New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11
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lot OF THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE
NOT A HAPPY ONE.

Tot OF THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE
NOT A HAPPY ONE.
CONFLICTING FACTIONS IN THE DEMOCRATIC
p.pTy HARD TO Reconcile - 80 SOONER
,sA SCHEDULE COMPLETED THAN IT HAS
TO TE DONE ALL OVER AGAIN
SUGAR. COAL AND IRON CAUSING
no END OF TROUBLE.
Washington Feb. l0-The subcommittee OF t"e
Senate engaged in the formulation of Tarin Dill
for the consideration Of the fu.i committee mas II
a difficult task TO arrange bill which VIII prove
satisfactory to the conflicting elements in their own
marty When they believe that they have a certain
.chedule settled it meets the opposition Of some
Senator's and the whole thing has 10 be cons'd'reu
anew This appears to be the case particularly with
sugar and the Louisiana Senator's have been loud
IN their protests against all the suggestions relative
10 this tax so far made The attitude OF the SUD-
committee has been pretty well defined Mr.. Jones
&c against anything that will benefit the trust but
NIL be willing make an equa! TAX on raw ana
rsdrod sugars if 1t is proven to him TO be necessary.
AR YES, favers giving shade tn" best Of it TO the
rsdners and Mr. Mills is quoted desiring an
soual tax on the two products. The Louisiana
Senator's say that the committee will not give them
enough and in order that the committee may have
No rause to misunderstood them. they have made
,her demands IN writing IL is und'rStooi tadt MT
White in a long conference with one OF the Sena
.ors last evening. declared that the schedule they
Nd arranged for sugar would with oppos-
ton
Mr. Caffery says positively that II sugar does not
receive what 1t needs he. for one. will vote against
the bill in the Senate. He wants graduated tax
BEGINNING with three-Quarters OF cent and run
ming I'D 10 one and one-half cents pound. This
ne SAYS will give to the refner the advantage OF
an eighth of cent when the grade reaches No
"a Dutch standard and showing S degrees under
The polariscope test WhiI the Louisiana Senator'S
told tina. the rciners will be amply provided for
IN this advantage Of one-eishth Of a cent. they
willing that the committee should give TO the re-
finer an additional onesixteenth which Will put
him on a level with the producer enabling him to
compete with foreign sugar. but not putting him
IN a position control the markets.
\THREE OF THE CHIEF STUMBLING BLOCKS.
There is some evidence OF combination OF
s,ear iron and coal Senator's and their demands
upon :he committee are causing no end OF trouble.
The Senators representing these three articles in
eist that they and always have BEEN under
Democratic doctrine. purely revenue articles and
that IN the present condition OF things this Is no
time 10 remove the duties. The committee Is de-
eirous of pacatng these Senator's and the I'M
preston growing that mutual concessions Will
be the result. Several iron men were at the Capt.
tol this morning. and while they failed 10 see the
committee it is known that some OF them got the
ear of individual members OF the committee and
were in conference with Senator's from the states
most largely interested in the industries for which
they were pleading. The present law provides
duty of Is ton on iron ore. while the Will
son bill admits it free Of duty. Some OF the SEN
ators interested to-day say that they believe
duty will be put upon iron ore by the Senate COM
mittee equivalent 10 about 90 cents ton. H.. 30
Coal still remains an uncertain quantity SO ia h as
the Of the duty is 1 In' be- 2
imposed and think that IT will be in the neighbor.
cents ton The combination Of these three arti-
Giles presents an opposition so Ioraaol natra 1
desires please these interests before me 1iI IS
reported Otherwise il is feared that such Demo no.
commit the bin .,,.., .,
pafs %a ' and
by fixing duty of 80 per cent on barley ana par.
bay barley Sa malt ae on S the as dutabe list at
Lead ore has been discussed to some s
though il is believed TO have done so on lead prod
tSs senators from the Northwest and the Southern
Silver the silver side In the repeal gn.
so 80 materially AFFECTS the siiver-producng states
One member of the committee especially, mas eN
pressed his frendness for such proposition, ana
that something may be done for lead ores little
letter than was done by the House
TO REPORT PROGRESS ON TUESDAY.
II 4. not expected that the bill will be In shape to
law before the full membership Of the Democrats
at the meeting of the Finance Committee on tues
day, although considerable progress Will be re-
ported One Of the members OF the subcommittee
said this morning that all which had been done
up this time was of tentative cna5acter an mo
subject revision. The committee INTENDS 10 make
the bill a revenue measure and with that end IN
view will place the dutiabe list number OF art-
Giles omitted by the House. which, according 10
Democratic doctrine, ought 10 be considered as
revenue articles. ., . -.
There will. it is asserted be no deficit in me
revenues through this bill wien the committee mas
finished its work. and necessarily much OF what 4
does must be based upon the action taken con
cerning the income tax feature. The impression
is gaining ground that the income tax may be re-
vtcI no a
cause of the apprenticeship that th> passasn ri the
bill might be endangered II IT IS retained Ins con-
clusion IL is said. has been reached by men VINO
are known TO be advocates Of the income tax
hut are moved by colsd grafton OF expediency and
not by their personal preferences.
Senator Mcpherson Al the Capitol to-day. and
had a long conference with Mr.. Voorhees,. II is APP
parent that he New-Jersey Senator Is taking little
part In the work Of framing the bill. He will not
as ne said TO reporter be found In the ranks OF
the "kickers" He stated that his party was IN
power and charged with the duty OF enacting such
legislation deemed for the best interests OF The
people and , far he concerned he would be
In accord with his party
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