The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-21
VOORHEES, BILL REPORTED
The Measure Finally Laid Before the
Senate.

Selldle.
Senator Morrill, Declares the Repub-
icans Opposed to the Income Tax
Feature, the. Change From Specific
to Ad Valorem Duties and the Great
Bulk of the Provisions of the Meas
ure-No Written Report With the
Bill.
Washington, March 20-Soon after the
reading of yesterdays journal this morn
ing Mr.. Voorhees,. chairman Of the finance
committee, reported the tariff bill to the
Senate.
Mr.. Morrill,, one of the republican mom-
bers of the committee, stated that so Tar
as the republican members of the COM
mittee were concerned they did not OBJ
ject to the reporting of the bill. They
were opposed, however, not only to the
income tax feature, but to the change
from specific to advalorem duties, and to
the great bulk of the provisions of the
bill.
Mr.. Voorhees, moved that the bill be
printed and placed on the calendar, and
he gave notice that on April 2. week
bill fer consideration by the Senate. .
The motion to print and place on the
calendar was agreed to.
NO REPORT WITH THE BILL.
Mr. Manderson asked Mr.. Voorhees,
whether there was any written report
with the bill.
Mr.. Voorhees, There is not
Mr.. Manderson-Will there be any
statement submitted by the committee
on financed
Mr Voorhees-There will be when the
bill is called up for action
Mr.. Manderson-Wh will show the
changes made in this bill FROM the exist
ing lawl"
Mr. Voorhees-There will be a full
statement and explanation when the bill
is called for consideration. This will be
ready in print on April 2. | expect to
make statement myself at the same
time. There will be a comparative state
ment accessible TO the senators.
Mr.. Manderson-I made the inquiry be-
cause of the fact that the main change in
the bill is the change from the specific TO
ad valorem duties, and that it would re
quire an expert to show the effects of the
change.
Mr.. Voorhees-An explanation will be
speedily offered to the Senate and to the
senators.
MCPHERSON MAKES AN EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Mcpherson, a member of the com
mittee, said he had assented to the report
just made by Mr. Voorhees,, iustifying his
action by the belief that whether wise or
unwise in all its provisions, the bill was
the best compromise obtainable in a COM
mittee whose members differed so widely
in their views on economical questions
and on the effect of the bill on the pros
perity of the country when embodied into
a law. He said that he would tlud no
difficulty in supporting in the Senate,
the colleagues with whom he had
served on the committee in enacting into
a law as much of the proposed legislation
as would yield to the government all the
revenue needed, when economically ad-
ministered Beyond that just and proper
limitation he must not be expected to go.
There We're two subjects in the bill which
had attracted much public attention, and
he would state to the Senate as he had
done to the committee, his views upon
them.
AGAINST THE INCOME TAX.
First, he disagreed with his colleagues of
the committee on the income tax schedule.
Ample provisions having been made in
the bill for revenvss, the presence Of an
income tax in the bill was unnecessary.
An income tax was un-American and un-
democratic, and he thought, unwise, and
he should at the proper time, move to
strike it from the bill. Secondly, he dis
agreed with his colleagues on the commit
tee in regard to the sugar schedule
as it appeared in the bill; and
he should feel impelled to offer an amend
ment to that schedule, believing that the
option to customs officers to elect whether
to impose duties by the polariscope test,
or by the Dutch standard" test was a
dangerous power. He trusted, however,
that the finance committee would on fur
ther consideration adopt that view, and
would offer an amendment TO restrict the
test Of all sugar, raw and refined, TO the
pOlariscope alone.
PAMPHLET PRINT.
Mr.. Allison, another republican member
of the finance committee suggested that it
would be a great convenience 10 have u
pamphlet print Of the bill showing in
paragraphs the existing law, the House
bill and the committees bill; and Mr.
Voorhees, said that there would be no
trouble about fixing up that matter.
MIR. Hoar made an inquiry as to the par
liamentary attitude of the bill, and was
informed by the Vice'President that IL
had gone to the calendar.
Mr. PETER gave notice that he would
move as a substitute for the tariff bill
the one which he had introduced last
week
Mr.. George then addressed the Senate
on the legal aspect OF the Hawaiian ques-
ton He spoke for about two hours de-
voting most of his argument 10 the sup
port of the Presidents right TO appoint
Mr. Blount as commissioner paramount,
without the necessity of confirmation by
the Senate
After a short executive session the
Senate at 4:3j O'Clock adjourned until to-