The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-05
DELAYED TARIFF BILL.
1t May Reach the Full Senate
Committee Tomorrow.
MUCH WORK YET TO BE DONE,

The Contest Between the Members OF the
Committee and the Disoontented Ele-
ment VIII Doubtless Have It's Eject on
the Iron Ore and Sugar Schedules
WASHINGTON, March B.-The Demo.
cratic committee on finance find IL neces-
Eary to take at least one more day to con
slider the tariff bill before presenting it to
the full committee. They had been very
anxious to complete the bill on Saturday
80 as to be able to lay It before the full
COMMITTEES today, and they did not relax
in this purpose until the last moment, but
they found that It had been necessary to
give so much time to the senators who
wanted TO be heard on the various
schedules that they had comparatively
little time for consultation. Consequently
they postponed the motion until today,
when they promise to complete the bill in
time to have it printed for presentation
tomorrow.
The committee have progressed so far
and have heard the dissatisfied senators
80 fully that they feel confident now of
being able to carry out this program, al
though there is considerable detail work
still to be done. While some Of the sched-
ules Of the bill have been agreed to for the
time being by the committee the work is
not considered finally concluded upon any
of them, and applications are liable TO be
made up to the last moment before the
meeting of the full committee. For this
reason members of the committee decline
absolutely to give out any of the rates
fixed. They also refuse to confirm any
figures published and while they do not
I no TO Of tc fpr,
iron ore and coal are erroneous they as
sert that whatever figures they may have
agreed TO- even on these articles, are still
subject to change, and that as it is with
these articles, so it is with the entire list.
The contest between the member of the
committee and the discontented element
has been very sharp. Senators Hill, Cor
man, Brice, White, Caffrey and Smith,
and possibly two or three other senators,
constitute very compact organization,
and they constitute an influence which
the committee is finding il difficult to re-
sist. These senators have been in constant
consultation. Still, members of the com
mittee do not believe that the opposition
of the senators would 90 to the extent OF
opposing the bill by their votes.
Sugar is still, as it has been from the
start, the most disturbing element with
which the committee has been called upon
to deal, and there is far greater trouble in
fixing rate satisfactory to the redners
than to the planters.
The Republican members of the COM
mittee have not changed their purpose Of
| asking for an explanation in committee of
the changes made, and they will insist
! upon explicit and comprehensive state
| ments Senator Morrill, has reiterated his
| purpose to this end within the past day or
two, and other Republican members of the
| finance committee will sustain him in his
position. If the Democratic members
comply, and it is supposed they will in q
measure, it j. probable that some time
will be consumed, so that, even though
the bill be presented to the full committee
| tomorrow, it cannot be definitely stated
Just when it will be reported to the senate
The Democratic members are pledged
however, to get it in at the earliest Prac
3 tiCable moment,