The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-11-24
THE TARIFF elLl.
Tho Measure Nearly Ready for the Full
Committee Wilson's Ideas Follow Very
Closely the Chicago Platform.

Closely the Chicago Platform.
WARRINGTON, Nov. 2i.-Before the 1
subcommittee OF ways and means com
mittee having in charge the schedules
OF the tariff bill adjourn Monday af-
ternoon from their little dark lantern
room at the capitol they will have put |
into shape the new tariff bill Chair
man Wilson has sent out word to |
number OF personal friends who called |
10 see him, among them three or four
interested persons from New York, |
that he can not see any one Monday,
as the last touches are being placed
upon the measure. which has been
keeping him busy for three months
The bill will be somewhat revised by
the full democratic membership Of the
committee on ways and means before 1t
will be laid before the entire committee
the first Of next week, but 1t may lie
stated that IL will have few material
changes from It's present figures. The
Wilson tariff bill will fairly represent
the pledges Of the Chicago platform.
it will recognize the assertion that
tariff for protective purposes is s'uncon-
stitutional and will levy duties only for
revenue. The bill will make what
might well be termed "slashing cut :"
The aim has been, as far as possible, 10
make horizontal reductions. Where
labor has most largely entered into the
product the reduction has been less
than where capital has been the con-
sideratlon.
Glass and steel RECEIVE the deepest
cuts Blown glass is reduced about
one-half, but plate glass is reduced
about fifteen per cent only. Steel rails
are heavily cut, and the duties are
made ad valorem instead OF specific
The many additions TO the free list
are well known. The principal
ones being wool, iron ore, cop
per, silver, lead ore, salt, lumber,
coal and pig iron. As the bill now
stands, the bounty on sugar Is
abolished 1t win probably emerge
from the committee without any duty
being placed upon raw sugar II is
understood. however, that the senate
will be expestei TO place duty Of one
cent pound on raw sugar The COM
mittee have practically abandoned the
idea OF increasing the tax on malt
liquors or whisky. 1t will leave
that as a separate matter, Manu-
facturers and dealers can make
up their minds 10 see most
extreme tariff bill when this meas.
ure Is next week given TO the public
II is the most sweeping step in the di
rectlon Of free trade that has been pro
posed by the democratic party. The
publication OF the bill should not, how
ever, excite commercial interests, as
there Is n well matured understanding
that while the bill will go through th'
house In much the same form in which
IL will be reported TO that body, thu
senate will make radical moditica
tions
The house bill Is to be the part,
measure, and will be pointed to as tn
embodiment OF the Chicago platforr
pledges IL will he 80 liberal tina
democrats in protection districts wi
be given an opportunity to save then
selves by tho introduction of amen6
mcnts which will be adopted, and the
the senate will make certain amenC
ments intended to protect those dem'
cratic senators who feel tina
they can not afford 70 suppol
the extreme reductions made by III
house bill II is stated that the tart
bill as Il viii go to the house will a
feet only import duties, that the il
tcrnal revenue features and the prop,
sition to levy an income tax will
submitted 10 the house apart from II
tariff bill proper, and that they wi
come up on their individual merit
There may be a caucus upon one or ii
other propositions, but il is understood
that the tariff bill and an income an
, internal revenue tax will not be cal
cussed upon in connection with Il
. ! tariff bill proDcr