Deseret Evening News | 1901-04-25 | Page 1 | Will Not Drop Coal Tax

WILL nI NOT SOT DUO HUO COAl TAX Chancellor lor ol or So 80 Informs of or Miners I April AinU Replying today toda to toa ton toa a n numerous and Influential deputation representing coal owners owner miners ship shippers shippers shippers pers and merchants assembled as to pro protest prote protest test te t against the export duty on coal the chancellor of or the exchequer Sir Michael Hicks declared that t while he had hall no I Intention of at It dropping the coat coal coa I tax to the representations of ot the deputation would be he carefully consid considered ered by b himself and Ind his colleagues colleague Ho lie had already admitted that there might be 10 h some exemption In n the ca case c of ot exist existIng exl existing t tIng Ing contracts and suggested IU that tha those Interested appoint a n smith small committee to discuss the question queston with lh himself And customs authorities On the tie second reading of ot the budget bill bi he ought oUgh to tl be beIn beIn bein In a n position to announce the terms tens upon which exemption would 1 bo b b given gen