The herald., 1894-03-09
THE SENATE TARIFF BILL
Submitted to the Finance
Committee.
Many Changes Made in the
House Measure.
Sugar, Coal and Iron Ore Taken OF
the Free List.
The Duty on Wool Restored-rhe In
como Tax Feature Retatned-AI-
terations in the Internal
Revenue Schsd ules.
BY the Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, March 8.-The proceed.
ings OF the senate committee on finance
in the main we're informal today.
Copies Of the tariff bill, as submitted by
the Democratic subcommittee, were
handed all the members, and some dis.
cussion OF the time for the consideration
of the bill by the full committee took
place, the Republican membera saying
they would desire reasonable period,
and the Democratic members expressing
themselves as willing to grant that with
out cavil
Saturday next at 10 am. was set for
the next meeting, when the Republicans
will probably be able to say what they
will require. 1t ia considered probable
they will ask for an entire week after
the next meeting day, and possibly
more. The Democratic members say
whatever delay may occur hereafter
will be chargeable to the Republicans,
and they must assume the responsible
ity.
Senator Jones OF Arkansas, chairman
of the tariff sub committee, Ia of the
opinion that the bill, as reported, would
produce a revenue of about $40, ,000, 900
or $4S0.000.000. without taking into
account the increased amount which
would be the result of the reductions in
the tariff rates made.
Senator Caffery, who with his late
colleague, Senator White of Louisiana
led the fight for a sugar duty, expressed
himself satisfied in a modified degree
with the action OF the committee.
Senator Brice is not altogether satis-
fed with the bill, but will no doubt
support the measure after trying to
have it amended in some matters.
Senator Hill declined to say anything
on the bill until he had made q speech,
Senators Allison and Aldrich, Repnb-
lican members OF the finance committee,
said they had no opportunity to ex-
anime the bill so az to make any COM
ment upon it. The Republicans, az q
rule, decline to express any opinions for
the came reason.
The Populist senators are also reti-
cent. saying they have been more inter
ested in the silver debate than in the
tariff bill.
The Pacific coast senators generally
express themselves against the feature
of the bill which abrogates the treaty
with Hawaii, because so many people
on the coast have large investments in
Hawaiian sugar plantations, and the
commerce of the coast has been greatly
aided by the sugar industry.
Authorized statements on the senate
tariff bill were secured from all the
members OF the house ways and means
committee now In town by represent
rative of the Associated Press.
Ex-Speaker Reed said THE bill is
much worse than when it left the house,
and it is much more important for the
interests of the country that in should
be beaten"
Mr.. Whiting said: II think the bill
an improvement on the one passed by
the house."
Mr.. Burrows said: ~ can simply say
the measure, as proposed to be amended
by the senate, is more inharmonious
and unscientdc, it possible. than the
one passed by the house."
Mr.. BYnum said: 'The bill as
reported seems to be on the general line
of the Wilson hill, and do not think
there will be- any serious difficulty in
the two houses agreeing"
Mr.. Hopkins said: 1.-The effect OF
this bill will be to relieve foreign manu-
faeturers and importers OF the burdens
imposed on them by the Mckinley bill
and place tax on American wage
workers."
Mr.. Montgomery said: "The extern
sion of the bonding period to eight
years will give general Satisfaction to
the distillers."
Mr.. Payne sal d "The senate commit
tee succeeded in making the bill worse
than it WAS before by substituting spe-
cifc for ad valorem duties throughout"
Mr.. Springer was very much dis
pleased at the action of the finance
committee in restoring the duty on
wool. "The house will neither agree to
it nor the duties on wool and iron ore,"
he said.
The Louisiana representatives did not
share in the general opinion that the
sugar interests secured exceptional con-
cessons by the senate tariff bill.