The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-04
THE POPULIST SENATOR'S
Want the Sugar Tax All Of and
Reduction on Wooden Goods.

Reduction Wooden Goods.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 27.-Senators
on both sides of the chamber are looking
with interest to the contest which will take
place over certain paragraphs in the tariff
bill, which will be called up for considera-
ton when the bill shall be reported from
the committee of the whole and taken up
in the senate. There has been report in
circulation for the past day or so that
Senators Allen and Kyle the two Populist
senators, who have voted with the Demo-
Gratis on most of the amendments, might
make trouble at this stage of the bill
When Senator Kyle was asked today about
the authenticity of this statement he said
that there were some schedules in the bill
as passed that he was not satisfied with
and would probably seek to have amended
when opportunity should offer. He in
stanced the sugar and wooden schedules
saying that the provisions of the bill as it
stands were considered to be too much in
the interest of the sugar trust. He indi-
Gated dissatisfaction with the rates placed
upon wooden goods, which he thought were
too high, since wool had been placed upon
the free list. When asked If failure to Sc
cure the defeat of his amendments to either
of these schedules would cause him to OPP
pose the final passage of the bill, the sena-
tor said he did not desire to express him
self on that point, and that his action would
then be controlled by comparison of the
merits of the pending bill and the Mckinley
law. 1t is understood that Senator Allen
has similar views. Rumors of a possibility
of defeating the bill have also been in cir
culation, but no credence is placed in them
The three Populist senators, PETER. AL
len and Kyle and Senator Irby were in
conference in the presidents room for an
hour this afternoon
DISCUSSING A PROGRAM
for concerted action on the tariff bill when
it shall be reported to the senate. 1t is
understood that the sugar schedule was
the particular item under discussion and
that while no formal vote was taken or
mutual pledge entered into they virtually
agreed to oppose the sugar schedule as at
present fixed and to direct their special
energies towards defeating the differential
of Is of cent per pound on refined sugar.
The gentlemen present unite in saying
that the question of the final vote upon
the bill was not entered upon in the con-
ference and in saying that nothing was
done to prevent each of them acting in his
individual capacity when that stage of the
bill shall be reached. There are also
changes in other schedules which the Popu-
list senators will make effort to Sc
cure. They will ask to have an increase
upon certain articles known as luxuries.
and will probably ask. among other things.
that paintings and statuary be made duti-
able. They will also probably ask that the
cheaper class of woOlen goods. including
wooden cloth and wearing apparel, be ad-
mitted free.
The Democrats do not conceal their con-
Germ over the fact that Senator Irby en-
tered the caucus. There have been some
doubts about his vote on the BILL but the
Democratic leaders have recently counted
upon his vote, and they say that notwith-
standing he participated in today's Popu-
list caucus the bill will have his support
in the end, if not upon all the items, when
taken such.