The times., 1897-05-09
SHOWN UP SIDE BY SIDE
Comparative Statement From Re
publicans of Finance Committee.
No Showing as TO What VIII Be the
Revenue From Tax on lea anu
Increase on Beer and Tobacco.

The comparative statement furnisheh py
the Republican members of the Finance
Committee yesterday shows, among other
things, the following:
The duty on tin plate in 1893, under the
Mckinley act, was S13,090,6S3; under the
Wilson act in 1896, 81 .4b3 $50; under Tie
House bill, estimated, So, ,566 1868; Senate
bill, So, ,195,272.
The duty in every case in comparing the
Mckinley and Wilson acts is based upon
the tmportations for the full years or
1898 in the one case and 1896 in the
other. Under duty of 40 per cent and
Ito of a cent a pound on beet sugar
df export bounty is paid there was col
lected under the Wilson act, $5,79S, ,46s.
The House bill, with 72 per cent, estimates
a revenue of S9,421,741 and with 10
per cent, in the Senate bill, S9,314,314
cane sugar was free under the Mckinley
act. The Wilson bill, at 40 per cent, col
Iected S2I, ,635,155. The House bill, at
72 per cent, estimates S3S, 1880, and
the Senate bill, with 10 per cent rate,
estimates the receipts from this product
to be $40, 563,917. If the sugar not above
No 13 Dutch standard. imported from the
Hawaiian islands, is taxed, this amount
will be still further increased by SS,4I3,
656 Under our treaty with Hawaii all
sugars above No. 1S are now taxed.
The House proposes to raise SS,3S2,64S
from tobacco, manufactured, at 81 apound,
and the Senate reduces this to S6,2S6,oS4
by cutting the duty TO 81 90 q pound. Lear
tobacco under the Wilson law brought
i'm S5,555,54S, at 35 cents pound The
House increased this to S10,317 ,447, with
a 65-cent rate, but the Senate restoies
the Wilson rate and revenue. The House,
with 4 rate of so cents a pound on steminrd
tobacco, figures On SS36,609, but the
Senate reduces the rate to so cents end
the revenue to but $5o2,SS1. The House
rate On cigars would yield S2.501 ,450 and
the Senate rate $2,279,710.
In the woolen schedule raw woods OF all
grades We're free under the Wilson bill. AT
eleven cents a pound the House estlmatei
in first-class woods q revenue OF Sl2,92S,-
712 With the three-cent cut in the duty
the Senate bill estimates S9.4O2,100. On
second-class woods, at twelve cents poun1
the Dingley bill estimates revenue Of
S1,2729SI, but at nine cents the Senate
will reduce this to $954, 73S. The duty on
ttird-class woods in the House bill, at 32
per cent, was estimated ct So. 995.11S, but
with a specific rate of four cents pound,
as provided In the Senate bill, this revenue
LIS increased TO So, ,S6G.46
The total revenue on woolen dress goods
in 1893, under o rate Of 102.52 per cent,
amounted To $1S,271 OBS; in 1896, under
a rate of 40 35 per cent, to $500 ,516. The
House estimates revenue of 81 9 ,494 2GS
on basis OF 90 per cent rate Of revenue
No figures are given for the Senate bill.
The statement is absolutely Silent with
respect to what is expected to be raised
from the tax on tea and the increase on
beer and tobacco This tea tax, however
will yield about $40 ZOO, 900. The IN
crease OF 44-100 In the beer tax, based
upon last years income, Will aggregate
S14,5S1 900 The increase in the tobacco
tax, If the output equals last years, VIII
be as follows: On smoking and chewing
tohaccos, So 100000; on snuff, $3.50 900
on cigarettes, s2.o2:, 900