The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
DEADLOCK ON THE TARIFF.


Secretary Csrlisis's Reasons way the Tax
on whtshey sho-ld Not ne Isersssea-A
Majority OF the Comrittse Favor = Tex
or Incomes IL Ezess. OF s1,Ooo-Two
Hate. suese,tss o. Inheritsues-, the
Mssir.uu Rate Ist.-ses 10 Reach Great
En,.,iea Estates, Iihs That OF the A.tor-
"A s-sn Duty On Sugar May Bs Imposed.
WASHINGTON, Dec lot looks to-day as II
the new Tariff bill will not be reported to the
House next week after ALL The committee is
still In practical deadlock over tho provisions
Of the bill. and have about determined to let
the whole subject go over until after the holI-
day recess. Probably with knowledge OF this
intention OF the committee Chairman Holman
Of the Caucus Committee has decided to post
pone the call for the caucus demanded By the
dissatisfied Democrats until January.
The Democratic members Of the Ways and
Means Committee have had another consulta-
tion with Secretary Carlisle on the subject OF
the whlskey tax The Secretary has been
quoted as saying that II any increased tax 10
TO be placed upon whiskey IL would be as easy
TO levy tax OF twenty cents as OF ten cents.
and no more difficult to collect It But at
conference with some members OF the COM
mittee last night Mr.. Carlisle earnestly CD
poeeo any lucrebso OF tue TAX On WhioAeJ iOk
these reasons:
First-That the law relative to the bonding
of vhiskey 10 in the nature OF a contract with
the owners Of the whiskey. and that IL would
not be lawful either to increase or diminish
the amount Of this tax when the whisky is In
bond. Mr.. Carlisle 10 understood TO have had
the opinion Of law offlcer OF the Government
10 sustain this view.
Second-There are some 19, 000. 900 gallons
OF alcohol used annually In this country. Of
which 100000 are used in the mechanic
arts. To increase the tax on the whiskey In
bond would be to give to the Whiskey Trust
the benefit Of the increase. while the alcohol
used In the arts would be. to q corresponding
extent at least. increased In price and an addi-
tional burden would be placed upon the manu-
featuring industries.
Third-To increase the tax on whiskey In
bond would require. II the whiskey is to be
taken out OF bond. at least Sis. 900 600 for the
payment OF the tax. To raise such an enor-
NOUS sum might cause panic.
Fourth-That such o sum would probably
hot be raised. On the contrary. should the tax
be imposed upon the whiskey in bond. the In
evtsble result would be an extension OF the
bonded period
The whiskey men. Secretary Carlisle informed
the members OF the committee have an organ
period extended to eight years. II the addi-
tional tax should be i'm posed upon .whiskey in
bond that would give to the whiskey organiza-
tlon powerful argument In support Of such
extension. It Is known. moreover. that this
movement Co extend the bonded period has
very strong support In both Houses. and nota-
1t Ia asrertained that the faction among the
Democrats OF the Ways and Means Committee
grown stronger. A member OF the committee
said to-day that there Is no longer any doubt
that the %0Sa favor
are being exerted from outside the committee
sli. Will report in favor OF taxing Individual
oi s46So anPuay' Even i BoSffe Cochran sf Is
said to have become convinced that 1t Is use
sss nsde he G a seems
probable that the majority OF the com mittee
is controlled BY the opinion that the net In
s1s an INDIVIDUAL Is tho pest TEST OF DIS
But the committee ia now engaged In . novel
g. to have two rates on inheritancss. ono on
direct inheritances and the other on indirect
The purpose Of the com Sittee s to rescS srsss
law az t
one per cent. and that Indirect in heritsnees. or
come Of which is now enjoyed By persons in
the second or third degree or generation from
not SsvsGs sh az tSs s tsg
Vii reach large number , Of individuals. but
al ~H sga si to sas SS
shs. q John Jacob AstSs; The third:
ursine this eiassiiication as the psrtiouiae
class Of estates which it is desirable to make
now do to the support OF the Government
Unausstionably at the basis OF this proposed
iTy sasS
ground that It Is unrepubliean In character. |
md Al may tend to the injury Of our Institutions.
clsar What eoncl qsion Is likely to be reached.
mittse having the interna al schedules 10 charge.
has been hoping to finish this work by Tues |
81 he sSs f. an
% ThuIsday neIt. are likely to leave The city |
day evsninT At the latest. There Is isir pre- pre-.
SUMPTION therefore. that the uncompletsd |
be soidas H. q SeaS s ais
that the sgb.committee have already reported |
Of the full ccmmittes on eiSsrettSs. Playing
eArds and tnheritaneeA The tax on ciga- |
rettes has been increased to 81 90 per thou
~ Ths, dsacis caused by. the Wilson Tarin
numbers, about S62 OO0. OOO / don't think |
pur necessities win demand more than from |
lorty TO forty-fivs million dollars. We can |
save a great many millions By instltuting a |
system OF rigid economy in our national ex- |
psnditurss, and no ineopsiderahle amount |
luent upon the flush times and the reduced |
sustoms rates Every penny OF this money can
he country developed IN population and |
Jog, incomes Of $1,000 and, less, at one
The law was formerly in force. will net
rs . corresponding ineome-an income large |
enough to supply all deficiencies. We can
obtain all the money We need from this souree
without doing any one an Injustice. l hold
the same views to-day that / did several
a onths ago. wheh wrote paper on this sub
srn magazine. / then made the argument that
legacy TAX never makes it's exAetiOns until
The party who worked for the money no longer
needs III until one IL to get IL who never
earned 1t. The legacy tax, in my opinion Is |
the tairest OF all taxes, and ]. personally. have
pc hesitation in saying that / am equally |
corporations"
Some Of the memheTs OF the committee
strongly favor small duty on sugar They |
believe that the Increased cost 10 the con- |