Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-29
What He Has Been Doing Towards
HarmOnizing the
DIFFERENCES AMONG SENATORS
On the Tariff Billie Believes the
Committee on Finance Has
Decided Upon Amendments
Which Will Make the Bill Sat-
isfactory TO all Democrats.
The Average Rates Of Duty
Not Changed From Those Ia
the Wilson Bill.
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WASHINGTON. d. c., April 2s.-Sen-
ator Camden, who has devoted himself
unremittingly for the last two weeks 70
the task Of aiding the Democratic
mem bers OF the Finance Committee In
adjusting the differences among Demo-
cratic Senators over the tariff bill, said
this evening he felt all objections had
now been removed and thorough
understanding reached on the Demo-
cratic side OF the Senate that the speedy
passage OF the bill was absolutely as
sured.
Being himself man OF large business
interests and appreciating the injury
delay In tariff legislation was doing all
classes OF the community, Senator CAM
den has from the first sought to impress
his colleagues with tho sharp necessity
OF prompt action.
He has steadily contended that II was
the duty OF all Democrats 10 approach
the great task OF enacting reform
tariff bill 10 a spirit Of mutual forhsar-
ance and common sense, and not pro-
long the uncertainty and agitation oy
hair splitting over minor points 80 long
as a measure could be agreed upon
whose general scope and character
would assure the country the relief the
party had promised IL.
On these lines
THE SENATOR HAS BEEN WORKING
side by side with the members OF the
Finance Committee, aud he naturally
feels elated that at last all differences
among the Democrats have been adj
justed and the bill has been gotten into
such shape that IL will receive tue
united and earnest support OF the DEM
ocracY OF the Senate.
The Senator said II should not be
supposed the amendments TO the bill
which had been agreed on, and which
would be proposed In the Senate next
week, were OF radical character or
would emasculate the tariff bill IS II
came from the House; In fact the
amendmendments would make the VIII
son bill better and more generally ac-
ceptable measure than IL had been be-
fore; make il, he believes, the most
consistent and carefully drawn tarin
bill that had ever been presented In
Congress or passed.
While there had been many changes
in the tariff schedules, these were not
In the main In the direction OF higher
duties, which was proved by the fact
that the average rate OF
DUTIES or THE WILSON BILL,
as IL came from the House, about 33 per
cent, would remain the same, II the
Senate amendments were adopted. The
| object OF the changes was mostly 10 so
adjust rates that they would bear
equally on all interests and all classes
of goods. For instance. there had been
a change In sheet iron in which wheel
ing was largely interested. In tho
House bill a single rate bad been placed
on all grades OF sheet iron although
the labor cost OF the higher grades was
very much greater than that OF the
lower grades. The Senate amendments
to this schedule provided for a gradna-
ton scale OF rates on the different
grades OF sheet iron which was only
Just Ia view Of the great difference ia
labor cost between the lower and high
er grades.
The Senator said the Income tax fea-
ture would remain in the bill, but 10
might be changed so that the tar on
corporate earning would be largely
limited in the ground that II would be
a double tax and would affect incomes
Of less than 81, 900 year