The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-12-10
THE TARIFF BILL.
NUMBER OF CHANGES ARE
BEING MADE.
PEARL BUTTONS ARE HEARD FROM
why the Tin riate Schedule was
Changed From an Ad Nalorcm to
Specific Duty The Income lax
scheme the Great Bour OF
Contention - Many Mem
bers opposed to It,

WAsHfNGToN. Dec 8 s-Thcrc have
been rumors about the capitol CON
ccrning the revised tariff which the
ma joritv members of the committee
have about completed and which will
soon be printed. There have been a
number of changes. relating mainly
to the wording of the bill, typograph-
ical errors and phraseoIogy, but it is
we'll known that more changes have
been made.
The tin plate tariff has been changed
from IS per cent ad valorem t. l-5
cents per pound specific duty. The ad
valorem rate was intended to make a
duty of about l cent per pound. A
member of the committee, who cN-
planned why this change was made,
says the various consumers of tin plate
requested it,
Under an ad valorcm duty the inn
porters would not be able to buy as
cheaply because all orders for tin
plate were at least three months in
advance, and if the price should be
three cents pound when ordered
and four cents when shipped, il would
work injustice to the importer. while.
under specific duty the importer
would know exactly what he had to
pay when the order was given. This
same member said there had been
other changes Of the same character,
where the interests of the consumers
would be liable to injury by lluttua-
tion of the price under the ad valorem
rate.
Changes in rates have been made;
how many or how great is hard to
ascertain There have been changes
in pearl buttons, piano keys and silk
thread. Just what these changes are
is not known. A delegation OF New
Workers has asked that the time when
the bill goes into effect be changed
either TO July /, 1894, or January ],
1895.
Nothing is definitely known as tc
when the bill will come up IN the
house. Chairman Wilson hopes to re.
port the bill within three days from
the time it is presented and considered
by the full committee next Monday.
The ten days time which the Re
publican members were to have in
case the bill was reported during the
recess will not be granted when the
bill is reported during the session.
Mr. Wilson hopes To secure considera'
tion of the bill before the holiday
/ recess.
1t is generally understood that the
internal revenue bill will be reported
as n separate measure. There ia still
n disagreement over many features o.
this part of the revenue. The whisky
tax has not yet been entirely settled
but it is believed that the increase
will be slight if anv is made
The income tax is the great bone o.
contention over which members can
not agree. The tax on corporate in
comes suggested in the president
message is far from satisfactory to all
members, and especially to many VIII,
are not on the committee. They claim ;
tax on corporate incomes would meaI
/ increases in rates of interest and
/ higher rates by common carriers
/ The effort to secure "a change m the
/ customs part of the bill ON the suga
/ schedule has not been successful up I,
/ the present time. II this schem
! fails greater efforts tnan ever will bl
made to have a caucus on the bill be
/ fore it is taken mp the house in th,
attempt to have notifications made