The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-08
The TARIFF BILL COMPLETE,
| To Be Submitted 10 the Full Committee
This Morning.
Many CHANGES MADE IN The MEASURE
The Ten Democratic Senators Did Not Get
All 1bey Wanted and Fight In the
senate is LikeIy-The Changes

senate 10 LikeIy-The Changes
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Senator
Voorhees, statement on the floor Of the
Senate this afternoon that he assumed
that the tariff would be laid before the
full membership of the Finance Com
| mittee before many hours, was borne out
| by the subsequent action Of the Senator
when, about o'clock, he issued notices
| for a meeting of the full committee for
tomorrow morning at IL o'clock, and sent
| them to the residences of the Republican
| senators by a riding page. II Is also
| worthy OF note, in connection with TINS
| matter, that a leading member oil the
| committee made the assertion that TINS
| action OF the chairman was not the resui.
| of a conference with those who had
| the construction Of the bill In charse' anu
| might lead to another postponement lhe
| Democratic members of the committee
| renaired to the committee-rOom as soon
| as the skirmish over the Bland bill was
ended and applied themselves TO the con-
sideration of the bill with redoubled en-
| ergies. Senator Voorhees, left at . CLOCK,
| but Messrs. Vest, Jones, Mcpherson, anu
| Harris remained and ordered their dinner
| sent to the committee-rOom, 1t being lheii
| intention to remain in session to-nlsht ~
long as it might become necessary u
complete the bill and send 1t to the PRINT
ing office At the same time orders "sie
sent to the Government Printing OHice
10 have a force Of men on hand ana ready
10 take the copy as soon as II was se"1
and have the bill printed in time to lay
ut o'clock
row morning.
Having laid all plans for the fnal
STAGES of the bill. the committee renewed
their attack upon the disputed scheuuleS'
| one of the members who was seen lor
"A moment intimated that the bill would
he thought. when It reached the public
ne found 10 contain some very great sur
prlses. Heavy cuts have been made In
many OF the schedules OF the wilson
BILL and. If the policy of the committee
! is carried out as indicated, the net
amount Of revenue yielded by the Senate
bin will be less based upon present I'M
nortations. and omtting the duty on
sugar. than that figured upon by the
Committee on Ways and Means In the
| Houeo. IL Is understood that this after
| noou some attention was given 70 the
metal schedules IN the belief that iron-ore,
| having been given a duty, this scheduie
would have TO be modified. but 1t Is
said that this was abandoned the COM
nittee finding that had they given a
duty OF even so much as fifty cents a ton
a revision OF the metal schedule would
not be necessary.
After the committee had taken dlilner
the only open question before
H. was the sugar schedule, and
this was promptly disposed or
90 that the committee adjourned a
7:5. at which time the bill was sent 10
the printer The duty given 20 sugar
was only agreed upon after an animated
. discussion and the rate appears 20 bear
> the Evidences Of being a compromise
1T is a duty" said member OF the
| committee. "at which the producer and
| consumer will have less cause 20 com
plain than the refiner." IL is understood
tbat a rate Of one cent "A pound IS fixed
on raw sugar. testing - degrees by the
i polariscope and graded mp 10y degrees so
that refined sugar Will have a duty OF a
fraction less than One-quarter OF a cent
p a pound. ..
Whether this will satisfy the sugar sen
ators the committee prefers not TO know
Whisky II can also be said. In respons
= "a tho recommendations Of Secretary Car
: liele will not have the tax raised beyon
a the figure fixed by the House, put vi
i fight for the extension OF the bonded pc
8 riod appears 10 have been won. ana Una
o period will be fixed at I'VE ins'eau
n tbree wears. Lead ore as prevlousl
4 stated in these dispatches, has been r.
4 stored 10 the dutiabc list, as provide
a I'm the Wilson bill and lead products wi
be given a duty Of . per cent. ad Vaioren
I Lumber for which Messrs. Morgan an
4 puoh of Alabama, made a fight. ana
d which they were assisted by Mr.. VIA
3 | Of Wisconsin, appears 20 nave ueeh Ill
q fortunate for It is said that IL stlll n
! mains on the free list.
coal is mt at 30 cents per ton, al
e | though as the committee was Amos
& completing it's work the proposition wa
't made TO give coal 30 cents. ana IN
Il final print OF the bill may show that I'M
Il was done. Iron-orc loses us equal loo'
# ing with coal and must be content wit
30 cents n ton.
When the bill is laid before the fu
committee tomorrow at II o'clock
will be. as Mr.. Voorhees, puts II, give
: 10 the whole world" through the agenc
Of the press. Just as was done I'm IN
- House committee. The completed bi
10 was not submitted to the s0-called "Cor
servatives." and a member Of the CON
mittee said tonight that the cOmmitte
p did not know whether those senator
'e Ii was a common rumor about d
n Capital to-day that Democratic senato
$, would make the attempt 70 defeat q
Ie bill unless the committee came 10 the
ar terms. and the fact that the comm
he tee failed not only in submitting q
n bill to them. but in not granting q
re maximum OF concessions, is taken as
declaration 10 these gentlemen that
of they want more tney must 90 TO G
Dt Senate for ii.
In No effort was made in committee
u eliminate the income tax and that r
10 mains a part of the bill Many chang
ID have been made from specific To al va
" orem duties. the latter being substitute
wherever possible. AT the suggestion
l. Secretary Carlisle some changes ma
n been made in the administrative section
an ~ which were gone over careful
g., tho Assistant Secretaries Of the Urea
urv' In volume the bill remains aDo
az IL came from the House.
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