The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-18
PROGRESS ON THE TARIFF.
The Democrats Confident of Good
Wcrk This Week.

managers look forward to the coming
week in the Senate with confidence. the
republicans are outwardly Indifferent.
Mr.. Harris, the parliamentarian In charge
OF the skirmish line in the great contest,
declared last night that when next Satur-
day came, the tariff bill would be out of
committee of the whole, and Mr. Aldrich.
the republican leader, admitted that the
outlook was favorable to progress. Both
OF these declarations, coming from op-
posing leaders, would appear to Justify
the conclusion that the end is approach
ing Nevertheless, in those portions of
the bill which have yet to be acted upon,
there is much that must cause debate.
Last weeks progress was really amazing
under the peculiar difficulties that con-
fronted the managers. A revolt against
any further increase in the wool schedule
was led by Senators Mills, Villas, George
and Berry, and for three days the
party managers labored to bring
about an agreement. Meanwhile,
Mr.. Quay, armed with an endless
speech covering everything from the
textile fabrics manufacture in the garden
of Eden down to the present day, refused
to listen to any agreement until the con-
cessions demanded by Messrs. Smith and
Murphy, Reinforced by the senator from
Pennsylvania, had been conceded the
revolving democrats. AS soon as this was
done the voting began, and paragraph
after paragraph, remodeled anew for the
last time, went through according to
programme, Messrs. George and Berry,
however, true to their convictions, re-
fusing to vote.
NEAR THE FREE LIST.
But two schedules remain before the
free list is reached. They are paper and
sundries. But little debate is expected
on either. The democrats believe the
free list will be agreed TO as fast as read.
but the western republicans, when raw
wool is reached in the free list, will re-
new their attack and seek to have
small duty, at least, put upon
that article. Every member of the COM
mittee on the democratic side has
declared and he draws the line there and
that under no condition will he consent
TO the removal Of wool from the free list,
and some assert that 1t is the only thing
demanded by the party platform, which
is left in the bill. Tho vote in the
Senate few days ago was too close to
be ignored, and when the question comes
up again the surprise would not be very
great If some small duty were placed on
raw wool.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEATURE.
Although no positive announcement 10
that effect has been made it is believed,
as indicated in these dispatches more
than week ago, that the democrats would
be willing TO recede from all their pro-
a I
feature Of the bill, If by doing so they
can shorten the time for debate. Inas-
much as forty-nine pages are devoted to
this subject and the amendments are
numerous, it is obvious that debate would
be very materially shortened by letting
the Mckinley administrative bill stand un-
amended. Secretary Carlisle and the
customs officials who have been
consulted agree that owing to the length
of the debate up to this it would be better
TO permit the administrative act Of June,
$780, TO stand, rather than to attempt
reconstruction OF it at this late date.
The argument is also made that the law
could be enforced better under a method
Of administration with which the customs
officials are familiar, and which has been
construed by the department and the
courts, than under regulations that
changed the system in every degree
The remaining bone of contention In the
majority party is the income tax, and
this will cause some lively debate, al
though it may not be protracted.
TO BE ENDED IN TWO WEEKS.
Special to the Morning News.
Washington, June 17.-The tariff Debate
will hardly last two weeks longer. Sena-
tor Allison said yesterday to the MORN
ING News correspondent "The bill will
pass two weeks from to-day, The repub-
licans will make no effort 10 delay il be-
yond that time. IL will then go at once
in conference" From reliable authority
it is learned that the Senate con
ferees will consist Of Senators
Voorhees,, Vest and Jones for the
democrats, and Senators Aldrich and
Allison for the republicans. Speaker
Crisp will appoint from the House Repre-
sentatives Wilson, Clifton Breckenridge
of Arkansas, and Stevens of Massachus-
setts from the democrats, and Reed and
Burrows from the republicans.
The House will make good its boast TO
fight the measure, but every indication
points to the final acceptance of the bill
practically as 1t stands now.
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
The sugar schedule will be altered be-
fore il leaves the Senate The one-tenth
discrimination TO the trust will be elimi-
mated, and the time when the schedule is
to go into effect will be changed from
January, 1895, to the date when the entire
bill will take effect.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Miller
has written letter 10 Speaker Crisp, In
which he says the certificates issued by
the banks in Georgia during the past year
are not subject to taxation, so the state
bankers need bother themselves no more
on this score.