The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-30
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Finance Committee Of the
Senate Takes It Up.
THlRTY-ElGHTlTEMsC CHECKED
When tho Committee Resolves to
Leave tho Measure TO Sub.Cou,.
mittccs of Democrats and Re.
publlcans for Action.

WASHINGTON, May 20.-A full attend
ance OF the members OF the Senate
Finance Committee was present this
morning when the tariff bill was taken
up for consideration.
Mr.. Carlisle took his seat at the foot
Of the Democratic side Of the table and
entered into the discussion with earnest.
ness. Senator Sherman in the opening
suggested that the committee take up
the bill by paragraphs and either pass
them for future action or agree to them
as they stood In the bill rs it passed the
House. This was agreed to with the un-
derstanding TINT any paragraph which
was agreed to might DO recalled for
further action.
Alter brief discussion 1t was voted
not 10 recommend free alcohol in the
arts. The text OF the chemical schedule
was then gone over aud thirty.eisht
items checked OF. or these, however,
thirteen Of the most important were
passed over without action. The com.
mittee had In this way disposed OF four
Of the 196 pages OF the measure when the
hour OF II o'clock was reached and the
question OF future meetings was
broached.
Senator Sherman moved that the com
mlttee meet tomorrow, Memorial Day,
and continue its work. This was dis
agreed TO without discussion.
Senator Sherman in speaking on the
subject advocated daily sessions OF ten
hours duration in order to complete the
bill for report TO tue Senate at the earfi.
est practicable day. This suggestion
met with opposition from both sides.
Senator Carlisle said he wanted to
be entirely frank on this subject.
While perfectly willing to sit ten hours
day he believed it would be "a waste OF
time. All the time >the committee had
so far spent on the measure he believed
to have been wasted by the conditions
under which it was proceeding.
Senator Voorhees, stated that the place |
Tor discussion upon tariff bill was in |
the Senate and he coincided with Sen.
ator Carlisle in his views. The Repub.
lican party, he said, wanted Il tariff bill
constructed on the lines OF protection
the Democratic party wanted bill on
the lines OF revenue. The way to do was
for the maj srity OF the Republican mem.
bers OF the committee to agree upon
their bill and the Democrats to do the
same, if in their judgment the report Of
minority measure was deemed desira-
Bile.
Senators Hiscock, Jones and Morrill,
spoke in similar strain and then Sena-
tor Hlscock moved that sub-commit.
tee on each side be appointed to pre-
pare such schedules as would be advo-
Gated by its party on the floor of the
Senate; that the Republican sub.com.
mlttee as fast as it prepared its schedules
submit them to the Democratic sub.
and the latter furnishing It's
schedules to the Republican sub.com-
mittee. This motion was adopted, Sena.
tors Sherman and Vance voting in the
negative.
The Committee will meet again Sat.
urday. 1t was decided to grant hear
ing to the representatives OF the import.
ers next Tuesday. All open hearings
will be before the full Committee, but
none will be granted except in special
cases for formal vote OF the Committee.
The Democratic members OF the Com
mIttee will not formulate a bill, but ex-
press their views in a report upon the
schedules prepared by the Republican
members, which will be furnished the
minority as fast as completed.