New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-21
crNATE BILL REPORTED.
r,,r THERE is LEFT OF THE WILSON
BILL MADE PUBLIC.
xp MCPHERSON ANNOUNCES HIS OPPOSITION TO
THE INCOME TAX-sUCcEss OF SENATOR
urRPlIY's CRUsADE-pEBATE TO BE-
GIN ON APRIL ?
Try TELEGRAPH TO The T2lBUSE.1

uosbinoton March 20-The Wilson Tariff
,u, as amended BY the Democratic members Of
tho Finance Committee was reported to the Sem
o,e TODAY by Mr.. Voorhees, and placed on the
~o,ordor with notice that Il would be called up
Cor consideration on April 2. The bill passed
.ba House Of Representatives on February l. and
r,os receiyed IN the Senate and referred TO the
FINANCE Committee on February ?. 80 that prac-
,;canv two month have been spent by the Sena-
+or,al revisers in getting the measure into the
sbono which would best guarantee. in their judg
nent a practically unanimous party support for
II in the "deliberative branch
That this eagerly desired result has now been
ACCOMPLISHED seems more than doubtful in spite
oP the inter abandonment by the Finance Com
,nit,ee Of every principle on which the original
au.t, of the Wilson bill was based Far from
ua,,ro ho,tiljty within the party by illogical
concessions TO the local interests represented BY
tho Democratic opponents of the House measure.
tho trainers Of the revise" find themselves still
confronted by q sentiment of profound discour-
agement and dissatisfaction within the Demo-
cratic ranks in the Senate. which is not I'M
likely 10 result in the ultimate defeat Of the
present bill
The first note Of opposition was struck in the
Senate to-day. Immediately after the measure
was reported when Mr.. Mcpherson announced
that he disagreed with the committee entirely
An regard 10 two of the most vital features or
the measurable income tax provision and the
sugar schedule He would oppose he said Doth
the income tax and the sugar tax as at present
arranged and hoped to be able to defeat both
on vote in the Senate Mr.. McPhersOn's hos
fility is far less feared however, by the frlends
of the Wilson bill than that OF half dozen
other Democratic Senator'S Messrs. Hill and
Murphy, of New-York; Smith. OF NeW-Jersey'
Brioe Of Ohio; German. of Maryland. ana Whlte.
NJ California are still unrecOnciled 10 many pro-
visions of the revise, ana If by any chance the
sugar section as reported to-day is oeltateu oI
seriously disturbed. the two LOUISIANA senators.
Messrs Caffery and Blanchard. will be converted
al once from supporters Of the bill to unconol-
tonal opponents or H. 49, :,
The task ahead If the Finance Committee is
thus confessedly a difficult and embarrassing
one promising at the hes. distant and uncer-
tain success. and ii Is no wonder that the per-
nlexed revisers have gladly assented TO allowing
q breathing spell of two weeks before taxing
ND the fight ahead of them in the Senate The
changes made in the draft of the bill reported
This morning have been fully announced In pre-
yious dispatches. the only new one of striking
political or personal significance being the
marked increase Of duties collars, ours shirts
and othel Troy products. squeezed out or the
committee as result of Senator Murphy
threats and protests. Collars and cuffs are made
dutiable In the latest revise at 80 per cent ad
vaorem. and shirts CT so per cent. The House
bills rate on collars cuffs and shirts was only
Is per cent. In the revise made by Messrs.
Jones Mills and Vest the rate was advanced
through Senator Murphys efforts to 40 per
cent The junior New-York Senator remained
obdurate however, while many other DIRECTORS.
creases of duty the products of his native
city are the fruit Of his well-calcua ted and I'M
firing persistence.
For teri Of the changes. page IL.