The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-05
THE HOME STRETCE
Work on the Tariff Bill
Will Be Completed
This Evening.
TO BE PRESENTED THURSDAY
The Course Then to Be Pursued
Final Vote Expected By the
Middle of April.

WASHINGTON, March s. 1894.-It was Will
the determination of finishing its labors to
day, if possible, that the Democratic mem
bers of the Senate Finance Committee be-
gan the fifth weeks consideration of tbs
tariff bill. That the task has not been
pleasant and that the result has been un.
satisfactory is evidenced by the fact that
already double the time allotted by Chair
man VOORHEES, has been consumed in the con,
sideration of the measure and three differ
ent dates set for its reporting have been
permitted to pass without the bill being conn
pleted. This delay has, however, been no
fault of the committee, and had not the
Wilson bill encountered such severe and
concentrated opposition among Democratic
Senator'S Mr. Voorhees, prediction would
have been fulfilled and the Wilson bill would
long before this been before the Senate prae-
tically as it came from the House.
Time was necessary to reconcile differences
and bring certain schedules into a shape
that would insure for the bill the support Of
Senators who threatened to antagonize the
whole measure unless their interests were
placated.
THE FINISHING TOUCHES.
When Saturday night came around the
committee had the separate parts of its puz-
zle in shape to put together, and that win be
done today Treasury experts were at work
the committee furnishing data ap-
sidered on the 'shome stretch"
One Senator devoted the entire day to the
sugar schedule This morning, while the
remainder of the committee gathered in Mr..
Voorhees, room, Messrs. Vest and Jones met
with the experts elsewhere, and when they
joined their associates were prepared to give
valuable information on the dis
puted schedules. Assistant Secretary
Hamlin was before the eonmittee this
morning to discuss the administrative
features of the bill which comes within that
part of the Treasury work over which he
presides. The final vote will probably be
taken tonight and the course of the bill In
the Senate will become matter of interesting
conjecture. The Republicans will, doubtless,
succeed in keeping it in committee until
Thursday, at least.
VOTE IN APRIL.
When it is finally reported, it will be sent
to the calendar, pending the preparation OF
reports and of speeches. This viii take at
least ten days, and, according to the judg-
ment of Democratic Senator, the bill can
hardly be called up for the commencement
of the general debate before Monday, the
10Th instant. As soon as debate is begun,
the majority will insist that the daily
sessions be held from twelve to six
o'clock, and that no other business
shall be permitted to interfere with
the discussion of the tariff bill In this
manner they expect every one to have had
ample opportunity to speak and be willing to
begin voting, so that talk will cease and ac-
ton begin by the middle of April. The
Senator said he was of the opinion the Sem
ate Committee had gone little too far in
the matter of ad valorem duties, which ac-
ton on the part of the committee, he
thought, might protract debate and draw
out additional opposition from Democratic
Senators.