New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-23
PIJRELY A REVENUE TARIFF.
THE NEW DILL WILL FOLLOW STRICTLY
THE LINES OF THE CHICAGO PLATFORM.
raw MATERIALS TO BE PLACED on THE FREE
LIST AND DUTIES on MANUFACTURED
ARTICLES TO BE SCALED DOWN
land PLACED on Az AID VA
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE rEiDUHr.l

(pY TELEGRAPH TO THE TEi3rHE.I
washington. Nov GA Democrat who IS sup
posed to enjoy the confidence of some oil tiie
cratic members of the Ways and Means 'oil''.'ee
in as great degree as ANYBODY Is pei''i -
those DAYS said to Tribune correspondent lo-"'S
"you will find when the new tarin Dill 10 ma
public that the majority of the committee Ia, h
c,oselv adhered to the doctrine laid down III INC
Chicago platform, and that the Cievcand- " NM
tariff plank which was rejected by 'nc
Convention is not the foundation OF inc ''' -,
vision now proposed All raw materials are 10 pe
admitted free of duty. and the duties o" al '.,
featured articles to be scaled down 10 cer
revenue basis as nearly that can De a'''
tanned. / believe that no rate OF nuty W. .f' ~
a few articles of luxury and Re" INC '''p -,
ton of which II is desirable to DISCOURAGE VIZ,
no allowed to exceed so per cent al vaiorei'' anu
"a ,,oro rates will he substituted for specihc
rates wherever II can be done expect Inv ''"'-
facturers will howl from one END OF lHe eo"''.,'
10 the other when they see the PROVISIONS ~ CIV
bill and that the producers of raw niater'''' -,
the South as well in the North ana "e'' WIN
Join In the outcry. H.,
..vba, about suear?' asked the correspondent
.Wou as nearly as ] ascertain. the hlci"-
beers have not vet been able to reach an asiee''N
except that they all favor the repeai OF inc 'o''
There is good deal of opposition to lmpos.'s any
duty on sugar, and think there is no prooap".'
that the sugar-growers will succeed in getting
uha, ,hev demand In case the bounty is taken away
that * a cent and a half pound. nave re'sO'
10 heleve that the action of the majority IN regard
10 sugar will depend considerably upon 'he Proo-
able loss of revenue from other sources anu 'ie
amount that can propap'y De oo''i" AVN
crate tax incomes.
Mr. purrows Of Michigan minority member
of the WAYS and Means Committee was NJ the
Capitol to-day and saw several OF III" De'ioei"'o
members In reply to question ne saiu 'ha' II.
knew nothing about the scope or PROVISIONS Vi
the Forthcoming bill than he had been aoie 10
CLEAN from the newspapers. He was SURPRISED
x.bep no heard that the majority proposed TO
make the provisions of the bill public on the same
dav that 1t is 10 be first submitted to the minority
of the committee. and he minated that the pin
would probably not be reported to the House until
after a number of yea-and-nay votes had oee"
taken in committee upon proposed amendments 10
II He also remarked that the minority wouid
probably insist on having fair opportunity 10 ois-
cuss amendments before voting upon them anu
also to consider the more important PROVISIONS vi
the measure in committee. He is the only hepuo-
lican member Of the committee now in Wash1hs-
ton but It is expected that all ihe others VIII
be present on Monday morning at II O'clock wnen'
according to notice sent TO them by CHAIRMAN
Wilson the bill is to be submitted for their inspec-
ton.
1t is the general belief, based on the most trust
worthy information that can be obtained from va
rious sources. that among the so-cailed Ia" ma
terials'' which the Democratic members or the
Committee on Ways and Means will transfer from
the dutable list the free list in the forthcom-
ing revenue bill will be all clays and earths wrought
and unwrought including china clay or Kaohn
coal-iron ore. silver-lead ore. SALT lumber ana
wool OF course. this will reduce the revenue from
customs duties by the amount OF inportations oil
these articles multiplied By existing rates oil duty
thereon. on the basis Of the importatons for inc
fiscal year ended June 30 1882 (the latest o'hcia
figures published by the Treasury Department.. the
In 1872 the imports Of ciays amounted to abou
67yO00 tons, and the duties to N75.7H The inpoIta
tions in 1855 amounted to about ,oa 10, tons. IN
aSpSs % ion asd cq 9e du. les
1888 the Imports fell off liO 29l tons the eoo 7,
Icns IL ss e. r rHn of ore to w cs
ass ae S Of svaread ore "a
50io2 .3 pounds, the duties on which we're Soevsi
Tn 1888 nS corpa
aad saiuria--aggregated 5sssi6s9 pounds, the dute
$1,000 The amount of salt imported in lss2-n
Including that used In curing FISH, on which nd IN IN
duties amounted to sSs9Iss. Including that o
ions Of salt in 1855 amounted to 00oo pounds
The imporatSns Of iimbsr bSnrds' PLANK an
planned and tongued anu grooyed lumber. and lath'
and the duties amounted to N.oSS5si. In 1892 II
1Ssa yss5 m & %9S the duties 50 on %6e
were s7s0$5 This dId MOI include sho4dy y va g
sS Which Ds S pGsna an v whch at
to s In iS' 1883 the e total WOO
iS is ss p SSssa wS vaacd S" at 80
1t is asserted by some persons who claim t
straw. max not hacked or dressed, tow and hernl
manila and other 0 Tor hemp lSe are free 10 lis
The MpOriatOns Of these sTecs s in ,h Z %s
W tq were ss r hs articles We're al
sudsd the free Is, Of The PARK
by soi T pemccrac party vote except that Rar
dali and Sowden. Of Pennsylvania voted or wer
paired against 1t: Among the Other articles place
the free list By the same Dill were supns'e eli, :
Sopper 63F1 rsD sSnpn n1co re Ddne crdon oil OF
Of cottonsced and hempseed, olive oil ana wnaI
and o sn,r h S e np sGe
copper ores resulus OF copper black or eoars
darnng and knitting needles quicksilver, lumber
beans, chcory. cocoa. dates grapes, piums an
wMoolen RAGS waste. shoddy etc. The rate of dat
cotton es ana n2sesS at ,he' g y war 81
cS4 1872 on tinplates and sl@S On Gotten nd Mes
Committee. in conversation vita Tribua., CORR orr
spondent recently remarked that TIE ndicu s,a
were that the Forthcoming bill would be qultee
radical revision as was proposed By, the Nil
bill OF 1885, and that the rates on manuiactures
iron and steel cotsSa WOO as s"a etc, cN would probab
average even lower than those proposed hve year
8 Goldenberg and ]. ". Highlander: Of New.Yorl
had conferences this afternoon win M. lu ur,,
the chairman Of the sh-cOmHttee on the aluN
isra,ivc features Of the Bill and with Nj Nc Mia,
having In charge me internal rcve,iue scne,li "a,
conference with Mr.. Turner related 10 mat pal
OF the administrative law which now imposes
duty on the outside eases. crates, boxes sacEs an
other coverings in which merchandise is shipped
this country. Mr.. Turner promised that so far
his influence extended the duty should be abolishe
except in cases where the covering is in Itself di
tinet article Of merchandise. Mr.. Mcmillan Wa
asked by his New1 ork callers to incorporate IN q
tariff bill n provision requiring license from ever
person coming to this country for the purpose
selling or soliciting orders for any goods ne
chandiss such license TO cost Sep and to be r.
newed annually .
George II Ely. president Of the Western Ire
Ore Association. Of Cleveland Ohio. filed with n
committee q protest against placing iron ore on y
free let SIR Ely says about 90 per cent of II
pig iron made in the l'niied states cones out
Lake Superior ores. But for toe development
the great mining industry the upper lakes {,
present iron and steel production in this counti
would fbe Impossible He disputes the statemen
which t1,ve been made to the effect that und
mining conditions in the lake region orc can
delivered a, lake ports at prices that will dsfan
oil with other domestic forcif