New-York tribune., 1890-06-19
PRICE THREE CENTS.
TARIFF BILL IN THE SENATE.
THE HOUSE MEASURE REPORTED FROM THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
THE GREAT MASS OF ITS PROVISIONS VI,
ALTERED - SUMMARY OF THE CHIEF
CHANGES MADE A LONG DEBATE
LIKELY, OPENING ABOUT JULY 1.
1BY -rrIxGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE,

washington, June 1S.-1he Tariff bill, with tho
amendments made to it by the Senate Finance
Committee, was formally reported to-day by Mr..
| Morrill,, who gave notice hat he would endeavor
TO have it called up for discussion about the lst Of
July. The minority of the committee have asked
| for two weeks in which to prepare their views"
the bill, and, although the maJorIty's statement
Of the reasons for the increases and decreases Of
| duty recommended in the pending measure will
| he ready for submission in few days. il has been
| thought advisable to give some little chance for
the consideration Of the Territorial and Appropra-
ton bills, now awaiting action, before entering
upon the exhaustive contest expected over the
Tariff BILL How long the debate on the tariff
will last will depend in great measure upon the
supposed imminence of the Federal Election law.
against which the Southern Democrats are already
preparing to make desperate and obstinate strus-
| gle If that measure stands next the Repub-
lican programme, probably nothing short of
resort 10 the previous question will check the
outpour of futile eloqucnce against the iniquities
| of the Protective system. If some other
political legislation is TO follow the Tariff bill.
the minority will perhaps content itself with
merely formal and perfunctory opposition. Under
Mr.. Carsles leadership. in fact, serious OBJ
stacles are likely to be thrown in the way of the
comparatively swift and easy passage Of the
amended bill
| The changes made by the Senate Committee In
| the bill it came from the House, which are
| given in detail now, have been generally an
ticipated by those who were at all familiar with
the history Of the attempted tariff legislation OK
two years ago. The Senate Committee spent
vast amount of time and labor then on the con-
| struction OF Tariff bill and it was only to be
| expected that, in reviewing the present House
measure, they should find themselves recurring
constantly to the conclusions they had embodied
| in the substitute of 1883 That such return
to the rates of two years ago necessarily involved
! in some cases a scaling down of the Mckinley
| schedules was patent to every body who took the
trouble to read the two bills. The only question
at any time was the extent to which the process
of revision and restoration should he carried, and,
as The Tribune announced early last week, the
committee soon decided to make as few and AZ
| slight changes as practicable, in view Of the often
| marked divergence between the rates in the sub
| sttute and those in the Mckinley bill. This
| police has been followed throughout, and with
a few notable exceptions, such as the restoration
of the duty on art, and perhaps the increases on
refined sugars, has resulted in the construction
| of a slightly mOT conservative, but still SUD-
stantially sound and satisfactory, measure
The chief changes made-including all those
Of interest and importance-have already been
referred to in previous dispatches. They
may be repeated briefly here, TO give
succnct idea of the general scope and character OIL
| the Senate Committees work of revision Inc
first 90 paragraphs left practically unaitefeo'
| On earthenware and china a cut is made from
| So TO a so per cent ad vaiorem duty Some
| changes are proposed in the glassware elasslhca-
| tions, and an average ad valorem rate is struck.
in place Of various special duties Steel rails. as
| was announced last week, are made dutiable az
| j-lO cent a pound, instead of clio cent
Nickel in the matte is made free, instead OF Deins
taxed cents a pound, and the duty on nickel In
other forms is reduced from ID cents to Genus.
| White pine is TO pay 81, instead OF 81 30, l,ooo.
| The changes in the sugar schedule have already
been given in detail. Maple sugar is made sub
ject to bounty, and the rates on refined sugars
are increased rather literally. Between NO.. l3
| and NO. 10 Dutch standard, the rate Is nXeu AZ
| $40 cent; above No. 10, the duty Is made DIV
| cent
| 80 cents To 25 cents a bushel, and barley malt
| from 4J cents to 40. Oranges. lemons ana lines
| suffer more than any other articles IN the Whole
| bill. The House rates are cut III hal, eAceP. on
the fruit shipped in bulk, where the duty OF " %
a 900 is sealed to 81 80 a 1000: There
is slight cut on cotton hose, and slight enange
of rates on linens The two wool os anenI%ed nun ds
| feated there incorporated In the bill. Inc
| bounty on silk is dropped. Art is put BACK on
|
| mineral waters are replaced on the free list III
| naIly. the elaborate provisions in the Mckinney
| bill. rearranging the whole internal revenue sys-
tenn OF licenses, are abandoned, ana the pro'sAons
| of the existing law are restored.
| Some stir is now sought 10 he made ny OPP
position newspapers over the alleged radlcal chaI-
acter of the amendments To the House Dill, auu ~
| i rrayey limited that the Republican press Is
engaged in concealing the real nature OF the alarm
| ing differences OF opinion developed pe,"een .,c
Henate and the House ms extreme soicituue
| on the part of the prophets who proclaimed three
weeks ago that the Mckinley bill would pe nintl,
| lated beyond recognition III the senate, 10 hna
some loophole of escape from their disastrous er-
| rors of prediction, is dlvertlng IN the extreme.
| Some of the changes in the bill are OF consid-
erable importance and not all oil them VIII & T ac-
| ceped as the wisest arrangements possiDie.
These will be subject 10 the further review OF the
Senate. and of Conference Committee But, u
| view of the vast scope OF the committee lapoIs
| and the great mass Of the provisions OF the blli
| left entirely unaltered, it is rather eNtravagant
TO declare that the changes made alter, except IL
| a slight and unessentlal degree, the cnaracter Ok
| the measure as a piece of protective legislation
After Chairman Mckinley had read the senate
| amendments to the Revenue bill to-day, ne salu
w%ich vr, occordinr 10 the ree-Tradc newspapers,
was to be so amended that Its authors wou.d %
not know it when the Finance I"mohse nrnnhes Who Who
wero learned in parliamentary law ana pre-
| cedents. informed newspaper readers tha' taS
| Finance Committee would throw the olii asiuo 1s.
and report a substitute, in order 10 force speeuy
| oction as was done in 1888 Wen, all these
predictions and prophecies have come ton, to mausnsdi rd
| like the prophecies which preceded them anu anu
the Democrats and Mugwumps are correspondinsv
| unhappy. c;.... hos roade rom.
While the Finance Committee has maze Goni' hii,
| rot;,,o,v few changes of importance in the Dill,
r is natural that members of the Ways and Means
| Committee should feel that the changes nave noo
| made the bill better or stronger Some OIL J .neh.
regard with special disfavor the changes made
bv the Senate Committee in the classlf1catiSn ana
| rotes OF duty on sugars above No. ~, ~; D, ana
the increase above the rate fixed by the House Oh
| binding twine. :.a ,,r,;, lot.
| ,his afternoon and therefore members OF the
onsc not prepared to discuss ,ne Re%e
changes The striking out OF the lnIernai .ei,, neTS
| nue provisions of the bill. however, was generaiy
and the hope exp;esed that that aStiSn
and dealers of yexatious and unnecessary taxes 70
which they are now subjected. Il does not seem
| probable that the House will yield the proVSlop
| pplacinr works of art on the free list.
THE CHANGES IN DETAIL.
, purY PUT on WORKS OF ART-THE TOBACCO