New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-16
DETAILS OF THE DEBAIE-

MR. VESTS sCATIING ARRANGEMENT or
THE CRITICS OF THE SENATE.
NE DECLARES AGAIN THAT THE SENATE BILL
WAS THE ONLY BILL PossIBLE-THANKs TO
THE PRESIDENT FOR ASSUMING ALL
THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MIS-
souri, APPOINTMENTS.
Washington Aug l5.-DurinS the routine morn
,,g business in the Senate the Chief Clerk OF the
,, 80 l. dli,..rol q message from the House informing
.n Senate Of the discharge OF the House cohferrees
~, tho Tariff bill. and OF the fact that the Rouse
had receled from its disagreement 10 the senate
anaondments. and. further. that ne ''he c''N 'H'
been directed present TO the senate LOT 'he Ss
,,,nrs ~ us President. the enrolled Tariff BILL
Within a few minutes afterward the Nice-fresl-
Ian, announced that he had signed the bill
Mr. QUAY (Rep PENN gave notice tnat he woulo
offer As an amendment 10 each OF the lour p'.S
put.lne sugar coal iron ore and baroed wire u" ''e
nee .is, the Mckinney Tariff biz"
Mr. Rutler (Dcm : c. offered resolution when
was referred. instructing the Committee on inter-
state Commerce inquire and report as to the
,rogh, and passenger charges, dinferenals ETC. OF
the southern steamship and Railway Association
4, the reoues, OF Mr.. Harris Dem, Tenn each
Of IN, four House bills as to sugar COAL ITO" o'e
and b,rbel wire was taken up and received It's sec
ond reading This tormallty having peeh acco'h
pusheI Mr. Harris rose and said:
I deem II my duty to submit 70 the Senate com
munca,ion from the secretary Of me IreaSury rs
| celvel this morning send II 10 the cle'A ueSN'
| So that IL may be reported TO the Senate
| SECRETARY CARLISLEs STATEMENT
| Tho secrctarys letter was then read as follows:
| Treasury Department Washington, u. C",oo,
| August 10 l%i
| Finance
Dear Sir Your letter advising me that the House
NJ Repr.sentatives had passed and sent 10 the sen
are mis- nuttlng sugar coal iron and barbed wire
on the free list and requesting an official statement
mis- or either OF them would have upon the rev
enues OF the Government. is received ana. IN ~. ~
the most careful estimates hat can be mace II no
9anSe is mad IN the prPoss s4onsh consress the
total receipts into the Treasury during the curre"
nscll wear viii be as follows: ,on, -
From duties on imports including $4,000 on
sugar si79O"c): from Internal taXesI"hISNry rnnors
s5oecoo tobacco @eer" LUn'cn,yn srtnc HSco
oGj. PLAYING cards. slcoOoo miscellaneous, $3.50
from sale Of lands and other miscellaneous sources
$2oVon.o,0. grand total. S3'hC"~ , eso,I
The estimated receipts FOR the present msenl ie,l
ing-caris and the proposed additional tax 9i Of %
cents per gallon on distilled spirits are IL VIII u
,ahuintei Statements which have been heretofore
used In the discussion of tHese suoJevts, u .ir
satisfied the amounts here given are approNih'a'e'y
The proposed income tax will not become pay
Ton or before July l. 1896" which is the close OF
the fiscal yea ANA II Is tha by by Of
the large stock hand the receipts from the .aA
Sh 81 o c'S di,rng the wear The estimated Increase
~ receipts on account of the additional tax on
been prevented to great extent by the the, witn IN,
drawal OF large quantities OF goods from m .l'e
thereon AT 90 cents and this process is still go
''s u" A DEFICIT OF 100000
The total expenditures during the current fiscal
Civl and miscellaneous including dehGleh'les t ID
pDI harbors. S60e,OOo: Navy. including new vessels
and armament s35coco ndians NOUgVi s7Sg pSn- @
sons si3.5oooOo: interest SNS"V"' total' '"ooVV'-
600: estimated surplus, fl5o"Wp A., . ,,,,
The duty sugar proposed IN me recent , Di.'
vJll according importations or that article h"I
,nr the tiscai year 1898 yield annual revenue of
s3 47s e5S. and the duties on the otner ar,ici td
mnder that bill about $l0)O@0: that is 70 say IRON
Ore roa os o. r5n % or steel imported for
the manufacture of barbed wire fehclhs' ABOUT
II will be seen therefore. that II sugar alone Is
placed upon the free list the expenditures during
the the amount Of Ssi7sos and il the duties are re-
moved from Al the "a, arseS m G spec1G pee 1cgS I'D anv ex
penditures on account of the sinking fund or s ne
payment OF s2.Sd3.Coo of racihc Railroad bonds
In view OF the existing proposition and require,
mens public service am Of M the pia oplhion tina, enmt
m.rateI in your letter or even sugar alone, upon
the list, without imposing taxation upon r o.ner
dynnIs Of about $50 OoOO have the honor to
be- very reSpec''""' j. G. CARLISLE.
Note-The bonds of the Pacific Railroad guaran- ga5
TODD bv the Government to the amount OF S2S62,-
600 mature during the present hscal year ana the
amount is not included in the above estimate or
expenditures.
Mr. Rerry Dem. Ark) moved. as soon as the
reading was completed. that the Senate proceed at
once to the consideration Of the Free-Sugar DILL
THE BILLS SHOULD BE REFERRED
Mr. Harrs-I feel 1t my duty to say word ana
n make motion to refer these bills to the Finance
Committee While am heartily In favor OF free
,,r raw and refined and have certainly no OBJ
,e,,ion 70 putting the articles dealt with by the
other bills on the free list still In view OF the COM
muulcation Just read from the secretary Oh 'ne
treasury. and the strong probability df not the
.oi,a certainty, that II these bills shall not be-
oor,. ,,,v we will have during the current year
| doacancv in the Treasury OF s29Ooooo or $So"oo"
fool II my duty 10 to refer each or those DIS
:, ,h. Finance Committee In order that that COM
,,,,ea may I'm dealing with those bills so deal with
them as to provide against that Inevitable dehcency.
I do not think that Congress can aIioru 10 auJourn
.,,hout such provision will effectuaily guard
Irst such deficiency, and for that reason. and
49,, roason only move that these bills be re-
,arrai N the Committee on Finance
Mr. Hunton Dem, Va.) asked whether an abo-
I,tion OF the - cent pound diNerentiai duty on
refined sugar would create a deficiency. He wanted
that dlfferentlal struck out
Mr. Harris had hesitation In saying that IL
r,oula not have that effect He much op-
nosed TO the dnerential as the Senator from VIZ
r,nia was. Bu, his opinion that the Finance
Committee ought to deal with those bills. and to
deal with them so guard effectually against the