The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-11
A MESSAGE
Asking for Information for Facts Con.
necte6 With Commerce.
Chairman Dipgley Has q Long Conference
With the President-Senate Com mittee
Seeking Information In Regard to
E2a Merits of Amended Tariff Bill.

Seeking InIOrmar1On Regard
Ek. Merits Of Amended Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON May THE president
Thursday sent to the senate message
In response to a resolution asking for
all information in the department of
state concerning tariffs, taxes, exports
and imports and in fact rythin G
connected with commerce The mes
sage transmits a letter from the secre-
tary of state transmitting such
information as has been fur
nished the bureau of sta
tistics through consular reports. 1t
is limited that the bureau has not had
adequate funds to print eli the infor-
nation which has been received and
the secretary suggests that larger ap-
preparations be made for enlarging the
work Of the statistics bureau.
Mr.. Dingley, chairman Of the ways
and means committee of the house,
had long consultation with President
sumably about the tariff bill. Mr..
Dingley declined to say anything about
the subject of his visit.
Mr.. Calhoun, the Illinois attorney
who has been selected by the presi-
dent to take the place of Mr.. Day. OF
Canton, as the legal representative OF
this government in the prosecution OF
the Ruiz case in Havana, was at the
state department Thursday to begin
the preparation of his case. He spent
some time with Assistant Secretary
=; RI
with what has already been done by
Consul General Lee and the depart
ment of state
Hon. Il. S. Sharretts, president OF
the board of United States general ap-
praisers at New York, has been sum-
moned to Washington to advise the
senate committee on finance in rela-
tion to the tariff bill. was asked
Thursday FOR an opinion in regard to
the merits of the amended bill as "a
revenue producer, and in reply said:
I'm my opinion the bill will produce
sufficient revenue to meet the demands
of the government The duty on tea
will aggregate at least $4,000 600,
while the increase provided for by the
tax on beer will amount to from S12,-
600, 600 to $14, O0O,0 900 more. The in
creased duty on sugar will result in a
material gain to the volume of
revenue over that produced by the
act of 1894. Indeed, this in
crease alone would be almost sufficient
if times were prosperous to produce
the additional revenue necessary TO
support the government, as the de-
fciency under that act was due large
ly to the depressed conditions. l esti-
mate the increase of the duty on sugar
over that of the Wilson law to amount
on the average to about s. per cent
do not believe that the increased rate
will materially affect the volume Of
importations
There will also be a large addition
from wool. think the increase from
this source will exceed the possible de-
crease from the manufactures of wool
due to the rates being prohibi on
the lower grades of wooden mixed
goods. The cotton schedule shows
very little change from the Wilson law
and the same may be said Of the metal,
fax and sundries schedules. / say
that the increased revenue on the ar
ticles included in these schedules
would not exceed $4,000. 600"
Representative King, democrat, of
Utah, Thursday introduced resolu-
ton for the anneXtion of Hawaii. The
resolution declares that citizens
of the United States, some of
whom reside i'll the islands,
have extensive financial inter-
ests there, that many of the citizens
were formerly citizens of the United
States, and by the ties of affinity and
consanguinity are indissolubly bound
to this government, that the rights
are guaranteed by its constitution, but
that the perpetuity OF the republic is
not assured.
WASHINGTON, May 7.-Senator Bacon,
of Georgia, has introduced Joint reso-
luton declaratory of the policy of the
United States in favor of the arbitra-
ton of international differences.
WASHINGTON, May An important
order, prohibiting a pension claimant
whose claim has been adjudicated,
either favorably or unfavora bly,. from
ming papers 1oF us RECOMMENDATION II
disallowed, or for an increase if pen.
sion has been issued, until one year
from the date of the previous consid-
Grafton of the case is contemplated by
the commissioner OF pensions and may
be issued soon. The purpose of the
proposed order is to lessen the great
volume of work confronting the bureau
and to ena BILE it to dovote most of the
time of the examiner to original
claimants.
WASHINGTON. May T. Gen. James
Longstreet. the famous confederate
fighter, will be- appointed commits.
sioner of railroads by President Nc.
Kinley.
Vessel Wrecked-Crew Dies of Fever.
PORT LOUIS, Island of Mauritious,