Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-11

WASHINGTON, D. c.. February TO-
The Senate subcommittee engaged upon
the tariff bill closed very busy week
late this evesing, and when the work OF
the day was concluded found that they
had made sufficient progress to "begin
to see daylight in the distance" as one
OF them expressed it.
The indications are that they are
making every effort to complete 1t so as
to present II some time next week. Not
only the members OF the committee, but
the experts who are assisting them, are
putting In extra hours on the BILL
The developments Of the day indicate
that the income tax feature OF the bill
is to be undlsturbsd, that the term for
whisky in bond will be exteneed for
two years beyond the time at present
allotted, and that the free list will be
very much curtailed and many OF tho
aIticles now in this list will be placed
on the dutlable list under the ad val
orem system. There is little doubt that
they have conc lused to allow the
INCOME TAX TO REMAIN,
substantially as passed by the House.
The sugar duty will be added. but pos
slbly at not so high rate as the Louis
lana Senators would desire or as has
heretofore been suggested. IL may be
anywhere from three-fourths OF a cent
10 one and quarter cents per pound
on sugar under the l6 Dutch standard.
Indeed the Senate committee is taxi
Ing into consideration the probability
OF having to make some changes and Is
ST apIng the bill accordingly. IL is so
with coal, and while 1t is understood
that the bill as IL will be reported by
the subcommittee will report q duty OK
so cents ton on coal, 10 Is believed
that this will be cut TO 80 or 40 cents In
conference.
TIRE WHISKY srEN Ar WORKING
hard for an extension 'oI tns 49,
period and they are likely TO succeed.
The Kentucky distilling interest Is rep
resented here now in the person or
Captain T. II. Shirley, who has inter-
ested the active cooperation OF both
Senators Blackburn and Lindsay. They
show by figures obtained from the
Commissioner OF internal Revenue
that II the Jaws should contInus
in force fixing the bonded
period at three years, which Is not
changed by the Wilson bill az II passed
the House. the revenue derived by the
government from whisky 10 bond would
be, at 90c per gallon as fixed by the
present law, about $50, 100000. If,the
bonded period should be extended witk-
out an increase OF the tax IL would bo
about S140. 900, 900, but II the bonded
period should be Heightened and the
tax increased to one dollar per gallon,
the tax would still auountin the aggre-
gate to $780, 600; while, II
THE TAX SHOULD BIZ INCREASED
TO 81. 10 gallon even with the bonded
period extended. the governments in-
come from this source would be about
$50. 900, 900.
The distillers are devoting themselves
more particularly TO securing an ezten-
sion OF the bond period than 70 prevent
Ing action on the part OF the Senate
looking to an increase OF the tax. There
is still q possibility Of material in-
crease ia the rate Of the tax
but no figures are given beyond
si.20 per gallon, with the chan
ces largely In favor OF the figure remain
lag as fixed by the present bill or al
most that II will not be put above Sl.1O,
and that whether there Is any increase
over the Wilson bill or not the bonded
period will be extended TO five years.
The advocates OF
A DUTY or IBOE ORE
are bringing strong pressure TO bear TO
secure a duty on that article, but have
not met with as much encouragement
As the coal men. The COMMITTEES finds
q difficulty In the way which does not
present Itself in common wish coal.
Coal Is simple article and one
action upon that will suffice,
whereas II iron ore Is transferred 70 tho
dntiable list the change may necessiiat9
the complete remodeling Of the metal
schedule. The advocates OF duty ad-
nit this, but urge that the necessities
are strong. The Alabama Senators sre
understood to be specially urging this
change.