The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-07
VOORHEES, NOW A MYSTERY.
The Tariff Bill Believed to be Ready
but He Won't Say So.

sS.-,bers Of the Finance Committee
sd to be Hopeful, but Not Certain
- Reporting the Bill To-day-The
oranges Made in the Sugar Schedule
Not Made Public Yet.
washington. March 6.-The democratic
rarbers of the Senate finance committee
al.,-rned few minutes after o'clock
his afternoon. They had been holding
o-,,sional sessions during the day, going
Ss.. and forth between the Senate
-,,r,her and the committee room,
.rs appearing at no time to be
rerv busy. All the appearances indi-
cs+e4 when they adjourned, that they
had concluded their labors, but they re-
+nsad to say that they had, and were very
.rssfve in their replies to questions.
Senator voorhees, said that he had called
No meeting of the full committee to-
rorroyv. but none of the members would
cav positively in reply to questions by
renreseutatives of the press that no
-,aaring would be held tomorrow or that
the bill would be reported at that time.
THE Committeeman HOPEFUL.
Several democratic senator's, not men,
heys nj the committee, stated that the
rCarrhers of the committee had told them
mat they were very hopeful of present
a. the hin tomorrow, but did not feel
abs5Iutelv sure that they could accom-
nFsh this result, and had, therefore, de-
cidsd not to make a positive announce
rent until tomorrow morning, because
of tr.5 apprehension that something
might occur at the last moment to pre-
vent
Another circumstances which confirms
the opiniOn that the committee has com
Melted its preliminary work is found in
the fact that the bill which it has been en-
gagged upon was sent to the printer a
Snort time before the democratic mem
hers Of The committee left the capitol for
their home this afternoon.
SCARED RY THE REPUBLICANS,
It is understood that the threat of the
republicans to unite upon the Bland
eeioui0rage bill, and if possible force its
consideration in the Senate and provoke
q long debate upon it, has had the effect
OF fastening the action of the committee,
and possibly of bringing about an under
sranding The committee at first COnsid-
cred this threat very seriously, and it has
at least had the effect of indicating the
probability of diverting the attention Of
the Senate from the tariff, and thus in
1rllng the prospects OF du early COuSlu6I-
alton of that question.
The members of the committee are as
uueommmicative over the results of their
deliberations as they are concerning their
intentions as TO when the bill will be re-
ported
TIE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
Their discussions up to the last moment
before they sent the bill to the printer
were based on the sugar question, and it
is known that these discussions
Two narrowed down to the question
of what. if any, increase they would
give upOn refined sugar over raw. Ever
since the caucus adjourned it has been
understood among the mem bers that raw
sugar was to be taken care of in the in
terest Of the planters and to satisfy the
Louisiana senator's if they could be per
suaded to accept a rate which the COM
mitJee would consider reasonable,
but they soon discovered that the
interests of the planters and the
4 TefEcrs were closely allied and that to
satisfy both it would probably be neces-
sdrE 10 DO more for the rehners than for
the raw sugar men. The former have
held out stiI1y for substantial difference,
q and the committee has held back willingly,
8 II is understood, to make a slight increase,
but not all that the refiners demand
The sugar duty advocates profess
ignorance tonight Of what, if anything,
has been done in their behalf, and it APP
pears probable that if the committee has
really completed its work, it has decided
upon a schedule of prices, and determined
To- submit 1t withot further parley or
without submission to those interested.