The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-23
WORK ON THE TARIFF BILL.
THE WooB SCHEDULE AGREED TO ON
A BASIS OF AMOUR 90 PER CENT

Chairman Wilson said 20 Have Yielded 10
the Demand for Free Coai-To ne ne.
warded with n Uaitsa States JudEe-
ship for Any Sacrifice II May Cost Hir,.
WASHINGTON. Nov 22-1f the new Tariff bill
Is completed on schedule time. It will be given
out for publication on Monday next The
| members OF the Ways and Means Committee
were in session all day at the Capitol The
| committee has temporarily abandoned It's
basement consultation room. and now holds
| Its sessions In the more convenient apartments
on the main floor. All OF the members OF the
majority were present and before the day closed
IL was unofiicially announced that the wool
| schedule. which IL a compromise between tho
Mills and Springer bills. was finally agreed
upon on basis Of duty OF about 40 per cent.
II is said that Representative Stevens Of
Massachusetts. who is q manufacturer OF fine
woollens. made vigorous protest against
many Of the provisions of tho wool schedule
but he was overruled by the members OF his
own party. Representative Wilson has also
yielded to the demand for free coal. which will
probably result In his retirement from Con-
aresa II Ia said that Mr.. Wilson realized
from the outset that he could not favor
free coal II he intended to continue a
Representative from West Virginia. Tho slt-
uation In his own State. which Is hostile to
free coal. was explained to the President by
Mr. Wilson, and the latter admitted that he
was in most embarrassing situation. He
realized that as Chairman Of the Ways and
Means Committee and leader OF tho Admin
istration forces In the House. It would be
rather awkward for him to be obliged
to oppose froe coal. IL is we'll known
that Mr.. Wilson lie poor man and
Is dependent upon his salary as Congress-
man. The President Is fully aware that IL
It would require great personal sacrifice for
Mr. Wilson to advocate free coal. and he
also learned from other sources that II Mr..
Wilson took that attitude he would probably
be defeated for reelection to Congress- It Is
important. however. to the President that the
Tariff bill. as outlined by the Administration.
shall 60 through with free coal provision in
1t. 1t is also desirable that Mr.. Wilson shall
stand sauarely up for all OF the recommenda-
tions Of the Administration.
In recognition Of Mr. Wilson's fidelity to tho
Administration and the personal sacrifice he
will make BY reporting the free-coal para
graph. II Is said that the United States Judge
ship. made vacant by the death OF Judge
Bond. has been promised him. That Judge
ship has been dangling before Senator Ran.
South Carolina. and several other friends OF
the Admlnist,ation; and / VII be great d.
that Mr. Wilson has judicial aspirations, for
h.l Jasee q the Court Of 0S1S Which
finally went to Judge Alvey OF Maryland:
the President said to a friend that he could
ing REPRESENTATIVE Wilson. who was an appli-
cant FOR the same 9tricS AZ that time Il was
never EH rev Sp,i After Judge Alv9y had been
for the Chief Justieeshlp. The report that. the |
sppointmopt e, the Circuit Judgeship had
zip az the Capitol to-day. and, was freely |
GhG 1aG nsf they T hsd saG. 81 VIZ
son are not willing to admit that any such an |
a thai he Ss provided
y bis advocacy Of free coal prevents his re-
t. the ET M
made against senator Camden a year hence.
During the session OF the committee to-day
paper correspondsnts. SENATOR REPRESENTA- F
business men who are directiy' Interested in
certain provisions Of the bill Members OF this
chem O saG ' be Saaoed
Chair%an p Wilson, accompanied By Repre-.
Vest. and the trio had a confidential talk
n the ISs nh back Of the Speakers
resentatives Mcmillan. Bryan. and Mont
geometry. the subcommittee In charge Of the
revenue features OF tho bill. were entIced from
the committee room TO hear an appeal from a
delegation Of New York merchants Interested
in the imposition Of n license upon foreign
drummers or commercial travellers. Mr.. Jh-
cob Highlander represented the domestic com
mission merchants and Simon Goldenb burg the
lace importers. Mr.. highlander informed the
subIcom mittee that foreign drummsrs should
be Obliged 70 pay license upon entering this
done the domestics dealers. The foreigns
statesmen come to this country and enter
into competition with American dealers,
who are Obliged to take out a license The
members OF the sub-com mittee were appar-
emily impressed by the statement OF Mr. Rig |
lander. and they promised to give the subject
due consideration. Mr.. Goldenburg was ir-
terested In having tho duty removed from the
cases n which laces and similar goods are i'm
ported.
Representative Turner who IA the member
OF the committee in charge OF that feature OF
the bill, was also called Into the Speakers
lobby and presented to the New Workers. Mr.
Goldenburg called attention 10 the uniairness
OF putting tax uDOn the cases in
which the goods are packed. for as a
rule they are worthless Mr. Turner was
disposed TO favor the removal OF the tax upon
the exterior cases but he was in doubt about
the interior boxes or cases In which the goods
are kept until they. are disposed OF. lie as
izei 10 speak for the committee, but. as an In
dividual member, he was favorably Inclined to-
ward removing the tax from the exterior cases.
The delegation were pleased with tho consid-
GRAFTON they received from the committee and
returned TO New York on an afternoon train. |