Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-01-22
WEEK MORE OF TARIFF.
The Last Period of the Debate
Begun Today.
FIGHT OVER THE SUGAR SCHEDULE

go into effect, which was carried by the
radical Democrats, with the aid of some
Republicans, over the protest of the Demo
cratic members of the ways and means
committee This week, however, will wit
ness the fight over the big amendments to
be offered from the Democratic side. The
full measure of the Democratic opposition
to the bill will thend develop, and considera-
BILE bad blood will doubtless be manifested.
The first fight will come on the sugar
schedule today. Three hours have been set
apart for the consideration of the PROPOSE
tions to be offered by the sugar men. -Four
amendments will be offered to the para
graph placing sugar on the free list if the
present plan is adhered to.
The first will, be that of Mr.. McRae OF
Arkansas to abolish the provision relatin G
to the sugar bounty in the Wilson bill,
which contemplates its gradual reduction
by 4 cent year for eight years until it is
wiped out. To this Mr.. Price of Louisiana
will offer an amendment to substitute in
place of bounty duty of l cent per
pound on raw sugar. A substitute for this
to retain the Mckinley bounty of cents
will be offered by Mr.. Meyer of LOUISE
ana, and Mr.. Boatner will offer an amend
ment to the substitute to place "a cent
duty on sugars This will exhaust the
amendments that can be pending. The
votes will be taken in the reverse order.
VIII Fight For the Sugar Tax.
The sugar men will make a strong fight
on the ground that sugar is a revenue arti-
Gle, and in accordance with the dictates OF
the Chicago platform it should be made
dutiable to supply the deficit which, it is
estimated, the customs schedules of the
Wilson bill will cause. They will have
the support of all the Democrats who are
opposed to the income tax, including Mr..
Cochran, Mr. Wilson and others of the
ways and means committee.
While it is generally admitted that they
will probably be able to muster a majority
of the Democrats, the Republicans, who
are pledged to the free sugar feature of the
Mckinley law, will give them no aid. The
chances of the adoption of a sugar duty for
the above reasons are slim.
Tuesday has been set apart for the con-
sideration of the amendments to the free
coal and free iron ore schedules. The pres
ent duty on both these articles is IS cents
per ton The coal men, especially of Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and Alabama, are at
the back of this opposition and have the
support pretty generally of the Democratic
representatives from those states. The
iron interests of the south-Alabama and
Tennessee-and of the Lake Superior dis
trict including the vessel interests of the
lakes, are fighting against free iron ore.
Both are willing to yield portion of the
duty, and amendments ranging from 35 to
so cents per ton will be offered. Free raw
| materials are made the back bone of the
Wilson bill, and a herculean effort will be
made to prevent defeat here.
The Republicans, if they join with the
coal and iron men, as they probably will,
may make the vote close, but the Demo-
Gratis of the ways and means committee
| manifest no alarm.
Later in the week the internal revenue
bill, including the income tax, will prob
| ably be offered as an amendment to the
| bill, probably by Mr.. McMillin, although
this has not been decided upon fully.
Amendments relating to the tobacco
schedule, lead ore, ETC., and other minor
| amendments as The committee may offer,
will consume the rest of the week. When
the vote is taken, it is probable that great
| number of amendments will not have re-
| ceived consideration. Mr.. Richardson, the
chairman of the committee of the whole,
| already has in his possession a amend
| ments.
Elections Bill In the Senate.
The present indications are that the SEN
ate will divide its attention in the main
( this week between the federal elections bill
and the policy OF bond issue as decided
1
There has now been positive agreement
upon the part of the Republicans to con-
| tinue the discussion of the elections bill
| and to take it up with view to its final
disposition. Many of the Republican SEN
| ators have given public assurance that
they would not seek to delay the final vote
| upon this bill beyond a reasonable time for
| debate, and the fact that the Republican
| caucus took no action looking to deciding
upon a policy concerning this measure
| would seem to indicate that no such course
will be pursued. On the other hand, the
| continued postponement of the uninter-
| rupted discussion of the subject would
| seem to indicate that there may be some
design of quietly brushing the subject
aside by pleading for delay until the tariff
| bill shall reach the senate and absorb its
| entire time
1t is evident that the Democratic leaders
have some apprehension of policy of this
| kind and are determined that if such a
purpose is entertained it shall not succeed.
They will have a double reason for in
sisting on proceeding with the elections
debate this week.-Mrs., that they are quite
determined to dispose of the subject before
the tariff bill is reached, and, second, that
they wish as far as possible to divert the
speechmaking in the senate from the bond
question; hence it may be reasonably in.
ferred that the programme as agreed to in
the senate on Thursday last with respect
to this bill will be observed.
1t will be impossible to keep the bond
question entirely out of the senate, and
there is possibility that it may be made
the subject of a number of speeches, if not
of considerable debate.