The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-13
NO TARIFF HEARINGS.
Democrats Refuse to Listen to
the Workingmen.
ESTIMATES OF THE REVENUE.
The Sefg.isrsgs Bill n the ssnste-sa-
gar spseulsssrs Defeat Investigates
-Ths Appsopriatisn Bills.

WASHINGTON crrY. March 1.-THE sem
ate committee on finance took MP the
tariff bill today - amended by the Demo
cratic members. beginning with the
chemicals schedule. Senator Aidrich
stated that there we're representatives Of
several interests affected by the bill now
in Washington City asking TO be heard by
the committee as TO the changes made.
He offered q resolution granting i've days
for hearing Of the worKingmen's COM
rnittee. 1t was Lost by strict party vote.
The committee made little progress with
the bill. only six items being passed All
o! them were left unchanged
The senate finance committee Was to-
day supplied with . tabulated statement.
prepared by the treasury department..
showing in detail the amount Of revenue
which it 10 estimated will be received under
the senate bill If it should become law;
also, that estimated under the Wilson
bill, and comparing both with the returns
of the treasury department for 1893. The
statement also gives an estimate Of in
crease in internal revenue under the SEN
ate bill, as follows:
income $SD,spo,pt
spirits. ........................2 9.s0ooO
Cigars. Observation-Disclosures. 100000
ose0etNs. :..---....'-- $1,000 $1,000
tuE CaIlD s-.-..-..- S,oSssoSo
tbcs
A comparison Of the estimated duties
makes the total under the present law
$i9s, 1913. COO: house, $i2a, 693, 600; senate.
$iso, so4 900. The comparisons on sugar
and wines are: Sugar, present law. $685.
COO; house, SIC 1872; senate. 4i,7S9. Spir-
its. wines and other beverages. present
law. 81. eos 900: house. $s,42i, 900; senate.
-. ls4,oo A comparison Of the sugar
schedule shows that during the last year
Is, s9l 900 gallons of moiasses were i'm
ported 4 upon which no duty was paid. but
which under the senate bill would produce
$s1o.s1a. During the year 1851. 49, s7
pounds of sugar. valued at $li496o. 900
were imported free.
Senator Gallinger today presented an
amendment to be proposed by him to the
tariff bill, providing that the act shall be-
come operative so far as importations from
Canada are concerned only by pioclama-
ton of the president. the proclamation 10
be- Issued upon conditions specified.
Senator PETER today introduced an indie
pendent tariff bill in the senate. It amends
the Mckinley law in some particulars and
amends the income tax in accordance
with the Popnlist graduated proposition
in the house and includes justices of the
supreme court and other Federal judges
in the list to be taxed
The secretary OF the treasury today sent
to the senate list of licensed producers Of
sugar from beets. sorghum and sugar cane
in each state and territory to whom bounty
has been paid. and the amount paid to
each. The statement shows that the pay
ments for the current wear up TO March 4,
have been as follows: Beet sugar, SOLO. 335;
sorghum sugar, $l6.3a6: cane sugar, ST.
5i3'.597; maple sugar, $lI5.596 California
leads in the production of beet sugar and
Nebraska and Utah are also producers of
this kind of sugar. Kansas and Mime
sofa are the only producers of sorghum
sugar. and the latter only slightly. Lcui-
siana receives the bulk of the bounty paid
on cane sugar