The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-04
STILL BUSY ON The TARIFF.
The Committee Makes a Long Stride
Toward Finishing lis Work.

Secretary Carlisle Appeals For an In
crease to IL Cents Per Pound of the
Tax on Tobaoco-TaIk of Taxing Re-
tail Liquor Dealers 500 Per Year.
Iron Ore Going Back to the Dutiable
List.
Washington, March 3.-The democratic
members Of the finance committee took
a long stride in the direction of the com
pletion of their la5ors on the tariff bill
to-day According to reports that are
believed to be accurate the leaven placed
in the loaf during the caucus has made
the work Of the committee comparatively
light, and it has been actuated by q spirit
Of concession.
This afternoon much OF the time of the
committee was consumed in the digestion
Of matters laid before il by Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue Miller. Yesterday
Mr. Miller went before the committee to
urge an increase Of the tax on manufac-
tured tobacco, The Secretary Of the Treas
ury looking upon this as the readiest
means of getting money into the treasury
Secretary Carlisle asked for an
increase to l. cents pound
on all manufactured tobacco but
there is an indisposiJion on the part
Of the committee 10 grant this. One mem
Der Of the committee held out for 9 cents,
and the discussion Of the afternoon was
an effort to compromise on 10 cents.
Secretary Carlisle, it is said, insists that
the tax Rhall be doubled.
IRON ORE AND COAL.
During the day. it was understood Sen
a T.
tee had agreed to place iron ore back on
the dutiable list at 40 cents o ton, it be
ing now free in the House bill. By doing
so coal Is made to surfer a small cut, for
that article is reduced from 80 cents a
ton, which the committee had agreed TO
give it, and placed on the same level with
iron. This action of the committee, if
it is accepted, will add to the
revenues about SG0O,0 Under the pres
ent law there was imported to the United
States for the fiscal year ended June 20
last l,090,374 tons of coal, upon which a
duty of SSl7.5s0 was paid, at the rate of
- cents a ton. Upon iron ore the duty
being the same, there has been i'm
ported 61G3Ol tons, yielding a duty of
S5O7 ,976.
BILL FOR REVENUE.
The committee is pursuing its work on
such lines as will make the bill a revenue
meet the expenses OF the government. In
number of ways, besides the increase Of
rates in demand to the wishes Of senators,
the committee has brought a out this re
suit. 1t has been practically agreed that
tax shall be placed upon all patent med
lcines, cosmetics and perfumery, at the
rate of | cent for every % cents package,
This will yield $50, OOO,d
WHISKY AND BEER.
The committee has also been discussing
the whisky and beer question and nu-
merous arguments have been brought to
bear to cause them to increase the tax on
those articles. 1t may be GAat no change
will be seen in the bill in this respect
when it comes from the committee, but if
the suggestions that have been made are
carried out some amendments will be Of
fered in the Senate. One of these is to
make the TAX on whisky $l.50 a gallon
and applicable to all whisky in bond,
this clause taking effect the first day
of January, 1885. Should this be done,
the additional income from that source
would be SO, 100000 based upon last
years production of l25, 100000 gallons.
Should the tax on beer be increased 81 a
barrel, this would add $37 100000.
TAX on SALOON KEEPERS.
Thera is still another proposition in
connection with the liquor business and
that is to assess u tax against every re-
tail dealer in the country of 800 year
AS there are 245, 900 of these dealers, such
a tax would bring in S24 100000 These
four items of internal revenue aggregate
$l61 000, coo, but the committee will not
consider them in this shape, although it
looks as if the patent medicine tax would
he endorsed by the committee. These
four items appear as a response on the
part OF one member of the committee
to the question how to raise
the difference between the revenues the
Wilson bill yields and the secretary's esti-
mate Of the money he must have. Secre-
tary Carlisle's estimate called for 54l2,-
0U0 600, but he has been able to reduce
this by $4,000, 600 The treasury is GER
tain of 1924 ,0O0, 600, of which the House
bill provides Sl22, 600 zoo, and internal
revenue 1851 100000, thus leaving about
Sl2O,0O0,00O to be provided for by the com
mittee.