Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-28
OUR HOME INTERESTS
How They Are Affected by The New
Tariff Bill.
INTERNAL-REyENUE REPORT.
Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes, snuh-fact"-
ries In Virginia and North Carolina
Output-Exports, Taxes Paid, etc.
rrom our Rseular correspondsnt.l }


| weeks ago, the Democratic members OF
the Ways and Means Committee TINS
morning gave to the public the tarih
bill on which they have been working
so diligently for the past several months.
There was a large crowd OF people at
the Capitol when the release of the Dill
was ordered The persons who seemed
so anxious to obtain copies included news
paper correspondents. congressman, re-
presentatives Of manufacturing concerns
lobbyists, and some who grabbed for the
| bill out OF mere idle curiosity.
The items in the bill in which VIZ
| ginia and North Carolina are most IN
terested were discounted weeks ago IN
| the Dispatch correspondence. lroh-ore
| and coal, as was predicted. have Deeh
placed on the free list. an attempt waS
made 10 place these articles on the
free list while the Mills bill was before
the House during the Flftleth Congress-
and # will be remembered that at DEM
| ocratic caucus held then some Of the Vir-
ginia members opposed the proposition
unless there was a corresponding reduc-
ton I'm the duties on manufactured iron
and steel. In the bill that has just been
made public there Is n reduction on the
manufactured articles, but whether II Is
sufficient TO satisfy the people who are
opposed to placing coal and iron on the
free list remains to be seen.
COTTON TIES FREE.
| Cotton ties have been put on the free
| list and this fact will be read with IN
terest In the States in which the feecy
| staple is produced. a duty Of l5 pT cent
] ad valorem, however, mas been retainer
on cotton bagging. Many Of the south
| ern congressman wanted cotton-bagglns
| put on the free list This was the posi-
| ton taken by Mr.. Brawley ana otner
| South Carolina congressman VINO nave Il"
| sisted that II rice was 10 be made Iree
| they ought to have cotton-bagglhe liee
| also. a.,
| Lumber, wool. and salt are all on the
/ free list In the bill as was expected. Morn
| Carolina has great. lumber interests Dut
| there have been few protests from the
| State against making lumber free'
"PRATIES" o. X.
| Potatoes will bear a duty Of 10 cents.
bushel If the provisions Of the bill are
sustained by the House and Senate, ana
the eloquence of Editor Murray, OF the
! Norfolk Landmark, was not wasted. 10
| tato-raising Is one OF the leading indus-
| tries OF the section Of the State In which
| Mr.. Murray resides. About two weeks
ago a delegation from Norfolk and Poris-
mouth appeared before the Democratic
members of the Ways and Means Com
mittee 10 inform those gentlemen that
the truck planters OF their section were
! heavily interested in this matter, and
that their financial salvation depended
greatly upon the retention OF the duty
on Irish potatoes. Mr.. Murray was the
! chief spokesman for the party, ana ne
did it we'll and almost ever since has
been explaining In his able newspaper
the stand taken by him on the occasion
referred to. If a man wants protection
! on potatoes and is willing To have the
tax reduced on everything else IL bat car
I ries out. after all, the truth of the say
ing Of the late General Hancock. that the
tariff is a local issue The present duty
on potatoes is 25 cents per busheL
MICA MADE FREE.
Mica, which is produced in considerable
| quantities IN North Carolina, Is put on
the free list, just as it was I'm the tariff
bill OF 1855 but ii was protected in the
MKiney bill.
The duty on peanuts. which are so ex-
tensiVely produced IN virginia ana Norm
| Carolina. is unchanged.
| The Wilson bill places a duty Of 10 per
cent. ad valorem on ground sumac, an
other Virginia article Of production. The
| present duty on ground sumac Is four
tenths Of cent per pound.
WHIsKEY AND TOBACCO.
The committee have not yet inserted
in the bill the internal-revenue sections,
nor has 1t been finally determined just
! what will be done in regard to the
whiskey-tax. Some people insist that It
may yet be found necessary 10 increase
slightly the tax on tobacco. but the Dis
| patch correspondent is assured by at
least two OF the Democratic members
OF the committee that II will not be
necessary to take this step. The delay
in reporting that section Of the bill is
believed to be due to the income-tax fea-
ture.
Considerable friction has been felt in
reaching an agreement on the income
tax question, and when the committee
had about agreed. the President Is said
to have raised n fresh disturbance on
the matter by Insisting that the plan was
not satisfactory 10 the ADMINISTRATION.
| Certain acids that are used In the
manufacture of fertilizers have also been
placed on the free list, and this depar-
ture will be of benefit TO Virginia and
North Carolina While the Mckinley bill
was before Congress hard fight was
made to remove the tax on these acids
and chemicals
AS TO THE VOTING.
There is much speculation here to-
day as to how certain men Will vote
when the bin Is acted on by sections in
the House, and while most OF the talk
IS mere assumption. il Is probable that
the measure will be materially amended
in both House and Senate. 1t is said
| that a number of senators VIII feel
compelled to oppose the proposition to
put coal and iron ore on the free list.
and those making forecasts insist that
the duty will be restored on these aTti-
cles 1t is, however. too soon to form
any intelligent idea The discussions Will
give a better indication of what stand
will be taken by gentlemen who may
conclude that their districts have been
unjustly dealt with. The chances are
that some will do all in their power
TO defeat certain radical changes, and
whether they fail or succeed, they will
as loyal party men, on the final test
support the measure. II is impossible for
any committee to please everybody.
INTERNAL REVENUE MATTERS.
The report OF the Commissioner Of In
| ternal Revenue, which was given out
| last night, shows that during the hScAl
year the amount of revenue paid In Vir-
ginia was 81, 912 54S.2s. OF this amount the
Second or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS District
paid SlS6i, ,252l6. and the sixth or Lynch
burg District paid Sl.0iS, ,s6.l2. The total
collections for North Carolina were S2i25.-
7sS.2S. divided between the two districts
In the State as follows: For the Fourth,
SIR. .4Ss52; for the Fifth or Western, N,4is,-
29S76.
Illinois, Kentucky. New York. Ohio. and
Pennsylvania. In the order named, pay
more internal revenue taxes than any OF
the States.
TOBACCO.
The exports OF tobacco during the year
increased. and Virginia is the largest ex-
porting tobacco State in the Union. There
were operated in Virginia during the last
fiscal year 2i7 cigar factories, which used
1909 459 pounds OF tobacco for the pro-
| duction OF cigars. and l,Ti.275 for the
| manufacture of cigarettes. The number
OF cigars produced was 13o. o.SS6.6l5. and the
number of cigarettes was nasi+'a2
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