Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-03-09
All Put Upon the DutlabIe
List in the Tariff Bill.
RAW WOOL REMAINS FREE.
How the Measure is Viewed by Lead
ing Statesmen.

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day in the amended form upon which the
| Democratic majority OF that committee
finally agreed after one whole months
consideration. and numerous changes Of
front upon all the more important objects
| of taxation.
simultaneously with the presentation
| Of the bill to the full committee IL was
| given out for publication through the
press. The chief features upon which
| public interest centered were the provi-
| sions in regard TO the tariff on sugar, iron
| ore, lead, wool and its manufactures, cot
ton manufactures and the internal reve-
nue. taxes on whisky and tobacco.
Sugar has been placed on the dutia ble
| list at from cent To 2-5 cents per pound,
| according TO polariscope test.
Iron ore, including manganiferous iron
| ore. also the dross or residuum from
burnt pyrites, 40 cents per ton.
Coal is taken from the free list and
| made dutiable also at 40 cents per ton and
| coke at Is cents.
Lead ore, which In the Wilson bill was
Is per cent ad valorem; lead ore and lead
dross, "a OF a cent per pound; provided
that silver ore and all other ores contain
ing lead shall pay duty OF "a of a cent
according to sample and assay at the port
OF entry.
The whisky tax ls raised TO Clio per
gallon. The bonded period is extended
five years, that is, from three to eight
years
Cigars IS thousand, cigarets in paper
81 thousand; cigarets in tobacco 80
cents a thousand.
Lumber remains on the free list.
Barley and barley pearled, patent or
hulled, is raised from % TO 30 per cent ad
valorem, and barley malt from 35 to 40
per cent.
The income tax provision OF 2 per cent
remains in the bill, but the tax on non
residents is stricken out.
what Is Thought OF It.
The proceedings Of the senate commit
tee OF finance called TO receive the tariff
bill a. amended by the Democratic major
fly of that committee were mainly in
formal. Copies of the bill were handed TO
all the members, and the Republicans
who had not had a previous opportunity
TO see ii glanced through IL curiously.
There was some discussion of the time
for consideration Of the bill by the full
committee, the Republican members say
ing they would desire a reasonable period,
and the Democratic members expressed
themselves as willing TO grant that With.
out cavil. Saturday next, at 1890 m,
was set for the next meeting, when the
Repu blicans, having had an opportunity
to examine the details of the BILL will
probably be able to say what time they
| will require. 1t is considered proba BILE
| that they will ask for an entire week, af-
ter the next meeting day and possibly
more
The Democratic members of the com
| mittee do not express themselves at this
| time as disposed to press for action which
may be considered speedy. They say that
whatever delay may OCCUR hereafter will
be chargeable to the Republicans. and
they must assume the responsibility
Republicans VIII Fight IL.
The senators who have given the COM
| mitNee % much trouble In their demands
for increased rates of duty have not as
| yet indicated whether they are satisfied
with the committees action on the con-
troverted points. While the sugar, coal
and iron ore interests have not obtained
all they would like, they will acquiesce
and support the bill The New York and
New Jersey senators, who have been most
persistent In their demands, decline TO
bJdte WucLntI tuty arc sdIlhueu OF WDAb
| attitude they will take when the bill
| comes up for consideration In the senate
The Repub ublican members Of the finance
| committee intend to assail the bill In all
| of its provisions. Senator Voorhees, said
| that the committee had made all the con-
| cessions to the conservatives that could
consistently be granted, and he expected
| to get the cooperation and united support
| Of every Democrat In the senate in behalf
of the bill.
Senator Jones' Figures.
| Senator Jones Of Arkansas, chairman
| Of tho tariff subcommittee said, when
| asked for statement giving an estimate
| derived from the bill, and for an explain
alton Of other features, that an official
| statement, based upon estimates made by
the treasury department.. would be given
out within day or two. He was Of the
| opinion that 1t would be shown that the
bill would produce revenue Of about
| t470, ,0O0, QUO or $3.50 900, 900. without taking
into account the increased amount which
would be the result of the reductions In
tariff rates made.
This would be In excess Of the require
ments Of the government, which he said
are about e44s. .000, 900, nos including the
sum necessary for the sinking fund or
made necessary by the recent bond issue.
From this amount can be subtracted
| about tl5, 900 900, now paid on account of
the sugar bounty, which would, IL these
| estimates are correct, give a surplus OF
from $37 0o0, 900 to al, 900 under the
| operations OF the proposed law.
| Senators Allison and Aldrich, Republi-
| can members of the finance committee
said that they had had no opportunity to
examine the bill so as to make any COM
ment upon It, The Republicans, as a
rule, decline to express any opinions for
the same reason.
Eject on New England.
| Mr.. Lodge, when asked To say how the
tariff bill would affect the New England
Industries, replied: The free raw ma
terial feature which the Democrats have
% made much of in New England las
been knocked out. The bill has been
patched up where II was necessary 10 do
80 to catch votes. The bill to my mind
could not be worse"
| Ex-Speaker Reed said: "The bill 1.
| much worse than 10 was when 10 left the
| house, snd IL Is much more important
for the interest of the country that II
should be beaten. The poor little plea on
which Mr. Wilson thought To justify his
action has disappeared. Free raw ma
terials for New England have vanished
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