New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-27
TIE MCKINLEY TARIFF BILL
SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS To DE- MADE IN
1T by THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE.


SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS To DE MADE IN
IT BY THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Washington, Feb. CD tSpcciah.Thc Mckinley .\o'
mni>trative Tariff bill. which passed the hon'c III
January. Is still in tho hands Of the senate ON
mt'c Finance. and may not tc reported fos SoH'o
time vet. \ good deal has been written about t.
rccs,,ng tho bill will have o. undergo tefor 1t gels
through thu committee ann some vaghc hints nave
been thrown out that . serious modihca!'on OK us
present provisions + contemplated Ihcrc WILL Oh
course, 10 various amendments suggested by tine
senate Committee. and tho III VIII he altered u
greater or Ics, extent but the scop" and Objection ct
these alteration, have been much msr'prc"ni"i. IL
la. been reported. 70; instance. that The senate
wanted 10 70 back 70 tho old method of appai,cmcnt
by Jury In ,a,c of appeal claDor'd for ~ loudly by
.omc Of the more radical frcc'traic writers H"'hhs
/, further from the Finance Commuters pup 81 than
such a rytro:lr>,.on Tho Mtknl"y blI In f'r'. i
In great part tie result of the iabh> of M''>r> N"n
and Aldrich. Of the senate sub Commute" How N
charge Of the measure, AID they. together WIN
senator Icck. tho other member. not only approve u
the general PLAZA oi the bl. bat hop" 10 strengthen
and improve It in important particulars.
A good deal h.,, been made OF the hcaga- gwen
a few wcc., ago To- delegation II Nc" York in
port.r, and the probLl: result a! their statements
to the committee. The suggestions IT the visiting
delegation wer. In the agreeable I" tho COM
mittcc and little asked tlat vi, not readily
granted. The House bill. for ih>ian'f viii l"
amended at their recommendation a, To raise tn
salaries Of the appraisers I" slo'oOo-"h'h VIII
secure the service Of the best equipped experts for The
Or posed General Board of nine members. \ ,lnNa
Xiii MISC be- added Ia the b.. na.n: 1t take effect
ON "A certain day named July |. instead "i go
into operation on IT. becoming h". - th!+
DEFINITE provision many difficulties a',"nt gods r.
bond viii be- av"idx Finally. the i";'e biil =" III
be mad, more explicit In ia, question "' TIE pori
of The appraiser, to the United states Crcut t"ur:
nd Of appeal. The importers >uu!p>'l
that the appraiser would have 1" hand ny only aIS
own decision Ia tho Court. rhr lil. amended
viii show clearly that h. will have To certify t" al
the facts In the case - VII ~ {" Inc judgement
d,r,tium Of improvin: AMI strengthening the h
and not frustrating Its original intenti"n and 'r''
viii. no doubt. be- heartily accept bv both The
senate and tho House.
TIE QUESTION OF SENATE SECRET Sessions.
Washington. Feb. :6A special meeting oi the >cn
Alto Commits. on Rules was held to day. t. consider
Mr. Tellers resolution Offered last ,pr.ns pro,.'ns
for the consideration Of nomination, In open -: lrsi>
lativc session. On the question shall the rule u"
tho senate he changed ?" there was tie vote. M">>r>
Adrich and Blackburn In the affirmative. and Mts-r>
ingalls, aud Harris In the negative Mr.. sherman. the
| hfth member. WIS not present. nothing 'onld IL"
| done. The Teller resolution did not meet with the
| approval Of any member of the committee. M'>>r-.
Aldr,h and Blackburn. however. favor u modih'a-
ton ~ the present rules Ia the effect that n"inina
lions shall be considered In open session. unless tho
| committee reporting them shall ask their consideration
In executive session. or that statement Of the action
Of the senate In su, executive session shall be fur
nishrd for publ, alton.
The Doph Committee. appointed to nvc>t!sat, the
Way IN which Il the >cnair> executive sessions
becomes public. resumed it, sitting, Thu, aficrn"i
| and began questioning newspaper men ~ to th"i'
ourc" Of n:.rina;lon Frank iiaiion Editor Of rhe
Washington Post aud Mc'-r> H,nnlIn and M'':ll.
reporters on III" same paper acrr ,nnpo naed To- AZ
mcnts. the committee adjourned until tonlorrOw after
noon.
Tho committee arr beginning TO discover that the
spaprr pOndcnt> are not the ONLY one, who
aware Of what occurs In executive session.. one
Of the witnesses Ia day testified thar N f,lu,s
custom for prominent men who," nominations wrr'
hel:ie contested to establish thcm.,vr> cornnitt~.
rpns near at hand. In order Ia receive Information
from time Ia tims Of how tho fight progress !:
behind the closed doors. Mr.. iiatton. being asked
what his instructions Ia his reporters wcrr answered
IT" get everything going on: and II they are very
successful they get their salaries raisri'
Discussing THE LARD ELLIS
| Washington. Feb. cs.-Tte lIonse Committee or
Agriculture to-day continued the h"aring OF p'r.on,
interested in the tills pending before It fr the rcga
!ation and taxation Of the manufacture OF lard com
ponnd deliberations Of lard. Opponents Of IN,
proposed legislation spoke. ". J. Curtis. OF New
York. representing y. x. Fairbanks & Co.. Chicago
sad the bin under consideration is not within tn,
piovInc. OF the legislative power OF Congress IL
| nlcf the a.n.avts Of W G. Tucker. analyst OF u,
New-lori state Board Of Agriculture and Of the mem
, Ter, OF the New Hampshire state BOARD Of Health
| Ia the cHert tina. cxan.in atoms made by them con
WINGED them that there nothing harmful used II
| the manufacture 81 Lard COMPOUND and tina, It vi.
not dcleter,ou, "a health. Letters were read By Mr.
Cur, i.oE exporter, Of ana dealer, lard A1d lar
compound IN show that the ag.tation Of this subicc
In Congress had seriously affected our iorsim com
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