance. June IS. twenty five days
later, 1t was reported back from the com
mittee 1t was discussed until Sept. 10,
when 1t was passed with numerous
amendments. Sept. II it was again back
with the ways and means committee.
Sept, 10 it was reported back to
the House and the Senate amend
mentS were nOn-concurred in. 1t then
Went to conference committee of the
two houses, and on Sept. 26 an agreement
was reached. The next day the House
adopted the conference report and the
Senate did the same two days later. The
next day, Sept. 30, mistake III enroll
mcnt was rectitied by Joint resolution
Next day, Oct. l, the bill was examined
and signed by the presiding officers of the
two houses, whereIp0n 1t was sent to
President Harrison, who signed it APP
proved the same day.
Now the Wilson bill will be in the
House four months earlier than Mr.. Nc
hlnley's was, thanks to the extra session.
Allowing the same time for debate in the
two houses, and the republicans are es-
topped from asking more, and the same de-
lay from disagreements necessitating con
ferences, the Wilson bill would reach
President Cleveland about June next.
He would probably lose as little time in
aDDvnvin-r TOV,sci1opt 10 4
with the Mckinley bill. The Wilson bill
may reach the President sooner, but it
would seem that it ought not to reach him
later than the ides of June.
BOATNER's OBJECTION.
representative BOatner, of Louisiana,
said to-day that his objection to the bill
IS that it falls below the revenue raising
point. He thinks it would have been
better if a small revenue had been put on
some things now on the free list Of the
oil, and which, he says, could have been
uoue without affecting the cost of the
drtlcles TO the consumer, but which would
nave added to the revenues under the
oil Had this been done Mr.. Boatner
would have regarded the bill as I'M
objectionable. He probably meant raw
sugar
tits admitted that the revenues will fall
on under this measure, but it is thought
DE Representative Tarsney of Missouri,
mat the low rates in the wooden, cotton
and metal schedules will stimulate i'm
portatlons to the point of recOuping some
OF the revenue losses attending the ex-
tension of the free list and reduction of
uutles generally. Mr. Tarsney estimates
mat this will amount to210, 900 600 to Sl5.-
uooO0O, thus reducing the estimated de-
nclency in the revenues to $35, 600, 900 or
$4,000 600.
TOO BIG A BONUS.
representative McMillin, in touching
on this point, said that out of every - or
~ taken from the consumer but SSl
reached the treasury, the rest going into
the pockets of the manufacturers and
producers Of protected articles. He
thlhkS that too much bonus for the people
10 pay for enough cash TO enable their
government to live.
ne deficiency will have to be made up in
olher directions. In regard to this Rep
Tesentdtiye McMillin said tonight that
ne had been instructed 80 have his in
come tax bill ready to submit on Friday
70 The full democratic membership OF the
ways and means committee. His sub
.omhlttee is still engaged in perfeCting
tne details of the measure. Besides the in
.olhe tax there will probably be a tax On
proprietary medicines, though whether it
"IIl SIMPLY be restoration Of the old rate
IL not Yet known, and the whisky tax NAV
Se raised to dollar gallon, provision