The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
WORKING oNAT TARIFF BILL.
The Democrats Hope to Report it to
the House Within a Month.

Washington, Oct 15.-The democratic
members of the ways and means commit
tee hope to have the tariff bill reported
to the House within a month and to have
it pass that body before the holidays.
This indicates that considera BILE progress
has been made with the bill and
that it is not anticipated that
on the schedules yet to arrange
very much time is to be consumed, as it
will be necessary to have the bill consid-
cred by the full committee and the repub-
lican members given an opportunity to
make a minority report before the bill is
reported to the House 1t has been
known by the republican members of the
committee that great haste was being
made with the bill and that there was
anxiety to get all other press
ing business out of the way in order
that the tariff bill may have a clear field
when it is reported. Members of the
majority say that everybody expects a
change in tariff rates, and it is well for
the business men to know at an early
date what changes may be looked for in
the House bill.
GREAT SECRECY MAINTAINED.
Great secrecy has been enjoined upon
all the members who have the prepara-
ton of the tariff bill, because when it IS
agreed upon, representatives of the in
terests affected are sent to Washington
to argue with the committee against the
proposed changes. Considerable interest
has been manifested by the iron produc-
ing states as TO what was to be dOue with
iron ore and it looks very much as
if iron ore would follow coal
claimed that the only iron ore imported
or that can be imported, is little from
Cuba, and perhaps from Spain and from
one or two points in Canada. The great
iron producing regions along the great
lakes will object to this and will protest,
but it is understood that the claim will
be made that the undeveloped iron mines
of Canada are remote from railroads and
C-nnot enter into competition with the
best iron producing and best developed
mines on this side of the border.
LEAD ORE TO BE FREE.
Another article that will probably be
restored to the free list is lead ore, which
is imported with other minerals and
when the other ore is the most valuable.
This lead ore is largely imported from
Mexico and is used for smelling
One Kansas City concern has paid about
S70000 duty on lead ore so imported
since the Mckinley law went into effect.
The smelters on the southwest borders
nave also IuduC ueudLluS ludb bHlS uuby
be RENTED The mining states, or some
of them, will make an effort to prevent
| the restoration of the free lead ore but
it seems to have been determined upon.
Mr.. Bryan of Nebraska who is
mem Der of the majority of the committee
on ways and means, is trying to have
| graduated income tax made part of the
tariff bill. If it is not accepted he will
! preSentit to the house in some form. The
! young Nebraska statesman thinks he has
solved what is considered the most
| Objectionable feature of the in
! come tax proposition, the inquisi-
torial feature. He would have
| it made the duty of every person
! liable to a tax upon his income to go to
| the officer and pay it and not subject him
to the annoyance of paying agents of the
| government, which has been suggested as
| its disagreed feature He thinks those
who had. no desire to avoid the payment
| of the tax would escape the inquisition or
/ annoyance.
THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.
He will propose tax on all incomes
/ above s., 500 at the rate of l per cent ,
/ per cent. on s., 600, 4 per cent. on $40. 900
! 6 per cent. on $50 600 and 10 per cent on
| $4,000. His plan is to have the post
masters in cities of 10000 population or
/ less collect the income taxes and in larger
a special income tax collector to be APP
pointed. He has been getting some infor-
nation from foreign countries on
this subject and thinks he
will be able to present the
matter TO the House in 4 manner that
will give the proposition the support of
the majority. He SAYS 1t solves the ques-
ton of raising revenue and gives the
party an opportunity to carry out the
plan of tariff reduction to which it is
pledged. He does not know yet whether
his plan will be accepted by the demo
Gratis OF the ways and means committee,