The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-15
LAST EDITION.
PRESIDENT HAS It.
Now Tariff Bill Taken to the
White House This Afternoon.
Other Revenue Bills Read for The
Second Time In the Ssnats. !.
Measure to Rushed to Correct New
Alcohol Schedule. 80.
tBy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.-Durine the.
presentation OF memorials ana petitions
In the Senate, at 12.12 o'clock to-day,
Chief Clerk Towles. OF the House, ap-
peared at the main door with the TariR
bill The members of the Senate liz
tened attentively while Clerk Towiek.
read the resolution which signalixed tins
senate's triumph over the House In the
Tariff struggles. but there was no dam.
monstration of any kind. 80
The Speakers signature to the bill
was announced at the same time. vice.
President Stevenson Immediately signed
the bill. and his action was announced
at 1217. ... -
Mr.. German, Chairman OF the Demo-
cratic caucus, then suggested several
Committee. changes. which. under the,
custom, were accordingly made.
did the Senator from Maryland" IN.
quired Mr.. Chandler, announce the Ap.
pSintm,ent to the vacancy on the Finsnes
HE did not" replied Mr.. aoyman.
with a smile
Mr.. Kyle Pop. n. D. asked unani-
resolution to prohibit the sale Of intexi-
eating liquors In the Senate wing or the
Capitol during the recess OF the Senate.
Then at la.as Mr.. Harris Dem, Tenn,
asked that the House revenue bills be
read second time. To the astonish-
ment Of everybody, no Senator objected.
ore, barbed wire and sugar on, the free
Mr. Harris than took the door ana
lceived He felt il 81 duty 10 prssens
rs Letter f: .as a. The
nnes Of the Geysrnment fes ~ so
nsder the Tariff bin Just sent ri tks
expenditure for the newt neal yssf
The revenues from lie sugar duty III.
e SasIi 1onp ors Ana bsabs %rs ssc ssS
would, Mr.. Carlisle said, be q de1ici6hcy
next year OF s2s .ooo, 900.
the House Committee on Enrolled Htllts
left the Capitol at 1 p. NJ. for the white
House. carrying the Tariff bill, -.
was at the Capitol to-day seeing CHAIR
man Wilson and the tariff leaders con-
corning what promises TO be an ;infor-
tunate complication In collecte,nf tie
new bill is rectihed. ne
While in the Senate an amendment was
| inserted IN the IdrlH Dill making alcouOl
free of tax when used in the arts, lin
medical preparations or In other, Ire
Roughly estimated" said Mr.. Miller.
" this amendment would reduce the rev}
| enues about eight or ten millions an
nually. The Department has always
been against such procedure. We al
ready allow colleges, laboratories, &C.,
to use their alcohol free of tax. but this
provision as to alcohol used In the arte
and in medicine and like compounds,'
threatens to throw the doors wids
open.
II hardly know what alcohol can b
said to be used in the arts. The pro-
vision as to medicine would exempt
all bitters, and IL would be neosssAry
merely to put a little bitters or 4 dash
OF Jamaica ginger In q barrel OF Ml1is-
key to let II escape all revenue tnx.
1t is hard to say what the ramifica,
lions Of such a system would lead y,
not only In the wholesale handltne OF
alcohol. but by retailers and druggists. I"
Chairman Wilson has bee ncommfs-
stoned by his Ways and Mesns asso-
ciates to prepare the bill to overcome
the trouble. 1t would have been recti-
fled in conference II the eonferrees had
not separated without reaching results,
Mr.. Wilson's bill will be given a specinl
rule to bring II to speedy. passage. ana
1t Is expected that the change will be
accomplished, so far as the HOUSE n
concerned, without trouble.