The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-10

Senate Finance Committee Will Withdraw Tax
on Beer and Duty on Tea


Washington. June 1o.-The Republican
withdraw the amendments for an ad-
ditional tax cn beer and for the duty Of
10 cents q pound on tea. The pressure
for the withdrawal OF these amend
mepts has been very great. and many
Republican senators have made de-
Z cided stands against them.
The formal action Of the committee
on the subject has not been taken. but
the determination has been reached
The members Of the committee are still
In doubt as to what shall be done with
increases on tobacco in the internal
revenue part Of the bill, but there has
been great pressure to have these taxes
reduced. The question of revenue is
giving the committee considerable con-
cern. and II there should be a with
Arawal Of the increases on tobacco, as
well as those on beer and tea, the bill
would not meet the needs of the gov
ernment as a revenue producer. For
this reason 1t has been practically de-
termined to make bank check stamp
tax and the question Of additional rev.
enue by means Of q system Of stamp
taxes on beer has been under considera-
these questions and endeavorlng to meet
them as they proceed.
There are several propositions under
consideration by the committee. but
there is difficulty in agreeing upon any
oHthem. They include the Endorsement
of the Davis amendment for contnu-
Ing the present treaty in force without
reservation. suggestion to the presi-
dent that new treaty should be ne
gotiated. modifying the existing agree
ment so as to render them less partial
TO Hawaii, and also proposition look
Ing to the giving OF a years notice to
Hawaii OF the abrogation Of the present
treaty. This latter proposition Is under
stood to have originated with Senator
Aldrich and Is antagonized by the special
champions OF Hawaii. The opinion is
freely expressed by senator's that the
question of annexation will be taken up
by the administration as soon as the
thriff bill is passed.
new paragraph on canned fish IS to
be recommended. as follows:
"226xxEish. known or labeled as an
chovies. sardines, sprats, brisiir,gs and
sardels or sardellen. packed In oil or
otherwise. In bottles. Jars. tin boxes or
'tans. shall be dutiable. as follows:
Containing 7h cubic inches or less.
1h cents per bottle, Jar. box or can
containing more than 7N and not more
than 21 cubic inches, 2Ik cents per bottle.
par. box or can; containing more than
II and not more than 33 cubic inches. s
cents per bottle. Jar. box or cam con-
tanning more than S3 and not more than
40 cubic inches. 10 cents per bottle. lar,
box or can; IL In other packages. 40 per
'ccntum ad valorem. All other fish. ex-
cept shell fish. I'm tin packages. 20 per
centum ad valorem: fish II, packages
containing less than one.haIf barrel.
md not specially provided for In this
act. 30 per centum ad valorem."
The rate on picked or saIted herring
fs increased from " To u Of a cent per
round, on fresh herring from Y to u
cent.
The following substitutes is made for
paragraph 25s:
Fish. fresh. smoked dried, saIted. |
pickied. frozen, packed on Ice or other |
wise prepared for preservation, not
specially provided for In this act, u cent
per pound; fish skinned or bound. 1n
cents per pound: mackerei, halfbut or |
salmon. picked or saited, cent per
pos1nd