Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-09
uyho+ the Tariff Bill Is to BE.

A, last we have an official anhou".
uent Of what changes the i'i'o''"''0
members of the Senate Finance Coih'.n',
,na nropose 10 make in the Wilson Dill
So II came from the House oil i''p''-
sentatives. ,,
,rho notifications which are recommend
cd if not very numerous are CT '''i,'S
very important no one section Oh t"e
cor,,rv seems to have triumphcd IN u'e
r.,,,s,on-an are required to give anu
take
4 concession which VIII please the ma
,or,tv Of Democrats in this state Is 'ne
taleine Of coal and iron-ore from the iree
lie, and making each dutiable at inc
rate Of 20 cents per ton. the present I"'O
Is - cents.
SUGAR Is taken from the free list ana
,rode dutja,Ie according 10 grades-the
lowest rate being one cent per pounu'
This is a concession to the senator's from
tho sugar growing States, those from
Louisiana particularly, and Is also III 'nc
interest Of more revcnuc-say %oVV'oV0
nor oont,n. without this change 1t IS
believed that the bin would fail OF
massage I'm the Senate. II VIII not be
popular thing to send Up the price OF
supar at Least one cent per pound, but
we fear that the bill cannot be gotten
through the Senate otherwisc-or II got
ten through, would not raise suilcleht
revenue to meet the wants of tn, gov
eminent. To lis It seems quite certain
that the bill will pass the Senate with
sugar on the dutiable list, and very
likely the House will be compelled to ac-
cept the changc--but It will not DO so
Willingly. The congressional elections are
10 come OFF this fail. and not many mem
hers will care to face the exhibitions or
public disfaVor which this tax will pro-
duoe. Their only defcnce-it ought to be
n complete defence-win be that they
could do nothing better. Wait and see
IL there is not pretty quarrel between
the Senate and House before this item
is finally disposed Of.
WhisSey, which is at this moment pay
ing a tax OF % cents per gallon, will here
after pay 81 20, il the recommendation of
the majority of the Senate Finance Com
mittee prevails. and we do not see why 1t
should not for the whiskey dealers, as
u rule, are perfectly willing to stand the
increase. AS for the consumers, they
have raised no objection as yet.
The whiskey interest is the only BUSH
ness interest in this country so far as we
know which is willing 20 be taxed more
than 1t is now taxed. The secret of it
all is that II has large stocks ON hand
in bond, and the proposed increase would
enable It to realize at once and at advanced
prices. And II has reason TO believe. we
susrs,t. that there will not be one drink
the less taken by consumers because OF
the higher tax. However, much has been
said o. late as TO the great quantity Of
whiskey used in various manufactures
and representatives of this special interest
have fought against any change. Not
withs,andlng this fact, we take It that
whiskey is fated to be taxed hereafter
at 81 10. instead OF 30 cents a gallon. and
that the bonded period will be extended
from three TO eight years. Mr.. Carlisle.
who had a deal TO do with these changes.
w well as any public man in this country.
and we fancy that this amendment was
not objected TO by him.
Raw wool is left on the free list-the
correct thing. we suppose-but this will
not help the Democrats TO carry Ohio
this fall.
The income-tax feature has no. been
changed; it stands it came from the
House. except that it is not snade app!i'
cable to non-residents
We are glad that this tax is retained.
Should 1t fail, tobacco might be called
upon to make up the amount OF revenue
which incomes are now expected TO fur
nish.
Collars and cuffs are Increased from
IS TO a. cents ad valorem. This is VIC
tory for Senators Murphy and Hill. es-
pecially for Murphy, who lives at Troy,
where most Of such articles are made. The
contest as TO this item in the bill has
been very sharp. We are traly glad that
II has been settled. and in favor OF the
Trojans, as else there WAS danger that
they would undertake 10 sccede from
the Union.
In the woollen-goods schedule the
changes amount TO a reduction of about
s per cent, according TO one account; TO
about per cent according to another.
Altogether 1t must be conceded that the
proposed changes make the bill much more
of a revenue raiser than the House bill
Is. and money Is what Uncle Sam wants
and must have. With n pension-list re-
curing more than sl60,00o.o00 per annum
II takes a vast sum TO run this gov
eminent. And excepting the patriots OF
tho whiskey trust every man asks that
not no but somebody else shall be made |
to bear the burden. which must be added |
on somewhere.
The House passed the Wilson bill on
February LIST and the Senate committee |
has therefore had It In hand something |
more than month. But they have lost |
no time In its consideration. They have
worked steadily and diligently. II the
Senate viii now show equal promptness
we shall soon have this vexed question
disposed OF and the country again on the
high road to prosperity.
1t lis proposed by the Democratic senar
tors that the Wilson bill shall 90 into
effect on June seth. .