The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-27
Democratic Senators Are Not
All of the Same Mind.
RlLLSOF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Given Out with Strict Instructions of
Secrecy--A Duty Of 80 Cents Ton on
Coal, Four-Fifths Cent Pound ON
Sugar with Increase to One Cent.
Bv The Associated Press.

WAsHINGToN. Feb. 27.--The Democrats
ef the senate spent almost the entire day
IN caucus discussing the tariff bill.
The senate finance committee. which
was called to consider the bill prepared
BY the subcommittee, was adjourned
BOON after assem- bling, and all the Demo-
cratic senatorsi in the city who were not
confined TO their homes by illness were
In the marble room, where the caucus
was'held for an hour and . half before
the senate met, and at / o'clock, after
brief session, agained entered the caucus
and remained until $50 p. m.
Senator Voorhees, briefly explained the
manner in which the bill had been pre-
pared, while Senator Vest explained the
bill at some length. A number of the
changes and the reason why they were
made were given.
Senator Vest severely criticised Senator
Brice for stating In New York World
interview that the bill was prepared by
three brigadier generals who were ideal
lists, and that northern and southern
Democrats had been ignored.
Brics Had Backing.
Senator Brice replied vigorously, de.
claring that the statement was true. He
also took occasion to criticise some of the
sectional features of the bill, and pointed
out that certain kinds OF iron, which was
practically raw material TO the manu-
facturers, were taxed. Seuator Brice made
quite an extended speech, aud his re-
marks were largely sustained by Senators
Morgan, Lindsay, Pugh, Butler and
Others from the south.
Speeches were also made by Senators
German, Jones. White of Louisiana. CAT
frey, Morgan, Faulkper. Gray, Martin and
ethers during the afternoon. SenntorW bite
spoke at considerable length on the sugar
schedule and made an urgent appeal for
m increase Of the duty on sugar over the
figure agreed upon by the Democratic
members of the finance committee.
Senator Caffrey spoke in very much the
same strain, as did also Senator Martin,
who reminded the caucus of the party
pledge for q tariff bill for revenue. He
contended that a free list was wrong in
principle, and said that a revenue tariff
policy demanded that all importations
should be treated alike.
Finance Committee's Decisions.
During the afternoon the mem bers of
the senate committee ON finance gave out
bills containing their recommendations,
but they were handed out with such in
functions of secrecy that most of the SEN
ators who received them returned them
before leaving the caucus room, and some
of them did SO without noting the
changes carefully.
IL WAS observed that the committee had
left iron ore, lumber and wool on the free
list; that it had placed lead ore and all
lead products on the free list: that a duty
of 30 cents per ton had been placed on
coal, and that the sugar duty was fixed
Mt S0-lO0ths OF cent pound on sugar
reaching 80 per cent by the polariscopic
test, and increasing this duty l-i00ths OF
q cent for each degree above until it is
brought up to ! cent pound for abso-
lutely pure sugar--that reaching 100 de-
~rses by the polSriscope test.