The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-15
CHANGING WILSON'S BILL.
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WASHINGTON. Feb 1A-The members OF the
sub-commlttee Of the Senate Committee on
Finance met this morning with the other
Democratic members Of the com mittee. Every
member was present except Mr.. Vance, who is
III. What was done has thus far been kept
secret but II Is understood that the main
topic OF discussion was the sugar schedule.
While the n aiority OF the committee EXPRESSED
themselves as opposed to tax on sugar. IL
was demonstrated that such a tax was sbso-
lutely essential to secure the passage Of the
bill. or at least to prevent It's recon mitment
Following this meeting Senators White and
CafTery OF Louisiana held long conference
with the Louisiana delegation ~ the House.
the result OF which was that the fight for
sugar should be made on the floor OF the SEN
ate II sufficient duty was not received In com
mittee.
Senator White Of California was before the
subcommittee In the interest OF California
frults lie believes more revenue will be de-
rived from fruits under the prospective Senate
schedule than is now provided for In the
House bill. He also made an argument for
duty on sugar.
over tho concessions they say have been made
them In regard to lead and lead ore. The Will
son bill will be materially changed In this re-
spect. the change growing out OF a desire on
the part OF the Democratic silver men TO re-
turn the cordial support they received from
the West and Northwest in the FIGHT against
the repeal OF the sherman act. Under the Will
son bill lead ore Is practically on the free list.
the nominal duty OF l6 per cent being put upon
1t. As the bill will come rom the Senate commit
tee It will carry duty OF one cent pound.
and the two provisos in the House bill will DO
eliminated. one OF these provlsos thus
stricken out admits free all lead ore found in
silver ore where the latter shall be OF greater
value; another is retaliation upon any foreign
Government that shall i'm pose an export duty
on lead ore or silver ores containing lead ex-
ported to the United States. and In that event
the duty on pig lead. &c. 1T only to be manu-
featured, shall remain as it H. under the pres
en- out. and the duty on pig lead Kept as II l. In
the Wilson bill, at one cent pound. The
effect OF the Senate committee change, Is,
therefore. to put lead OF all kinds on the duti-
able list ct uniform rate Of one cent pound:
effort to get hearing bsfore the committee,
and begin to have faint hope that small
auy VIII be pn ,sy On the a5'cs 10 wa,Sh
stood that great pressure has been brought to
bear upon certain Democratic senators. whose
constituents hre largely Interested In wool TO
cooperate with the Eepublicans In forcing tho
Finance COMMITTEES to give this industry
to have snid that he believed q small duty ought
to be kept on WOOL and there are two or three
believed. can be induced to vote for it. Al
least. the wool men feel much more conndent
the hsn ,ssy Of tie iii 1T" will be- n
eTodass and thu IL cheerfui mood Indicates
apparent. however. that the chances for re-
committing the bill. with INSTRUCTIONS to have
weeks ago. for the reason that the Finance
Committee will IL possible. report TO the SEN
ate bill that will commend itseltto the united
The report that the com mittee purposes. re-
sSS s s M Son IN Now
John i. Russell late Democratic candidate
for Governor IN Massachusetts. cameto Wash.
on this point. lie had a conference yesterday
afternoon, with a senator from one Of the
said that 1t would be unfair to New England
manufacturers 70 reduc. duties on their prod.
that the Democrats. could not AFFORD
leaving coal on the ires list. mo He ''s said
that 90. only I'D the Rejection Of Chairman
II would be impossible for the Democrats to
s ssS .sDr H. March ne M aS Sd Mr. KOS.
sell that the Eastern manufacturers already
have ample protection. and said that duty OF
so cents ton would he placed on coal.
The report in circplation that the Senate
particulars, is not at all gratifying TO the
Democratic members OF the House One OF
the members OF the Ways and Means Commit
tee said this morning:
The House will not stand any monkoying
with the Wilson bill II represents tho
sentiment Of the Dem ocrats OF the coun-
try. We will not agree to a duty OF
90 cents on oGal or IRON ore. We might
stand IS cents q ton. but we would rather
have both articles where they are-on the free
list. II Is also reported that wool may again
be placed on the dutiahle list Under no cir
cumstances will the House agree to this We
will have tree wool or we will have no bill
The Senate might as we'll understand that"