The morning call., 1893-11-30
CORPORATIONS TO SUFFER.
And 1t May Be Also That Indi-
viduals Must Pay.
MR.. CARLISLE TAKES A HAND.
Took the Committeeman Home With
Him, and They Made Very
Great Progress.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-The Democratic
members of the Ways and Means Commit
tee met this afternoon 10 consider the In-
ternal Revenue and income tax schedules
of the new tariff bill. full meeting of
the committee has been called for Friday.
The income tax question was the princi-
pal theme of discussion to-day. 1t was
definitely concluded that such a plan
should be reported, but there was much
diversity of opinion as to its scope.
Messrs. Ryan, McMillin, Whiting and
others favored plan providing for tax
on all incomes in excess of $4,000, but other
members of the committee urged that the
plan adopted should only apply to wealthy
corporations and companies holding eX-
elusive franchises and that individuals
should not be included in its provisions.
1t is therefore on these questions of detail
only that any trouble now remains 10 be
settled. An income tax plan 10 to be re-
ported and it will impose tax on the in
comes of corporations, companies holding
valuable and exclusive franchises. legacies,
inheritances and SUGGESTIONS Of all kinds,
and possibly on all incomes accruing to
foreigners and non-residents.
During the meeting Secretary Carlisle
arrived to participate in the conference on
the internal revenue schedules, and gave
brief history of the income tax system In
vogue during and after the close of the
war. He did not seem opposed to the sys-
tenn which confined its operations to a tax
on corpOr rations, SUGGESTIONS, ETC., and in
deed the whole Democratic mem bership of
the committee now seems favorable to this
plan. the only difference Of opinion being
on the taxation of individual incomes.
The Democrats met again tonight at
the residence of Secretary Carlisle, and
resumed discussion Of the various plans
for an income tax, and 1t was thought
probable the internal revenue schedules
might be completed at the next meeting of
the committee.
The sugar-makers of the country, or
very many of them, are not satisfied with
the proposition to gradually abolish the
sugar bounty. as intended in the Wilson
bill, and will continue the contest In the
Senate and House with hope of securing
a modification of the clause, IL they cannot
get il stricken out entirely. They assert
that under promise of the continuation of
the bounty granted by the Mckinley law,
which they construe as a time contract,
they had every reason to suppose the Q
cents pound bounty would be continued
fifteen years from the time the bounty was
provided. and they say they will push their
fight to the utmost limit with the hope Of
securing better terms than the Wilson bill
gives. They assert that they have made
large Outlays on the strength of this prom
ised bounty and have made contracts for
many years ahead, controlled by the same
consideration. They say with the business
once we'll started the United States can
produce all the sugar the people in this
country will consume and thus keep at
home over 500, 900. 600 annually now sent
abroad for sugar.
The sorghum and beet-sugar men of the
West are interested in the question as well
as the cane-sugar men of Louisiana.
The silver and lead miners will find in
the new tariff bill something to think over
besides the clause placing silver on the free
list, in the proposition to make bond ware
houses of all smelters. 1t is claimed this
will afford an opportunity for fraud if
smeliers should desire to engage in 1t, and
that it would still further increase the i'm
portation of foreign-mined ores. The
metal schedule provides for duty of Is
per cent ad valorem on lead ore and for no
duty on ore containing both silver and
lead in which the silver is of greater value
than the lead.
1t will be left to the Treasury Depart
ment to fix the regulations under which
ores shall be admitted, and if the depart
ment officials should be friendly TO the
smelters. it is argued it would be a very
easy matter to admit almost all lead ores
under the silver-lead classification. There
is a prospect the bonded warehouse propo-
sition will be strongly antagonized.