New-York tribune., 1893-12-09
TARIFF PERPLEXIIIES.
FREE TRADERS FIND SOME HARD NUTS TO
CRACk.
TIE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE NOW EN-
GAGGED IN REVISING ITS REVlsION-THE
INCOME TAX AND SUGAR BOUNTY
QUESTIONS TEOUBLEsOME-IIOW
TIE WILSON BILL NIGHT
BE DEFEATED.
BE DEFEATED.
LEY rrlrGnAan TO TIE TRIBUSE.l

TIE WILSON BILL NIGHT
BE DEFEATED.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRBUSEl
Washington Dec. S.-Neary two weeks ago the
Democratic majority Of the Committee on ways
and Means announced that 1t had completed It's la
bors the tarin schedules and The sections of the
customs administration law which it had decided
10 amend and on Monday, Nov mber T. the kepub-
lican members Of the committee were invited to
contemplate If they could not approve, the re-
suits Of those Iabors. ON the same day the bill
was given TO the public. Ever since that time the
Democratic majority has been busy behind locked
DOORS ostensiby engaged In the secret preparation
of amendments the internal revenue laws de-
signed to repair the losses OF public revenue whlch
would be caused by its indiscrminate hacKhe Vi
the tariff.
Some work nay have been done and some progress
made in the direction which the majority was
ostenslbly pursuing bat it has leaked out from
time TO time that a good deal more was being done
in the way of r-tnker!ng All sorts OF reports
have been in circulation as to the actual results
of these supplementary labors. 1t is generaly uh-
derstood that a number Of the proposed al Vaofehi
rates have been discarded and specific rates re-
stored and IL is the general belief that among
these is the specific rate now proposed on tnpiate
of 2-10 cents a pound, which is reduction OF /
cent a. pound from the existing rate. Various ana
numerous other changes are SAID 10 nave D-rh
made and ii announced lTS dltclhOOH 'h"N ''-N
new schedule would be sent to the Public Printer
tonight
In this work of revising its own revision or the
tariff, which was given to the world and received
with general and loud applause by the free-trade
newspapers both ia this country and In Ehgiahu'
the majority of the committee. 1t is understood mas
received the generous aid and cooperation OF
number of importers and agents OF foreign manu-
sacturers who masquerade importers. l. IS
rather to be hoped that the revision OF the revsioh
will be allowed to stand at least long enough 10
bring It before the House of Representatives. ac-
companied by if any. for It's existence
NEw-YORK BUSINESS MEN PROTEST
The scenes of yesterday repeated again TO-
day in the corridor leading TO the rooms OF the
Ways and Means Committee. but on an enlarged
and more lively scale. Bourke Cochran. who is
u,e1nber of the committee, succeeded In obtaining
an audience for Il committee OF New-York Dust
ness men who had come to protest against
the new law becoming operative either on March
or September !. 1894 Tho committee consiseeo ot
s. c. Pullman VI. NJ. O'BHen, ]. ID. ErcDener' Ar
thur Gibbs Charles Showinger. L. L. Ariel. h.
schoonmaker. william H. Fletcher and Robert NJ.
Boyd. Mr. Pullman. who acted as spokesman ssid
that the committee wholly non-paIt tsan sne
represented the general mereanue , nterssuS @ n ~
argue the question Of rates They simply desired TO
say that fo the ssT aS TO 80 woad S be to paFavza
business and cause general ruin and distress Either
July 1894 or January & oSY,a be adjusted to
either OF thoee dates. Chairman Wilson PROMISED
take the matter under aaysomein, 1cCam Of
addressed the committee on the
sSDses Wss to n FIX March as the date be
hoped that the appeal OF the committee o' ''''
noes may be more enectuA
THE INCOME TAX QUESTION
The Aght over the question Of a corporation tax
is still active Notwithstanding the expressions on
,ror alton on the part Of the committee 10
adhere TO the corporation tax rather than an ihd'-
v,dual income tax the present Indications are tha'
the agitation In favor of an Individual income YAK
NAV finally result IN its adoption Five OF the eeVen
democrats of the committee are earnestly ahvo-
eating the individual income tax and are ae1teuhs
the question in the House 80 that II - hot IN
probable net hsS Sdy Ssdse 10 this
ciude to vote with them. 49,, .,.,o,,,~
of the conmitee to crack as are the sugar % gues.
lion and the wiskey tax In regard 70 me srss rssd
the riot act in loud voice within the last FEY
hours He viii recommend In his report d. whiSa len
repeal OF the sugar bounty. A. the bill n9wr ,9r
stands it repsals the bounty at the rat, o OF ~ r2
ssecresary ser ssn, Of the Tfeasury strongly objects
any fractional return to the Constitution m,,,dn ana IN
pTSsS. for the ysaF & oreovs i'm
sssts ssss' quite III, strongIy that duty Of cent a
pound shall be imposed on imported raw sussr.
duoers but would produce large enough
to make II unnecessary to increase 'he ,AA "'i
whiskey.
ALL INDUSTRIES INTERESTED.
"e,,gar-coated Proteouonists" as Democrats who
obsct 70 one or another provision to reduce dutiep
are STYLED, come TO the front every Gay ana ap-
neal 10 Republican members bcseeching their aid
to defeat this that objectionable provision To
all these appeals there be only one reply:
What you say about the iDdrsuy in which your
dsstrict Is Interested is undoubtedly true. Tne
people who are engaged In II VIII be seriousiy in
iured Workmen Will be thrown out OF employment
or have their wages cut down This provision
Industry IN the United States will be affected II
this bill snail bscofns a Law, for all industries are
dsnser is 10 defeat the bill for il cannot be made
II the Democrats who are bitterly opposed to
one or .provihons, Of the bill on account "
the injury which would be wrought In their DIS
trcts would join toe ether and vote with the Rep
1s w % %ho csant sae Of local 40 consderaons il
could easily be defeated. for there are at least
nifty Demoerats Of the sort described Repre-, Se.
Democrats He represents the Troy district in
which millions Of capital invested. and thou
Of b %.on pD hrsns m sss dse
Of New.York is another Mont |
gomery County is his district. and IN that county
district gave a Republican plurality on the State
ticket at the election a month ago Mr sibley. OF
place petroleum on the free list ruin and
distress to thousands Of people In his district |
alone. And IT runs through more than hfty |
House of Repre- tatives, thrty-three OF which |
districts gave Republican puralties at the No |
vember election
DAMAGE SUITS AGAINST KOODY'S SCHOOL.
Greenfield Mass, Dec. s-Ths chances that