The morning call., 1894-05-07
SLAUGHTER OF AID VALOREM
Left of the Original
Wilson Bill.
SCHEDULE is SLASHED.
There Will Be a Struggle in the
Senate Over the Compromise
Measure.


in all probability witness an interesting
development in the tariff debate. The
armistice arranged on Friday will end
next Tuesday if not continued by agree
ment, and the debate, which was inter
rupted on Friday in the midst OF one oil
Mr.. Quay's speeches, to allow the Demo-
Gratis 10 arrange their compromise. Will be
resumed if the compromise shall prove TO
have progressed SO far as TO admit OF the
introduction oil the amendments proposed
If the latest plans do not fail, the amend
ments will be introduced in the Senate law.
The Senators who are engaged in tormu-
lating them have been at work pom them
all day, Notwithstanding 1t is Sunday.
They were also employed with them
good part of last night. Tney had the
assistance of several experts.
A definite idea Of the amendments cOuld
not be conveyed without giving all the
amendments. and they will Eot be given
10 the press until presented in the senate.
There will be few startling changes, but
a great many OF them, 1t Is not known,
when incorporated In the Dill. Will
show as many, if not more alterations
than were made in the House bill by the
financial committee when reported to the
Senate. The amendments will be found
numerous on the chemicaI iron and steel.
agricultural and sugar schedules, but they
will affect the entire bill, including woOlen
goods, cotton goods. metals and many
other articles. In almost every instance
where there have been changes. increases
have been made, and there has been a
general slaughtering of the ad valorem for
specifics. The sugar schedule is totally
changed, and iron manufacturers Will
show an interesting transformation if re-
ports be correct.
With the amendments once in the Senate
it will be interesting to observe the
progress of the Republicans. The Demo-
Gratis have believed if they could secure a
bill which would insure the support of
forty-three Senators then some Repub-
licans would yield after formal and busi-
ness-like protest against the changes, and
they have assured the Republican tariff
leaders that the bill which they hope to
present will have the support or forty
three Democratic Senators, to say nothing
of the assistance they hope to secure from
the Populists.
The week will probably demonstrat e
what credence the Republicans are to give
the statement and develop their plans in
case it is revised. 1t is understood that
the Republican compromise bill is before
the Senate. The Republicans do not show
disposition to talk of IT'S merits on lines
to the Democratic managers. and they
will make an etfortto expedite business by
i'm of "a haf
and by curtailng the liberties offered.
This policy was curtly intlmated in the
reply made by Harris to an inquiry as to
whether the present hours would be OBJ
served after Tuesday.
YES" he replied. until we move for
longer"
The Republicans will resist any effort of
this character, and when it is made some
speeches may be expected.
The only speech so far announced for
the week is one by Hoar on Tuesday.
The Chinese treaty will occupy the SEN
ate tomorrow.
Representatives Lockwood. Tracey and
other New York members are closel y
watching the barley item Of the tariff bill
and relying mainly on Senator Murphy's
familiarity WIFI Tue DT6WlUS business 10
secure an arrangement Of the barley
schedule satisfactory to New York. Sew
eral conferences have been had with the
Senator. during which the barley question
has been discussed. The New York
brewers draw their supply of barley from
the great crops Of Canada, and, with a
nominal duty, the Eastern men have a
prospect of commanding the brewery busi.
ness Of the country. But the Western in
terests, particularly those centered at
Milwaukee. st. Louis and Cincinnati,
draw their supplies mainly from American
farmers and can get along without the low
duty on barleys of Canada. With the
Canadian crop kept out by high duty,
the Westerners have a prospect OF COM
manding the market. The Western men
were well satisfied with the high rate of 40
per cent fixe1 in the Senate bill. but now
the Eastern men are at work to bring the
rate down and they feel they will succeed.