The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-06

WAsHISGroS, D. c., March 5.-Tho
Wilson tariff bill has been tho subjcc.
OF an earnest consultation among tho
senators to-day. 1t has reached u cor.
tain stage Of completeness and yet may
bo thrown out Of gear by ono single ar.
ticle. That article Is sugar, and il was
generally understood tina! il definite
Ngrooment could be reached on this ar.
ticlc 1t would then DO possible to ngrco
upon everything else and that the bill
could DO reported without delay. It is
understood that by mutual concessions
and frequent consultations tho demands
made by those Democratic senators
who opposed tho bill in tho form in
which it was first presented have been
met and attentively agreed upon; but
even these agreements arc subject 10
tho approval OF the treasury depart
menL aud tho needs OF the government
in tho matter OF revenue.
Secretary Carlisle has been with the
members Of the committee most OF the
day, and met with them again this even
ing TO discuss and compare changes.
But while these concessions have been
made and tho members OF tho finance
committee and the objocting senators
havo found n middle ground, thcrc yet
remains tho matter OF sugar and tho
difficulties surrounding au agreement
upon this, and tho greatest that the
tariff makers have to contend with.
CAN'T GET TOGETHER.
Some senators, looking toward con-
cession, hayc said that il an nd valorcm
rate is not just to refners, ditEercn.
tial be made in their favor. This is
stubbornly resisted by those who claim
that IN ad valorem rate would afford
them Just protection, as the higher
price OF the refined sugar would nee
cesitate greater tax when imported
than the raw suGars.
1t appears also that tho proposition
for an income tax on whisky is mixed
up with the proposed duty on sugar
II the latter it agreed to tho nccGs sity
for an increased whisky tax disappears.
For this reason those who have insist
ing upon Increases in tho whisky tax
are not favorable to sugar tax.
Ono OF the senators who was openly
opposed to the Wilson bill US it was
amended by tho senate subcommittee,
and who was active in the caucus, said
to-day that the outcome was matter
OF considerable doubt.
Had the bill made equal reductions"
aoyl H.. ~ l.
made to give some special interests an
advantage we could not complain. But
when it proposed to protect tho Louis.
lana sugar men, wo could not sit still
and SEQ interests in our states suffer-"
A FIGHT IN TIE SENATE.
"This led to tho caucus, and it was
there shown how unius: it would bc to
make the bill protective in one locality
alone. 1t may be- that concessions
which have been made will bc agreed
to and that tho treasury department
will find them satisfactory, and yet ono
little thing may result in undoing all
that has been done, and the Wilson bill
reported very much in the form it
came ovcr."
"Thcn there would be fight in the
senatc?"
"Ycs, and the biggest that has oc.
CURED for years, but the whole matter
is on such delicate ground that rejec.
ton by the senate OF one OF tho points
in dispute might kick it all over. be.
sides the house may also kick over what
the senate does. We hope, however,
that We arc going to reach IN adjust
ment which will settle the matter"
1t is understood that the committee
has also been giving attention 10 the
tobacco schedule in the internal revenue
bill during tho day and that tho internal
revenue commissioner was before them
to make suggestions concerning rates
and tho method Of collecting this as
well as other taxes in this part OF tho
bill. The committee is having trouble
to satisfy tho manufacturers with the
rate OF this tax as they are urging that
il there ia to be an increase it shall be
placed mt II cents because their ma
chinery, which is expensive, is made to
produce packages corresponding with
either six or twelve cent tax. It is
stated that that tho committee had in
creased this tax to ten cents.
1t is announced late tonight that tho
tariff bill will bo in shape to present 10
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