The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-25
INTERNAL REVENUE TAXES.
The Committees Vote on Reporting
II Stood 9 to 7.

Cochran and Stevens Voted in the
Negative on Account of the Income
Tax Feature - Several Important
Changes Made in the Bill Before
the Vote Was Taken.
Washington, Jan. A.-The full ways
and means committee voted this morning
TO report the internal revenue bill, in
cluding the income tax. The vote was 0
to Z. All the republicans and Messrs.
Cochran and Stevens voted in the mega
tive.
A number of impo rtant amendments
were made by the ways and means COM
mittee this morning to the customs and
internal revenue sections of the tariff bill.
The tax on cigarettes, which had been
placed at Sl.60 per 900, was reduced to
81. IL is now so cents.
The section which admits petroleum
from other countries free of duty Nhen
they admit American petroleum on the
same terms, was stricken out, leaving
petroleum to come in free, without any
qualifications.
Crude opium was taken from the free
list and put on the dutiable list at 81 a
pound.
FREE BINDING TwINE.
An enlargement of the paragraph re-
lating to binding twine was made so as to
permit importations made from New
Zealand hemp TO come in free
The paragraph relating to allzarine and
alizarine colors or dyes, natural or arti-
fetal, was amended by striking out the
words commonly known as
To the paragraph relating to condensed
milk, upon which the House recently
placed duty of ? cents per pound, the
nj n ola ha AttfVr
should be computed by adding also the
weight of the package.
Cut stones, including diamonds, are
left at 10 per cent, as in the existing law.
The pearl button schedule was made to
read 81 cent per line per gross
. FREE IMPORTATION OF MEDALS
The paragraph relating to the free inn
portation of medals of gold, silver and
copper was enlarged so as to include tro-
phies of all sorts, such as prize cups for
yachting races and the like.
The reciprocity provision of the McKin-
ley act was stricken out of the pending
bill, but the committee decided TO make
their action clearer by inserting a special
provision in the bill specifying repeating
section number three of the present law.
An amendment will probably be adopted
increasing the tax on manufactured cigars
from S3 to s3 80 per thousand.
THE INCOME TAX SECTION.
Several amendments were also made to
the income tax section. Section . was
amended so that in computing incomes
the necessary expenses actually incurred
in carrying on any business, occupation,
trade or professions may be deducted,
and also all interest actually due and
paid within the year by such person on
existing Indebtedness. The same section
was further amended by striking out the
deduction of 81 600 i'll favor of each and
every ward under their guardianship.
Where reference is made in section to
the taxation of incomes derived from the
sale of live stock and farm products, an
operation of the tax any part thereof con
sumed directly by the family.
THE INTRODUCTION OF THE MEASURE.
A member of the committee on ways and
means, who is in favor of the income tax,
says the measure will be proposed as an
amendment to the pending bill, but who
will make the motion has not transpired.
Representative McMillin, chairman of the
subcommittee, who formed the original
draft of the bill, says that if any arrange
ment to offer it as an amendment to the
customs bill has been made he is not ad-
vised of it. 1t is probable, however, that
the disposition of the bill will be deter
mined upon in caucus.
No call has yet been issued for caucus,
but the matter is being discussed and the
usual application for a call is expected to
begin its rounds for signatures within a
short time