The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-08

WASHINGTON, March 7.-Juat before
leaving the capitol few minutes past
4 o'clock to-day, Senator Voorhees,, as
chairman OF the senate finance commit
tee, ordered tho issuance oil call for n
meeting OF the full committee to.mor-
row ut II o'clock. AS he loft tho build
ing ho said tho meeting was for tho pur-
pose OF considering tho tariff bill which
would then bo submitted. llo thon at
the aNme timo reiterated tho statement
made on the floor OF the senate that tho
committee would bo given few days
to consider tho bill rs n whole aud that
alter it should be reported TO tho son.
alto at least a week OF additional tmo
should be permitted for tho prepara.
ton OF speGches before thoro would be
an effort to havo tho bill taken up in
tho senate.
Tho Democratic ajority Of tho finance
committee held meotinga at irregular
intervals during the day and when not
in formal session were generally on.
gagged in conference among themselves
and with other senators who are under.
stood to desire changes made in tho bill,
and during tho afternoon Senators Hill,
German, Smith, Gallery and Brice were
admitted in body to tho committee
room lor general exchange OF views
upon tho portions Of tho bill 10 which
they object. 1t is understood that thoy
presented vigorous opposition 10 por-
'tons Of the bill.
1t is generally understood that up TO
the last tho contentious over sugar pro-
vented any agreement, and even mt tho
time tho Democratic members OF the
finance committee finally excluded
everybody in order to make their final
decision the sugar men, both producers
and retiners, were dissatisfied and as
wide apart ns ever.
Senator Voorhees, said tonight that
the remainder OF tho week would be
allowed for the consideration OF the tar
1T bill in full committee, but tho Re-
publican members Of tho committee
say they will ask for not less than two
weeks and possibly three.
Senator Vest was tho last of the
finance committee 10 leave tho commit.
teo room. lie did not take his depar-
turo until about 7:30 o'clock. Tho work
on the bill had boon completed an hour
and half before that time, aud he re-
maIned only to give tho bill as u whole
final inspection before the last proof
should go to tho printer.
The sugar schedule was the last thing
to receive tho attention of the commit
tee and tho work was brought to close
by placing the fguro Mt one cent n
pound, or about that figure on sugar
showing eighty degrees tineness, ac-
cording to the poariscopic test, and in
creasing the amount gradually with the
increase OF the purity OF the article. l.
is known that tho increase does not
reach quarter Of cent, but it cannot
be stated definitely just what it is.
1t ls learned from another source
than that quoted 10 the effect that tho
tax on whisky will remain tho same as
now stated in the Wilson bill, that the
whisky tax will probably be increased to
81 10 per gallon and tho bonded period
extended to five years. This is done,
it is said, to accommodate the bourbon
and rye distillers, who have pleaded for
an extension OF the bonded period re.
gardless of the amount OF tho tax. and
tho tax is increased in order to grant
tho extension OF time without decreas.
ing the immediate revenue to bc de-
rived from it.