The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-11-18
Some Hope ola Duty on Sugar
AND A SMALL ONE on RICE.

Since the adjournment of Congress,
the members of the Louisiana delega-
ton who have remained in Washing
ton have been looking very closely to
the sugar interest, and each of the in
dividual members of the Ways and
Means Committee has been seen and
labored with Systematically, and it is
hoped with success. Since Monday,
therefore, news coming in have been
very encouraging to our sugar grow
ers, al will be seen from the following
from Washington of date November
18th
"The member interested in sugar
have been to-day making a hard fight
against the reported decision of the
ways and meaEs committee placing
that article on the free list without
any compensatory legislation. They
have been SO far successful as to cause
the committee to reconsider the mat
ter and It is stated tonight that the
entire portion of the bill from which
it is expectedsto raise the bulk of the
revenues has been reopened and is still
subject to amendment.
"There is still hope, therefore, that
the action of the committee NAV not
be so severe toward the sugar-produc-
ing States as appeared to be the case
last night. 1t is, however, certain
that the duty of cents a pound,
which, it was proposed, might be plac-
ed on imported sugars, will not be re-
allied nor, in fact. anything like
that amount. But the representations
of members of the Louisiana and Flor
ida delegations have been so strong
to-day that 1t is understood one or two
of those members of the committe who
have supported the free sugar propo-
sition ale now willing to consider the
placing of a duty upon it of half or
three-quarters of a cent.
Under these circumstances it nav
yet be possible to induce the commit
tee to report in favor of 1-cent re-
duction, IN which East there would be
a more favorable opportunity to secure
from the House itself a rate more in
accordance with the views of the SUI
gar producers than if the bill, as re.
ported, were to place no duty at all
upon it.
"There was no meeting OF the COM
mlttee to-day, but the individual men,
bers have been seen and labored with |
Systematically and it is hoped with
good results.
at is learned that the bill, as pre-
pared at present, includes a small du-
ty on rice. just how much cannot,
however, be ascertained.
1.-THE committees action with re-
gard to an income tax has awakened |
fierce opposition among the older men
of the House-those whose opinion
and Judgment are usually relied upon
and followed. Judge Culbertson, of
Texas, for one, has taken a decided
stand against it, and he has been SO
strongly supported by other leading |
that this matter is being
reconsidered, aud it is believed that
the plan of raising revenue from IN
comes will be abandoned. Instead il
Is likely that ii tax will be placed OH
corporations Of such il nature that
nearly as much money will be realized
by the government us would be posi-
BILE from income.
'.It seems to have been settled that
The whisky tax will be increased from
% cents to $1.20 per gallon, and also
hat coal and iron will be placed on
lie free Inst. The sentiment in the
is said to be SO stl obgly in