Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-13
T H E TARIFF BILL
No Agreement as to When It Shall Be
Reported.
Differed Schedules Discussed by the
Committee TOdny-Only One
Concession Secured.

The Senate committee on finance did not
should be reported to the Senate, as they
thought yesterday they would be able to
do, at today's meeting.
Several propositions looking to setting a
time were made by the democratic members
but they were not accepted by the republi-
cans. One of these propositions looked to
fixing the time when the bill should be
taken up for discussion in the Senate at
Monday, the 18th instant, leaving it to the
committee to decide how much of the
intervening time should be spent in COM
mittee and how much in the preparation
of speeches.
No Agreement Reached.
The republican members did not indica te
an acceptance of the suggestion, nor did
they make counter proposition. Senator's
Allison and Aldrich intimated that they
did not consider 1t desirable, as they did
not think it would be profitable to spend
great length of time in discussing the
merits OF the bill across the table in the
committee room, and stated that they
would be satisfied with limited time in
committee If they could be assured OF time
in which to prepare speeches and get them
selves in readiness for the debate in a
general way between the reporting of the
bill and the time when IL should be taken
up for consideration, but Senator Morrill,
who was the only other republican present
expressed a belief that the time necessa ry
for thorough examination of the bill and
exchange of views concerning the various
changes made could be profitably devoted
to the work.
The democratic members appeared some
what disappointed at not securing an agree
ment as to the time and there is a possibil-
lty that they may undertake to have the
time fixed by a formal motion.
One Concession Secured.
The proceedings with reference to rates
today did not take the same course as YES
terday. Instead of beginning where they
left off yesterday and taking up the ball
paragraph by paragraph the committee
changed from one schedule to another and
discussed several changes made by the
Senate committee. The republicans sue
ceeded in securing one concession On
unglazed encaustc tling. the duty on which
was increased To slightly above the rate
fixed in both the Senate and House bills
This was the only result of the mornings S
work.
An Agreement to BE Reached.
There are indications that the republican
and democratic members of .he committee
Will soon reach agreement as to the
time when the bill shall be reported There
are reasons for believing that the republi-
can members would consent 10 having the
bill reported to the Senate carly next week
by Monday or Tuesday, If they could be
assured of ten days or two weeks after that
time for preparation for the debate when
IL should begin. This brings the two parties
IN the committee to a difference Of only
about a week on the question of The time a $
to when the consideration of the bill
should begin. The democrats want TO take
the bill up on Monday the 18th and the
republicans would be willing that 1t should
be taken up the Monday following, April
2. There win be several minor changes
made in the bin at the suggestion Of the
republicans. but probably none Of import
ance.