The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-05
Those Informed of Changes in Wilson's
Bill Refuse TO Give Hint on
Any of the Items.
JOHN KERN AT THE CAPITAL
Will Seek an Immediate Hearing
of Indiana Tax Cases.
Chief Justice Fuller Opposed to Sitting
of the Supreme Court With
out a Full Bench.

WASHINGTON, March 4-The Demo-
cratic members of the Senate committee on
finance find it necessary to take at least
one more day to consider the tariff bill be-
fore presenting il TO the full committee
They had been very anxious to complete
the bill yesterday so as to be able to lay II
before the full committee tomorrow and
they did not relax in this purpose until the
last moment before completing their work
yesterday, but they found that it had been
necessary to give so much time to the Sem
ators who wanted TO be heard on the vari.
Gus schedules that they had comparatively
little time for consultation. Consequently,
they were unable TO send the bill TO the
printer last night and they postponed this
until tomorrow, when they promise to
complete the bill in time to have IL printed
for presentation on Tuesday morning. The
committee has progressed so far, and have
heard the dissatisfied Senators so fully that
they feel confident now of being able TO
carry out this programme, although there is
considerable detail work still TO be done.
While some of the schedules Of the bill
have been agreed TO, for the time being. by
the committee. the work is not considered
finally concluded on any of them, and i'm
portant changes are liable to be made up
to the last moment before the meeting OF
the full committee. For this reason men,
bers of the committee decline, absolutely,
to give out any of the rates fixed. They
also refuse TO confirm any figures published.
While they do not say that the rate OF ~
cents per ton on iron ore and coal are er-
roneous, they assert that whatever ngureS
they may have agreed to, even on these
articles, are still subject TO chanee. ana
that as 1t is with these articles so IL Is with
the entire list The contest between the
members of the committee and the dlscon-
tented element has been very sharp. SEN
ators Hill, German. Brice, White, Caffery
and Smith, and, possibly, two or three
other Senator's, constitute n very compact
organization and they constitute an lnfiu-
ence which the committee is finding II dffh-
cult TO re-ist These Senators have been In
constant consultation. Still, members OF the
comnfittee do not believe that the OPPOSE
ton of the Senators will go to the extent
of opposing the bill by their votes. sugar
is still, IL has been from the start the
most disturbing element with which the
committee has been called on TO deal and
there Is far greater trouble In hXlng a
rate satisfactory to the retners than 10 the
planters ,.
tee have not changed their purpose OF ask
ing for an explanation, in committee, or the
changes made, and they will insist upon
explicit and comprehensive statements.
Senator Morrill, has reiterated his purpose
to this end within the past day or two,
and other Republican members or the SEN
ate finance committee will sustain him ~
his position If the Democratic members
comply as il is supposed they Will, In a
he consumed, so that, even though the bill
be presented to the full committee on Tues
daV il cannot be definitely stated just when
it will be reported TO the Sehate. .- ne
TO get it in at the earliest practicable mo-
ment.