St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-18
CARLISLE IN CONFEREA CE.
WORK or TIE SENATE COMMITTEE
ON THE TARIFF.
BILL TO BE IN SHAPE SOON.

Secretary of the Treasury Opposes
an Extension of the Bonded
Period Unless the Whisky Tax
is Increased - Manufacturers
Raid theCapital With the Same
Old Tariff Cry.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE senate
subcommittee on tariff sat as such in
Senator Vests room until IL o'clock
today, and then repaired to the room
OF the senate committee on finance,
where the meeting was continued with
all the Democratic members of the COM
mittee except Senator Vance present.
The members remained very close in
the room, and it WAS impossible to Sc
cure information as to the detailed pro-
ceedingS. 1t is known, however, that
they are making herculean efforts to
get the bill in shape for presentation to
the full committee at its regular meet
ing on Tuesday next, the date upon
which Chairman Voorhees, has assured
the Republican members the bill would
be presented for their inspection.
Secretary Carlisle met with the men,
berS of the subcommittee for an hour
this morning, discussing, in tue main,
the administrative features of the bill,
and comparing figures with them as to
the amount of revenue necessary. and
the best means of raising it. The COM
mittee is OF the opinion that if the bill
can be made to insure $3.50, 1000, 900 per
annum at present, that sum can be
made to serve the purpose. As times
improve, as it is hoped they will, the
revenue will naturally increase under
any system inaugurated now.
MIR. CARLISLE
has also been consulted as to the pro-
posed change in the whisky tax, and
the best information obtainable is that
he has advised that there shall be no
extension of the bonded period unless
there is also corresponding increase
of the tax, because of the revenue re-
Quirements OF the government and the
necessity for an immediate increase.
Senators who are interested in secur-
ing an extension of the bonded period
are firm in the belief that the committee
will report favorably to them in this
respect.
They also believe that there will be an
increase of the tax, which will meet Mr..
Carlisle's objections. AS yet it does
not appear that the committee has found
reason to change its provisional decision
of last Tuesday to increase the period
of bonding and raise the tax TO S1.2O per
gallon. The increase of the bonded
period would not affect high wines as
1t would bourbon and rye whiskies, and
1t is the latter interest which has been
especially pressing the change. Senator
Proctor was before the Democratic
members for quite time this morning,
and it is understood that he has put in a
plea tor several New England Indus
tries, marble being Included in the list
SENATOR M'PHERSoN
sat with the committee and continued
his efforts to secure certain changes in
behalf of the manufacturing interests
of New Jersey. There has not been
day during the week that there have
not been large delegations here from
that state urging changes in the bill.
There have been to exceed 400 men
interested in the various Industries in
the state here since last Monday. To-
day there are representatives of the
tobacco. leather, pottery. stained glass,
fire brick, thread and jute interests in
the city. Senator Smith, within the
past few days, has taken very active
part in behalf of some OF these interests,
and he has gone to the extent of saying
that the success of the bill will be en-
dangered unless some concessions are
made.
The Democratic members of the en-
ate finance committee took up the sugar
schedule, only to beside to postpone
further consideration of it until next
Monday for the purpose OF permitting
the advocates of duty another oppor-
tunity to be heard.
THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS
of the finance committee are confidently
expecting the report to be made to the
full committee on Tuesday, and are
preparing so far as they can for the
event. 1t is supposed that the Demo-
Gratis will desire TO have the bill intro
duced in the senate as soon as possible,
but the Republicans will ask for time to
consider it before it sh all be reported.
Senator Morrill,, senior Republican
member of the committee, has an
nounced his intention to ask for an eX-
planation of the changes made by the
majority, and the other Republican
members will sustain him in this re-
quest. If the request Is granted. some
days necessarily will be consumed in
this work.
If the Democrats should present a
written report with the bill, the Re-
pubicanS will ask for time to consider
the bill and prepare minority report
Democratic members of the committee
express the opinion that the bill will be
presented to the senate the latter part
of next week. 1t will probably be the
policy of the Republicans to move to
recommit the bill when it is presented.
They Will make an effort in the senate
when the bill is under consideration to
have almost every item amended.