Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-18
THE TARIFF BILL.
Its Progress Through The Senate Com
mitlee Slow.
THE SUGAR SCH Z Dull Z.
Nothing So Far Settled with Respect to It
The Marble Inferest-Collars
and Guns.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. February H.
The full membership OF the Democratic
side Of the Senate Finance Committee met
early this morning in Senator Voorhees,
room, and about II O'Clock Secretary Car
Iisle Joined them. Nothing has as yet
become known as TO Mr. Cariisle's err
rand.
The Louisiana senator's still profess 10
be ignorant Of the intentions OF the com
mittee regarding sugar. but reiterate iher
own intention TO tight the bill In case
their wishes are ignored.
Senator Proctor. OF Vermont, repre-
senting the marble interests, was before
the committee this morning for snort
Time and urged that higher duty Dc
placed upon that article.
The COMMITTEES remained In session until
O'Clock
II IL likely that a session Of the sub
committee will be held tomorrow. Sena-
tor Caffery said after the meeting lhdI
be knew 10 more concerning the probhpie
course or the committee towards sugar
than he knew three days ago. lie had
not tho faintcst conception Of the outcome
Of the committees work. and only knew
what he and his colleagues would DO IN
case sugar was left unprotected. Inc
general impression at the Capitol was
that nothing would be settled in the
sugar schedule until Monday morning.
Senator Voorhees,. who yesterday de-
clarcd that the bin would be ready 20
lay before the fun committee on tuesday
to-day declined TO make prediction or
discuss the situation. How any dchnite
result can be reached on the day desig-
mated does not seem clear y prominent
member Of the Ways and Means Commit
tee 81 the House. who has the confidence
Of the Senate committee, ana VINO mas
been with the members frequently since
the bin went to the Senate. said this ar
ternoon that Il would he absolutely I'm
possible. at the rate the committee was
going now. to report the bin for several
Gays. He said that the physical condition
of the senator's on the committee dd not
permit them TO give the labor that as
siduous attention that was displayed in
the House. and that from the very nature
Of things their work would be slower.
THE SENATORS JACK-LEGS
This member also pronered the critl-
cism that senator's appeared 10 know
little about the work, and. having got
the House bill to pieces, did not appear
TO know just how to get it in shape
again.
il Is altogether unlikely, even n the
Democratic members Of the Finance Com
mittce lay the bill before their Repub-
Iican colleagues Tuesday, that they could
get it into the Senate before the latter
part OF TIE week, for there viii be strcnu-
GUS object ions TO such haste, ana the Re
publicans might be able 10 postpone the
report to the Senate for a few days at
least.
Mr.. Morrill, as soon as the bill is pre-
sented 10 the minority. win ask that
he be permitted 10 discuss the measure
and seek from the committee before the
bill goes 10 the Senate the reason for the
changes that have been made in the OK
isting law lie viii also want 10 make
an argument against the proposed ac-
ton OF the committee, and endeavor 10
persuade them 20 make some alterations.
( In this manner. courtesy alone preventing
/ the committee from summarly discussing
/ the request Of the NcstOr Of the Senate,
some fow days will be consumed.
Collars and cuffs have been "a fruitful
source of discussion in the Senate, as
/ they were I'm the House and Messrs. IIin
ana Murphy have been hcsicecl by dele
cations representing that industry at
Troy.
Mr.. Mcpherson has also been impor-
tuned to take this industry under his
care. ana assist in keeping up the present
duty