The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-09
THE TARIFF CHANGES.
The Tariff on Sugar, Coal and Iron
Ore Restored.
THE INCOME TAX STILL REMAINS.
benator Jones, Chairman of tho Senate
sub-Committee, Believes That the Bill
as Presented WIN Produce n Revenue
of s47o, 900, 900 to s4so, ,ooo, 900.

WASHINGTON, March 9-The more i'm
portunt changes In the tariff bill presented
yesterday to the full finance committee of
the senate are as follows;
Sugar not above 80 degrees polarlscope
lest, | cent per pound; for every additional
degree or friction not above 80 degrees,
] 100 cent additional; above 30 and not
above g6, .. 100 cents per degree, and above
Do degrees a duty 40 cents per pound;
molasses testing not above SO degrees by
the polariscope shall pay duty of cents
per gallon; molasses testing above 30 de-
krees shall pay duty of cents per gallon.
/ Whisky at s110 per gallon, and the
bonded period extended from three TO
hight years. Cigars S. thousand, cigar
ettes in paper 81 a thousand, cigarettes in
tobacco so cents II thousand.
Iron ore, 40 cents per ton. Lead ore, Y
cents per pound, including lead mixed
with silver ores. Coal, bituminous and
bhale, 10 cents per ton. Coal, or slack, OF
eulm. Is cents per ton. Coke, 10 per cent
nd valoren.
The lead products remain as in the Will
son bill There is no change in lumber oil
IN the cotton schedule Collars and cuff.
Increased from 35 to As per cent ad valo
rem. The wooden schedule shows few
changes. These are about > per cent. re
auctions. Barley and barley pearled, pat
ent or hulled, is raised from 25 to 30 pei
cent ad vRlorem, and barley malt from 81
TO 40 per cent
! The income tax retains the rate of 9 pei
cent Of income over a 900, as prescribed
In the Wilson bill. The classes of incomes
are broadened by adding to rents, profits
salaries, etc., the words: "Or from any
source whatever, and the persons to whom
the tax applies are Every citizen of thI
limited States and every person residing
thereiu.n
! Senator Jones, chairman of the tariff
sub committee. said when asked for
statement giving he probable amount o
sncome to be derived from the bill and fo
an explanation of other features, that al
official statement, based upon estimate
made by the treasury department, woult
be given out within n day or two He wa
OF the opinion that 1t would be shown tha
the bin would produce revenue of abou
$40, O,0DD, 900 or S4SO. .OOO, 900, without takinl
Into account the increased amount whicl
would be the result of the reductions il
tariff rates made. This would be in ex
cess OF the requirements OF the govern
ment, which, he said, are about S4iS, 600
pOO, not including the sum necessary TO
the sinking fund or made necessary b.
the recent boud issue. From this amour
can he subtracted about Sl5,0OO,00O nov
paid on account of the sugar bounty
which would, If these estimates are COZ
rect. give surplus of from $3i 00O, 900 :
$4,000. 900 under the operations Of the pre-
posed law.
with a few exceptions said the ser
ator, "thc changes which have been mad
have been made in the interest of securing
revenue. And where ii Can be shown Il
1t eau he in his instance hat the surplus
II there shall he surpus, is the result c
increasing the tax upon whisky and kir
dred articles, where il is accompanied b
n general reduction in customs duties.
do not believe that the public will max
mulch objection "a ali increase Of the trea,
ury'S contents"
Senator Gallery, who with his colleaRu,
. Senator White, has led the fight for
kugar duty, expressed himself as satisfie
In modified degree with the action of tn
committee.
THE rate fixed on unreflned sugar is,
he said "bttter than any official propos
tion than had heretofore been made to III
and while we have not received all that "
thougllt we We're entitled to in the way
protection, we feel justified by the resu
In having made fight"