The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-06
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
But Slight Changes Expected in
the Coming Measure.
NO VERY RADICAL REDUCTIONS.

1t Is Now Believed That Coal and Iron
Orc VIII Not be Sent to the Free List.
Alleged Conversions to the Income Tax
Proposition.
WASHINGTON, Nov 8-There Is grow
ing impression among those who have
talked with majority members of the COM
mittee on ways and means, who are pre-
pairing tariff bill, that this bill, when it
is isreported, will not present such radical
reduction as was promised some time ago.
Just what led to this is not clear, except
that the deficit in the treasury makes it
important that the reductions of the duty
shall not be so radical as to impair the
revenue raising qualities of the measure.
There have been numerous expedients
talked of to raise revenue, chiefly those
relating to an increase of internal taxa
tion. 1t is estimated that these sugges-
tions have been given out with the idea of
testing the feeling of the people upon
them, and see whether they will be too
much of burden upon those who will
have to bear them.
There has been lull in the talk of the
income tax during the week, but 1t is evil
dent that those who favor 1t have not been
idle. Mr.. Bryan, of Nebraska, a member
VI thC SpiiihitlSNt ofty . phub hc 10 heNopiiB
much of his time to the income tax propo-
sition. He thinks that he is making con-
verts for it in the committee, and hopes to
have it reported us revenue raising feat
ure of the tariff bill. Other members of the
committee say that it will be impossible
now to cut the duties to that extent that
many people seem to think should de done,
and they give out the impression that so
far from being such radical measure as
once predicted it will be a mild reduction
all around, without any heavy cuts on
anything, and with free list not so largely
increased as has been talked of. Indeed,
some members are opposed to enlarging
the free list to any extent, except in few
unimportant articles, and especially when
the revenues of the government are in
their present condition. There is now
talk about reduction upon coal and iron
ore instead ofsending both of these articles
to the free list.
1t is true that in all that has been said
about the tariff bill nothing officially has
| been given out except the statement of
| Chairman Wilson that the first draft OF
| the customs part of the bill had been COM
| pleted. Mr.. Wilson said the day that con-
| gress adjourned that he wanted to work
| fifteen hours n day on the bill until 1t was
| ready to be reported, and he then hoped to
| make such progress that congress would
be willing take it up soon after reassem-
| bling.
There was an impression among many
of the members that very little could be
done with the tariff bill, even II It were
| ready to be reported to the house the first
day Of the session, until after the holiday
adjournment, because OF the senate mem
bers and the difflcultysof maintaining n
quorum of Democrats in the house until
after the holidays. Thursday night when
the filibustering was in progress over the
question of agreeing to the Wilson resolu-
tion providing for the time of reporting
the tariff bill, Mr. Oates, of Alabama, re-
marked that this was the first of series
of scenes that would be witnessed while
the tariff bill was before the house, and
the Republicans have already given an in
dication of their line of policy of forcing a
quorum of Democrats at all stages of the
tariff legislation. Mr. Oates declared that
he thought the wisdom of counting a
quorum would be apparent before the bill
was through the senate, and expressed
regret that this provision had not been
made part of the rules OF the house.