The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-10
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The MORNING News has said several
/ times within the last few weeks that the
! prospect was that the Wilson bill would
not reach the President before summer
/ Our dispatches yesterday confirmed that
/ opinion. The debate on the bill may not
begin for two weeks, and it is thought
that it will last fully six weeks. In fact,
those who are in a position to know some
thing Of the delays the bill is likely 10 en-
/ counter say that it will probably so to
| conference committee Of the two houses
about June l. and may be sent to the
President about the middle of that month.
The finance committee now has charge
of it, and it is given out that it will be re
ported TO the Senate next Tuesday. There
is no certainty. however, that viii reach
the Senate at that time. The republican
members of the committee insist upon
suggesting changes, and although their
suggestions will not receive much cOnsid-
GRAFTON, still they will have TO be dis
cussed, and the discussion will take
time.
There are a few democratic senators
who are not satisfied with the bin as it is,
and they will spare no effort to have it
changed when it reaches the Senate. Sen
ator Hill is preparing TO make strong
fight against the income tax He thinks
the tax is undemocratic and that if it
should be adopted it would be impossible
for the Democratic party to carry any
one of the eastern states in tine next
national election. He believes the effect
of it would be 70 give the next House to
the republicans and insure the election of
a republican President in 1896.
The Louisiana senators haven't got as
much DUTY for sugar as they think they
should have, and they will renew in the
Senate the fight they waged so fercely
before the subcommittee. The partial
success which has thus far crowned their
efforts encourages them to renew their
demand
The New Jersey senator's are prepared
to make demands for further protection
for industries in their state. and the New
York senators are in sympathy with them.
With so many democratic senators dis
satisfied and the whole republican side
of the Senate opposed to the bill, it is ap-
parent that it is going to take skillful
management 10 get inc jill through Iue
Senate by June l.
In the meantime the uncertainty is
having a most damaging effect upon all
kinds of business. The importation of
goods has fallen off greatly because i'm
porters cannot afford to pay duties that
may be greatly lowered within few
weeks. Those importing goods under the
present tariff could not compete with
those who bought goods after the Wilson
tariff went into effect
Factories that are ready to start up are
waiting to see what prices they will have
to pay for raw materials. The mcer-
tainty is playing havoc with business.
Senators, however, announce that they
do not intend to be hurried in their work
They are going to take their time. even
though the country suffers.
There is some compensation in thought,
however, that there will be plenty of life
in business when the tariff question is
finally settled. The market will be pretty
nearly bare of all kinds of goods, and or
ders will flow in upon factories and i'm
porters at lively rate