The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-06
STATUS OF THE TARIFF.
THE NEW BILL MAY BE REPORTED
10 THE HOUSE IN ABOUT 10 DAYS.
The Internal Revenue Schedules care
TO Give Way to Other Matters.


of the comparative statement showing
the changes in the tariff rates made by
the new bill were presented to each mem
Der. The session was devoted to gem
eral discussion Of some OF the minor
mistakes which crept into the printed
copy as a result Of the hasty preparation
of the measure. 1t was decided that no
further session Of the full committee be
held until next Monday, at which time
the tariff schedules will be taken up
and considered.
1 co,"r lax ~tiil in the Air.
The statement is officially made to-day
that no conclusion has yet been reached
by the majority members Of the commit
tee regarding an income tax. No such
conclusion, IT is said, can be held until
the amount of the deficit for the next
fiscal year is known and the date from
the Treasury Department and the Census
Office bearing upon the subject is received.
Moreover, the committee is apparently
giving little heed to the internal revenue
schedules. These schedules, as a member
expressed IL to-day, Are stil in the air"
The inconsistencies and incongruities in
the administrative features that have
been productive OF endless litigation. are
now being considered, and upon these
Assistant-Secretary Hamlin, Of the Treas
ury Department. is giving the committee
| the benefit OF his suggestions.
May Reach the House IN ZEN Days.
Chairman Wilson believes that not more
than three days Will be devoted - a dis
| cussion Of the tariff schedules by the full
committee. II this expectation be real
lied, that proportion Of the bill may be
reported 10 the House about ten days
hence. II will be accompanied by the re-
port OF the majority members, which Mr.
! Wilson is now writing.
Shortly before o'clock Chairman VIII
son and nearly all Of the Democratic
members OF the committee met and con-
unued the conference with Mr.. Hamin
until o'clock, when a recess was taken
| until this evening at the Treasury De
partment. Chairman Wilson was compell-
ed 10 absent himself several times I'm or
der to accord private hearings to those
VINO wished e. explain their ideas IN
regard to lie q ties fixed in the published
| bill which they are particularly inter
ested in. Much Of the bill was gone over
the object Of the meeting being TO cor
rect the phraseoiogy and verify the
figures from an administration stand
point. The Republican members Of the
committee were not invited and ex-
| Speaker Reed. who had occasion 10 visit
his committee room while the session was
in progress, was denied admittance
Finrnrial L-gislstio Pushrd Aside.
At the meeting OF the Senate Finance
Committee this morning it was indicated
that there Will probably be no financial
| legislation at this congressional session
| at least until long after the tariff has
| been disposed Of. There was no positive
J aciio1 taken, but the general drift OF the
talk OF senator's who joined their forces
| IN securing the passing Of the Sherman
| law repeal showed plainly that there
! was 10 be no resurrection Of silver legis-
lation and no pushing Of financial meas
ures Of any sort or character.
The tariff was a fruitful topic for the
! discussion that in more or less informal
manner occupied the hour the committee
was I'm session. Should here be- hearlu 3
on the tariff when the bill came before
the Senate, or should these hearings be
| commenced now were two questions that
were propounded. and which, when the
committee adjourned. had not been an
swered. The Democratic members of the
committee agreed that the people interest
ed In the tariff should be given the op-
portunity Of being heard, but the impress
sion gathered by the Republicans was
that the committee would insist that
these hearings should take place before
the bill had passed the House. This po-
sltion was combatted by the Republicans,
who asserted that those Interested IN
the tariff schedules did not desire 10 ad-
dress themselves 10 an abstract, but 10
the direct question OF rates. These rates,
.f.tt .ftt
thought were more than likely 20 be
something quite different In the bill as
Il comes 20 the Senate from the rates that
are in the bill recently made public. The
kepublican senator's asked that public
notice be given what hearings would be
hold after the bill came before the Senate.
but the committee adjourned without
coming TO a conclusion on this matter.
Mr.. Voorhees,. chairman Of the full com
mittee. appointed the following sub-com-
mittee on the tariff:
Alessrs. Jones (Ark) chairman; Nc
Pherson. and Vest, Democrats, and Al
drich and Allison Republicans
All Of the Democrats are new members,
the Democratic representation On the old
subcommittee having charge OF this mat
ter being Alessrs. Harris and Carlisle.
Mr.. Harris was omitted from the present
Republican Caucus Committee.
Senator Sherman, chairman Of the Re
publican caucus, this afternoon named
the following caucus committee In accord
ance with the instructions Of the caucus
held yesterday:
AIessrs. Allison. Aldrich. Hale. Cuilom,
Dolph Manderson, Quay, Washburn. and
Dubois.
Mr.. Allison is chairman and Dubois
secretary This committee Will 5t
charged. among other things, with look
ing after the political end Of all legisla-
ton and lining up the party on all ques-
tiOns that require concerted action. one
Of the members said this afternoon, after
the announcement Of the choice Of Mr.
/ sherman. that he had shown great dis
erection i'm his selection, for the reason
that he had named some OF the most
astnte politicians in the Senate. The com
nfttee will keep IN tocoh with State poll
tics and take care that the election in
! such States as have United States sena-
/ tors to elect are conducted under pro-
per Republican organization.
When the next meeting OF the caucus
viii be held is not decided upon. but no
| call will be issued until after the Presl-
dent sends 70 Congress his separate
message cn Hawaiian affairs or the in.
struction 10 Minister Wills in Response
10 the resolution introduced in'the Senate
bv Mr.. Hoar to-day In this matter II
can be predicted with almost absolute
certainty that the Republicans win pre-
sent 10 the administration an unbroken