Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-16
TARIFF BILL SIGNED.
Not Yet, However, BY the President Of
the United States.
FREE.SUGAR MEASURE.
It's Enactment Into Law Would
Create Deficit.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. August Is
SENATE.-Durlng the routine morning
business the chief Clerk of the House
delivered message from the House noti-
flying the Senate OF the discharge of the
House conferrecs on the tariff bill and Of
the fact that the House had receded from
the disagreement to the Senate amend
ments; and further. that he (he Clerk)
had been directed to present TO the SEN
ate for the signature Of its President the
enrolled tariff bill. Within a few minutes
afterwards the Vice-President announced
that he had signed the bill.
Mr.. Quay gave notice that he would
offer as an amendmen to each OF the
four bills putting sugar. coal. iron-orc.
and barbed-wre on the free list the Nc
Kinley tariff bill.
Mr.. Jarvis, OF North Carolina, was ap-
pointed as a member of the following
Senate committees: Claims. Public Build
ings, National Banks, and to Establish
the University Of the United States.
| Mr.. Daniel was appointed on the Com
| mittee on Privileges and Elections ana
+.
on Pensions.
Mr.. Butler offered resolution, which
was referred, instructing the Committee
on Interstate Commerce to inquire ana
report as TO the freight ana passenger
charges, differentals ETC.. OF the south-
ern Steamship and Railway Association.
AT the request OF Mr.. Harris each or
the four House bills to sugar. coal.
iron-ore, and barbed-wire was taken up
.pd raceiyed ifs second reading.
LETTER FROM CARLISLE.
This formality having been accomplish
ed. Mr.. Harris arose and SAID, 1 deem
| IL my duty TO submit to the Sehate
communication from the Secretary Oh tne
Treasury, received this morning. inc
letter was read from the Clerks desk
| as follows
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., August Is. 1884.
"Hon. Isham G.. Harris. Acting-Chairman
Finance Committee; ,..,-,. o
'Dear sir,-Your letter advising me
| that the House of Representatives
ate bills putting sugar. coal, IRON,
and barbed wire on the ffee hst'
and requesting an official statement from
me as to the effect that the passage oa
these bills, or either of them. would nave
upon the revenues of the government, ls
received, and in response have the honor
TO say that, according to the most care
full estimates that can be made, II no
change is made in the proposed revenue
legislation which has recently passed
through Congress, the total receipts INTO
the Treasury during the current nscal
year will be as follows: From duties on
imports. Senate bill, including A5CW.wo
on sugar sl79.O00.0 600: from internal taxes
whiskey, $s5, 10000; tobacco, $SS.0SvVi isr-
mented liquors, $4,000 900 income. N1.vV,-
O00: oleomargarine, 81, 800 900; playing cards
| 81, ,000, 900; miscellaneous, s2U'WV. IRON saie
of lands ana other miscellaneous sources
$50, 100000. Grand total. $S1sUO.Vo. -.
'''rhe estimated receipts for the present
fiscal year from the proposed tax on IN
! comes and playing cards and the pro
| posed additional tax of 20 cents per gallon
on distilled spirits are, II VIII pe % oo-
| various tabdlated statements wnich nav
| heretofore been used IN the discussion oI
these subjects but l am SATISFIED me
amounts here given are approximately
"The proposed income-tax will not be-
come payable by the terms or the PHI Di,i
recently passed until 'on or before July
/, 1885 which is the close OF the hscal
year. and il is estimated by the Commls-
sioner Of Internal Revenue that by reason
of the large stock on hand the receipts
from the tax on playing cards VIII not
amount TO more than Sl,0cO.0O during the
year. The estimated increase of receipts
on account of the additional tax on DIS
titled spirits during the present year has
already been pr vented TO a great extent
by the withdrawal of large quantities OF
goods from the bonded warehouses ana
the payment Of the tax thereon at 10
cents. and this process is still going on.
The total expenditures during the cur,
rent fiscal year will be as follows: Civil
| and miscell tneous, including deficiencies
| in postal revenues SS.O00CO; war, In
GLIDING rivers and harbors, &G,coOo";
navy. including new vessels and arma-
| ment, 33000,0OO; Indians, Sl0,WJCW; PEN
| sions, Sli3, 0000; interests, $So,5W,co. To-
| 600 900.
| THE duty on sugar proposed in the re-
cent bill will, according TO importations
| Of that article during the fiscal year 1898,
! yield an annual revenue of $B, ils.*s, and
| the duties on the other articles mentioned
| in your COMMUNICATION would yield under
| that bill about $l,000,Oo0; that is TO say,
| iron-ore. s270g20; coal. s436. l49; and barbed
wire. fencing wire. and wire rods of
| iron or steel, when imported for the man
| ufacture of barbed wire fencing, about
| 100000
'It will be seen. therefore. that If sugar
alone is placed on the free list the ex-
| penditures during the present fiscal year
| Will exceed the receipts to the amount of
| S2S.i7s,O5S and If the duties are removed
| letter the deficit will be s29, 9,47s.05S, not
| including any expenditures on account OF
| the sinking fund or the payment Of $780,
| 90 OF Pacific railroad bonds, which will
| mature during the fiscal year
! In view OF the existing proposition and
| requirements of the public service, / am
| OF tnc OplnlDn thdt IL would not De sdIe
| to place all the articles enumerated in
| your letter, or even sugar alone. upon
| the free list without imposing taxation
! upon other articles or subjects sufficient
| TO raise an annual revenue of about
| $50. .0o1 go"
| Il have the honor to be,
VERY respectfully yours.
| -. @. CARLISLE"
! "NOTE.-The bonds of the Pacific rail-
! road, guaranteed by the government, to
| ha Of 2.
| the present fiscal year: and the amount
is not included in the above estimate of
| expenditures"
| Mr. Berry moved, as soon as the read
ing was completed, that the Senate pro-
| ceed at once TO the consideration of the
| free-sugar bill.
| Mr. Harris: i feel it my duty to say
a word, and TO make a motion to refer
| these bills to the Finance Committee.
| While i am heartily in favor OF free
| sugar, raw and refined, and have GER
tainly no objection to putting the other
| articles dealt with by the other bills on
| the free list, still, in view Of the commu-
rication just read from the Secretary of
the Treasury, and the strong probability
| Qf not the absolute certainty that If
these bills shall not become laws we
will have during the current year de-
ficiency in the Treasury of s29.OOo,000 or
| $30.00o,O0O. l feel 1t my duty TO move 10
| refer each of those bills To the Finance
| Committee In order that that committee
| may, in dealing with those bills, so deal
| with them as to provide against that in
| evitable deficiency. l do not think that
! Congress can afford TO adjourn without
! such provision as will effectuaily guard
against such deficiency; and for that
reason and that reason only, | move that
| these bills be referred to the Committee
on Finance.
MR.. VESTS EXPOSE
Speeches against reference and In
| favor of the passage of the House bills
were made by Messrs. Berry, Vest, and
| Alills. Mr. Vests speech was made in
| the execution OF his promise to turn a
| calcium-light on the history OF the tariff
| hin In the Finance Committee. the Demo
cratic caucuses, and the Conference Com
yrlttee. AS usual. he was earnest and
impassioned; and there was no lack Of
| frankness or plain speaking in his re-
marks. His illusions 10 the President
were especially entertaining TO senators
| and to the galleries.
Tha President found a defender In Mr.