St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-29
NOW FOR AN INCOME TAX.
THOSE RECEIVING FIVE THOUSAND A
YEAR MAY Be TAXED.
INTERNAL REVENUE REFORM.

orous Fight on the New Bill
Western Members Are Well
Satisfied-Congress Bald
win Not Disturbed Over the
Prospect of Free Iron.
WAsHINGToN Nov. 2S.-The ways
and means committee will tomorrow de-
vote its attention to the internal reve-
nue schedule of the new tariff system.
The strain of the past week has been
very severe on all the Democratic MEM
bers. the sessions frequently running
far into the night, and it was resolved
that nothing should be done today. To-
morrow Messrs. McMillin, Bryan and
Montgomery, members of the Snbcom-
mlttee OIL internal revenue, will meet
and begin the fol mul alton of the in
ternal revenue and Income tax provis-
ions. The internal revenue schedule
proper will not be very difficult, but the
income tax scheme will involve consid-
cradle labor. 1t still appears that the
increase of the whisky tax. if any in
crease may be made, will not exceed 10
cents per gallon, and the changes IN the
tobacco schedule will be very slight,
and directed rather to more logical
classifications than to an increase in the
tax.
The whole income tax question is
opened up anew. and it is now possible
that the tax may. after all, be of that
sweeping character as to include all
individuals of incomes of $1,000 per
annum and over. The Republicans are
already preparing for a vigorous fight
on the new tariff bill. Circular letters
are now being sent out by the thou
sands signed by Justice. Bateman & Co.,
the Philadelphia wool commission mer-
chants, asking that certain data be sent
to j. G. Burrows, Republican member
of the ways and means committee, in
regard to
THE WOOL QUESTION.
Of course, the principal theme of dis
cussion in congressional circles today is
the new tariff bill. Conservative
Democrats are figuring that the deficit
caused by the new bill will not
exceed s35,0OO,OOO. They claim that
in addition to the revenue to be
by the relief of articles taxed to the
degree of prohibition. which they claim
will amount to from S1O.0OO,OO0 to S15,-
100000, the natural increase of i'm
portation under the Mckinley bill, had
not the hard times set in, would have
amounted this year to from $4,000. 900 to
S10.O0O,O0O. With the resumption of
business, this increase, they think, will
be fully realized, so materially reduc-
ing the amount to be raised by the in
ternai revenue, and from some new
measure yet to be inaugurated.
In the South generally the effect of
the new tariff bill will not be felt so
severely as elsewhere, on account of
the local character of its great indus
tries. In those localities, however, Its
results will be felt to very consider
able extent. Rice, sugar, iron ore and
coal are the principal articles in which
the Southerners are interested, and all
have been subjected to vigorous treat
ment.
There is 25 per cent cut in the duty
on cleaned rice and 20 per cent on the
uncleaned product. South Carolina,
Florida and Louisiana are much inter-
ested in this matter, and the repre-
sentativeS of those states do not relish
the reduction at all. They will prob
ably make an effort to
RESTORE THE RATES,
but they are partly disposed to rejoice
that they were not treated more badly,
for at one time it looked as if rice would
be placed on the free list in the final
draft of the bill. The Western mem
bers seem to be fairly we'll satisfied with
the bill. The Democrats of that section
are largely free traders any way. Up
in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Northern
Michigan there are some of the
largest and most easily worked de-
posits of iron in the country. Rep
resentatiye Baldwin, whose district in
Minnesota includes many of these
mines, is far from being dismayed at the
prospect of free iron. 'It may possibly
retard the development of that country
for short time" said he this morning.
but it will bring the iron business to
its proper commercial basis, and then
attention will be directed to those fields
WIClC bilO OlO Sdu UO ulUSb GdSlly
worked. When that time comes the
Western mines will be developed with
startling rapidity."
Representative Boatner, of Louisiana,
Democrat, said: MY objection to the
bill is that it falls below the point of
raising revenue. If they had put
small revenue duty on some of the
things which are on the free list under
this bill, which would not have affected
the cost OF the articles to the consum-
ers, but would have added to the rev.
enue of the bill, it would have been
measure entirely unobjectionable."
Representative Gear, Iowa, a Repub-
lican member of the ways and means
committee, said: 'The cut in the
schedule relating to agricultural
products will hurt lowe as we'll as all
the states contiguous to the Canadian
border, by subjecting their farmers to
competition with the agricultural prod
ucts of Canada. The people of Iowa
understood the situation. and appreciate
fully what competition with Canada
products means. Irrespective of this
fact, Iowa Is protection state just as
much as Ohio is, for, while we are not
in manufacturing sense what Ohio
and Illinois may be said to be, we man
ufacture s12O, 100000 year, and believe
in the protection theory"