The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-09

lt0r report OF tho changes made by tho senate
committee III the Wilson bill sec page l.
WASHINGTON, March S.-The- proceed.
ings OF tho senate committee OH finance
to-day woro in tho main informal.
Copies OF tho bill wcro handed to all
the mombOrs aud tho Republicans who
had not had previous opportunity to
see 1t glanced through il cursorily.
There was some discussion OF time for
consideration OF the bill by tho full
committee, tho Republican members
saying thoy would desire Il reasonable
period, aud tho Democratic members
expressed themselves rs willing to grant
that without cavil. Saturday next, at
1880 q. m., was sot for the next meet
ing when tho Republicans, having had
an opportunity TO examine tho details
OF tho bill, will probably be able to say
what timc they will require. 1t is con-
adcred probable that they will ask for
an entire week after the next mectI ng
day and possibly moro. Tho Demo-
cratic mombors say that whatever do
lay may occur hereafter will be charge.
able TO tho Republicans aud they must
assume tho responsibility.
Senator Allison romarkod in COM
mttce upon several changes in tho bill
revealed by tho hasty inspection he was
enabled to give 1t, and commented
favorably upon some OF tho changes i'll
tho administrative features.
Senator Jones, OF Arkansas, chairman
OF tho tariff subcommittee, was OF tho
opinion that it would be shown that the
bill would produce revenue OF about
Si70,OO0,000 on S4S0,000000 without tax
ing into account tho increased amount
which would be the result OF the re-
ductons in tariff rates made.
Senator Gallery, who with his lato
colleague, Senator White, had led tho
fight for sugar duty, expressed him
SELF as satisfied in modified degree with
the action OF the committee.
NOT ALTOGETHER PLEASED.
Senator Drice is not altogether salts
fed with tho bill, but will no doubt
support tho measure after trying to
have it amended in somc particulars.
Those OF us, said the Ohio senator, who
nre anxious to see bill pass which will
repeal the Mckinley law arc greatly en-
couragcd, though tho bill is not out OF
tho woods yet. Wo have hopes OF it
passing and it Ia possible that it will
still bp placed in better shape. 1t is
certainly In more favorable form for be-
coming q law than it was few weeks
weeks ago.
Senator Hill declined to say anything
on tho bill until he made his speech.
Senator German said he had not cx-
amined the bill and only know n few
changes. "We cannot say much about
the bilI," he ndded, until We ascertain
what has been done. learn that Il
duty has been put on iron ore. It re-
mains TO be seen whether sufficient
corresponding increases have been
made in the iron schedule, and on thut
point am not informed"
Tho Populist senators are reticcnt.
aaying they have been more interested
in the silver debate than in the tariff
bill.
MT. REEDS oPIHIoS.
Ex.Speakcr Reed, the Republican
head Of tho ways and means committee,
said: "The bill is much worse than it
was when it left the house, and it is
much more important for the interest
OF the country that it should be beaten.
The poor little plea on which Mr.. Will
son sought TO justify his action has dis.
appeared. Free raw material ior New
England has vanished"
Representative Whiting, (Dem.) OF
the committee, said: ~ think the bill
ia an improvement on the ono passed
by the house. Tho bill seems to be
more nearly in the interests OF con-
sumcrs."
Representative Burrows. (Rop.) OF
the committee, said: "Whcn the bill
passed the house | did not suppose it
possible 1t could be made more offensive
by the senators. But they have ac-
complished that result. The senate
committee has abandoned the doctrine
oil free raw material by placing duty
OH coal, iron ore and other articles
which the house committee regarded as
the very foundation OF tariff reform,
and supplemented this action by lower
ing duties on manufactured produCts"
Representative Bynum, Dom OF tho
committee: ~ do not think there will
bo any serious difficulty in the two
houses agreeing upon any differences
that may occur"
Representative Hopkins, (Rep.) OF
the committee, said: "Tho senate COM
mittee seems TO have surrendered to
the trusts. The effect OF this bill will
be to relieve tho foreign manufacturers
and importers OF tho burdens imposed
upon them by the Mckinley bill and
place the tax Oh the American wage
worker"
Representative Montgomery, Dom
OF kentucky: "Thu extension of the
bonding period TO eight years will give
general satisfaction to the distillcr7, but
the outage is limited to too shor.
period.
SPRINGER DOESN'T LIxEIT.
Mr.. Springer Dem. J, the chairman OF
tho ways and means committee Of the
last house, is very much displeascd at
the action OF tho finance committee in
restoring the duty on woolen goods.
$50 fur as wool and the wooden sched-
ule are concerned. said he, "l thought
that had been settled BY the American
people. \ free wool bill was passed By
the Inst Congress and specifically on
dorscd by the national convention at
Chicago. Here is plcdge madc in
terms which 1t Is now proposed to vio-
late it. Tho house will never agree to
it nor tho duties on coal and iron orc."
The Louisiana representatives did not
share in the general opinion that the
sugar interests had secured exceptional
concessions ey the senate tariff bill.
SOME or THE CHANGES.