The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-03
PATCHING UP THE TARIFF.
The Senate Committee Devotes An,
other DaY to tho Bill.

Washington, March 2. - The Senate
finance committee spent another day on
the task of framing tariff bill that will
conciliate all factions of the Democratic
party and secure the votes of the protec-
zionist tariff reformers and those
favoring tariff for revenue only
At the end of the day Senator Voorhees,
said good Roadway had been made
He admitted, however, that no definite
conclusion had been reached on the dis
puted schedules.
The finance committee has not been the
only place where interesting conferences
have taken place, for while Senator Noor-
hees and his associates were at work
there, Senator German and other conserv-
atives were ClOseted in the room of the
Maryland senator, and in the room of Sen
ator Allison on the same floor numerous
republicans were found at various hours,
almost the entire day being consumed by
Senators Allison and AldriCh in close con-
sultation.
HILL BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
Senator Hill was before the finance
committee almost the whole morning and
remained during much of the afternoon
He made a speech in favor of incidental
protection for many of the industries
in New York, and also re-
caucus concerning the income tax. Sena-
tor Hill declined to talk about the confer
ence, but intimated that he believed the
committee would see the necessity of re-
porting a hill that was satisfactory and
that would Weld satisfactory revenue to
meet the necessities of the government
During the afternoon Senators White,
OF Louisiana. and Gallery left Senator
Gopmau room and spent two hours with
the committee All sorts of rumors were
spread conc 3rning the outcome of this
conference, out what ever was done the
Indications are that the result achieved
was more satisfactory TO the sugar men
than tl7 proposition submitted to the
caucus.
4liG INTERNAL REVENUE.
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue
Miller WAS also before the committee dis
cussiug lLe internal revenue schedule
which, az course, includes whisky ana to-
baccO. The commiss .oner also gave the
committee some information concerning
the amounts that would be received by a
tax on sugar from some OF the tentative
propositions that have been made The
whisky tax appears TO have been lost
sight of entirely so little is it discussed.
Senator Voorhees, said this Afternoon
that he hoped the bill would be ready to
lay before the full committee Monday,
and at all events it would be completed
as speedily as possible. Nothing he said,
would be permitted TO stand in the way,
| and when his attention was called to the
Bland bill, which had passed the House,
| Senator Voorhees, said that measure
would have to wait until the tariff bill
had been disposed Of
TIRE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
II is understood that the committee has
practically decided upon the sugar sched-
ule, and in the result reached the sugar
men appear TO have gotten more than had
| been conceded up to this point. Accord
ing to the authority obtaiuable all sugars
up TO So by the polariscopic test will have
duty OF one cent, between So and 90
/ one-tenth of q cent additional, and be-
tween 80 and 80 the rate has not been
! decided upon, although a demand is made
for two one hundredths of cent for each
degree. Above As net increase Of Il of
cent is asked, and up 10 this time re-
fused by the committee.