The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-13
TARIFF IN THE SENATE.
An Interview with Judge Lindsay, of
Kentucky-Hc thinks the Income
Tax Will Pass.

Kentucky-Hc thinks the Income
Tax Will Pass.
Special to the Augusta Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The Wilson
bill as it came from the House is now
before the finance committee of the
Senate. and its career there will be
watched with peculiar interest. Soma
tor Lindsay, of kentucky, who will
assume an important part in the tariff
discussion after it comes from the
committee, is manifesting already
great interest in the fate of the bill.
He represents the conservative ele-
ment in the Senate, but is one of the
strongest advocates in the Upper
Chamber for q tariff for revenue only.
He thinks the free list will be de-
duty will be put upon sugar purely for
the sake of raising revenue. He be-
licves, moreover, that the income
feature will remain in part of the
bill and pass the Senate.
AS to what changes will be made in
the bill, he says it is impossible TO
predict with any eXactitudo, but his
boliefs regarding the ultimate outcome
of the fight in the Senate are en-
bodied in the following official intor-
view:
sit is obviously impracticable to
give satisfactory statement of views
to the details Of the tariff bill sent
over from the House. How far the
Senate Finance Committee may pro-
pose amendments, and how many of
these may be adopted no man can
divine. But one thing l think is GER
tain-when the bill is perfected it will
pass the Senate.
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cratic party to reform the tariff in the
direction of freer trade and equality
of taxation, and to make the bill as
nearly as possible tariff for revenue.
Democratic Senators realize the situa-
tiOn and know what public opinion
that is, Democratic public opinion
expects of them, and when the vote
comes to be taken | believe every De-
mocrat will 10 found in line.
I'VE have no such overwhelming
majority in the Senate as in the
House, and may be compelled to re-
cognize local interests that the House
could afford to Disregard But no ad-
ditional subjects of taxation will bo
taken up except where the effect will
be to raise revenue rather than mere
ly to afford protection. Kentucky
will ask to have the extension of the
by the Ways and Means Committee of
the House, restored, and the free list
may be modified in some respects. The
sugar interests will insist upon being
recognized as the proper subject for a
revenue purpose.
The income tax provisions may be
modified, but arc not likely to be
stricken ont. | have no doubt that
the perfected bill will be open to just
criticism from the standpoint of q
Democratic tariff. But it will be a
virtual repudiation of the principles of
the Mckinley law. and an important
step in the direction of q tariff for
revenue. We must get the best bill
possible under existing circumstances.
"It should be enacted into law at
the earlist practicable time. | soc no
reason why the bill may not be re-
ported from the committee by tho
last of March. 1t can be disposed of
time, unless the Republicans choose to
interpose obstructive measures. |
don't believe thoy will do 50, rs the
manufacturing interests will demand
that tho period of uncertainty shall
not be unnecessarily prolonged
1--WE now have Indications of a re-
vival Of business, but especially with
the manufacturers, and they know the
Wilson bill will not interfere with
their prosperity half SO much as con-
tinued uncertainty as to the basis from
which they shall make their contracts
for tho future.
:" 1t is undoubtedly true that we are
dealing with difficult subject, under
an extremely embarrassing condition
Of business affairs. But our duty to go
on resolutely with the work Of tariff
reform is all the more important in
Wow Of the business conditions brought
upon us by the Republican system of
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