New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-21
MORE BROKEN PROMISES.
THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE NOT
READY TO REPORT.
DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN REVISING HE
WILSON prrr. WHICH The soIoNs OF
THE PARTY ARE not ABLE ~
on ET.VUNI'
, TrfrGRAPI TO iiIE IHiht NE'l

fey TELEGRAPH TO inE IRibtNEl
Washington. Feb 20-No one VINO app'
serious perplcxites in when inc -,
modellcrs OF the Wilson bill have pe"' hi'o' 80
the last two weeks was surprised ,o-"'S ~ "''
81. ~ocont san.uioe prediction Of Senator voorhees,
, 49, .,,.d measure would bc reported TINS
no-r,n, n the full Democratic membership OF Tue
Finance Committee had proved entireiy ph9e'''''
and that an agreement on the reinone"el '''1
was apparently as FAR distant as cs''' -,
the regular meeting day for the Finance
Too and there were some who thought thdt MI
Voorhees, would try to make sood MS P'o"'''' W
haste in the work of decreasing the re'c"ue' =,
Ceiling \ committee meeting to pass upo" 'ne
changes dccreed by Messrs. Jones. vest ana N'
IN the rates Of duty fixed by the House larh o,'''
No call was sent out however, ana lnHte"u ''
confession was made by Mr. voorhees, that 'ne.e
was little chance OF receiving 'ei''' '''''
subcommittee before March l. 49,
rho subcommittee delay, it must be frankly
admitted IS due rather TO its total failure 10 mar
,ponize Democratic interests andsodify Dcmoc'''''
support than to any acl. Of zeal or INDUSTRY III NV
work Of tariff revision 1T is UNDERSTOOD ,'
that under the influence OF MI Miliss raucAi
Trade procliyi,ics the Senate subcommittee mas
so far cndeavorcd to retain intact the eh'irc i'T
lief Of the Wilson bill and even 10 ada TO IL !"
some important respects. Being prediSpoSeu :"
swallow, the McNlillin income tax scheme ar. n I'm,
mi his associates, 10y strongly indorsing that ~
uir ~, =" ne half-protccive duties
rronosei b. the recalcrant Dcmocrauc S@""'o'"
ON sugar coal lumber. lead ore ana iron ore lie.
IN the bill IL stands today; J.. - ~ tie main
IS laid upon sugar. coal or i,'d H:N ~. n.,.iiti
nt :ha hec.rning 10y Mr.. voorhees, ~ nt'G'ilN 49,,
ability III ihc subcommittee togei the luii A.
Of the Finance Cumnit;c" 10 iilio - IN.
ndirr nJ ono-siI,d expression % party fcciihb on
ne tar,U question. ~ Nr. Mills has NJ VOC ~ 80
Finance Committee. the suh-cQlinIttee 49, me-,
gain two additional Democratc votes DC. p'c u IN
h.. cce,,fel - the fur,d judglnont or inc rtHl'
l.
AIR Mcpherson l. known 10 ne h'S'',, ~
features Of the bill as row rrinoutIth ~ ,rcc
another more less cpnsr'NatiNF Il,il'o'' - -
committee Is abs, NJ on account OF W. n'-l''H' az"
Mr. 10 ,rhcc. Is yc,l aware IF the b'it"I oii'
fo, which a free SUGAR fre" coal ana lIr' ia" "
IN would encounter IT, Vcnfur" To give ~" N"tr lpi
the Wilson measure III It's present ~
In fact 10 submit TO the : nate The pili ~ agree
mon h, the sub-c lnmii;cc wodi1 h' a Str'kr 81
desperate political r. shness The opposition 70 su'i
n measure on the Democratic 81 i1 pTonluiss.
a1-gr,srivc and IA can Dc IKE lu'filp ttii
IL would Join with the Republicans t. oiHeF me
Li,l r,conmit.a ~ fIr decided amen lln' ~
Among the Democratic votes c'un'ri ~ lIN'F r ~
Senators Hill and Murphy. Of ~ ORR. |ctn'r-
c ~, ana Smith OF Ncw-tcrsoy. German and Gibson
Of Narviand: Faulkner AL Camden, oi 49, ' II
& n4. Iiuntou. OF virginia ne t"p '~t,l ''s J.. @
Democrats are n position . dictate - me i.s
committee. the terms which they VIII support me
f,r.U bill and Mr. Mills ana Nj voorhees, rehI"i
this fact we'll as The prvte';Ant' % tl' iScNv',
I. is on,y a question whether the fight over the
800 ,s 4, he M al. in the Finance Committee. IN
q Democratic caucus or IN IN" S"na'" lisc.i. inc
present hesitation OF the suh-coinmHto' III pr
-.ing It's radical programme to the iul Commute.
sens I, Indicate that harmony" VIII he sougnt
in sacro. conferences before An open breach viii
be conf ssci ether IN committee or in caucus.