The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-01
WILSON'S MUTILATED BILL.
The Senate Caucus Sends the Measure
Back to Committee.

Washington, Feb. 2s.-After spending
the better part of three days in caucus
m the tariff bill, the democratic senators
this afternoon sent the bill back to the
enance ocommittee without expressed,
bnt with strongly implied in
structions to amend it according to
the consensus of opinion as expressed
during the discussion. No dictation was
made to the committee as to what articles
should be put on the dutiable list, nor
were any rates suggested-the commit
tee being left free to exercise its own
Judgment in the light of what has trans
pired during the past three days.
A VOTE ON IRON ORE.
The only effort made to secure an ex-
preston by vote on any special schedule
was made this afternoon by Senator
Pugh on iron ore, ana that resulted in an
dorsement-although by an exceedingly
small majority-of the committees action.
Senator Pugh moved that iron ore
be changed from the free TO the
dutiable list, and on yea and
nav vote this proposition was defeated by
a vote of 10 to IT, The bill is again in the
hands of the democrats of the finance
committee and an effort will be made to
have il repaired in time to lay before the
full committee on finance by Saturday, or
at latest Monday morning.
ANOTHER CAUCUS IMPROBABLE.
There will probably not be another eau
Gus but in order 20 provld for emergen-
cies, Senator German has been given au-
thority to issue a call if ne thinks it best.
When the caucus adjourned last night
all the states had been called, and those
senator's who desired to speak had been
given the opportunity. In this call Ala
bama, California and Maryland were
passed over at the request of the
senator's This morning Mr. White, of
California, consumed almost all the time
in a discussion of the fruit schedule and
other items affecting the Pacific slope, in
the reduction of which, he contended, the
slope had been unfairly treated. When
Mr. White had concluded the hour for the
eonvening Of the Senate had arrived, and
an adjournment was taken without any
thing Of interest having occurred.
CAUCUS WORK OUT OF CAUCUS.
A great deal of caucus work was prose
cuted without regard to the session of
the Senate. The democratic members of
the finance committee went at once to
Senator Voorhees, room where they
were followed by the conservatives
Senators Hill, Murphy, Smith, Brice,
German, CaHery and White of Louisiana
A further conference was held in this
committee room for almost two hours
tnese gentlemen insisting that changes
be made in the direction of increased
outles on many of the schedules in which
their constituents were interested. No
compromises were suggested by the com
mlIIee' Dut the promise was made that
the matters presented should receive
careful attention. Senator Murphy was
also heard by the finance committee in
oehalt Of the collars and cuffs industry of
MS state and as result of this confer
ence has hopes that the committee will
see ltS way clear to add largely to the
auIy hGed by the House bill on these ar
GORMAN VERY DIPLOMATIC.
Senator German was among the first
speakers at the afternoon session His
speech was very diplomatic in charact er
anu was strong plea for democrats to
harmonize and get together. Mr.. Cor
man was questioned closely by number
VI senator's, and, in response, said it
was apparent that some con-
CeSslons must be made Referring to
y!e income TAX Senator German expire ssed
ms o!tter opposition to that tax. 1t was,
ne sald, undemocratic and against demo
etdtlc IDEAS. He hoped it would be
stricken from the bill, but if it was not,
ne would he said, as he expressed it,
swallow the dose" but assured his col
6teagueS that it would be the "bitterest
uoSe he had yet been compelled to take ("
PUGH SECURES VOTE.
senator Pugh made speech favoring a
ocoS, o~vy on IRON ore, and foretold what would
Gstur ?sur TO the new industries in Alabama
~ ~ Uhls was left on the free list Senator
tugn went further than the other sena-
~ ana insisted that some expression be
,,'on. nav On thls proposition. Accordingly he
niUFeu mat the committee be directed to
puv IRON ore on the dutia BILE list, the
S 1uule as coal" which was accepted to
Mean oO cents ton.
foo.I "a yea and nay vote this was de-
rCa'eu oy vote of 10 to IL, Senator Hill
inosy.l1 US go.l1g Senator Pugh then said that
sor1L uch as the vote was so close, and
foaiG fooI senator's were absent he did not
CL riot oouhu by the vote and reserved the
rlght 10 offer an amendment to the bill
"ue II came into the Senate.
THE GLASS SCHEDULE.
c,,t come comment was made on the heavy
cv scS made IN the glass schedule. This
And d0uqIe ,t was cut deeply in the House,
furtL Sendte committee has still
1TTlCner NJ reduced that duty by one-half.
~ metal schedule has also been re-
ou, - out not TO so great an extent.
booo trdry TO general report, whisky has
Soeu mentioned only in the most Incl
an. r'ai al manner and no action suggested in
hi ne l internal revenue features of the
~, Ti'l nave been apparently lost sight Of
NJ Consensus OF opinion among the SEN
ar l appear to be that whisky may get
lUlonal 10 cents without any ex-
tension Of the bonded period.
TIE DUTY ON SUGAR.
rb me very strong belief is that the bill
avn dtfn reported will have sugar on the
no,,.li ne pie llst at eight tenths of a cent a
poinni roGnG Tor all sugar up to so by the
,Ira5iIscoplc test and increasing one one
Gu oth OF cent for each additional de-
sie. sitie This is the original propo-
tba submitted by the commit tee, but
- olg hight was over the addition
tio,, .eu yeu on refined sugar The explana-
5,,t,. was made to-day that under this
tsnS Vhe retiner would get between one.
'Tn Of ~ ana one-eighJh of cent the best
EFFECT OF PUGH's NOTION.
~ ne action Of Senator Pugh in forcing
clininu iron ore schedule, and then de-
cinsiass 70 oe bound by it, led TO the con
for "a mat it would be impossible
thin Vue caucus to accomplish any
recnss, aehnite and the mo ion TO
demna.-iie the bill TO the full
comrnitssoele membership Of the finance