The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-18
THE TARIFF In THE SENATE.
SECRETARY OAREIsEs IN CONFERENCE
WITH THE COMMITTRE

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resentativs strsus Says That the Deisy
ssd UseertsintS are Ruining Rusiress.
WASHINGTON. Feb 1.-THE full m lem bership
Of the Democrats on the Com mittee on Finance
convened at . moderately early hour this
morning in the room Of Mr. Voorhees, Mr..
Carlisle reached the Capitol at IL o'clock and
went Immediately before the committee. II
was believed that as result Of the conference
Of the Secretary with the Committee on FL
nance the schedules on sugar. whiskey. Iron.
and coal would he agreed upon.
The committee adjourned at4 P. NJ. but II 10
like that q session OF the sub committee will
be held tomorrow. Senator Gallery said after
the Getting that he knew no more concerning
the probable course OF the committee toward
sugar than he knew three days ago. lie had
not the fhintest conception Of the outcome OF
the committees work. and only knew what he
and his colleague would do in case sugar was
left unprotected. The general impression at
the Capitol was that nothing would be settled
In the sugar schedule until Monday morning.
Senator Voorhees,. who yesterday declared
that the bill would be ready to lay before the
full committee on Tuesday. to-day declined
to make any prediction or discuss the sltus-
ton. How any definite result can be reached
by the time designated does not seem clear.
A prominent member Of the WAYS and Means
Committee Of the House. who has the conf
dencs OF the Senate committee. and who has
been with the members frequently since the
bill went to the Senate said this afternoon
that It would be absolutely impossible. at the
rate the com mittee was going now. to report
the bill for several days He said that the
physical condition OF the Senators on the COM
mittee did not permit them to give that as
siduous attention to the work that was dis
played In the House. and that from the very
nature OF things their work would be slower.
But even II the Demo cratic members OF the
Finance Com mittee lay the bill before their
Republican colleagues on Tuesday. they might
not be able to get It into the Senate until the
latter part Of the week. for the Republicans
might be able to postpone the report to the
Senate for few days at least Mr.. Morrill,
as soon As the bill is presented to the min ority.
will ask that he be permitted to discuss the
measure. and seek from the committee. be-
fore the bill goes to tho Senate. the reasons
for the changes that have been made In the
srg%m 81 against The proposed action Of the
Collars and cuffs have been q fruitful source
House. and Messrs. Hill and Murphy have
been bssieged By dsegstions IS 5epre.ensine that
been importuned to take this industry under
his care and assist In keeping up the present
duty
REPRESENTATIVE Isidor straus Of New York
this morning In speaking OF the Wilson Tariff
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=. 1t will at once revive Industries. It will be
IKE applying lighted torch to a bundle Of dry
the pile. The spring business IL already
ruined as a result q the unsettled conditions:
conditions for the next few months to ruin the
autumn business The spring trade will not
AMOUNT But the autumn susne.s Il the SEM
because our merchants and manufacturers
.rys condiscn viii ' Pssoond instantsn e
The demand win. unless there should be q
AMENDS the and nf dsSsts
com: iHw for three months: what then !"
for the eoantrS but is would Be- Worse Tor the the
Democratic party. 4 the biz becomes a Jaw
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anticipating the question. and the Demo.
You don't thint. then That the bill III would
impatient shruR OF his shoulders, is nom
| sense. The present law leaves US with an av-
eIage tariff almost as Il was before 1880. The
can business men in New York about It, They
| all say the same thing. Pass It: we don't
care what 1t is: Pass 1t. and let us get the
wheels OF commerce In motion again. When
the bill becomes law. the protective interests
and politicians will cease their contention
will adjust their affairs to the new conditions"
Are you satisfied with the Wilson bill :"
Not at all 1t Isn't such bill as would
have drawn, nor is It satisfactory to Mr.. VIII
son But II Ia the best that we can do at pres
ent. II my vote would pass It. and we're
privileged to amend 1t. and by amending II
delay its operations for two months | would
pass Il as 1t stands That's what Mr.; Voorhees,
and his confreres ought to do In the Senate.
We ought to overlook our personal preferences
and prejudicss. What is ono mans puny In
| terest compared with that OF the whole coun-
try2 It's the general scheme OF taxation We
must consider and not few Individual inter
on: The Ship Of State is now headed in the
does not count for SO much. but in the name OF
suffering humanity let us keep 1t going. There
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