The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-31
MR., HILLS ATTITUDE.
THAT AND THE TARIFF CoMfiLA-
TON THE TOPICS OF TALK.
The Tariff Bin is Rapidly Reaching nm HI
terestipG Crisis in the senate-"ep"D-
ucans Anxious to Defeat It.
T,yrs BUREAU, RApLEY BUILDING.
Wuu,SGToS. May 30, 1891.

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rho adiournment of both the House and
senate over to-day left the Capitol de-
serted building save for the presence OF
a few members who gathered III tue
various committee rooms.
The attitude of Senator Hill ana the
tarif compilation by the Democratic va
tional Congressional Committee were 'he
leading topics of conversation, ana poth
are subjects of much more than ordinary
interest. Senator Hill is clearly inc
sphynx OF the tariff debate His intents
and purposes are plunged in stygian dark
ness, and the spot upon which ne Will
finally land as undiscoverable as the grave
of Moses. He is opposed bitterly to the
income tax. he wants everything on the
free list. and Is possibly contemplating de-
fraying the expenses OF the Government
from his private revenues, or possibly
deep down in the inside pocket of his
closely buttoned Prince Albert he has a
bill, which has vaguely been mentioned,
I'm which the whole problem Is solved, ana
at one grand swOop the people are re-
lieved OF all taxation, while the Govern
ment revels In riches and the Treasury
overfows with gold from some mysterious
source which only this great statesman
knows.
THE CAsIBIANCA.
He seems to imagine that all the bal
ance of the Democratic senators have
either been killed or lost overheard, and
that he is the Casbianca Of the period,
heroically holding his post amid the
wreckage around him and the rapid dis
indignation and downfall Of the party
with which he had shipped. One thing IS
generally conceded, and that is that at
some stage Of the game Senator Hil VIII
produce his life-preserver and cast out
for the shore.
The printed slips sent out by the Con-
gressional Committee 70 each member or
Congress, with a request 70 have them
published in ,he Democratic papers OF
their districts, have been almost entirely
repudiated by the Democrats of the House
The sugar schedule is particularly mis-
leading, and Congressman Tarsney, OF
the Ways and Means Committee. has writ
ten letter TO the committee calling their
attention to the discrepancy. This CON-
pilation Of averages between the Wilson
bill and the Senate bin was Incorporated
In the speech OF Senator German. and the
printed slips sent the congressman were
all signed by Senator Faulkner As chair
man OF the Congressional Committee.
ITEMS IN THE WILSON BILL.
When the Wilson bill placed sugar on
the free list. the two items of confection-
airy and glucose were left on that sched-
ue at a small rate of duty. These items
should have been carried TO the list Of
sundrics, and the entire sugar schedule
cut out. However. they We're left in
and amounted to an average in the bill
OF Dab per cent. In the Senate bil where
sugar is taxed. the general average on
the sugar schedule is 1888 per cent, thus
only showing an increase Of lll6 per cent.
while, In reality the Wilson bin pro-
vded for a revenue of about $4,000 and
the Senate bill about $4,000 90
The tariff bill In the Senate is rapidly
reaching a most interesting crisis. 1t is
reported this morning that Senator Du-
bois. representing Senator'S Teller, Shoup
Stewart and other silver men. waited
upon Senator Allison this morning and
asked him directly il the Republicans
really wanted to defeat this bill He was
answered in the affirmative, and il was
then agreed that these silver Republicans,
who are really Indifferent as to the bill
would vote with their party 10 defeat the
sugar schedule. Should the Republicans
vote solidly against this sugar tax. and
be joined by two Of the Populists with