The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-05
TAX ON ALL BEERS INCREASED
HIDES TAKEN FROM FREE LIST AND
PLACED ON THE DUTIABLE.
Rates on Wool, WoOIens, Glass and
Many other Products and Manu-
factures Radically Changed.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Nothng is
talked of among politicians tonight ex-
cepting the tariff bill. Its sudden and un-
expected introduction into the Senate gave
the wiseaeres little time for preliminary
speculation, and now the whole bill with all
its provisions and details is public prop
erty. The features most discussed are the
sugar schedules, the elimination of the rec
iprocity clause, the proposition to raise
the tax on beer from 81 pet barrel to Sl.44
per barrel, the duty on hides and the WOOL
en- schedules. The Senate bill is being
swiftly digested by practical politicians and
by the representatives of the many inter-
ests who have been camped in Washington
since the beginning of the special session.
New England, which is loudly demanding
free raw materials and monumental pro-
lection on manufactured articles. seems to
be arraying itself bitterly against the Wesi,
with its moderate but firmly y-grounded
views as to what is best for producers of
woods and hides, and sharp clash between
these sections seems almost inevitable The
proposition to tax beer is certain to bring
a strong brewery lobby down upon WASH
ington The brewers felt safe against fur
ther taxation until a few days ago.
Chairman Morrill,, of the finance commit
tee has surrendered the floor management
of the bill to Senator Aldrich, who is the
best-equipped man in either branch of
Congress for that duty. He will be fianked
by Senators Allison and Spooner. The
Democrats will be led by Senators White
and German. In deciding to abandon all
pretense of flibustering and pettifogging
against the bill in committee thcpamecra1= =
ic senators adopted and thereby gave their
Endorsement to the Bailey House policy Of
af rpau fo
the creation of tariff bill to their own
liking.
An Associated Press dispatch says: When
the Senate finance committee met to-day
the idea prevailed that the bill would be
held in committee for two days. All the
members of the committee were present
The Democrats examined the bill for near
ly an hour, making running comments upon
it. They announced that they were against
the bill as a whole. They soon understood
that Senator Jones, of Nevada, was going
to vote with the Republicans and realized
that there was no possibility of changing
the kill. They had no desire to make any
facuous opposition and when motion was
made by the Republicans to report the bill
at once the vote was taken promptly. All
the Republicans with Senator Jones, OF
Nevada, voted for the motion and all the
Democrats voted against ii, the vote stand
ing to 3.
The Republican members of the commit
tee say there is no statement to be made
to the effect Of the bill, the amount OF
revenue to be raised by it or the reduc-
tions When the bill is taken up in the
Senate, Mr., Aldrich will make such a
statement in the opening speech. 1T will
raise revenue enough, was the comment
of Senator Allison, assented to by Mr..
Aldrich. They estimated, however that the
increased revenue to be raised from beer
would be $13,000,00O and from tea. $l00Oo,000.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, the Democratic
tariff leader, said that he expected there
would be about six weeks debate on the
bill. Several sections in the last part of
the Dingley bill which re-enacted the pres
ent law are stricken out. This will have
the effect of leaving the present law stand
and avoid discussion to a great extent. The
new bill is radically different from the
Dngley bill, practically amounting almost
to another measure. Many important
schedules were rewritten entirely
The effect of the action of the finance
committee of the Senate in striking out the
House provision in reference to the Ha-
waiian reciprocity treaty has been the sub
ject Of some comment. one of the men,
bers of the committee says that it is the
intention Of the committee to deal with the
matter hereafter. The effect of the bill
as it stands, he said, no doubt would be
to impose duty on Hawaiian sugar. Some
amendment to regulate this will be pre-
pared but just what form it will take has
not been determined.
The time for the bill to take effect is
made July J. 1884, instead of May l. as
provided in the House and the words
in the first paragraph or Withdrawn from
ing out these words the committee made
provision for this in a new section, which
follows:
That on and after the day when this act
shall go into effect all goods, wares and
merchandise previously imported for which
no entry has been made, and all goods,
wares and merchandise previously enter
ed without payment of duty and under
bond for warehousing, transportation, or
any other purpose, for which no permit OF
delivery TO the importer or ms agent has
been issued shall be subjected TO no other
duty upon the entry or the withdrawal
thereof than If the same were imported
respectively after that day.
Chairman Dingley, OF the ways and
means committee of the House, was asked
tonight for his opinion concerning the
amendments to the tariff bin. Mr.. Ding
lev said he had not been able TO read
the amendments carefully and did not care
to make any criticism of the policy of the
Senate cOmmittee.