The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-08
MANY CHANGES.
Tariff Bill Well Cut by the
Senate Finance Committee.
Outline Of the Latest Draft t-Agricult-
ural Products Taken From Free List.

WASHINGTON, May a-The open session
Of the senate lasted but half an hour and
was devoid Of all l-public interest save the
Introduction by Senator Allen of Ne
braska, who is defending Coxey and his
lieutenants In the police court. of q reso-
luton for the appointments Of a special
committee OF hvs senators to investigate
the alleged clubbing by the Washington
police Of the leaders of the commonweal
when the 'srmy" tried to break into the
Capitol grounds last Tuesday.
During the executive session Senator
Jones presented the amendments TO the
tariff bill which have been considered and
agreed to by the Democratic senator's,
known as the compromise committee.
There are 400 OF them. and IL makes a
new bill or a measure greatly differing
from the Wilson bill aud from the sem
ate bill In any form in which IL has
been presented. The amendments here
tofore presented by Senator Vest and re-
ported from the finance committee are en-
dorsed by the compromise committee.
There Is general increase In the bill, and
in some schedules the increases are very
marked.
During the afternoon copies Of the
amendments were laid on the desk of
each senator. As printed, they comprise
81 pages OF the ordinary bill size. The
numbe Of the amendments is little
more than 400. Many of the changes are
unimportant and consist of a restoration
of the house duties, which the senate had
decreased. A number of articles have
been taken from the free list, among
these being agricultural products.
Sugar.
The sugar schedule is identically a.
heretofore published, namely, 40 per cent
ad valorem OF all raw sugars, and an ad-
ditional Is of cent on all sugar above
No. 10 Dutch standard, with discrimin-
ating duty Of J-l0 of a cent against those
countries that pay an export bounty. The
polariscopic test has been dropped from
tho schedule. This section stipulates
that the treaty with Hawaii shall not be
construed to be abrogated or in any man.
The committee has reduced the duty
on rice.
Tobacco.
Another important amendment n that
relative to leaf tobacco, in which there
Is material increase in the rates of duty.
The chemical schedule against which
the Republicans have levelled some of
their arguments has been reconstructed
in many particulars. and here, as in other
schedules, the change Is noted from ad
valorem to specific duties, to say nothing
of the increase in the rate.
The iron and glass schedules have been
overhauled and changes demanded by
have been made, some of
them not 50 much in the nature of in
creases as in the way of reclassification
and the equalization OF duties
Wool and Cotton.
The rumors of late as to a mysterious
influence at work in regard TO the wooden
and cotton schedules appear to have had
some ground, for the changes in these
lines have been numerous and I'm some
cases very material.
Coal, iron ore, lead ore and lumber
were not touched.
The lead trust was not the gamer by
these amendments, for there was not an
increase in the duty on lead products.
was done with whisky.
In the House.
The house began b. siness by making
some committee provisions for the l.swly
elected mem bers of the house. The New
York and New Jersey bridge bill was
passed under suspension of the rules. 1t
meets the objections of the president to a
pier In the river, referring the question to
a commission of engineers. A special
order was adopted making the bills for
the erection of q new government print
ing office and a new hall of records in the
city of Washington the business of the
house until they are disposed Of The
printing Office bill was discussed, but the
debate degenerated into tariff discus
ZION, and Mr.. Milliken of Maine delivered
! speech arraigning the Democratic party
Tor bringing on the financial depression |
from which the country had been suffer-
ng.