Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-12
Not Likely to Be Reported Until
Late Next Week.
WHAT THE REPUBLICANS WILL ASK
A Vain Attempt to Secure Hear
ings for Industries.
LITE PROGRESS TODAY

week are not very bright for the Senate
flnance committee closing up its work on
the tariE bill so that it can be reported to
| the Senate before next week. The demo-
| cratic members of this committee realize
iull We'll that their republican colleagues are
going to make an en- phatic protest against
any and all changes made in the revised
wilson bill from that OF the Mckinley bill
now In force. The republican members, as
Is pretty well known, will make their prin-
clpal hight against the change from specific
TO ad valorem duties II is understood that
the revised Wilson bill is no more salts
factory to the republican members of the
( nnance committee than was the measure
when 1t came from the House.
Will Give IA Surplus.
AS the wilson bill has been changed II is
asserted that 1t will give a surplus of s34.
ooo'oOO. and If this be proved to be absolute
ly true 1t can be considered little else than
protection measure. Doubtless the repub-
hean members will object to any changes
IN the tariff schedules from the MCKINLEY
Jaw Jaw, Iney do not expect. however. to se-
cure any concessions from their demo-
cratic colleagues. All their protests will not
amount TO anything. They will be outvoted
ana expect nothing else. They propose.
grel tariff bill. '1e HULL
The Minority Report.
The supposition now is that the m,nor,,v
report Of the committee will bs f,,y &c
strong, II not stronger, than the minority
report prepared by the House WAYS and
means committee under the direction of
ex-Speaker Reed. 1t is presumed also that
the republican members of the finance conn
iiiil.ee' as Wen as the republican leaders
IN me senate. will fight for delay in the
consideration of this measure as long as
possible. They will be able, at any rate, ac-
ccrding to the congressional prophets 70
prevent Its report to the Senate this week
week. N NNs
Long Debate.
Ihae the debate over the tariff bill, when
IL Is nnally laid before the Senate for CON-
slderation, will not be brief, is admitted
even by the democratic members who ara
rathering it. The plan of Senator yoor-
hees and others of his colleagues to rail-
road the tariff measure through the upper
branch will fail, 1t is thought Democratic
senators outside Of the finance committee
are predicting that the tariff debate in the
senate cannot possibly be brought TO a
elose before June or July, and some predict
mat the nnal conclusion of the fight In the
upper branch may extend into August
Vain Effort to Get Hearings.
Inc senate committee took up the tariff
Dill today as amended by the democratic
members, beginning with the chemical
schedule. Senator Aldrich, on behalf Of the
republican members, stated that there vere
representatives OF several interests affectad
by the bill now in Washington asking m h.
r'5 nv5u py ,he committee as to the changes
iiade' ana mentioned especially a delega-
tlon or laboring men from Worcester. Mass
liitefesteu IN the manufacture of firearms
VINO, ne SAID, regarded the provisions relat-
ing to these articles injurious TO them and
who were very desirous of presentins dia tba
Iacts In the case. He therefore Offered the
following resolution: o
ResolVed. That five days be set apart 70
near Worklngmen, farmers, manufacturers
ana all other persons Interested or lasirinc
20 De heard on the rates suggested in the
Dill now before the committee"
me resolution was voted down by strict
party vote. the republicans favoring and tho
democrats opposing the resolution
Inc committee did not make mu,h pro-
gress with the bill, only about ten items
changed. Tannic acid ts one NJ tho ar,,oin- III
on which the republican members sought TO
secure an Increase, but failed. They sus1
sestea changes from ad valorem to specific
u secure any concession in this respect
Only Six Items Dispo.ed or
1t develops that the COMMITTEES d,soossa
-' 20 iNoiiiS III lne Dill, beginning
with acetic acid and including baracie,
ehfomic, citric, fannie and tartaric acids
Ihere was also some discussion Of aI,o-
hoIc perfumes, but this paragraph was
not disposed of. There was no formal vot. |
upon any proposition to change apv of |
these Items. but the republican members
Ilaue propositions upon them which the |
democratic members stated they WOULD
Se .ahe under consideration and upon which |
tney would probably announce their deci
Sion at tomorrow's meeting. The renIhU- |
ian members also agreed to consider at |
tne meeting tomorrow the date when the |
OH should be reported. They feel that |
they can Keep the bin in committee for
an lndennite length of time, but they seem |
disposed TO allow II to be reported within
a week or ten days if they can be assured |
OF sufncient time to prepare speeches be-
1ore the bill shall be taken up for con-
sldera ton In the Senate, as they do not |
1eel that much is to be gained by the
discussion of the question involved in
committee. If an agreement should be
reported 1t Is not probable that the re-
publicans will persist in the considerable
OF the bill item by item, as they began to
day, as that plan would consume a great
amount of time
The democratic members of the commit
tee gave the republicans to understand at
the meeting today that If there should be
any changes In rates they would be made
by the democratic majority There was
no formal statement to this effect but the
republican members came out Of the COM
mittee room with this impression. 1t was
pr1er discussion OF the sugar schedule |
between Senators Aldrich and Mr. McPher- |
son, in which the latter asserted that the
protection granted to refined sugar did not
exceed 12-1O0 of a cent. II