Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-01

TON OF FORCES-THE SUGAR MEN-DCTIES ON
RAW MATERIAL-rHE SITUATION AS IT APPEARs
TODAY.
The Massachusetts, delegation had a confer
ence last night, which lasted about two hours,
and they decided to fight those items in the
tariff bill: to which they are opposed. The
indications are that there will be a very gen.
eral attempt on the part of the republicans to
amend the bill when it reaches the House
so as to make it conform with their home in
terests. There will probably be caucus held
on the measure in due time, but members who
believe il would be political death 10 them to
vote against the interests of their districts will
insist upon their right to propose
amendments. The committee will have to ac-
cede to this. but they are confident that they
can bring matters to such an understanding
that members. after proposing their amend
ments and probably having them voted down,
will vote for the bill practically as it is.
MR. HIT DESCRIBES THE SITUATION.
AS MIR. Hit aptly put it to a STAR reporter
today. the differences in the democratic party
when they had their bills up were differences
of principle, most Of them being tariff reform
ers. and some of them protectionists. The re-
publlcans agree upon the principle of protec-
tion and their differences are as to the treat
Before the matter settles down there will be
a great deal Of kicking and hauling in the
House, but republicans generally express the
opinion that a bill in some form will become
law.
THE SUGAR PRoBLEM.
The men who want free sugar will make q
hard fight to have all the duty taken OFF. The
committee will meet them with the statement
that the revenues will not stand SO heavy a cut
that the bill as it stands will make
reduction OF about S65,O0O,O00, and that the
government cannot stand greater reduction
at this time. This reduction is possible only
fund.
The sugar men will insist on having higher
duty on sugar than the bill gives and will make
stubborn fight for it, The committee will
meet their attack with the statement that the
duty proposed in this bill, as deeply cut as it
Is, is extraordinarily high, and some significant
remarks will be made about trusts.
THE COMMITTEES HOPES.
By knocking out the squads of opposition in
detail and preventing combinations the
committee hope to preserve the integ-
rity of their bill and get it
through the House. They can't
calculate on what may happen to it in the
Senate, but they expect the western influence,
which is strong in that decorous body, to hold
the bill in shape.
The attack on the hides duty is very savage
and there may be a possibility Of it's being
Knocked from the bill In the House, but this is
not expected.
RAW MATERIALS.
Representative Harmer, representing strong
protection district, said today, after reading
the bill, that its principal fault lay in the abso-
lutte disregard of the popular demands and ne
cessity for cheaper raw material. MANY of
our eastern manufacturers and our republican
representatives in Congress want absolutely
free raw material" he said. at may not be
proper to go quite that far, but a step in that
direction should be taken at this time. There
should be reduction of duties on raw material
all along the line. This bill does not recognize
this fact, and where some reduction has been
made in manufactured articles, which we in
Philadelphia are especially interested in, there
has not been corresponding reduction in the
raw materials.
VIEWS OF MASSACHUSETTS MEN.
As stated in yesterdays STAR Massachusetts,
republicans are displeased because hides were
not placed on the free list. Mr.. Lodge said:
81 am keeniy disappointed. 1 was told by
Chairman Mckinley on Tuesday that the
matter was settled (hides on the free list). and
/ did SO telegraph to my people. Today I find
myself obliged to telegraph the new action of
the committee. l am unalterably opposed to
the duty on hides"
Mr.. Gambler said: II oppose the duty on
hides and carpet woods. Icannot say just now
what shall do
Mr.. Cogswell said: s'The committee will find
that tho end is not yet. In my opinion no bill
Will pass this Congress with hides on the duti-
able list
Mr. Andrews said: 1.-THE committee does not
seem to know its own mind, except that their
trend Is toward high tariff. They appear to
have no regard for New England"