The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-06
THE DUTY ON SUGAR.
STICKING POINT OF THE TARIFF
COMMITTEE.
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A Quick Agreement on Other sched-
ules Probable if Sugar Is
Disposed of
SECRETARY oAHbrsbE SITS WITH THE
SUBCOMMITTEE.
ono Senator's views-All Must Have Protso,
tiou or None Hardest Fight in years
May Be Prscipitated by tho Bill,

Washington, March S--The Wilson tariff
bin has been the subject OF an earnes,
consultation among the senators today,
IL has reached certain stage OF CONS
plcteness, yet It may he thrown out OF
gear by ono single article That article
IS sugar aud /, was generally understood
that u definite agreement could be
reached upon this article 1t would then he
possible TO agree upon everything olss
and that the bin could be reported with-
out delay
II is understood that by mutual conees-
sicns and frequent consultntlcis the de-
mards made by those Democratic uena-
tors who opposed the bill In ,he
form IN which 10 was first presented
have been met and Tentatively agreed
upon. burt even these agreements are sub
iect b the approval OF the TREASURY de-
rpttn ent and the needs OF tire government
in the matter Of revenue,
Secretary Carlisle has been with the
nemlcir OF the cognmfttee most Of the
day ana mo, with uhum again this even
ing 10 discuss and compare changes,
But, while these concessions have been
made and the members of the finance
Gonnilntee and the Directing senators
have found mhidlc ground, there yet
rem aims tK matter of sugar, aud the
difncmtiesNAurrounding an agreement
upon this are the greatest chat the tariff
makers have 10 contend with The
louisiana senators have one plan which
does not meet with favor by the renners,
The plan OF the rehners Ia Objectionable
TO the Louisiana senator's.
A suggestion has been made that an nd
valorem tax be laid and the renners say
this wnulN nIIpfNl tlpul nIDIpNtlgn.
some senator's, looking toward conces-
sion, have said that II an al rnlorcm
be made IN their favor. This Is stubborn
ly resisted by those who claim that nm al
valorem rate would afford them I, just
uned sugar would neccssitate greater
tax when imposed than the raw sugar.
II appears also that the proposition for
an Increased tax on whisky Is mixed up
with the proposed duty on sugar
If the latter Is agreed to, the necessity
for an increase in the whisky tax dlanp-
pears. sa Nais reason those who have
been inslating upon increases IN the whis-
KY tax are not favorable to y sugar taS.
One OF the senators who IL openly op-
amended by the senate subcommittee
and who WINS active in the caucus, said
today that the outcome was mntter
OF considerable doubt.
'uad the blu made equal reductions"
he said, land had no attempt been made
10 give some special interests an ndvnnt-
age, we could not complain. But Whcn VI
was proposed TO protect the Louisiana
sugar men we could not sit atill and soc
interests In our states suner, THIS led
to the caucus, and II was there shown
how unjust IL would he to make the blll
protective In one locality alone II may
be thnt the concessions which nave been
made WIZ be agreed TO ana mat the
treasury department viii find them HatiB-
factory, ana yet one little thing may re-
suit IN undoing all that has been done and
the Wilson bin reported very much In
IA n m
senate"
CURED for years. But the whole mntter Is
on such delicate ground that a rejection
by the senate Of one q the points IN dis
senate docs. We hope however, that we
are going TO reach nm adjustment which
win settle the matter
II Is also stated that tho committee
has been giving attention to the tobacco
schedule IN the internal revenue bill dur
Ing the day and that the Internal revenue
commissioner was before them 10 make
suggestions concerning rntes, ana the
method Of collecting this as well as other
taxes IN this part OF the bill,
The committee iH having trouble 70
satisfy the manufacturers with the rate
~ this tax, as they are urging thnt u
there 10 10 be increase II shall be placed
nj " cents, because their machinery.
which rs expensive vs. made 10 produce
packages corresponding VIII either
mittee has Increased this inN 10 10 cents.
Senators Jones and Mcpherson contln-
ucd their work on the wilson Bill a. the
capitol until 10 o'clock tonight, but did not
get the bin IN shape to suit them. md
stopped at that hour with the Intention
Of resuming the work tom morrow morning.
They announced at the conclusion Of The
meeting that the bill would not be IN
shape to he reported to the fun commit
tee tomorrow
The scnators had the clerk Of the house
ways ard means committee with them
during the meeting this evening, ana II NJ
understood that they went over many Of
the items Of me bin, making careful com
parisons Of the chnngeB with the house
biz II has been found that some Of the
amendments made are not constituent with
the main portions Of the bill, aud many
the last hour. This work Is consuming
much Of the time OF the committee, as
well rs That which II " necessary 20 give
TO the fixing Of rates on the disputed
fteunH