The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-25
A COMPROMISE BILL

A COMPROMISE BILL
Introduced by Dir. uarter--A Sweeping
TarlR Rod ctiou Of Ono Half-FuIl Text
of ths Measure.
WAsulsaroS, July 2+-Reprosentative
Harter, of Ohio, to-day introduced in
tho house tho following bill which he
proposes asa compromise taril meas
ure:
"On and after September /, 1891, all
tariff taxes or duties not herein other
wise provided for, shall be reduced ono.
half: Provided. such reduction docs
not bring them below twenty por cent
nd valorem, II being the intention Of
this act To- allow tariff tax or duty Of
not loss than twenty per cent nd va!orem
to romain upon all articles now paying
higher rate. This shall not DO con-
atrucd ns in any way changing existing
taxoa or duties upon articles paying q
lower rate OF duty at this time than
twenty per cont I'D valorem nor does this
section in any way Interfere with the
provisions OF sections 8 and 4, Of this
act. The secretary Of the treasury
is hereby oxpressiyely authorized
and directed 10 oil cases, when
this act reducss the taxes on articles
which now pay specific or specific
and an ad valorem duty below twenty
per cent nd valorem, to charge and col
lect upon all such articles OIL and after
September ], 1891, an nd valorem duty
OF twenty per cent. 10 the taxes or du.
tics provided for IN this act, there shall
DO added upon all articles, which, II
produced or mado In tho United States,
would bo subject to an internal tax or
duty, the amount Of such internal tax
or duty.
"second-All tariff taxes and duties.
in excess OF twelve per cent advalorem
shall BIO reduced to and collected OF the
uniform ratio Of twelve per cent adva.
loren, to which shall be added Internal
taxe1 or duties as provided for in section
], that neither sections / or shall in
any way interfere with tho provisions
made In sections or 4 Of this act.
"Third-A uniform duty or tax OF
one cont per pound shall DO levied and
paid upon all sugars, all tank bottoms,
all sugar DRAWINGS and sugar sweepings,
syrups Of cano juice, melada, concen-
trated melada, aud concrete and concen.
trated molasscs, aud molaases imported
into the United States from any part OF
the world, having 100 degrees OF sac.
charine strength and reduction Of 1-100
OF a cont per pound shall DO made for
each degree OF saccharins strength be-
low 100 degrees.
"Fourth--A uniform duty Of four
cents per pound upon all coGee and Of
eight cents per pound upon oil ten i'm
ported into the United States shall be
levied and paid.
"Fifth-The internal duty or tax upon
beer and all other malt liquors shah DO
two dollars per barrel Of thirty-one gal.
Ions and an internal duty or tax at tho
same ratio per gallon as Is collected upon
beer and malt liquots shall DO levied
and collected, under rules to be pro.
acribed by tho secretary Of tho treasury
upon wines produced or made in the
United States.
"Sixth-All laws or parts Of laws con.
ficting with this act shall be and tho
same arc hereby repealed on Soptem-
Dor ], 1894, aud the law giving bounties
TO producers Of sugar In tho United
States is also hereby repealed and such
repeal shall take effect on January !,
1896"
Regarding tho bill, MI. Hartcr madc
tho following statement.
"Flrst-The bill, II passed, will pro-
vide surplus every year, including tho
first.
"Second-It ia essentially compro.
misc bill and not such one as would
make ii could franc It, 1t leaves tho
taxos until September ], 1900. fully
niue per cent higher on IN average than
the lust national Republican platform
asked Il. Q. the difference between
American and foreign labor COST But
thoy arc nevertheless lower than the
average ratos Of either the Wilson or
the senate bill.
"Third-The sugar refining interest
10 given no protection for tho reason
that its refusal to give reasonable and
proper information concerning that bu.
sinoss ia considered prima facic evi.
denco that 1t ia far beyond any such
need. ~ g..
! "Fourth-Tho increased tax Of ono.
fifth Of ono cent glass on bcar will DO
borno by the brewers and retailers out
OF their largo profits. and will not add
to tho price or reduce tho size Of tho
glass bought by tho drinker Of this class
OF beverage, and tho tax upon vino be.
ing tho same us beor. will not DO bur
dcnuomO or oppressive to any con-
Rumor.
"Fifth-The tax upon Tea and cofloo
is at tho extremely low ratio OF about
ono mill per cup, and may be called
pure revenue tax.
"sixth-Under this bill no income
tax Is required. and no increase Of tho
whisky tax Is needed"
summon Complaint.
Jo,t fo)J I wan ,okNn with n kind NJ