The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08
It Thinks the Delay in Reporting the
Tariff Bill Is Due to the HOoS-
ier's Lack of Ability.
STATEMENT FROM DANIEL
Debate on the Measure Will Not
Begin for More than a Week.
1t May Be Reported to the Senate in a
Few Days-Meeting of the FL
nance Committee Called.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. March 7.-Senator voor-
hees continues to be hammered by tar
IN reformers on account of his many dec
larations OF intention to push the tariff
BILL. and his misfortunes In being contin-
ually hoored by the kickers in his own
party and his lack Of tactics and ability to
take care Of his committee interests on the
floor Of the Senate. The constant delay in
reporting the bill has been the source of
much severe criticism on the chairman of
the finance committee, and the trick by
which the free-silver men were permitted
to bring the Bland seigniorage bill before
the Senate has brought upon the Indiana
Senator even more severe criticism. This
evenings Washington News Democratic
organ) has an editorial upon the subject,
In which it says:
Senator Voorhees, fervvnt ambition to
push the tariff bill through the Senate
On Monday, while the Indiana Senator was
not pushing. as he ought TO have been, the
opponents OF the tariff bill were using their
brains, with the result of side-tracking that
measure in favor of the financial curiosity
known as the Bland bill. Senator Voorhees,
1t Is charitable to presume, was asleep dur
ing the contamination of this clever par
liamentary trick At any rate, he was
caught mapping, as the phrase is, and will
miles back on the road 1t is very plain
that Senator Voorhees, will more than keep
his promise TO push along the tariff bill,
Just as ne did the silver repeal bill. The
precedence Of the Bland bill in The Senate
means more delay In the settlement Of the
tariff controversy in Congress Certain
Senators. with immense and amusing
profundity of wisdom, are justifying delay
on the ground that If the Bland bill Is
passed very important changes Will be
needful In the Wilson bill If the friends of
the Wilson bill in the Senate-if it has any
min tho fhafr
they would not have fallen victims to par
lhmentary sharp practice Why do such
have undertaken the business of pushing
the tariff bin through the Senate? Don't
you think it's about time to issue another
statement"
COMMITTEE MEETING CALLED.
Just before leaving the Capitol. a few
minutes past O'Clock. to-day. Senator
voorhees,. as chairman of the Senate COM
mittee on finance. ordered the issuance of
call for a meeting OF the full committee to-
morrow at IL o'clock. AS he left the build
ing he said the meeting was for the pur-
pose Of considering the tariff bill. which
would then be submitted. He at the same
time reiterated the statement made on the
floor Of the Senate that the committee would
be given few days to consider the bill as
q whole, and that, after it should be re-
ported to the Senate at least a week of adj
aitional time would he permitted for the
preparation of speeches before there would
be an effort to have the bill taken up in the
Senate. The call for the meeting of the
committee was the elimination of events of
the day connected with the tariff, which
were OF more than usual interest, not the
least important of which were the state
ments of Senator'S Voorhees, and Mcpherson
on the floor of the Senate. Considerable
comment was made upon the remark of
Mr.. Mcpherson, to the effect that he had
been alone responsible for the delay in re-
porting the bill because of his opposition to
the general reduction OF duty rates as fixed
by the committee.
The Democratic majority of the finance
committee held meetings at irregular inter-
walls during the day. and when not in
conference among themselves and with
other Senators. Much of the day was given
up TO comforting with the Senators who are
understood TO desire changes made In the
bill, and during the afternoon Senators Hill,
German, Smith, Gallery and Brice were adj
mitted in a body to the committee room
TOR general exchange Of views upon the
portions Of the bill to which they object
1t Is understood that they presented vigor-
nus opposition TO portions OF the bill.
1t Is generally understood that up to the
last the contention over sugar prevented
any agreement, and even at the time the
Democratic members OF the finance commit
tee finally excluded everybody in order to
make their final decision, the sugar men
both producers and refners, were dissats-
bed and as wide apart as ever. The re-
timers still claimed protection for raw sugar
10 the extent allowed in the bill as 1t was
mittee, which was one fourth of a cent, and
the producers declared that they could not
get along with less than Ia cents per pound
The concessions which the committee will
allow to the sugar men will provide for
sufficient revenue to permit the tax on
whisky to remain at the figure at which it
was passed by the House-S1 per gallon.
Senator voorhees, said tonight that the
remainder Of the weak would be allowed
for the consideration of the tariff bill in
full committee. but the Republican members
OF the committee say they will ask for not
less than two weeks and possibly three.
Senator Vest was the last of the Senate
finance committee to leave the room He
did not take his departure until about 1870
O'Clock. The work on the bill had been
completed an hour and half before that
time, and he remained only TO give the
bill a whole a final inspection before
the last proof should go to the printer. The
sugar schedule was the last thing to re-
ceive the attention of the committee, and
the work was brought to a close by plac-
ing the figure at l cent pound or about
that figure. on sugar showing 50 degrees
hneness, according TO the polariscopic test,
and increasing the amount gradually with
the Increase of the purity of the article
1t Is known that the increase does not
reach a quarter of a cent, but it cannot be
stated definitely just what 1t Is 1t Is
learned from another source than that
quoted to the effect that the tax on whisky
will remain the same as now stated in the
Wilson bill that the whisky tax will prob
ably be increased to S1.1O per gallon and
the bonded period extended TO five years
This Is done TO accommodate the bourbon
and rye dlstillers. who have pleaded for an
OF the amount Of the tax. and that the tax
is increased in order TO grant the extern
sion OF time without decreasing the iTnme-
date revenue to be derived from 1t.