The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-08
TARIFF CONSIDERATION.
BILL WILL BE SUBMITTED TO
FULL ooMMITTBE.
Will Not Reach the Senate Before
Next Week, However, Says
Mr. Voorhees,,
REPUBLICAN, MEMBERS DESIRE TWO
WEEKS PURIFIER TIME.
Tho Sugar Duty sim An Unknown Quantity,
Neither side Having Boon satisfed--viE-
OrOuH Objections Made to the Measure,

Washington, March 7.--Iust beforo icav-
ing the capitol, few minutes past
O'Clock, soday, Senator Voorhees,, as chair
man OF the senate committee ON fnance.
ordered the issuance OF a cl1i for n meeting
| ot the fal committee tomorrow at Ill
| O'Clock. As he left the building he said
the meeting WAS for the purpoaa OF con-
adefing the tarft bill. whch would then
be Submitted. lie at the same time re-
| ttarHtGd the statement made on the floor
| OF tho senate that the committee would
be given u few DAYS TO consider the bill
| as whole, and that after n should 30
reported 10 the senate, at least a week
or additional time would be permitted
for The preparation Of speeches before
there would he an EFFORT TO have the bill
taken up IA the senate.
The democratic majority or the finance
| committee held meetings Mt regular inter-
walls dnring the day. and when not In for
NAL session were generally engaged in
| conferences among themselves and with
other senators. Much of the day was
given up TO the senators who are under
stood TO desire changes made In the bill,
and during the afternoon Senators hin.
German. Smith, Caffery ana Briee were
admitted in a body to the committee room
for general exchange OF views upon tho
portions of the bill to which they object,
II Is understood that they presented vigor-
GUS opposition TO portions or the bill.
II IL generally understood that up to
the last the contention over sugar pre-
vented any agreement and even at the
time the democratic members OF tho
hnanee committee finally excluded every
body in order to make their final de-
cision, the sugar men. both producers and
reiners We're dissatisfied and as wide
apart us ever. The reiiners sun claimed
protection for raw sugar 10 the extent
allowed IN the bill as Il was reported
from the ways and means committee.
which was 4 OF a cent. md the PRODUCERS
deciailhs that they could not get along
with less than "a cents per pound
hhe concessions which the committee
VIII hllpw 10 the sugar men will provide
Tor sufficient revenue to permit the tax on
whisky 10 remain nc the rate At which il
was passed by the hnuse-M per gallon.
Senator voorhees, said tonight thai the
Remainder OF the week would be allowed
Tor me consideration Of tho tariff bill In
ners OF the committee say they will ask
three.
Senator Vest was the last of the sefote
finance committee TO leave the room, fie
did not take his departure until about
500 O'Clock. The on the bill had been
u
time, and he remained only to give tho
blli ms u whole. q iinal inspection before
the last proof should so TO the printer,
The sugar schedule was the last thing
TO receive the Intention Of the committed
aud the work was brought 10 d close by
placing the lgure at cent n pound o.
about that figure. on sugar chewing 50
degrees likeness, according TO the polar
scope. and Increasing The amount grad
ually with the inctense Of the purity OF
the article u u known that the increase
does not reach = OF cont but II can not
be stated definitely just what II rs.
IL IL learned from another source than
that quoted TO the OBJECT that the tax on
whisky viii remain the same as now stat.
ed In the Wilson bill or that the whisky
Tux win probably he Increased to $i.10 per
gallon md the bonded period extended
to Ave years. This Is done. 1t ~ said. 20
the Bourbon and rye dstll-
lers who have pleaded Tor an extension or
the bonded period regardless Of tie
amount Of the. tax, md that the tax ~
N order TO grant the, extension
nf time without decreasing the immediate
revenue 10 be derived from 1t.