The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-03-29
TARIFF BILL PRESENTED,
Mr.. Voorhooa Gives Notice That IL Wul
be Called up April2.

Mr.. Voorhoos Gives Notice That 1t WI
be Called up April".
WASHINGTON, March 2O,-Soun afte
the reading of yesterdays journal MI
voorhees,, chairman of the finance com
' mlttee, reported the tariff bill to tn
Senate.
Mr.. Morrill,, one oe the Republican
members Of the committee, stated thai
so far as the Republican members o1
the comm1tte were concerned, they did
, not object t9 the reporting Of the bill
they were opposed, however, not only
to the income tax feature OF the bill but
to the change from specific to ad vao.
rem duties,and to the great bulk of the
provisions Of the bill.
Mr. Voorhees, moved that the bill DO
printed and placed on the calendar;
and he gave notice that Oh the End of
Aprll--a week from next Monday-he
would call up the bill for consideration
by the Senate. The motion to print
and place on the calendar was agreed
| to.
Mr.. Henderson asked Mr.. VOORHEES,
whether there was any written report
for the bill.
Mr.. Voorhees-There is not.
Mr. MandersOn-Will there be any
statement submitted by the committee
on finance?
Mr.. Voorhees-There will be, when
the blu Is called up for action.
Mr.. Manderson-Which Will show
the changes made in this bill from the
existing law?
Mr. Voorhees, s-Ehero will bs a full
statement and explanation when the
Dill IS called up for consideration. This
will be ready in printing on the 2nd Of
April. | expect to make a statement
| ,t,ll
be comparative statement, accessible
to the Senators.
Mr. ManderSon--l made the inquiry
because OF the fact that the main
change in the bill is the change from
specific to ad valorem duties; and that
1t would require an expert to show the
effect of the changes
Mr. FoorhccS-An explanation will
be speedily afforded to the Senate and
to the Senators.
MIR. McPherson, member Of the
finance committee, said he had assesnt-
cd to tho report just made by Mr..
Voorhees,, justifying his action by the
belief that, whether wise or unwise in
all its provisions, the bill was the best
: compromise obtainable In a committee
whose members differed so widely in
l their views on economical questions,
} and on the effects Of the bill on the
o prosperity OF the country when en-.
q. bodied into law. lie said that he
0 would find no difficulty III supporting
= in the Senate tho colleagues with
4 whom he had served on the committee
!, In enactiNg into law rs much Of the
y proposed legislation as would yield to
- the government all the revenue needed
:, when economically administered. Ba
u yond that just and proper limitation he
must not expect to go. There we're two
subjects In the bill which had received
much public attention, and he would
state to the Senate, rs he had done to
the committee, his views upon them
First, he disagreed with his colleagues
Of the committee on tho income tax
section Of the bill. Ample provision
having been made in the bill for reve.
nue., the presence Of an income tax in
the bill was unnecessary. An income
tax was unamerlcan, undemocratic,an
he thought unwlse; and he should at
the proper time, move to strike IL from
the bill. Secondly, he disagreed with
his colleagues on the committee in re-
gard to the sugar schedule as it appear
ed In the bill ;aud he should feel impell-
ed to offer an amendment to that
schedule, believing that the option to
custom officers to elect whether to i'm
pose duties by the polariscore test or
by tho "Dutch standard" test was
dangerous power. He trusted, however,
that the finance committee would on
further consideration adopt that view
and would offer an amendment 20 re-
strict the test Of all sugar, raw and re-
fined, to the p0larlscope alone
Mr.. Allison, another Republican
member Of the finance committee, sug-
gested that it would BE- a great con 4.
venience to nave a pamphlet printed Of
; the bill, showing in paragraphs the ex .
lsting law, the House bill and the COM
mittee's bill; and Mr.. Voorhees, said
that there would be no trouble about
, liking up that matter.
MIR. lloar made an inquiry as to the
parliamentary attitude Of the bill, and
was informed by the Vice President
, that it had gone TO the calendar.
MIR. PETER gave notice that he would
move as Il substitute for the tariff bill
the ono which Ii" had introduced last
week.
. MIR. George then addressed tho Sen
ate on the legal aspects Of the lava
ilan question. lie spoke for about two
hours, dov0ting most Of his argument
to the support Of the Presidents right
to appoint Mr.. }lOunt as commission
er paramount without the necessity Of
confirmation by the Senate.
After q short executive session the
, Senate, at 4 30, adjourned until tomOr-
row.
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