The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-20
Messrs. Allison and Aldrich Talk Guardedly
on Intentions of the Finance Committee
aud Believe Bill Will Be Passed.
Important Questions Decided by the Su.
preme Court Of the United States.
Indiana Loses It's Ohio River Misunderstanding
Rebuke to Mormonism Administered by
Justice Bradley-Minnesots Meat Law.
Talk with Messrs. Allison and Aldrich on
the Probable Action Of the Senate.

Talk with Messrs. Allison and Aldrtch on
the Probable Action of tho Senate.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. May i9.-Not q single Re-
publican member of the Senate committee
on finance will give either an individual or
a collective opinion as to what will be done
with the Mckinley tariff bill when 1t goes
to that committee this week. Senators Al
lison, Of Iowa. and Aldrich. of Rhode
Island, were the most prominent In tho
preparation of the Senate tariff bill, two
years ago, and will undoubtedly have more
to do with the action which will be taken
upon the Mckinley bill than any other
members of the committee on finance. When
Your correspondent to-day asked Senator AL
lison whether the committee was likely to
report the bill prepared by the Senate two
years ago as a substitute for the Mckinley
bill he said: II would not like to express
an opinion on this. Ask me that question
at the end of the week and / may be In .
position to give you some information"
do you think tariff bill Will become Q
law before the close of this session.
"Yes, I do"
"Is it true that the Mckinley bill does
not represent the position of the Senatef"
You are asking me very pertinent
questions replied the Senator, smil-
ingly, land inasmuch as we have
not had even an informal conference OF the
committee, and have had no positive ex-
preston as to the provisions OF the Mo
kinley bill in comparison with the position
of the Senate, would not like to express
even an individual view to-day"
Senator Aldrich said in reply to the ques-
tion whether the Mckinley bill was pre-
pared in respect to the views of the Senate
sultation with the House committee on the
subject"
twill you say whether or not, In your In
diyidual opinion, the Mckinley bill meets
with any considerable approval OF the Re-
publicans in the SenateP
II would not like to say"
Can you tell me how long the committee
on finance will have the Mckinley bill
under consideration before 1t makes q TO
port to the Senator
II should think that we may be able to
report within two weeks"
"Do you think it lie likely that you will
tute for the Mckinley billf"
mo; would not like to say that any
the Mckinley bill may receive q re-
port at the hands of the Senate
committee on finance with not very many
material amendments. We intend to have
tariff bill passed at this session: that 10
sure. but cannot say what bill it will be.
i would not venture to predict oven upon
my individual Judgment, and yet would
not have you think that do not approve
of the House bill as whole"
"Major Mckinley told me recently that
when his bill was prepared it was the i'm
preston of the House committee that it
met very generally and quite specifically
the views of the Republicans of the Sem
ate.n
"It was natural for him to think it," was
the diplomatic reply of the Senator from
Rhode Island.