The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-16
Mr.. VESTS DENURCIATlONS.
Indignantly ReSentS The Criticisms Upon
Himself and Other Senators.
BITTER ATTACK ON SUGAR TRUST.
When C0nGreeS Listened 10 "ThiS Mon
StOT" a Compromise Vas Agreed 10.
REFERRED TO CLEYRLAND'S LETTER.
Said the Letter of Secretary Carlisle Prov
ed Concluslvely that the House Bill
Would, if Enacted, Have Cnus-
ed n Deficiency of $780,
100000 L he
sugar Bill.
REFERRED TO CLEYRLlND'S LETTER,

/ CIdDc steering committee OF tne SENATE
has agreed to refer all the pop-gun tariff
bills to the Finance Committee.
Mr. Quay gave notice in the Senate
to-day that he would offer as an amend
ment to each Of the four bills putting
sugar. coal iron ore, and barbed wire
on the free list. the Mckinley tariff
/ bill
Mr. Jarvis CN. c. was appointed as a
/ member Of the following Senate commit
| toes Claims. Public Buildings. National
Banks. and to establish the University
Of the United States.
Mr.. Daniel was appointed on the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections. and
/ Mr.. Martin Kas) on the Committee
! of Pensions.
Mr. Butler offered a resolution. which
/ was referred, instructing the Committee
| on Interstate Commerce to inquire an
/ report rs TO the freight ana passenger
/ charges. ditferenUals. etc, of the SOUTH
ern Steamship and Hallway Association.
/ At the reGliest of Nlr. Harris each Of
! the four House bins as to sugar, coal.
4 iron ore. and barbtd wire was taken up
/ and received its second reading.
TREASURY LETTER.
This formality having been accomplish
/ ed, Mr.. Harris arose and said: Il deem
]
! communication from the Secretary or
! the Treasury. received this morning. The
/ letter was read from the clerks desk as
! follows:
Treasury DeFartment:
Washington. a. c., Aus. l5. l,3l
/ Hon. Isham g.. Harris, acting chdlf-
man Finance Committee.
Dear Sir: Your letter advising me mat
/ the House Of Representatives had pass
! ed and sent TO the Senate tills puttinss
sugar. coal, iron, and barbed wire on
! the free list and requesting an onlcial
statement from You tme) as 70 the eject
! that the massage Of these bill. or either
! Of them. would have upon the revenues
OF the Government. IS received, anu III
| response ] have the honor 10 say mat
! according TO the most careful cslhatgs
! that can be made if no Clange i maze
/ I'm the proposed revenue legislation when
/ has recently passed through Congress
d lac total receipts INTO the IF-L,'i ''.t d,
! ing the current fiscal year Will De as
From duties on imports Senate blll. in
| Guiding {i8OOOOJ on SUGAR Sii'VV ,V "
| from Internal taxes; whisky, Sto,1W W.
| tobacco. $3OO.CO0, fcrmented liquors, 10
! 'eo30u: income, $5,U0l.V0; oleomarHarine,
! &.SOOf00; playing cards, $i,VDv'' His7
! ce.laneous - 900: fiom sale OF lit DIS and
! other miscellaucouS sources, e-V'V'V'VV'
! Grand total S.lbWW' ...
The estimated receipts for the present
! fiscal year from the proposed tax OF IN
! comes and PLAYING carQs. and the proposed
additional tax Of 2Oc. per gallon on dlsuli-
Cd s1irits. are. il viii be observed. much
! less than is stated Ia the various taDu-
/ lated statements which have been heIetD-
fore used I'm the discussion OF these SUD
iects. but ! am satisfied the amounts mere
/ given are approximately correct.
rHF INCOME TAX.
The proposed income tax Will not become
/ payable by the terms OF the Dlll recehlly
! passed until 'on or before July ], 1879,
/ which IL the close Of the fiscal year, ana
/ # is estimated by the Commissioner or
/ Internal Revenue that, by reason OF the
/ large stock on hand, the receipts from l!e
tax on playing cards VIII not amount 10
more than one million dollars during the
| year The estimated increase Of receipts
| on account of the additional tax on as
/ TILED spirits during the present year mas
/ already been prevented TO a great eAtehS
/ by the withdrawal of large quantities OF
/ goods from the bonded warehouses, ana
/ the payment Of the tax thereon at ~
cents, and this process is still going on.
The total expenditures during the cur
rent fiscal year will be as follows:
civil and miscellaneous, including deil-
/ ciencies in postal revenues, $yDWJ,VD, war,
including rivers and harbors, Sl6,ODVJ; ;
/ navy. including new vessels and arma-
/ rnent $23 00O0; Indians. $lO,V1,VD; pen
( sions' S43.50O go; interest, $SO.5OoOD; total,
S363. 900 OOO; estimated surplus, $loVVJ'vW.
SUGAR DUTY.
The duty on sugar proposed in the re
| cent bill will, according To imporlatlons
Weld an annual revenue of S43,4S,93S. and
the duties on the other articles mentioned
/ In your communication would yield. under
/ that BILL about one million; that IS 70 say,
iron ore $40 g20: coal, $i36.l49 and barbed
wire fencing wire and wire rods OF IRON
or steel. when imported for the manu-
facture OF barbed wire fencing, about
$4,000
1t VIII be seen, therefore. that II sugar
alone Is placed upon the free list, the
expenditures during the present fiscal year
will exceed the receipts TO the amount OF
/ S2S 47S,05S and II the duties are removed
from ali the articles specified in your
letter. the deficit Will be S&ilS,0S not
including any expenditures on account of
the sinking fund or the payment OF
y2,R3OOo Of Pacihc railroad bonds, which
will mature during the fiscal year.
In view Of the existing proposition and
requirements of the public service / am
of the opinion that IL would not be safe
70 place all the articles enumerated in
your letter. or even sugar alone upon
the free list. without imposing taxation
upOn other articles or subjects sufficient
! 10000.
/ have the honor to be very respectfully
yours. J; q; CARLISLE.
guaranteed by the Government 70 the
amount of $2.362 %, mature during the
present fiscal year. and the amount is
not included In the above estimate OF ex-
penditures.
THE FREE SUGAR BILL.
Mr.. Berry moved. as soon az the read
ing was completed. that the Senate pro-
ceed at once to the consideration OF the
free sugar bill
Mr.. Harris; l feel it my duty to say
q word and TO make a motion to rerer
these blils to the Finance Committee
While ! am heartily i'm favor Of free
sugar, raw and refined. and have certain
ly no objection to putting the other ar
tices dealt wthlby the other bills on the
free list. still. In view of the conliiluil'g
cation just read from the Secretary Oi
the Treasury and the strong pfooaututi's, ~
If not absolute certainty, that ~ tntse
bill 81 all become law We VIII nv
during the current year a uenciehISy, -, III
the Treasury of twenty-nIhs oI In I'm - -.
millions | feel Il my duty 70 move 20
refer each OF those bills TO the fIhance
Committee In order that the cominlitee
may I'm dealing with those Dllis 50 ueai tai
with them as to provide against that
do not think that Congress can az
ford 10 adjourn without such provision
ne win effectually guard against snsh se-
Gc,sncv. and for that reason, ana tnat
raasnn .oniy I move that theAa bills be
ressrrsd reSsuh 70 the Committee on Finance.
Snaeches against reference ana IN
,a,,nr ~ the passage OF the House biiis
,.nre made by Senators Berry. vest, ana
w,iIs MIR. Vests speech was made in
he execution OF his promise 10 turn tne