St. Paul daily globe., 1894-03-20
COMPl lETEO THEIR WORK.
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF TIE SEN
ATE COMMITTEE
FINIsH THEIR TARIFF LABOR

And Have the Bill Ready to Re. !
!. port to the Full Committee
Is Several Changes in the Admin
istratiye Part of the Biii-1n-
crease Of appropriations Over
Last Congress.
WASHINGTON. March 19.-The Demo 4
cratic members of the senate committee
3On finance have completed their work
on the tariff bill. The prime iDal changes
which they have made in the bill are in
the sugar schedules, and those has been
modified SO as to take into account the
color as well as the polarization of
sugar. The change made will add one
eighth of cent per pound to the color
test, so as to insure the refner this
much protection. This is in accordance
with the original intention of the COM
mittee, but it has been claimed that the
bill as at first reported to the full COM
mittee would discriminate against the
refnerS. 1t is understood that the bill
will be amended so as to make positive
declarations tor the abrogation of the
reciprocity treaties made under the
Mckinley acts. This will be done
simply to satisfy the sugar men and
leave no doubt as to the intention of
the bill in this respe ct, and not because
the Democratic members of the com.
mittee have any doubt that the bill as it
now stands would accomplish this pur-
pose.
1t is also possible that the clauses in
the bill abrogating the Hawaiian treaty
will be struck out. There has been
some contention among the Democratic
members on this score, and two or three
votes have been taken upon PROPOSE
| ton to strike it out, majority at first
opposing this change. The principal
| argument which has been made for it
was based upon the ground of eXpe-
| diency, and it has been urged that il
| it should be permitted to remain 1t
would be the means of introducing the
| Hawaiian complications into the tariff
| bill discussion. All have agreed that
this should be avoided if possible with
out surrendering too much, and the
latest reliable statement is that this ar
| gument mas won. and that the amend
| ment will be stricken out. These. to-
gether with the restoration of the pres
ent law regarding the tax Oh domestic
cigars. will be the principal changes
made. The lead ore duty and whisky
tax, as we'll as the duty placed upon
| coal aud iron ore. will remain as placed
| in the bill by the Democratic
members. There will be few changes
in the fruit schedule. and few
minor articles which were taken from
the free list and made dutiaDle will be
restored to the free list. The bill, wher
it next sees light. will also show several
changes in the administrative part of
the bill. and the amendment inserted by
the members of the committee provid.
ing for the repeal Of the entire Nc Kin.
ley act will be modified to either specify
what portions of that act shall remain IL
force or to repeal the parts in conflict
with the pending act.
[ At the meeting of the senate finance
committee, called for this afternoon, il
was announced that the bill as amend
ed by the Democrats since the meeting
I Saturday would not bs laid before the
committee before tomorrow. 1t is prob
able that in the meantime further
changes will be made in the bill. 1t il
understood that there is to be sligh