The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-18
SLOW WORK ON The TARIFF
The Bill Not Apt TO Reach the Senate
for Several DAYS.

The Democratic Senators Not Likely
20 Have It Ready for the Full Conn
mittee as Soon as Expeoted-Then It
Win be Left With the Minority Of
the Committee for Two or Three
Days More
Washington, Feb 1.-THE full men,
bership of the democrats on the Senate
finance committee met early this morning
in Senator Voorhees, room, aud at IL
O'Clock Secretary Carlisle Joined them.
Nothing has as yet become known as to
Secretary Carlisle's errand. The LOUIS
lana senator's still profess to be ignorant
Of the intentions of the committee regard
ing sugar, but reiterate their own inten-
tions 20 fight the bill in case their wishes
are ignored.
Senator Proctor, of Vermont, represents
ing the marble interests, was before the
committee this morning for short time,
and urged that higher duty be placed
upon that article.
The committee remained in session uu-
til o'clock.
1t is likely that session Of the sub
committee will be held tomorrow.
Senator Caffrey said after the meeting
that he knew no more concerning the
probable course of the committee toward
sugar than he knew three days ago; he
had not the faintest conception of the
outcome OF the committees work, and
only knew what he and his colleagues
would do in case sugar was left unpro-
tected The general impression at the
capitol was that nothing would be settled
in the sugar schedule until Monday norm
ing
THE BILL FAR FROM READY.
Senator Voorhees,, who yesterday de-
clared that the bill would be ready to lay
before the committee on Tuesday, to-day
declined to make any prediction or dis
cuss the situation. How any definite re-
suit can be reached by the time designated
does not seem clear
A prominent member Of the ways aud
means committee Of the House, who has
the confidence of the Senate committee,
and who has been with the members
frequently since the bill went. 10 the
Senate, said this afternoon that it
would be absolutely impossible, at
the rate the committee was going now, TO
report the bill for several days. He said
that the physical condition OF the sena-
tors on the committee did not permit them
to give the labor that assidnous attention
that was displayed in the House, and that
work would be slower. This member
also, profered the criticism that the SEN
ators appeared to know little about the
work, and having gotten the House bill TO
pieces, did not appear to know Just how
TO get it in shape again.
MUST GO TO THE MINORITY.
It is altogether unlikely, even should
the democratic members of the finance
committee lay the bill before their re-
publican colleagues Tuesday, that they
could get it into the Senate until the lat
ter part OF the week, for there will be
strenuous objections to such haste, and
the republicans might be able to
postpone the report TO the Senate
for few days at least. Mr..
Morrill, as soon as the bill Is presented to
the minority will ask that he be permit
ted to discuss the matter and seek from
the committee. before the bill goes to the
Senate, the reasons for the changes that
have been made in the existing law. He
will also want 10 make an argument
against the proposed action Of the COM
mittee and endeavor to persuade them to
make some alterations. In this manner
courtesy alone preventing the committee
from summarily dismissing the request
OF the Nestor OF the Senate, some few
days will be consumed.
Collars and cuffs have been a fruitful
source Of discussion in the Senate, as
they were in the House, and Senators
Hill and Murphy have been besieged by
delegations representing that industry az
Troy. Mr. Mcpherson has also been im-
care and assist in keeping up the presens
dntU