New-York tribune., 1894-03-05
SUGAR SENATOR'S TRIUMPH.
THE TARIFF BILL MODIFIED TO SUIT
THEM.
OTHER CHANGES MADE IN THE INTEREST or
HARMONY-A MAJORITY MEMBER OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE TELLS OF
THE PARTY'S DILEMMA.
THE PARTY's DILEMMA.

THE PARTS DILEMMA.
Washington March 4.-Uness the plans Of the
Democratic members of the Senate Finance Com
mittee 90 all awry the Tariff bill will be Lid
before the full committee Tuesday morning 1T
10 o'clock After conferring together the greater
part Of the day. the Democrats believe they
have come as near solving the situation as pOs-
sible and the intention tonight is To- take the
final vote tomorrow afternoon. although Mr..
Jones wanted tie whole question disposed OF
at yesterdays meeting. The disputed schedules
have been so largely discussed. and many
tentative propositions considered that it only re-
mains to decide finally which Of these shall be
incorporated in the bill. Although the commit
tee understands PRETTY thoroughly what It will
do, the open schedules are sugar. whskoy. coal.
iron ore lead ore lumber. cotton fabrics. leathe-.
tobacco and slks.
A Democratic member of the Finance Commit
toe. discussing the situation in committee and
the prospect in the Senate tonight talked To
n United Press reporter with frankness. admit
ting the facts which other Senators have pro-
fessed not to see.
eve have ou, heads in the Hons mouth"
said this Senator. "and will he compelled to make
the best bargain we can Ia get Il on; whole
and uniniura1 We are the victims Of the wrath
Of Democrats who are about as good Democrats
on The tariff question is Mr.. Morrill, the formc-
chairman of the committee. The Democratic
party can never afford not to pass tariff bill
this Congress tt do SO would BE- % utterly de-
moralize the party and we could not recover
from it IN fifteen years \ bill must be passed
in some shape or other. and I'm ordc~ 70 accom-
psh this We must make concessions that are
unpalatab,e. The Democratic majority in the
Senate IS very small. only three. We have forty
four Democrats thirty-eight Republicans and
three Populists Two Democratic votes against
the bin would defeat IT.. and the committee be-
lieves that II it were reported as we want to re-
port it. and as we should do We're We not thus
handicapped. three Senators would vote against
II. These three Senators are Cancry and White
of Louisiana. and smith, e Ncw-Jersey. True
Mr.. White will leave the Senate for the Supreme
Court long bcfor. the vote IL taken. but his sue
ccsscr Will be equally as vigorous against the
bill unless sugar Is taken care Of Mr.. White
demands OF Senators Brice. German. Hill and
Murphy. We d. not entertain such fears: they
are working hard for concessions. but would
hardly vote against the bill when II came to the
test These are the conditions that conf ont III"
committee. and they are conditions that must
be met successfully. for "a ! have said. We
cannot afford To- invi'e the certain disaster that
would quickly follow the defeat II the tariff bill
In the Senate For that reason. We must report a
bill that will bring to II the support OF the en-
tire party"
This same Sorator stated that seven different
propositions had been submitted To the commit
tee the latest advocated by one ~ the sugar
Senators, being an al yalorcm duty u a. per
cent on all sugar up t. No. Is Dutch STANDARD.
and 30 per cent above that This the committee
absolutely refused 10 consider. and proved, AZ Is
alleged. % the Senator making the argument
that IL was all - the benefit of the Trust. The
Senator said that the committee sorrp"iully con-
tossed 10 itself that IL must give almost as mu'h
as the sugar men demanded. He believed that
this schedule would hc fixed on The graduated
scale. and he was afraid that th" committee
would have to Weld cent q pound "u aU snt u
ur g. so degrees by thc p0larlscopc test ana ll'D
81 a cent additional on each degree between 81 and
60 Beyond that there was stiil dispute. tht
sugar men demanding 4-l0o for each degree ana
the committee 10Th 90 consent io even --l"'
To NJ smith ANA Mr.. lill representing tn
industrio5 of the Eastern and New England
states. many concessions have been made. ana
at tho same time many of thr al Fdl'f-in rates
in the House hill have bc"a reduced u was
claimed IN the House that th" income tax W'uld
Weld AN annual revenue ~ $joV'oo'1. bur IN thc
senate Committee IL is held that S1p"o'"oc VIII
he more nearly correct. although Mr. Mcpherson
/ contends that this tax. To- which b" T. opposed
will hiring into the Treasury NOR" Ike EfJouN.W'p
/ BASED upon the importations ~ the last hsca
,..a. the comnittr" also figures that m" IN
creased importations by reason "' reduced nu'ii7'
viii ada $50 900 00) the revenues. and that IN"
Senate bill viii result. at the cn1 ~ us l'Sl
v.ar in putting surplus of between $pVjoo"
and $40 900 0o0 I'm the Treasury. In order 1" pre-
vent tno terms Of the bill from getting out piece
meal the Democrats VIII prohahiF make IL pun
the committe, as did the Committee on ways