Evening journal., 1895-12-26
A TARIFF FOR REVENUE
Popular Short Term Loans and
Low Rate Bonds.
THE WAYS AND MEANS MEASURES.


Leader DingIey's Committee Presents Bllls
In tho House For Relief OF the Treasury.
Tho Full Text Of the Two Important
Measures.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26--The house ways
and means committee devoted several
hours OF Christmas to final considera-
tion Of the two revenue bills which were
presented 60 tho house to-day. The bills
wero formally adopted as committee meas
ures, motions TO lay them on the table ho-
ing overruled by party votes. Each bill
was read by sections and motions were
made by the Democrats to strike out each
section, which, Of course, failed TO carry.
II was voted TO give today to the consider
alton Of the tariff bill, with a vote on each
end Of the days debate upon it The
Democrats endoavored 60 secure throe
days debate; to gain n postponemont Of
two or three days In which to study the
probable effeotn Of the measures, II enact
ed, also TO have tho bond bill debated be-
fore tho tariff bill, but the Republicans
adhered TO their original arrangements.
The committomon present wore Ding
ley Of Maine, DOlliver of Iowa, Payne Of
New York, Tawnoy OF Minnesota, Hop
kins OF Illinois Dalzell Of Pennsylvania,
Russell Of Connecticut, johnson Of North
Dakota, Steele OF Indiana, Evans Of Ken
tucky, Republicans; Crisp Of Georgia,
Mcmillan Of Tennessee, Wheeler Of Ala
bama, Tarsney Of Missouri, Turner of
Georgia, Democrats.
Chairman Dingloy stated to the commit
tee That the bills were not framed az a Re-
publican measure, but as one calculated
to save the credit of tho government,
which, according to the presidents mes
sage and TO personal communications
mado by Secretary Carlisle Co members,
was endangered The condition Of the
treasury, from their representations, de-
manded Immediate action, and the Repub-
licans had prepared emergency bills on
lines which seemed most oxpediont
The Revenue Bill.
Tho following is the full text of the
revenue bill;
"A bill TO temporarily increase revenue
TO meet the expenses OF government and
provide against deficiency.
BE IL enacted by the senate and house,
etc, that from and after the passage Of
this act, and until Aug. /, 1898, there
shall be levied, collected and paid on all
imported woods Of Glasses 1 and 2, as de.
fined in tho act hereinafter cited approved
Oct 1, 1890, and subject TO all conditions
and limitations thereof, and on all hair Of
tho camel, goat, alpaca and other like an
imals, except as hereinafter provided, and
on adj nnils, shoddy garnotted wnste, top
waste, slubblnR waste, rowing waste yarn
waste, and all other wastes composed
wholly or in part Of wool, and on woolon
rags, mungo and ilooks, a duty equivalent
to go per oentnm of the duty imposed on
each Of such articles by an act entitled
An Act TO Reduce the Revenue and
Equnlizo Duties on Imports and For 9th
or Purposes, approved OCT /, 1890, and
subject 90 all the conditions and limita-
tions of said act; ana on all woods and
Russian camcl's hair Of class 3, as do
fined In said act, approved Oct. /, 1890, and
subject TO all tho conditions and limita-
tions thereof, there shall be levied, collect
ed and paid the several duties provided by
such act, approved Dot I, 1890, and para
graph 270 OF schedule X, and also para
graph $50 in the free list Of an act enti-
tied An Act to Reduce Taxation, TO Pro
vide Revenue For the Government, and
For Othur Purposes, which became a law
Aug. 90, 1894, are hereby suspended un-
Oil Aug. /, 1898.
"Seo 2.-That from and after the pas
sage Of this not and until Aug 1, 1898,
there shall be levied, collected and paid
ON all imported articles, made in whole
or in part Of WOOL worstod or other mate
rial described In section ! of this act, ex-
copt as hereinafter provided 60 per cent
um of the specific pound or square yard
duty imposed on each of such articles by
an act entitled An Act 20 Reduce the
Revenue and EQualize Duties on Imports,
and For Other Purposes, approved Oct.
J., 1880 and subject to all the conditions
and limitations thereof, In addition 20 the
ad valorem duty now imposed on each Of
such articles by an act entitled An Act
TO Reduce Taxation, to Provide Revenue
For the Government, and For Other Pur-
poses which became law Aug %, 1874 ;
and on carpets, druggeta, bookings, mats,
rugs, screens, covers hassocks besides
art squares and other portions OF carpets
or carpoting mado In whole or In part of
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