St. Paul daily globe., 1890-06-23
Congress Pretty Sure to Sit
Two or Three Months
Longer.
Republicans Not a Unit on
the Provisions of the Nc
Kinley Bill.
And It May Be Many Moons
Before They Can Reach
an Agreement.
Some Sort of a Tariff Bill to
Go to the President Before
Adjournment.

ASHlNGION, june HE.-1uGTC Was q
rumor current at the capitol yesterday
that a member of the Republican major
ity in the house of representatives
would present a resolution proposing an
adjournment of congress at an early day.
Such resolution would be introduced
without party sanction, for it is the in
tention of the Republican leaders in
both houses, if possible. to send tariff
bill to the president before the adjourn
ment of the first session. The comment
Of Mr.. Blaine on the tariff bill, which
has been quoted so widely, and the re-
marks made by Senator Plumb and
other Republican senators in public de-
bate concerning the measure now pend
ing in the upper house, make it evident
that, however near a unit the Repub-
lican party may be on the question of
passing a tariff bill, it is certainly not
unit on the provisions of the bill as 1t
passed the house or as it is reported from
the senate committee on finance. The
Kansas senators are freely reported to
be in favor of sweeping changes in the
bill, and 1t is currently believed that if
such changes are not made, their votes
will be cast against it. Senator ingalls,
particularly, with the fight for re-elec-
ton now pending in his state, it is
thought, is likely to be
Rather Independent
of party demands. Friends of the
Kansas senator have gone so far even
as topredict that no tariff bill will pass
the senate at this session of congress,
but to this proposition neither Senator
ingalls, nor Senator Plumb has been
committed. There is an impression
that if the senate should fail of this
duty, and congress should adjourn with
out sending tariff act to the executive
mansion. the president will call con-
gress together again Immediately in
special session to determine this
question. There is no thought in the
senate now of an adjournment or, in
fact, of an adjournment before the mid
nounced his intention of pressing the
reciprocity amendment to the tariff bill
offered by him in the past week in pur-
suance of the plan for promotion of the
trade with Southern and Central Amer
ican countries suggested by the interna-
tional conference and outlined in the
letter of Mr.. Blaine to the president,
which was made public Thursday. AS
this proposes distinct departure from
the policy of the house and Of the sem
ate finance committee in several impor-
tant particulars, it is likely to lead to
extended debate. So the likelihood of
an adjournment of congress before the
lst of September seems to grow less
every day.
Increases and Reductions.
The clerk of the senate finance COM
mittee has completed the preparation
of the statement called for by the
Plumb resolution adopted by the senate,
showing the increase and reductions in
revenue which are estimated to follow
the enactment Of the senate tariff bill
house, or Mckinley, bill the importa-
tions for the fiscal year of dutiable
goods, the rates on which it is proposed
to change, aggregated $500, ,437, 117.70 in
value, and the duties collected on these
aggregated S161, 1,40S. .846.49. The esti-
mated duties on these articles (or an ag-
gregate equal to that of the fiscal year,,
under the house bill, is esti-
mated at 5000, ,944, ,9T.77. while un-
der the senate bill the estimated
receipts from the same aggregate are
s2O1, ,689, ,eO7.OS. The house bill trans
ferred to the free list articles which,
during the fiscal year 1889, were re-
ceived in aggregate value of S107.927,-
1854 and paid duty amounting to $780,
1856, 1885, .12. The senate bill transfers to
the free list articles valued in the i'm
portations for 1889 at S108, 8,919.907. and
paying an aggregate duty of $50, $685.
34369. Adding to the first of these
amounts those struck out of the senate
bill, the total reduction of revenue by
the house bill is found to be ST., ,064,
774.18, while that of the senate bill is
S55, ,599, ,343.69. These reductions, the COM
mittee says, appear to be certain, but
year under the new rates. the reduction
would amount under the house bill to
s26, los, ,612.90, under the senate bill to
S2O,318, ,2S3.1O. The table further shows
that the average equivalent ad valorem
rate under existing law is "a per cent,
under the house bill $3.50 per cent and
under the senate bill 51.97 per cent.
"These tables" says the committee,
"are prepared upon the plan and theory
usually followed. The estimates are
largely conjectural and more or less uu
reliable and misleading. They are
based upon the assumption that if the
bill should become law merchandise
of like quantities and values would be
imported as was imported during the
fiscal year of 1889. This basis can only
be accepted as reliable where changes
in rates are not of such character as to
necessarily cause increased OF dimin-
ished importations."