Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-08-23
THE TARIFF BILL.
Sent to the President for His
Signature. s.
Eject OF the BIN Upon the Business stu
ation-Distillers Arc Very Active
The New Rates of Duty ON
Important Articles.
WILL HE SIGN Ir2

WILL HE SIGN IT?
WASHINGTON, Aug. IT, The tariff
bill, signed by the presiding officers Of
both houses, was taken to the presi.
dent by Representative Pearson (O.)
on Wednesday.
The Bills Referred.
WASHINGTON Aug. 1.-THE free
sugar bill has been referred to the
committee on finance. The vote on
the free sugar bill was, ayes, 80; nays,
Is. The vote on the motion to refer
the free coal bill was, yeas, 35; nays,
II. The next was the bill for free
iron ore. and the like reference was
made by a vote Of yeas, 81; nays, II.
The free barbed wire was also referred
to the finance committee, without q
division.
Distillers Are Active.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 16-There was
great activity in the United States in
ternal revenue Office here Tuesday fol-
lowing the final passage of the tariff
bill. Distillers are anxious to get
their whisky out of bond at the pres
entreyenue rate of 80 cents, and the
receipts were phenomenally large.
At Peoria.
PEORIA. Ill, Aug. 18.-The scene
around the internal revenue Office
Tuesday was one of unusual activity.
Distillers were there in large numbers
to pay the tax on thousands Of gallons
of the surplus which has been stored in
various warehouses for number of
months. The collections, which for
weeks have been at low-water mark,
on Tuesday, as expected, suddenly
jumped to more than $164, 600. The
sudden increase was the passage of the
tariff bill by the house.
PEORIA, Ill, Aug. 1S.-Business con-
tinues lively in the domain of the Dis
tillers and Cattle Feeders company,
the collections on Thursday amount
ing to S197, 900, which is an increase of
more than $4,000 over the day before.
Ten additional gaugers arrived here in
the morning and have been set at work
regauging the products in the several
bonded warehouses.
The trust has negotiated loan of
more than "a, 0OO, 900, the details being
arranged in New York by President
Greenhut in accordance with recent
action of the board of directors.
At Pittsburgh.
PITTsBURGH, Pa, Aug. 16.-The pas
sage of the tariff bill has already made
itself felt in this district by marked
revival Of business. Stocks in all lines
of manufactures had been reduced to
minimum, especially in iron, steel
and glass.
AT Chicago.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-A few instances
of immediate improvement in local
business as result OF the late tariff
enactment were found Tuesday. Busl-
ness men generally were much graft
fed that the end of the lingering bat
tie had been announced, and opinion
prevailed that speedy recovery Of bust
ness would result.
Over Half q Million In Tax.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 1s.-Whisky
men Of this city paid in over 100000
in taxes Thursday, breaking the rec
ord. The receipts for whisky at the
collectors office were $780, 44 and at
the surveyors Office for reimports $20,-
900.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 1s.-The whisky
Withdrawals Thursday were the
heaviest in the history of this district
There was paid into Collector Bowling
on this account 1915, 900. The with
drawals have been SO heavy that all
the government warehouses in this
district were declared free.
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