The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-16
BULLS IN THE TARIFF BILL.
A Narrow Escape From Cutting OF
$4,000, 900 of Revenue.

Washington, March, l5-The present
discussion of the tariff bill in full COM
mittee, although not producing many
changes in the schedules, is bringing to
light some extraordinary defects in the
bill. One of these was discovered yester-
day, which, had it not been found out in
time, would have reduced the revenue
yielding power of the bill by upward
of Sl0,000,00O. The last page of the
bill as made public by the Senate
is long distance from the first,
but the legislation found in the last few
paragraphs controls the whole bill. One
OF these paragraphs, section 1902, provides
that an act to reduce the revenue and
equalize duties on imports, and for other
purposes, approved Oct /, 1890 and all
acts and parts of acts not inconsistent
with this act. are hereby repealed
EFFECT OF THE CLAUSE.
This was absolute repeal Of the McKin-
Icy law, and Mr., Vest, in committee yes
terday, moved that it be stricken out for
very obvious reasons. The internal reve-
nue. tax on tobacco, manufactured to-
bacco, all the regulations as to license
taxes, and the sale Of leaf tobacco are
contained in the Mckinley law, and
nothing is said about them in the
Wilson bill. The intention was. of
course, TO permit the present
law to stand in those respects.
Had not the sweeping character of the
repeating clause been detected in time
these provisions of the Mckinley act
would have been wiped out and the gov
ernment would have found itself power
less to collect a dollar of internal reve-
nue. tax on manufactured tobacco, except
in the shape of cigars and cigarettes.
The free leaf provisions would also have
been eliminated from the present law.
CARLISLE IN CONSULTATION.
Secretary Carlisle and Assistant Secre-
tary Hamlin were in consultation withithe
Senate committee on finance this after
noon concerning the administrative fea-
lures of the tariff pill. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Carlisle conceded with some
OF the opinions expressed by
the republican members of the
committee and some amendment of that
portion Of the bill will be made The re-
publicans are attacking the administra-
tive part of the bill where it is materially
different from the existing law, which
they claim is as good system as can be
devised
The opinion is gaining ground that the
bill will be reported to the Senate on
tuesday next. No agreement has been
made, but the republican members win
not object, provided they are granted the
following two weeks to make preparation
for the debate before it shall begin, and
it now appears probable that this conces-
sion will be granted
THE COAL SCHEDULE.
William Lamb, of Norfolk, in behalf OF
the bituminous coal interests, has re.
quested Senator Voorhees, to have the
following alteration made in the text OF
the Wilson bill. 1t does not change the
schedule, but win prevent any miscon.
struction Of the intention of the law: In.
stead of "coal, bituminous and
shale, 40 cents per tom to read
coal, bituminous and shale 4C
cents per ton of % bushels, 80 pounds To
the bushel," ," and instead of coal, slack
or culm, Is cents per ton" read "coal,
slack or culm, such as will pass through
half inch screen, 10 cents per ton of 2s
bushels, so pounds to the bushel"