Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-03
GREAT FIGHT BEGUN
Hawaiian Matter Side
Tracked For Tariff.
MANY CHANGES ARE MAOE
Income Tax, Whisky, Cigarettes, Cher.
ooLs and Playing Cards Dealt With.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3-The tariff debate
begun in the house. and the general de-
bate will continue until Mon day night,
Jan. 8. Nine days will be allowed for
debate under the five-minute rule, during
which time the bill will be open for
amendment. The evenings Of these nine
days will be devoted To general debate
The final vote is TO be taken Jan. IL.
The necessity for prompt action on Nne
tariff Is deemed as of such Importance
that il is not expected now that the Ha,
waiian matter will be allowed to interfere
with the tariff. The latter will have the
right Of way until disposed Of.
The Income Tax.
The advocates OF the individual income
tax proposition were triumphant at the
meeting OF the Democratic members OF
the ways and means committee yesterday
afternoon. The ii members W re present
when the final meeting was held at the
treasury department at 4 o'clock.
Comparatively little time was lost In
discussion. The ground had all been
argued and fought over time and again,
and the issue was joined on two PROPOSE
tions, one 70 levy tax of 2 per cent
against individual incomes over 1900 and
against the incomes from corporations
that IL, the difference between the gross
income and the operating expenses or, in
other words, the net income-and second,
a proposition offered as a substitute by
Mr.. Cochran of New York to tax incomes
from corporations | per cent and inheri.
tances 5 per cent, TO place tax of 10 cents
on whisky and TO restore sugar TO the
dutiable list at half a cent pound.
The vote on Mr.. Cockran's substitute
proposition, which was taken first, re-
suited in its defeat, TO 4.
The original proposition was then sub
mitted and carried by vote of o to5.
1t was also decided in connection with
the latter proposition to increase the
whisky tax 10 cents gallon; that il, from
90 cents TO 81, TO be levied against whisky
In as well as out OF bond. Upon the rep
resentation that this increase would work
undue hardship to the owners of whisky
In bond, it was decided to extend the
bonded period from three to eight years.
Other Changes.
The tax on playing cards, at one time
fixed at cents pack, was reduced to
2 cents, and the contemplated tax on per-
fumes and cosmetics was discarded.
No increase was made in the tax on
cigars, but the increase on cigarets, 81 per
1000, was allowed to stand.
The committee estimate that the tax on
the incomes from corporations and In
dividusls corporations being treated as
individuals, will raise $50, 600, 900 revenue
tl2,0 600 from corporations and slS,0O0,-
600 from individuals.
The increase in the whisky tax, IL Is es-
timated, will give an additional revenue Of
tl0, 900, 900 per annum The proposed tax
on inheritances, which was to be levied In
case the proposition for an individual in
come tax failed, was not deemed neces-
sary.
Summarized the internal revenue feat
ures Of the Wilson bill are: A tax Of 2
per cent on individual incomes over 1900
and net corporation incomes; tax Of Q
cents pack on playing cards; 81 a
gallon on whisky; 81 a barrel on beer;
81 50 per 1000 on cigarets, and $3 per
1000 on cigars and cheroots.
These features of the bill were pre-
sented to the full committee today and
will be formally introduced in the house
later in the week