Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-28
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
Sent From the White House to the
State Depa tment.

sent from the White House to the
State Department.
The new tariff act was sent from the
hite House to the State Department at
half-past o'clock :his morning, where il
will be carefully scanned and then sent to
the government printing office and printed
in the form Of an act How the bill be-
came an act is shown on the official records
by the following statement by the Presi-
dent:
CNote.-The following named bill, having
been presented to the President on the 18Th
instant, and not having been returned by
him to tn, house of Congress in which II
originated within the time prescribed by
the Constitution Of the United States, has
become a law without his approval)
III. X. No 1854. An act to reduce taxation,
to provide revenue for the government and
for other purposes.
Putting Ii Into Effect.
The work Of putting the new tariff law
into effect now devolves on the collectors
of customs of the several ports and on in
ternal revenue officers, and until they meet
difficulties in its administration little will
remain to be done by the Treasury De-
partment. the circulars of yesterday hav-
ing given Instructions on the very few
points requiring immediate attention. The
treasury has rot yet received reports show
tax paid in advance of the Increase Of the
rate. Tuesday is always an of day as re-
spects reports Of internal revenue receipts
and today's statement was simply normal
one, the treasury statement of internal
revenue receipts being only S35l.412
What Chairman Wilson Says.
Chairman Wilson leaves today for West
Virginia to be present at the congressional
convention of his district tomorrow. His
denomination is conceded, as he is without
opposition. He will address the convention
and his speech will be his first utterance
outside of Congress on the tariff act
Mr.. Wilson said today:
1.-The outlook for genuine tariff reform is
very bright We have taken the first step
and that Is always the hardest, and hav-
ing done that much, and done it perhaps
perfectly, 1t will be easy to proceed to a
full realization Of tariff reform. II will now
come about almost automatically, once the
machinery Is set in motion"
Mr.. Wilson was asked If he considered
that the principle of tariff reform char
acterized the present act, even though the
rates were not all he wanted.
Yes said he, the principal Is there
and after all the great struggle has been TO
secure recognition of the principle rather
than the perfection of detail The detail
must come by the Irresistible force of cir
cumstances now that the principle is es-
tablished."
What is there" Mr. Wilson was asked.
lin the assertion that a resumption OF tar
III agitation next winter will bring a re-
currer ce Of business unrest?"
That Is wholly anwarranted," said he
There need be no general bill, reaching all
Industries, so that the situation will
not be such as to affect commercial affairs
generally. The tariff rates will remain
stable on the very great majority of ar
ticles, and II will be upon compare lively
few that the perfecting of details will be
necessary in order that the tariff reform
placed on the statute books shall be a con-
sistent whole"
= Mr.. Wilson spoke in warm approval Of
President Cleveland's letter to Mr.. Catch
rigs, saying ii was strong in expression and
in the sentiments set forth,