The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-28
POpulist Senators and Mr.. Irby Hold q
Conference and Decide to Oppose the
Sugar and Other Schedules.
THE INCOME TAX DEBATE
Nh. Hill Speaks Again and Offers
Several Amendments.
The Senate Votes All Down. but Accepts
Two from Aldrich and Vest -
Medals for Courageous Hoosiers.

WASHINGTON. June N-Senators on
both sides of the chamber are looking
forward with interest TO the contests
which will take place over certain para
graphs in the tariff bill, which will be
called up for consideration when the bill
shall be reported from committee of the
whole and taken up in the Senate. There
has been a rumor in circulation for the
past day or two that Senator's Allen and
Kyle, the two Populist Senator's who have
voted with the Democrats on most of the
amendments, might make trouble at this
stage of the bill When Senator Kyle was
asked to-day 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 instanced the sugar and
wooden schedules, saying that the provi-
sions of the bill as Ii stands were con-
sidered to be too much in the interest
of the Sugar Trust. He indicated dssatis-
faction with the rates placed upon wooden
goods, which he thought were too high
since wool had been placed on the free
list When asked if failure to secure de-
feat of his proposed amendment to either
of these two schedules would cause him
to oppose the final passage of the bill
the Senator said he did not desire to ex-
press himself that point, and that his
action would then be controlled by COM
parison 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 circulation, but
no credence is placed in them.
The three Popnlist Senators (Peffer, AL
len and Kyle and Senator Irby were in
conference in the Presidents room for an
hour this afternoon. discussing a pro-
gramme for concerted action on the tarir
bill when it shall be reported to the Sem
ate. 1t is understood that the sugar sched-
ule was the particular item under discus
sion, and that while no formal vote was
taken or mutual pledge entered into, II
was virtually agreed to oppose the sugar
schedule as at present fixed, and to direct
their especial energies towards defeating
the differential of one-eighth of a cent
per pound on refined sugar. The gentle
men present united in saying that the
question or the final vote upon the bill
not entered upon in the conference
and that nothing was done to prevent
each of them acting in his individual ca
pacity when that stage of the bill shall be
reached. There are also changes in other
schedules which the Populist Senators win
make an effort to secure. 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 dutiable They will also
probably ask that the cheaper classes of
wooden goods, including wooden cloth and
wearing apparel, be admitted 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 to-day's Popu-
list caucus the bill will have his supper,
in the end, if not upon all the items when
taken up as SUCH