St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-16
NEW TARIFF BILL.
The Committee Expects to Report
1t Within q Week.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-The Demo-
ratio members of the wa VS. and means
committee hope to have the tariff bill
reported within month. and to have it
passed the house before the holidays.
This indicates that considerable prog
resS has been made with the bill. but it
is anticipated in the schedules yet
to arrange very much time will be con-
Sumed, as it will be necessary to
have the bill considered by the
full committee and its opponents
given an opportunity to make minority
report before the bill has been reported
to the house. 1t is known by the Re-
publican members of the committee
that great haste has been made with the
bill, and there was great anxiety to get
other pressing 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 ex-
poets change in tariff rates, and it is
we'll for business men to know at an
early date what change may be looked
for in the house bill. Great secrecy has
been enJolned upon all members who
have the preparation of the tariff bill,
because when once it is stated that a
certain reduction has been agreed
upon, representatives are sent to Wash
ington to argue before the committee on
the proposed changes. Considerable
Interest has been manifested by the
lron-producing states as to what was to
be done with iron ore, and it
looks very much as il iron ore would
follow coal into the free list. 1t is
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 producing regions along the
Great lakes will object to this step,
but it is understood the counter-argu-
ment that the undeveloped iron
mines of Canada far from railroads
cannot enter into competition with
worked mines on this side of the bor-
der. Another ore that will probably be
restored to the free list is the lead ore.
This lead ore is largely imported from
Mexico, and is used for smelling. One
Kansas City concern has paid about
100000 duty on lead ore so imported
since the Mckinley law went into
effect. The smelters on the Southwest
ern border have asked that this duty be
RENTED. The mining states, or some
Of them, will make an effort to prevent
the restriction of free lead ore, but it
seems to have been determined upon.
MIR. Bryan, of Nebraska, who is a
member of the committee on ways and
means, advocates that the income tax
be made part of the tariff bill. If it is
incorporated he will present it to the
house in some form. The young Ne
braska statesman thinks he has solved
what is considered the most objection
able feature of the income tax
proposition, the inquisitorial feature.
He would have it made the duty
of every person liable to a tax
upon his income to go to the officers and
pay it, and not subject to the system of
prying agents of the government. which
has been suggested as its disagreeabIe
feature. He thinks those who have no
desire to escape the payment of the tax
would object to the inquistion. He
will propose tax on all incomes over
$500 at the rate of l per cent;
cent on $4,000; per cent on S25, 600,
and 10 per cent on $4,000. His plan is
to have the poStmaSterS in towns of
10000 population or less collect the III
come taxes, and in the larger cities a
special income tax collector to be ap-
pointed. He has been getting some
information from foreign countries
on the subject, and thus will be
able to present the matter to the
house in manner that will give the
proposition support OF the majority. He
says 1t solves the question of raising
revenue. and gives the party the oppor-
! tunity to carry out the plan of tariff re-
ductiOn to which it is pledged. He does
not know yet whether his plan will be
accepted by the Democrats of the ways
and means committee. as it has not yet
| been discussed to any great length.