The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-08
THE REVISED TARIFF BILL.
OYER FoUR HUNDRED AMENDMENTS
REPORTED BIZ 1HE COMMITTEE


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WASHINGTON. May THE truce arranged
between Senators Harris and Aldrich. repre-
ssnting the friends ard opponents OF the Will
son Tariff bill. will come TO an end to- m orrow.
and again the old familiar statement IL heard
that the era OF business will begin at once
| This announce m emit was made 30 often during
the dresrJ days OF the long fight over the Sill
YER Repeal bill last fall that It came to be re-
gardsd as a joke. and II has something Of that
nature now. A little more than four weeks
| was spent I'm general debate" after the
| Wilson bill finally emerged from its long slum-
| Der In the room OF the Committee on Finance
| then ten days were devoted to a discus
sion OF the bill by para graphs." during which
| time not one item was disposed OF. and now. at
| last. the Committee on Finance have con-
| structsd new bill under the guise OF amends
| ing the old one and have presented IL to the
| Senate. The Democratic Senators who called
! Senator Aldrlch liar because he said that the
| Finance Committee would have over 800
| amendments to offer are now probably
| ashame ell OF themselves, for by actual count
| the new bill which its authors say Ii not new
I'LL. but merely the old one changed little"
| contains 403 amendments. They are mainly
chan es from nd valorem to specific rater. as
demanded By Senator Hill and the Republic
| cans. or increases over the Wilson bill.
The new measure was framed By the com
promisers on the Democratic side OF the SEN
ia h. afaN. AZ he
Had the Republican mem ers OF the Finance
Committee cared to do so they could have pre-
vented the reporting OF the smsndm ents. and
thus efrectually blocked the further progress OF
the new measure. They did not do so. how
ever. and will not flibuster against the bill.
Since the death Of Senator Vance the m ember-
shin OF the Finance Committee has been equally
divided between Democrats and Republicans
The vacancy in the majority has not been
filled. because the Democrats have been I'M
able to decide am ong them selves who should
get the coveted place. Senators Hill and
smith have 10th been suggested. but there 10
opposition to this. on the ground that neither
has been long enough in service to be entitled
to promotion to such an important post. II is
more than likely that Senator German will
eventually BIO assigned to the vacancy.
The fight upon the new bill will begin at
once. although some set speeches must DO
worked or before the contest opens at close
range. Some time during the debate Senator
Hill 10 apt to create surprise By entering q
motion to recommit the bill to the Com mittee
on Finance with instructions to strike out the
income tax proposition and make other
changes that will convert the bill into
q moro Democratic and more American
measure than IL Is now. or than It will
be when the amendments OF the Com
mttee on Finance have been adopted. II this
Is ever done. Senator Hill has not made pub
lie his intention to thus attack the patchwork
measure but when he does mako his motion.
It will probably stir up . row that will put
little life into the perfunctory and humdrum
tarin debate as u has been carried on OF late.
Mr. Hill will make an earnest and determined
and it is not at all certain that he will not
be supportsd by several other Democratic
Senate that the managers Of the com promise
took too much for granted at the informal eau
result o. what Was said al this meeting. ,hae
every Democrats senator but Mr.; Hill would
Maphs ns given Of
his course would De. nor has Senator Irby OF
so1th WHO VIII mot
b wrong IN suPR97siPs that he VIII sup.
a H3SsSP P b. is.sinsd in n.
those who agree with him In opposing the in
come tax support him in his fight against the |
make the GsSt lust the same. and rem ain true
to the principles laid down in his great speech |
Msh the and !. the
peatedly. that he will not vote for th- measure |
unless the income tax proposition shall first
The members Of the Finance COMMITTEES |
have found y very diffieult to complete their |
WORKED constantly Of late. Including nights |
and Sundays. The sugar and woollen SEIZED. |
most ,resbls. The radical tsri Sp r.f e s
among the Democratic bers Of the COM
They are Indignant at the trestm emit they have
received by the combination OF Repu blican and
threaten to break out IL matis 5 at sn; moi
nsnt The action 4tths eSm nittee In upsetting
Al the W9rE done oy taS NILS u, wing Of me party
against the ad yalorem rates. decided upon
soon after the bill came from the House. has
alarmed now lest those Senators shall with
Measure. There has been a report In eircuIs-
ton TO-DAY at the Senate to the effect that the
new bill because a sugar bounty has not been
crowded provided h tGr m !. probable h9TeSsr that
satisfied Il the rates as agreed upon should be
adhered to. This is much better than they
expected d, e get earlier In The dissuss9n.
important, aud consist OF a restoration OF the
House duties. which the Senate had decreased,
free list. among these being agricultural
products. The sugar sehsd ule Is identicAlly
as has been heretoio published In these do
snAtches. namely. 10 per cent Ad valorem on
al raw sugars and An additional onsSsiRhth
Dutch standard. with discriminating
duty OF one-teDth OF a cent against those
countries that pay an export bounty. The
test has been dropped from the
schedule. A provision that win set at rest
much OF the discussion likely TO grow out OF
his section Is that which expressly stipulates
that the treaty with Hawaii shall not be con-
strued to BE- Asrogated or In any manner i'm |
paired by the passage OF this act.
Probably. as the result OF the criticism that
tho bill has been drawn on sectional lines. the
com mittse has reduced the duty on rica.
Another exceedingly important Rms end msnt 10
that relative TO leaf tobacco in which there is
a very material increase In the rates OF duty.
The chemical scheduls. against which the Re-
publicAns have leVelled some OF their Argu-
msnts. has heen reconstructed In many par
ticulSrs. and here. as in the other schedules. |
the change 10 noted from Ad Valorsm to spsciic
duties. 10 say nothing OF the increase In the
rates.
The iron and glass schedules have been