The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-09

Oregon, Patton. PETER. Perkins, Platt.
Power, Proctor, Quay, Sherman. Shoup,
Squire, Stewart. Teller. Washburn-S4.
The vice president appointed the following
managers on the part OF the senate as
conferees: Voorhees,. Harris, Vest, Jones'.
Sherman. Allison and Aldrich.
At 1040 the senate adjourned until Friday
Republicans Were Confident.
1t was no secret among those who had
the confidence of the leaders of the repup-
lican side that they expected to deteat Inc
iorjty of l vote against IL. The hrst preaN
on the democratic side came when the name
of AR Caffery was called and he Responded
with an emphatic mo- His colleague, Mr.
Blanchard, did not respond to his name at
hall when it was called Mr. Irby, II was
claimed, had promised to vote against the
bill, but when his name was called ne re.
sponded in the Affirmative and all hope OF
defeati the bill vanished. Mr.. Ca1frey
then, after a brief explanation and a pro-
test against the way his people had been
treated changed his vote to one in favor
OF the bill and Mr.: Blanchard voted III in the tn,
combination the two Louisiana senators
would have remained firm and the vote
would have been 81 to 81 against the DILL
Agreements Are Off
Washington July OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
leading democrats of the senate who oppose
many features of the tariff bill they adopted
last night, but who voted for them to pre-
vent the defeat of the bill, have no hesita-
ton in stating that they are no longer
bound by any agreement They are, there
fore encouraging the leaders OF the house
to change the bill materially and promise
their support in the changes. One of the
leaders of the house told me tonight that
he was confident the house was now in
a position to make any changes it desired
and to force the senate to adopt them
THE house confereeS,'' he continued
"wll insist upon many changes from the
senate amendments to the Wilson bill.
1t will be reshaped on the lines of the VIII
son bill. The house will put coal and
iron on the free list, and it will change the
sugar schedule materially. Certainly the
one-eghth and one-tenth discriminating
duties will be stricken out and SIM
pie ad vaiorem duty imposed alike on all
sug y1Sat about the wool and cotton sched-
We expect to change them back to the
lines of the original bill"
land the income taX?'
We'll. the senate has made no material
change in that except limiting 1t to i've
years. That is all right In that time there
will he a just experiment. Then We can re-
enact it If necessary"
when will the bill so to the PRESIDENT"
mot later than the 1st of August. ap-
prehend no lengthy delay.
The Conference Committee.
Washington, d. c.. July 7.-[6pecial.I-
After a brief debate today the house
disagreed to the senate amendments to the
tariff bill and agreed to conference today
Speaker Crisp appointed Wilson, McMillin,
Turner and Montgomery the democratic
conferees.
These men Will really make the bill and
they are pledged to reshape it as much
like the original Wilson bill as it is possible
to get 1t.
They viii surely put iron and coal on the
free lis. and will change the sugar and
wool schedules.
bonanza for Sugar.
In the tariff bill as passed by the senate
the sugar and whisky trusts have q perfect
Bonanza. Should the sugar schedule not
BE- changed in conference instead of the
stock selling at 100 it would be worth Zco
or even more Under that schedule it
would absolutely control the price of every
ounce of sugar sold in America.
BY the increase of the whisky tax to
sl10 q gallon the whisky trust it is said.
will make $40 000.000.
There are 200 G00.000 gallons Of whisky
row in our bonded warehouses. This can
be taken out at once at SO cents a gallon
taxation. In selling it the trust will add
the tax at S1.10 and make an additional
profit OF % cents a gallon on 200,0G0,0O0 gal
Ions.
BY the increase Of the tax the government
would gain a lump sum of $1S0, 900, $50, but
the revenue Tor the next two years there
after would be practically nothing, as the
total sales CT American whisky ANNUALLY
amount to less than 100000 gallons.
still the increase of this tax Will increase
the government revenue $20.0900 0) annually
on the whisky hereafter made. With the
house the question is should the govern
.nent lose this revenue because an increase
II the whisky tax viii throw millions ;}i6t
now into the lap OF the whisky trust?
No one knows just how the house will
fote Oh this question.