The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-03-13

Havemeyer Has FIXED the Tariff to
Smif lmself.

Washington, March S.-Special 1.-THE
tariff bill was reported today. AS has been
predicted in these dispatches for several
days, the bill is a surrender to the trusts
1t is due to the members of the senate
finance committee, however, to state that
they were in the condition of passengers in
Il stage coach held up by road agents at
the point of pistol. The brlsands OF the
democratic party i'll the senate had their as
soc'ates in their power. 1t was either in
definite delay, with the chances against any
bill passing, or a surrender to the demo-
cratic bandits who are representing special
For the benefit of the party and hoping
to have the bill entirely changed when it
reaches a conference the senate committee
drafted the bail to suit the bandits who
stood over them with drawn pistols in the
shape of threats
lection for the sugar trust. HavemeXer
the head of the fattened and protected mo-
nopoly, has been here for a week manipu-
lating things. His methods can only be
surnised, but it is certain that his hand
has done much of the directing, and his
lobby has been bold to claim that the
trust had six democratic senators who
would stand firm and force the committee
ana the senate to give IT what it demanded.
The trust gets what it wanted.
BY the way, one senator is said to have
made 100000 on Tuesday specializing in
sugar
The duty on sugar runs from l to I 40
cents a pound. The actual discrimination
between raw sugars and the products of the
this duty, is given Is of a cent a pound adj
vantage over All imported sugars. Still,
with all this, HaVemeyer and his lobby
are seJtng up howl this evening that they
have been treated badly. That is to create
sympathy in order that they may be sure
to get The schedule through the senate
Inc lead trust and the whisky trust also
get all they demanded. The whisky tax is
raised to 81 10 q gallon and the bonded pc
riOd extended to eight years
The southern senator's, as 4 rule, are very
much dissatisfied with the bill. The kick
ers are also expressing dissatisfaction, but
agree that the bill Will pass in time. "In
time however, may mean three months or
more.
Went Too Far.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, who did the
principal work in the committee in prepar-
ing the bill, said this afternoon: THE bill
is not L would like, but found 1t nee
isfied element. We went just as far in these
concessions it was wise for US to 60 In
deed | think we went too far, but we found
it necessary in order to unite the party in
the senate on the bill. Some sena tors, l un-
derStand. are not satisfied. They claim
there is not yet enough protection in it for
some industries. The sugar trust people I
understand, are dissatisfied | do not think
any senators would make an open fight on
the floor for this trust, but they may fight
other features of the bill and throw stumb-
ling blocks in the way. Yet, when they do
I think can find a way to force them out
from cove.
'How long will the republicans want the
bill in committee" I asked.
1--WE shall give them until next week
Then, when we report it to the senate, it
will lie over for a week in order that sena-
tors may have an opportunity to examine
it. We hope to pass it through the senate
not later than the middle of May, and
hope earlier