The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-30
A TRUCE ON THE TARIFF.
The Party Believed TO Have Patched
Up Its Differences.

The Industries in the States Repre-
sented by the So-called "Conserva-
tive" Senators to Get More Proteo-
ton Than Was believed Possible
last Week-The Democrats in a Po-
sition to Forcs the Fighting Once the
Truce Is a Certainty = The Fifth
Week Of the Debate Opens To-day.
The House to Keep Pegging Away at
the Appropriation Bills.
Washington. April. 29.-The fifth week
OF the tariff debate in the Senate opens
tomorrow. If rumor be true some ma
terial changes in the bill have been made
In the way of concessions, and the indus
tries Of the states represented by the So
called conservative" senators will get
more protection than was believed posi-
bic early last week. In many cases, it is
said, specific rates will be restored, and
Senate reductions of rates imposed by
the House bill have been abandoned. No
changes have been made in the free list
so far as can be ascertained. Coal
iron ore and lead ore will, it is
said, remain as the Senate previously re-
ported them, although great pressure was
brought to bear to have duties on raw
materials increased. In this connection
an interesting story was afoat to-day.
While lead ore remains unchanged, IL Is
given out that the duties on lead products
have been increased. OF these, of course.
white lead is chief. Under the present
law white lead has a duty of Scents a
pound. The House committee reduced
1t to u cents, and that was permitted to
stand. 1t is now said that this rate
will be increased to 2 cents.
the authority for that statement being
well-kuown senator who ought to know
what is going on in committees. 1t is
also said to be practically settled that
LILO OF a cent discriminating duty on re-
fined sugar levied against countries pay
ing bounty on refined sugar exported,
will be given beyond any question The
sugar growers, represented by Senators
Cafery and Blanchard, still believe they
will be able to get 40 per cent. ad valorem
on raw sugar, instead of the AZ per cent.
they now have offered them.
TIME FOR UNITED PARTY FRONT.
The sugar and lead schedules. which
have caused a vast amount of trouble,
being so nearly agreed upon, and the
income tax modified so as to reassure the
support of the malcontents, and certain
other duties affecting the manufacturing
states of New York, New Jersey and
Maryland having been increased, it ap-
pears as if the time was near at hand
when the democrats would be in posi-
ton to force the lighting with q solid
party behind the managers of the bill
Although the bill was taken up by para
graphs on Wednesday last, not line has
vet been changed, nor has the first
paragraph been acted upon. In addition
to the unfinished speeches of Senators
Quay, Dolph and Stewart, MIR. Squire, of
Washington, has given notice of an inten-
ton to speak this week, and MIR. Aldrich
is preparing a speech, which he hopes to
deliver before the week ends. II is not
unlikely that if the expected committee
amendment, which MIR. Aldrich an
nounced some days ago, were to be forth
coming, should be reported this week, an
animated impromptu discussion will grow
up therefrom '.'.sr,f
Meanwhile there is executive business.
According to agreement, May 3 has been
set apart for discussion of the Chinese
treaty MIR. Call, believing he has the
strength, is very anxious to defeat the
nomination of George w Wilson, nomi-
mated to be collector of internal revenue
for the district of Florida. Each of
these matters is likely to consume a day,
so that the chances for much progress in
much more progress may, no wever, be
made in the committee room.
IN THE HOUSE.
No variation from the programme fol-
lowed by the House for the past two
months is promised by the managers for
this week. Il can see nothing ahead of
US in the near future" said Speaker
Crisp, But the consideration of the APP
preparation bills. They are making it
slow work for US, bnt until these meas
ures are all out of the way no other legis-
lation of general character will
be entered upon The pending business
is the army appropriation bill, considera-
tion of which was begun Saturday. Prob
ably most of the week will be exhausted
in disposing of it. When it has been sent
to the Senate the river and harbor bill
will be taken up.
After that will come the Indian and ag-
ricultural bills, the legislative. executive
and judicial and the general deficiency
The probabilities are that June / will see