The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-28
WILL THREsH OLD STRAW
And Talk for Two Long, Weary
Months.

And Talk for Two Long, Weary
Months.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Brice. who was the chief mover for the
| caucus OF democratic senators. thinks
the tariff bill as reported from the COM
mittee will now pass the senate. but
! that the senate amendments will be
materially changed in the house and in
| conference before the bill is finally
agreed upon. As the bill now stands.
he says. it is not satisfactory to al the
| democrats Of the senate and he believes
that it would be impossible 10 get a
bill that would satisfy ALL He thinks it
will be debated two months in the SEN
ate; that there Will be some minor
| changes, but the bill will pass sub
stantially as it now stands. There will
be a fight against the income tax feat
ure and against the abrogation of the
| reciprocity treaties, but he thinks both
will be retained in the bill. There will
De enough republicans, says Mr.. Brice.
voting with the democrats to keep the
! income tax in the bill. Senator Brice
says that the changes had been such
| as will prevent vigorous opposition
Senator German says that he thinks,
with probably a few small changes the
| bill will be likely 10 pass with the sup
port Of all the democrats of the senate.
He thinks that it has now been changed,
as he understands ii in such a way to
! make IL much more satisfactory than it
was when il was first presented
The estimates of the amount of rev.
enue which the tariff bill reported to
the senate yesterday will produce show
that the total amount will be about
1881, 100000. This is a reduction OF be-
tween $4,000 600 and $4,000 600 from the
l..
the committee
The principal reduction is made in the
internal revenue part of the bill, though
| the restoration of the present tax rates
on domestic cigars and cigarettes will
amount 10 a loss of oyer $4,000, 600.
There will also be an appreciate falling
of in the duty on tin plate caused by
changing the duty on the Importation
from l Ills cents to l cent per pound.
The change in the fruit schedule
whereby bananas, pineapples and cocoa
nuts are taken from the dutiable list,
will make up the other principal items
Of loss. Bananas are imported in large
quantities and the imposition of duty
of cents per pound as first imposed by
the committee would have produced a
revenue of S1,072. 236. The committee
| found upon investigation. however that
the bill would produce more revenue
| than would be needed and as bananas
are not produced in this country outside
Of a small section on the Cuff of Mex
| leo, il was decided TO restore them to
| the free list
As the bill stands. if the estimate is
| correct. il will produce at least $50 000.-
/ 600 more Of revenue than will be needed.
| The change made in the sugar schedule
| will not cause a showing in the estimates
/ different from the subcommittee bill, as
| the first estimate was made upon sugar
! testing 80 degrees fine. The estimate
| for the present bill will probably be upon
| the same grade of sugar. There would,
| however, be a slight difference in &C
| tual returns, as the maximum duty rate
| under the present bill is 13S12c Per
pound as against l40c in the sub-com-
mittee bill. The difference on this
| score would be controlled entirely by
| the quantity of the high grade sugar i'm
ported.
| Several senators were anxious TO get
| action on bills in which they are inter-
ested or which they have in charge be
| fore the tariff bill is brought up and
| made the unfinished business in that
| body and action on the tariff bill may
| be postponed by these matters of lesser
/ Importance.
| 1t is understood that while the tariff
| bill is being considered in the senate the
| house will probably dispose of all the
| appropriation bills. and il is likely that
| most of them will be reported back and
| ready for consideration in the senate be-
! fore the tariff bill is disposed of. These
/ bills, like the tariff BILL will have the
| right of way and will be liabe to shut
! out all other measures except such as
! are unobjected to. The democratic mem
| bers of the finance committee desire tC
| push the tariff with all speed, and il is
| probable that after the bill has been dis
| cussed for a week or two they will ask
| that it be considered during
| the two hours after the senate meets
| in the morning, which is usually devoted
j to morning business or to bills of minor
| Importance. It is also intended very
! soon or within two weeks after the bill
! is taken up, to lengthen the hours Of the
| session and begin at IL o'clock in the
| forenoon instead Of II o'clock as at pres
| ent. If there should be any disposition
| on the part of the opponents of the bill
| to prolong the discussion or indications
| that speeches were being made for the
| purpose of delay then the hours are &c
| be still further increased. 1t is not prob
| able. however, that any attempt at extra
| ordinary length Of sessions will be pro-
| posed as long as there is legitimate de-
| bate and senators have speeches to make
| 1t is we'll known, however, that as Ions
| as the finance committee continues tC
| push the bill il will be next to impossi-
| BILE to transact other business which will
| take any time, and there is now a rush
! to get through with pending legislation
/ 1t is probable that next Thursday will
| be the last time the senate will adjourn
over until Monday until the tariff bill
1 q, of