Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-03-15
REVENUE ESTIMATES.
Comparing the .secsfSes Under the Two
Tariff BiIIs-Interesting Figures.

Comparing the .secefoes URder the Two
Tariff Bills-Interesting Figures.
WASHINGTON, March 13-The sena te
finance committee was yesterday sup
piled with tabulated state ment pre-
pared by the treasury department.
showing in detail the amount of reve-
nue. which it estimated will be received
under the senate bill If it should be-
come law; also giving the estimate
under the Wilson bill and comparing
both with the returns from the treas
ury department under the present law
for 1898. The statement also gives an
estimate of the increase in the internal
revenue under the senate bill. which
was as follows: Income, $50. 900, GOO;
spirits, $50, 600. 600; cigars. SO. 600. 900;
cigarettes. 81, 500. 600; playing cards.
50, 600. 900. Total increase. e6S, 500. 600.
The estimated duties of the senate
bill as compared with those of the Will
son bill and the returns under the
present law, by schedules. are as fol-
lows: The figures first given show in
each schedule, the returns under the
existing law; the second, the estimates
under the house bill. and the third, the
estimates on the senate bill:
Chemicals, oils and paints, present
law. Sc. 1872, $50; house, IS, 096. 316; senate.
S5, 100. .52L Earthenware and glass
ware, present law, s12. 101. Col; house,
IS. 07S, ,22s; senate, IS. 6s9, ,344 Metals
and manufactures of. present law, $27,-
003, 527; house. SIS, 769, ,653; senate, $15.
T75 SIS Wood and manufactures of.
present. law, $685., 1881; house. s64s, 451;
senate, s653,T Sugar, present law.
s193. 294: house, SIG. .SS2; senate, S41. 77S,-
Sill Tobacco and manufactures of.
s14, S31, ,9S9 present law; house, S11, ,52S, =
7S3; senate, 81, 52s. 7s3. Agricultural
products and provisions. present law,
s12, 122. .495; house, S7,969. 74s; senate.
s1O,2 ,1s9. Spirits. wines and other
beverages, present law, 50, $685. 336;
house, IS, 421, ,S47; senate. IS. 1s9, sos.
Cotton. manufactures of, present law,
s11, SS3, Cos; house, 81, SIS, 5s5; SEN
ate, s7.ss5. SIS. Flax, hemp and
jute and manufactures of, present
law, SIS. 167, 34S; house, S12, T24, ,2T9; SEN
ate, So. 773, 7S5. Wool and manufac-
lures of, present law, s36, AS, 667;
house, s14, ,714, ,s9T; senate, 81. 9T9. $40.
Silk and silk goods. present law, $780,
31O,25S; house, S17,113. .64T; senate, s16.-
1855. Pulp. papers and books, pres
ent law, 50, 070. 125: house. LESS. 39S;
senate, s1,75O. .s93. Sundries, present
law, SIS, 9S1, ,2T5; house, S12, 794. eos; sem
ate, Sill 512, ,SSS. Unenumerated, pres
ent law, S272, ,644; house, S2T2, ga; SEN
| ate, s272. Ga. Articles transferred to
the free list, present law, $12, ITO. 167.
Total. present law, S19s, 3Ta, 452; house,
S124, 693. 0O4; senate, S165, ,903. ri. The
| average ad valorem under the present
law is 40 9s: under the house bill, IS. SO;
under the senate, 3419.
The comparison of the sugar sched'
ule shows that during the last year IS,
$40. .577 gallons of molasses were i'm
ported upon which no duty was paid,
but which under the senate bill would
produce S309.st During the year g.
531, ,219, SGT pounds of sugar, valued at
s114, ,959, $40, was imported free. The
senate bill would yield a revenue Of
| S41,04S, 412.