The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-07

WASHINGTON. March J.-Ine w nSon
tariff bill has been the subject Of an
earnest consultation among the senator's
today II has reached certain stage OF
completeness. and yet may be thrown out
Of gear by one single article. That arti-
Gle Is sugar. and il was generally under
stood that if "A definite agreement could
. foe reached on this article il would then
be possible TO agree upon everything else,
and that the bill could be reported with
out delay. 1t is understood that by mu-
tual concessions and frequent consulta-
lions the demands made by those demo-
cratic senators who opposed the bill in
the form on which II was first presented
rhave been met and tentatively agreed
upon. but even these agreements are
subject to the approval of the treasury
department and the needs OF the govern
lment in the matter of revenue.
Secretary Carlisle has been with the
members of the committee most Of The
tdsy and met with them again this even
ing 10 discuss and compare changes But
while these concessions have been made
and the members Of the finance commit
tee and the Ohiecting senators have
found a middle ground there Vet re-
t11ains the matter CT sugar and the diff
dfcultteS surrounding m agreement upon
this are the greatest that the tariff
makers have ID contend with.
no LOUISIANA Sefld Tors nave one pltU
which does not meet with favor ny the
.Tefners. The plan of the refners is OBJ
tjeCtio1able % the Louisiana senator's. y
Suggestion has been made that an nd
Tal0Tem tax he laid. and the rcfners
S7y this would afford them no proteC-
zion. Some senators looking toward con-
CessiOu have said thai if an al valorem
,1-ate IS not just TO retinerS a diherenjial
toe made in their favor. This IS stub
.bornly resisted by those who claim that
Il nf ffNW= hon
IA Just protection. as the higher price Of
fthe refined sugar would necessitate
sEredter tax when imported than the raw
sugars.
Ii appears also that the proposition
tfor an increased tax on whisky is mixed
s1ip with the proposed duty on sugar. If
the latter is greed 10 the necessity for
s3a increased whisky tax disappears. For
this reason those who have been insist
ing upon increases i'm the whisky tax arc
aIlot favorable To sugar tax One of the
.seuators who was openly opposed Z" the
Wilson hill as amended by the SEN
vte subcommittee. aqd who was active
in the caucus said today that the out
come was a matter IF CunsideTabl doubt
Had the bin made equal reductions -
she said. and had no attempt been made
ITO giye some special interests an advan-
'taga We could not complain. But when
II was proposed 20 protect the Louisiana
sugar men we could not sit still and see
TO the caucus. and it was there shown
now unjust IL would be to make
tho hill protective i'm one locality
alone. II may he that the concessions
which have been maze viii be agreed to.
Snd that the treasury department will
1ind them satisfactory. and yet one little
thing may result in uIdoing all that has
been done and the Wilson bin reported
very much in the form it came over
Then there would be a fight in the
eenate?"
Yes and The biggest that has oc-
Cured for years. But the whole matter
is on such delicate grounds that re-
lection by the senate of one of the
points i'm dispute might kick il all over.
beside the house may also kick over
what the senate does. We hope, how
ever. that we are going TO reach an ad-
5ustment which viii settle the natter
II is understood that thc commit te,. has
also been giving attention 20 the tobacco
schedule i'm the internal revenue bill dur
ing the day and that tho internal reve-
puc commissioner was before them 10
make suggestions concerning rates and
The method of collecting this as we'll as
Other taxes i'm this part Of the bill The
committee is having trouble To- satisfy
the manufacturers with the rate of this
Tax GS thoy are urging that e there Is to
be an increase it shall be placed at Il cents
Aecause their machinery, which is cX-
Ee0siEe. is made 10 produce packa GEES
corresponding with either a or 12-cent
FAY n IS stated that the COMMITTEES had
increased this tax to 10 cents.
Senators Jones. Mcpherson and Vest
continued their work on The Wilson bill
a the capitol until 10 O'Clock tonight.
hut did not get tbe bill in shape to suit
them and stopped a that hour with the
Intention or resuming the work tomOr-
row morning They announced at the
conclusion of the meeting that the bill
would not be i'm shape TO be reported TO
fhe full committee tomorrow.
The senators had the clerk Of the ways
md means committee with them during
ghe meeting this evening and it is under
EtOod that they went over many Of the
items Of the bill. making careful com
parsons OF the changes with the house
bill. II has been found that some Of the
amendments made do not consist witt
corrections have been found necessary at
the last hour This work is consuming
much Of the time Of the committee as
well as that which il il necessary "a
give to the fixing Of rates on the dis
puted items
Crank ut the White House.
TIE periodical crank turned up at the
white house again this mornir., aud tax
ing advantage of the presidents absence
sought To relieve him of the cares Of
staLe At 9 o'clccI. an hour before the
white house = opened To the public -
vsiid-eyed bearded commonly dressed
man about fifty years Of age. appeared
at the entrance and told the watchmar
that he had come 20 take charge Of the
house He said he had had a revelation
from God and had been directed to come
here, take charge Of the white house and
turn II over TO the Jews. The demo
Gratis had 10 go out: the republicans
could not get in. but the third party to
which he belonged. would predominate
frTa hut he.
very positive and insisted. While he was
lice patrol wagon 10 the door and the
man was arrested and locked up in tbs
Third precinct station. He gave the
name OF Abraham Julius Kisler and said
he had come from Baltimore.
COMBINATIONS.
The senate in executive session con
frmed the following nominations: G.
Eugene Townsend superintendent Of tha
United States min a. Philadelphia
Frank g. Hoyne OF Illinois. appraiser OF
nlerchandise an The dIstric. OF Ch.cIgJ
John " ATaoId - Illinois 10 b.. ma
shall Of the United States for the north.
ern district Of Illinois; John NJ. Savage
of New Jersey. TO be consul at Dundee
Scotland.
George b. TruesdaIe. to be commits
sioner az the District Of Columhia
Adolph Hardt Of Ohio. 10 be consul Of the
United States at Moscow. Anton Keller
Of South Dakota. to be Indian agent al
the Sisseton agency in South Dakota
Capital Notes.