The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-03-13
RADICAL CHANGES.
MANY AND REDUCTIONS
JNDUTIES BIZ THE CONMITTEE.
Tho Senator emodel the Income Tar, NJ ak
ing 1t Clearer and More Effective.
Plenty of Revenue Assured.


Plenty of Revenue Assured.
Washington D. c., March S.-The Wilson
tariff bill, which passed the house of rep
resentatives February LIST, was laid before
the full membership of the senate commit
tee on finance this morning.
The provisions in the house bill in regard
to the tariff or tobacco are left unfinished.
The schedule of the Wilson bill levying a
tax of 81 per thousand on cigarettes
wrapped in paper is stricken out and there
Is substituted a tax cigars OF all de-
scriptions, including cigarettes weighing
more than three pounds per LOCO, So per
1000; on cigarettes wrapped in paper, 81 per
1000, and on cigarettes wrapped i'll tobacco,
SO cents per 200.
Sections ST. SO and 81 of the house bill
lating to the whisky tax, are stricken OUT
altogether and new provisions inserted. I'm
til new stamps can De made the present IS
sue is authorized to be used
DStillerS who have given bond and sell
only distilled spirits OF their own produce
ton in the original packages, with taN-palG
stamps attached are exempted from the
payment of the special tax of wholesale
liquor dealer.
rhe house provision regards pottery is
unchanged.
per cent. In manufactures of wool Valua-
tons as given in the Wilson bill are stricken
out and new schedules inserted. The lower
grades of wool, hair, ETC., are taxed from
Is to % per cent, and WOODEN yarn 80 per
cent. Blankets and wool mats, Women 5
dress goods, ready-madc clothing and KIN
dred articles reduced per cent. Car
pets are unchanged. The reductions IN the
duties for manufactures OF wool shall take
effect December 2, 1871
free liSt. The free admission OF raw SILK
is specifically stated to not apply TO donn-
led. twisted nor advanced i'll manufacture
In the silk schedule carded silk. thrown
and spun silk and silk laces are reduced
per cent.
The Glass Schedule.
There are only four changes in the glass
and glassware schedule. Plain, green ana
coored. nodded or pressed and flint glass
ware. including bottles, walls, etc, are
raised from 80 to 10 per cent ad Nalortn5'
All articles of glass, cut, engraved, painted;
colored. printed, stained, decorated, siiNeIeii
or gjlded, not insiuding plate glass, sllVerea
or looking glass plates, are raised from %
to 40 per cent ad valorem. All glass poI-
ties decanters, when cut, engraved, painted;
colored and otherwise decorated are RAISED
from 80 to 40 per cent ad Nalorein. ~
polished cyclinder. crown ana common VIII
dow glass not exceeding l6X24 inches square
lis cents per pound. Above that ana nor
exceeding 24x30 inches square, IA cents per
pound: above that and not exceeding 24N5e
Inches square from 1&s to ~ cents per
pound; all above that from ~ to i3s cents
per pound. Stained or painted window
glass or stained or painted glass WlHdoWs
speciallY imported for the use OF any So
ciety or institution established for religious,
philosophical. educational. scientific or
literary purposes and not intended for sale,
are added to the free list. PloWs ana other
agricultural implements, which the house
bill made free, nave provision that all
the articles mentioned, when imported
from any country which lays an import
duty on like articles coming from the
under existing law.
Iron Schedules.
In the iron schedules iron pigs Is in
creased from 20 to 221a per cent ad valorem.
Iron in slabs increased from 22l4 to p per
cent. Bar iron is increased from % to y
per cent. Beams increased from 30 to 50
per cent Boiler plates, iron or steel, in
creased from 25 to 80 per cent ForSings OF
iron increased from % 10 50 per cent. Hoops
of iron are increased from % 10 ~ per cent
Railway bars are increased from - 10 22l2
per cent. Cast iron pipe is reduced from
20 to 70 per cent.
Potatoes are changed from 1G cents per
busheI specific TO 30 per cent dd valorem.
Apples, bananas, dates, olives and pine
apples are taken from the tree list and
taxed 20 per cent ad Valorem.
Cocoanuts and Brazil nuts are taken from
the free list and taxed 20 per cent ad va
Fresh beef. mutton and pork are taken
from the free list and taxed % per cent ad
Valorem.
Poultry is changed from cents a pound
to 20 per cent ad valOreln.
Hemp burlaps are increased from 20 to
22l2 per cent ad NalOrem.
The Income Tax Feature.
With the exception of changes in the
text and modification of some of its pro-
VISIONS, the income TAX remains as part Oh
the bill. the language OF the first section
is maze clearer ana READS as follows:
That from ana after January /, 1880
there snail be collected and paiu annually
upon the gains prOuJs ana income received
m me prece4Ints calendar year by every
citizen OF the tinted States ana every
naI-on residing therein whether said cams
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lecltu anu pilu aAIiu&ilH upon INC gums
pIOIlt9 anu IHCoi!ic9 u d!I PIoPgilH oN4lcu
and vi any Dus.ness. trade, on profession
carried or II the United States D% persons
Iealuin- WilHoue the tHitcj States.
In estimating these things, which go to
make up an income III addition TO the sales
OF i've stock sugar, wool, etc, the commit
Tee AGES cotton, Proceeding along the line
Oh me nous olli changes are only mace 10
make the text clear, ana where word is
used capable OF being construed TO give Il
discretionary power, The tense Of the verb
Is chan@eC 10 make II mandatory.
The requirement that accounting officers
must send III Their lists Wlth'n thlrty days
after any dividends become due ana paya-