Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-12-07
Chairman Voorhees, View Of
The New Tariff Bill.
SENATE WILL PASS IT
In a Short Time After It
Reaches That Body.
Talk OF Repeal Of Ten Per Cent Tax on
Bank Circulation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Chairman voor.
hees, among the matters talked over by
the senate finance committee. called at
tention to the house tariff revision bill,
which had ieen agreed to by the ways and
means commlttee. lie had only given the
measure a casual examination, but from
what he had seen of IL he regaI ded
IL as rather fair bill. He
suggested to The members Of the commit
tee that Hs soon AS their bill Il entirely
completed with all its provisions. includ-
ing Internal revenue, copi~s should be fur
nished to tn finance committee, upon
which the latter should proceed at once
to consider it, provisions
BY this Gu 80 the chairman thought
that by the time the bill pass ell the house,
the tinsnce committee would be ready to
report il back TO the senate, aud by his
means secure early consideration aud its
speedy passage III that body. The chair
man, and also all the members of the
committee. agreed that this plan should
be ,rried out 80 that the bill, for the
benefit Of the interests affected, should he
passed as speedily as possible.
The chairman Informed the com mittee
that he had found upon examina ion that
the great Walker tariff bill prepared st
the tressu y dcparim Mt by Robert j.
Walker, during the Polk administration,
was passed through both houses in 80
days That bill, the senator said, was
much more important measure at that
time, and more fIr-reacniuR in It's effects,
than the proposed MEASURE He did not
zee, therefore, why there should be any
procrastinalion or delay.
VIII he Rushed Through.
The Republican members of the COM
mittee informed the chairman that there
was no de,ire on their part TO obstruct the
consideration or passage Of the IN, asure
either in the committee or the senate. All
they would ask would bs full oppor-
tunity to present their views in opposi-
ton, and to offer amendments In the
course OF debate. With this understand
ing Senator VOORHEES, thinks that the tariff
revision bill can be carried through the
senate in q short time after 1t reaches that
body.
The fact that the Republican senator's
on the finance committee take this view
will largely govern the action Of the Re-
publican members of the committee on
ways aud means. Speaker Reed, Messrs.
Burrows, Paine, Dalzell and their coll
Gated a disposition to pursue the same
course.
Concerning the Bank Tax.
The committee proceeded to talk over
several important financial measures re-
ferred to them during the recess. The bill
which was agre, to, on the recommends
ton of S cretary Carlisle, authorizing the
national banks to issue circulation up to
1t is expected that the bankruptcy bill
will occupy the time of the house during
this week, aud while the outcome is doubt.
full, there are sirong indications OF such
opposition as may defeat It, There are
two appropriation bills practically ready
for consideration, but the committee is
afraid to AXE them up for consideration
lest they should be held in the house TO
block the way Of the tariff bill Therefore.
until the tariff Is brought In, which will
not be earlier than Wednesday of next
VT, g., the house will done a.ong for the
purpose OF consuming ime