The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-11
THE TARIFF IN THE SENATE
Evidence OF = Comsin alton OF Iro., Cosi. ana
Sugar Senators.

Sugar Senators.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.-The sub com mittee
OF the Senate Finance Committee engaged In
the formation OF tariff bill for the considera-
tion OF the full committee finds It q difficult
task to arrange n bill that will prove satisfac-
tory to the conflicting elements in their own
party. When they believe they have certain
schedule settled 1t meets the opposition Of
some Senators. and the whole thing has to be
considered anew.
There 10 some evidence OF com bination OF
sugar. iron. and coal Senators. and their de-
mhnds upon the committee are causing It no
end OF trouble. The Senators representing
these three articles insist that they are. and
always have been under Dem cratic doctrine.
purely revenue articles. and that In thelpresent
condition OF things this is no time to remove
the duties. The committee 10 DESTROYS OF
placatinR these Senator's. and the impression
Is growing that mutual concessions will be the
result
number OF iron mon were at the Capitol
this morning. and while they failed to see the
committee. It is known that some OF them got
the ear Of individual members and were ia
conference with Senators from the States most
largely interested in the industries for which
they were pleading. The present law provides
q duty OF rs cents ron on iron ore. while the
Wilson bill admits 1t free OF duty. Some OF the
OeneIOEb lntoTebtou tO-QAy say knoy DeloNo
. duty will be put upon iron ore by the Senate
committee equivalent to about SO cents . ton.
As to coal those best informed are positive
that duty will be reimposed. and they say
that It will be In the neighborhood OF 80 cents
per ton. the present duty being 75 cents q ton
The combination Of these three articles pre-
sents an opposition so formidable to the sue
desires to please these interests before the bill
Is reported; else i is feared that some Demo-
Yesterday the com mittee took up the subject
o. harley malt; and came TO the conclusion
N alt. the bin as 1T passed the House putting
Lead ore has been discussed to some extent.
but put the e9m mlttes has not reached cOnela.
on lead products. There e a great. pressure
SS9S BROUGHT On IN. the snssOr; Sm the
side OF the repeal fight to cause the committee
TO TAKE snrs OF this Industry Which 90
Ono mber Of the committee especially has
expressed his friendliness for such PROPOSE
men, It Is not unlikely that something may be
done to5 lead ores little better than was done
1t is not now expected that the bill will be
In shape to lay before the full membership OF
COMMITTEES on TUESDAY. although progress
SUBCOMMITTEE SAID THIS morning that all that
had been done up TO this time was OF a tentA-
tive character. and subject TO revision. The
committee intends to make the bill q revenue
measure. and with that end In view will place
q numbe OF articles on the dutiAble list that
were omitted By the House. which. according
to Democratic doctrine. ought to be consld-
cred as revenue articles. There will. It Is as
serted, be no deficit In the revenue through |
this bill when the com mittes 10 through whit |
Necessarily much Of what It does must be
based upon the action taken concerning the |
income tax feature. The impression Is gain |
ms ground that the income tax may be re- |
ported to the Senate as q separate measure. |
because Of the apprehension that the passage |
OF the bill might be endangered II 1t Is re- |
tanned This conclusion. IL 10 said. has been |
reached by men who are known To be Adyo- |
Gates OF the income tar. who are moved By |
consideration Of expedisney and not by their |
personal prefereness.
senator Mcpherson was at the Capitol to- day |
and had a long conference with Mr.. Voorhees, |
1t Is apparent that the New Jersey Senator is |
taking little part in the work OF framing |
the Senate bill He will not. he said |
70 q reporter ee found In the ranks OF |
kieksrs." He said that his party Was In |
power and charged with the duty OF enaetinR
such legislation as 1t deemed for the best |
interests OF the people and far as he Was /
concerned he would be In perfect accord with |
his party. Protests and remonstrAnces from
those seeking higher duties than the commit |
tee was Will 70 grant would not avail and |
whatever the result might be TO him person.
ally. Mr.. Mcpherson declared that he was q /
emocTAt and would vote with his party.