Evening star., 1894-03-05
THE TARIFF BILL
The Senate Finance Committee Not
Yet Agreed Upon It.
WILL NOT YIELD TO TIE KICKERS
But VIII Show That They Are
Conciliatory to All.
SOME HINGS SETTLED

The Senate finance committee and the
kicAers are still haggIing over the price to
be paid for votes for the tariff bill The
Committee are still uncertain whether they
VIII be able TO get the bill in tomorrow
Everything except sugar is practically set
tied, though subject to slight change. The
present intention is to put fifty cents on
coal, cent pound on all lead ore and a
small duty on iron ore probably not more
than thirty-five cents. 1t is understood that
Mr. German is not satisfied with the yield
ing of the committee on iron and coal, but
Is more interested in the sugar question.
and at the bottom of 1t HILL German and
Brice are credited with desiring most of all
to defeat the bill. The sugar question was
discussed today by the democrats of the
committee, and as far as they are con-
cerned, II they can do what they want to,
tnere can De no duty at all on sugar.
The Sentiment Against "a Sugar Duty.
The sentiment in the committee is over
whelmingly against a sugar duty and they
certainly will not levy any unless they find
it absolutely necessary to secure the pass
age of the bill Today's discussion encour-
aged them in the hope that they would be
able 10 ignore the demands of the sugar
Senators. At all events, they are very pos
tive in their declarations that they will not
give any benefit to the trusts.
Their policy is TO yield enough to impress
the Senate and the country with the idea
that they are conciliatory and desire to
be fair. but not TO yield anything like what
the k1ckers demand. This being done, they
are willing to trust the bill to the Senate
and run the risk of the opposition of their
own party being courageous enough to vote
recommit the bill, and they will not vote
Tor any duty on sugar. nor will they vote
10 amend the bill in line with a proposition
coming from a democrat.
Four Factions.
The democrats appear to be divided into
four factions: One composed of three men,
bers of the Senate who want the bill
beaten; one who are opposed to any sugar
tax, and favor an increased tax on whisky;
one composed of those in favor of a dis
eliminating tax on sugar in favor of the
reineries, and another faction opposing
both the whisky and the sugar tax. With
this vide variance it Is hard to secure
harmony of action.
What One Senator Says.
The members of the finance committee
have been trying to adjust the bill. The
changes made are said to be numerous and
have involved great deal of work in ad-
5ustins details. One of the Senators who
was prominent in the caucus says that the
bill which will be finally reported will be
much more satisfactory to Senators of the
north than the bill which was brought in
to the caucus. Members Of the committee
remain reticent about the changes being
made.
Treasury officials Present Today.
Assistant Secretary Hamlin OF the Treas
ury Department and Internal Revenue
Commissioner Miller were before the COM
rnittee this morning. They were called to
give advice and Information concerning the
administrative features of the internal rev.
enue part Of the bill. In this there have
been many changes, several pages being
entirely rewritten. Commissioner Miller
also gave Information concerning the prob
aole amount of revenue to be derived from
the bill as il now stands.
The Outlook Not Good.
~ The democratic members of the commit
Zee decline absolutely to discuss the situa-
tion to a greater extent than to say that
the outlook for an early agreement is not
20 good today as it was when the commit
fee dispersed Saturday afternoon No meet
tnS OF the full committee had been called
tp to noon. and when asked if a call " wouId
te issued and the bill reported Chairman
voorhees, responded by saying merely that
the bill would be given to the committee at
The earliest practicable moment The bill
would have been sent TO the printer on
Saturday but for the desire of one or two
Cf the members TO look over some of it's pro-
visions, but II was then believed that an
hour or two today would be sufficient to
complete II.
While the democratic members of the
committee have not all been collected in
the finance committee room, they have all
been at work the bill, some in the reg
ular committee room and others in Senator
Vests room.
An Absurd Story.
Senator Hill pronounces as absurd the
Story sent out from New York yesterday
that ten democratic Senators had united in
a written agreement to oppose the tariff
bill in the Senate and says that neither of
the Senators from New York have recently
been in the empire state.