Evening journal., 1897-03-08
WARNING TOlMpORTERS
Dingley Viii Try to Prevent
Advance Importations.
NAY COPY TEE ENGLISH SYSTEM
This VIII Provide TLes uighor Rate,
Date From the Day the Bn Is Intro
duced. and New Taxes May he Added
The nill to he Pushed vigorously.


wAsnINGroN, March 3. - Chairman
Dingley of the ways and means committee !
has large sized club ready for inporton /
who are attempting 60 hiring in larr,
stocks of goods nnder the present tariff I
law SOFAS TO avoid paying the Increased du |
ties under the now law
Members of the committee will rot say
in exactly what manner they propose 9, /
reach these importers, but they talk conf /
IDENTIFY Of their ability to SO framo the biz /
as 20 make the efforts Of the importers Il
eyade the higher taxes very unprontable |
Speaking Of the report that a great man,
cargoes Of wool are now in transit TO thi (
country, and that Their ownors expected
to bring thcm in FREQ Of duty, one Of tht |
Republican members Of the committo, /
said:
These gentlemen don't know what
cul dc sac they are running into. Thcl
will find that there is enough ability II
the ways and means committee TO circum
vent them in their attempt to dofraud th,
treasury. | can't tell you just how we ar,
going to reach them, but l can say they
had better sell their wool as soon rs It 4
landed and use the money TO hire lawyers
We viii get as much out Of them as they
would pay under the Increased duties ol
they viii have lawsuits on hand that vii
last the rest Of their lives
To Collect at Once.
When the preparation of the tariff bill
was first commenced, Chairman Dinglo,
let 10 be known that there would be pro
vision in the bin intended TO discourap,
importations IN anticipation of the in
creased taxes, and said the measure woult
provide that all goods in bonded ware
houses at the time the new law went int,
effect would be compelled TO pqy the in
creased duties on being withdrawn.
This provision will be ia The hill, but Il
does not 90 far enough 10 accomplish what
tho tariff makers want The importers set
themselves to work to evade IL hy bring
ing in large quantities Of wool and Other
goods on which duties are TO be raised ~
once, so as TO get them through the ware
house before the passage o. the law.
Should they succoed IN their attempt
the new tarid law would be failure ir0u
the start The country would be so fully
stocked with those goods that the new Law
would neither produce revenue nor affort
protection on these lines for q year o
more Members OF the committee point
out that the taxing power of the govern
ment under tie constitution ana tie do
cisions of the courts is almost unlimiicl
and extends even 20 oonfscation II h
probable that lesson viii be taken from
tho English system, under whicA all tariff
duties go into effect upon the daie OF The
introduction OF the law in tie house o.
commons
Even this would not resch The larS,
stock Of goods now IN the country. arc
which may hn rdrgat IN during Ca,
week and half before the now bill vii
be introduced, and If this provision is in
serted it is probable that it viii be supple
mented by tho imposition OF leavy intor
nal revenue taxes upon all the imported
wool and on all goods on which duties ar,
increased which are In store on the dat,
the law goes into effect.
Ready In a Few Days.
1t is now the expectation of the commit
tee TO be able to present the bill i0 thl
house within a few days after tine begin
ming of the extra session. The measure {.
practically completed with the exceptions
of the tail end of the free list and the WOO
and sugar schedule. Those will be disposed
of this week, the sugar schedule heins
left until the last.
A great many articles are being lakoL
/ from the free list, many Of them in conse
quence Of the Recommendations of the tar.
iff experts Of the treasury department. to
stop abuses and Troublesome litigation
brought about by alleged per,ovsiors OF
these provisions.
One of the paragraphs which has given
the treasury officials the greatest trouble
and which has been stricken ont is that
allowing persons or families Ca bring In
with them FREQ Of duty books libnrie.
and household effects which have boon
used by them abroad not less than ont
year.
The government Is now engaged in law.
suits with wealthy Americans having resi.
dences abroad, who have brought in goods
of great value TO place ia their houses in
this country, and have claimed exemption
from duty under this law It is also assert.
ed that large quantities of furniture and
hooks are brought in under this provision
for sale
The revision Of the free list is the most
thorough it has had for many years and
very few articles viii be LETT upon it un.
less they are such as do not come into nc
tive competition with American product.
Of any kind or are used largely as raw ma
terials for American manufactures.
Duties on Wool.
Though the wooden schedule has not YET
been framed, the tariff makers have given
it more consideration than any other sched
ule. The rates On wool and woolens will
be somewhat less than those in the Nc
Kinloy act The aim of the trainers of th,
bill Is 60 increase the revenues from the
wooden schedule Co about so, OOO, 600 q
year. instead of slightly more than $50,
600, 600, az at present.
The sugar schedule is 70 be used {,
make mp whatever revenue is still needed
after the other schedules have all boen de
cided upon, and the rates arc to be specific
1t is asserted that after the new tariff Law
has been i'm operation for q time the rove
nue. from other sources will be so grea'
that less will be required from sugar, ant
it is argued that by placing the duty 6,
high as to greatly encourage American
growers Of cane and beet sugars the i'm
portations and consequent revenues vii
be gradually reduced.
There will be little time lost by thl
house after the new bill is presented Il
will be at once referred to the COMMITTEES
on ways and means which Speaker Rec,
is expected to appoint either the first o