The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-09
VIEWS of THE soLoNs.
What They Think of fhe work of
the Committee.

Washington, March S-Proceedings
in the Senate committee on finance. in
the main. were informal today.
Copies of the bill were handed all
the members and there was some dis
cussion Of the time for the considera-
ton of the bill by the full committee,
the Republican members saying they
would desire reaSona BILE period and
the Democratic members expressed
themselves as willing TO grant that
without cavil.
Saturday next, at 10 a. M, was set
Tor the next meeting, when the Re
publicans will probably be able to saw
what time they will require. It is con-
sidered probable they viii ask for
an entire week after the next meeting
day, and possibly more
democratic members say whatever
delay may occur hereafter will be
chargeable 10 the Republicans, and
they must assume the responsibility.
senator Jones, Of Arkansas, chairman
OF the tariff subcommittee, is of the
cPinion that the bill as reported would
produce a revenue of about $40, 900 900.
or $3.50, 100000, without taking into ac-
count the increased amount which
would be the result of the reductions
IN the tariff rates made.
Senator Caffrey who, with his late
colleague. Senator White led the fight
for sugar duty, expressed himself
satisfied in a modified degree with the
action of the committee.
Senator Brice is not altogether salts
ned with the bill, but will, no doubt.
support the measure after trying to
have it amended in some particulars.
Senator Hill declined to say anything
on the bill until he had made a speech.
Senators Allison and Aldrich, Repuh-
lolrs 81 IL. q.
tee, said they had no opportunity to
examine the bill, so declined to make
any comment on il.
The Republicans, as a rule. decline
10 express any opinions for the same
reason.
The Populist senator's are also retic-
Ient, saying they have been more in
terested in the silver debate than in the
tariff bill
Pacific coast senators generally ex-
press themselves against the feature of
the bill which abrogates the treaty.
with Hawaii, because so many people
OF the coast have large interests in the
Hawaiian sugar plantations. and the
commerce of the coast has been greatly
aided by the sugar industry
Authorized statements on the Senate
I tarlH Dill We're secured from all mem
bers Of the House ways and means
committee now in town by representa-
uVes of the Associated Press
EX-Speaker Reed said: ''The bill is
much worse than when ii left tho
House and it is more important for the
beaten" - oe
Whiting said: = think the bill an
Improvement on the one passed by the
Burrows said: Il can simply saw the
measure, as proposed to be amended b,,
the Senate, is more inharmonious. and
unsclentlhc, II possible than the one
passed by the House"
Bynum said: .TThe bill as rono,to5
seems to be on the general line of the
Wilson bill, and I do not think there
viii be any serious difficulty in the two
houses agreeing"
Hopkins said: ''The effect of this hill
viii be the relief of foreign manufac-
turerS and importers of burdens i'm
posed on them by the Mckinley hill
and. to place a tax on the American
wage workers"
Montgomery said: "The extension of
the bonding period to eight years will
give general satisfaction to the distil
lers''
Bayne said: THE Senate committee
mas succeeded in making The bill worse
than II was before by substituting spe-
CHIC Tor ad valOrem duties throuehou
Springer was very much dispIeased a
the action of the finance committee in
restoring the duty on wool The House
VIII never agree to ii, nor to the duties
on coal and iron ore" he said
The Louisiana representatives did not
share In the general opinion that the
sugar interests had secured exceptional
concessions by the Senate tariff bill.