The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-03-22
TIE TARIFF BILL
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WASHINGTON, Narck 17.-Ssnxtovs
Aldrich aad Chandler agreed Friday in
|a statement to q correspondent that
the new complication whica has arisen
over the abroga ton OF the reciprocity
treaties xni the proposed ahro2= ton OF
the treaty with Hawaii. have thrown
the democrat c, ne I'm bers OF the hnance
com ittee into Il At@ta OF ut.uosl con-
fusior. Bota t:.e.c republican, senato.s,
tEeir statements j. 20 tie fate OF dem
ocrat;c tariff legislation, s3id Friday
that tie possibility of tue dSteat ot The
bill in TIE senate, or OF its failure in
conference. was daily growing oy
reason OF these democratic divisions.
Chairman Voorhees, Ees authorized
The positive sta temcut that the tariff
DILL Will be reported to- nc senate next
Tuesday. The value cf ,nis prediction
may lie estimated from tho fact that
the republican members Of the commit
tee arc insisting upon q full discussion
OF ev;.c,;;- item in the tci:odu.es, aad
that ,vaen Tuesday arrives they will
not have progressed FAR il Tie alpha
betical list.
Senator Voorhees, made ga amusing
betrayal Of his lacl: Of personal knowl-
edge Of the tariff biz Ivy expressing
aston;shlncnt Friday 1T tue fact that
the bill as amended By BIS democratic
associate, included Luiidirg &n.l loan
associations in the tx 20 ise le'ie,,! up
on incomes and corporations Mir.
Voorhees, in Lewil4cred manner
stated that he did not lno.. any
such Change had Teen ula.1e in the
bill.
The sugar colnplica continues 20
be the III \ topic of discussion among
those int reste.. in the fate Of tic sr:H
bill Concessions grantel by demo-
cratic uen..>.rs OF tie SENATE finance
committee to the sugar. 1-uwers and
rcfiners viii b. OF no W; de whatever if
the rec; prcci4y agreeil.ei: y perfected
unt.cr the Mckinley act are abolished.
This legislation would Incan IL heavy
reduct.on IN export Of farm products,
ard almost tle :.;.aihilat.on of or pork
shipments to Germany
The value g our exports il arlicles
in which Che United s;ta,@s::tJ'S to &C.
cupy position alino-t L bVve COMPETE
ticr is Indicated IN the anr";l report
OF the new democratic cl;:e( of the
bu-e5u OF ST.. tist;cs for the year end
ing juno. 81. 1893. which says
'Cut ot G., :,tecn c.;loses enumerated
in the proyihi ons of tbu sci:' uie, three
run I'D into hundreds Of r.il,ions OF
pounds, ard all tut four RIM high IN
tens OF ,nliions OF puuuds" it is this
enornous export trade, who.r -lagoi-
tude is THUS conceded b<- SUCH eminent
democrat; tic authority us ~. Ford, that
the democratic tariff tU:!ers propose
to cripple. if not destroy, by causing
foreign nations 70 renew the elnh@rgo
which WIS ouiy r1n.oved after years OF
patient negotiation.
OF course, members Of tire finance
committee Of the senate can give the
sugar senators no assurance that sugar,
which is admitted free under the exist
ing reciprocity agreen'ant, will be
made dutiabe with the approval of
the house 1t is little wonder, there
fore, that they are almost distracted in
their efforts to find solution for this
complication.