Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-30
roer.f.srPns ArrorNTED.
THE TARIFF BILL
Cors,a.red Inv tho Senate Finance Com
mittoe, Mr.. Carlisle Included
py telegraph 70 the Dispateh.l

WASHINGTON. NAV ga full attendance
Of members of tae Senate Finance Com
mittee WINS present this morning whom the
to-iS bill was taken M for confederation.
Mr.. Carlisle took his seat at the foot OF the
Democratic AIDE of the table and entered
into the discussion with earnestness. Mr.
Sherman, in opening, suggested tDat Vlo
committee take mp the bill by paragraphs
and either pass them for future action or
agree TO them "a they stood II the oil az IL
PASSED tho House. This was agreed TO-
VITA the understanding that any para
graph which was agreed to might DC re-
called.
The first schedule 10 the chemical scho-
dule. and before entering upon that Mr.
hdrich suggested that il would be well 20
decide whether or not the committee
would agree TO recommend Tree aiconoi IN
the arts for ii II was the opinion OF tho
committee that that should be done. II
would effect rates on haif tho items IN the
schedule. After brief discussion 1t was
voted not TO recommend FREQ alcohol IN the
arts.
Tho text of the chemical schedule was
then gone over and thlrty-elght items
checked of. OF these. however, thirteen
of the most important were passed over
without action. The committee mad III
this WAY disposed OF four OF tho l26 pages
of the measure, when the hour OF II p'clock
arrived. and the question Of afuture meet
ing was bToacted.
Mr.. Sherman moved that the committee
meet to-morrow (Memorinl- day) and con-
Time its work. This was disagreed to
without discussion. Mr.. sherman, In
speakinr on the subject, advocated daily
sessions Of ten hours' duration IN order to
complete the bill for report TO the Senate
at the earliest practicable day. This sug-
gestion met with opposition from both
sides. Mr.. Carlisle said he wanted TO he
entirely frank on this subject. While per-
fectly willing to SIT hours day discussing
the bill he believed it would be waste OF
tirre. All the time the committee had so
far spent on the measure he believed 20
have been wasted by reason Of the condi-
tions under which Il was proceeding.
Nh. Voorhees, stated that the place for
discussion upon the tariff bill was IN the
Senate. and be conceded with Mr.. Car
lisle in his views. Tho Republican party,
he said. had the tariff bill constructed on
the lines of protection the Democratic
party wanted a bill on tho lines of revenue.
The wav to do was for the majority OF the
Republican members Of the committee 70
agree upon their bill, and the Democrats
to do the same. if III Their Judgment the re-
port of minority measure was deemed de-
slraJle. -,
NIessrs. Hiscock, Jones, and Morrill,
spoke in similar strain, and then Mr..
Hiscock moved that q sub-commitee on
each side be appointed TO prepare such
schedules as would be advocated by ITS
PARTY on the floor of the Senate; that the
Republican subcommittee. as last as IL
prepared its schedules. submit then TO tho
| Democratic sub-cora mittoe, and the latter
furnish its schedule TO the Republican
subcommittee. Adopted. A1essrs. Sher-
man and Vance voting III the negative.
The question OF giving oral hearings was
discussed briefly but without conclusion, so
that the former action of the committee
! adverse to hearings still stands. IN,
changes tRat were made in the chemical
| schedule by the committee to-day were all
reductions. They we're proposed by Re-
| publicens and supported by a solid Demo
| cratic vote and the vote Of tho member
making the motion. None OF them were
OF any significance.
Ldisr.-This afternoon the Republican
| members of the committee met and con-
| tinucd the consideration OF the chemical
sch dule. making considerable progress.
| The will meet again Saturday. 1t was
decided to grant hearing 10 representa-
tives of importers next Tuesday. All open
hearings VIII be before the full committee,
| but mono Will be granted except IN special
| cases by formal vote OF the committee.
The Democratic members of the COM
mittee will not formulate a bill. but will
express their views in a report upon the
schedules prepared by the Republican
members, which Will be furnished the mi
nority as fast as completed in order that
| there may be no unnecessary delay In re-
| porting the measure to the Senate.
The Committee on Agriculture to-day
reported TO the House the agricultural an
preparation bill. II carries total appro-
priation of 81 los, 100 for the Agricultural
| Department proper, and n regular yearly
| appropriation OF S465,0 900 for State agrIcul-
tural experiment stations.