Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-09
THE TARIFF PROSPECTS
Believed the Senate Will Pass the Bill as
Reported
Much Gossip and Talk About Changes
Observation-Disclosures Receipts.


bill. now that it's provisions are known. is
being very generally INDUCED in, and there
is wide difference of opinion. But under
/ meath all the kicking and pickering and the
wide divergence of opinion the fact stands
out that the democratic party is compelled
either TO pass L tariff bill or yield up the
ghost, and whatever delays there may be,
there is no room for reasonable doubt that
bill will be sent to the President for his
signature, and that 1t will have in it 40
more protection than is in the Senate bill,
and no more f-ee trade than is In the House
bill. but will be measure made up of a
settlement of the differences between the
two bills. The belief of the best informed
is that the finance committee will report to
the Senate the bill in substantially the form
given to the public yesterday, and that after
some delay the Senate will pass the bill al
most without change.
What the House VIII DO.
Every increase of duty made by the Sem
ate will be resisted by the House, but most
or them will be accepted. The duty OF 40
cents on iron ore and the small increases
in the iron and steel schedule and those in
the glassware schedule are most In danger
The House will probably accept the 40
cents on coal and the sugar schedule The
income tax has practically no disagreement
Oh uetWeen the TWO DillS. The reductions
made in the wooden schedule will be ac-
ceptable TO the House. The increase of the
internal revenue tax on cigars and GER
tain class of cigarettes from 81 thousand
to 81 a thousand will probably be yielded
by the Senate in conference in considera-
| ton of the House agreeing to the extern
sion of the bonded period for whisky to
| eight years The lead ore duty will prob
ably be permitted to stand. as will the
coal These are practically the only differ
ences in which there lies much friction,
and their adjustment is plainly In view to
the members or the two committees.
Party Methods.
Senators Allison, Sherman and Aldrich,
republican members of the committee, were
all absent from the Capt, oil when the Senate
convened, and it is understood that they re-
manned either at their homes or were in
conference. familiarizng themselves with
the details of the bin and preparing plan
of action in committee. None of them has
expressed any opinion upon this subject
! since they received the bill, but there is
/ every reason to believe that they will adj
/ here to their determination, expressed pre-
| viousy. to ask full explanation from the
I democratic members of the changes made in
I the tariff system by the pending measure
/ They have heretofore expressed the opinion
/ that If this request should be granted IT
would be impossible to report the bill for
/ C.irrc weeks after ITS receipt.
The democratic members, who by reason
I of their superior numbers have this matter
/ largely in their own hands, have not indi-
| Gated just what concession they would
make to time. Senator Voorhees, has
said that the time should be ample and
| Senator Jones that the republicans would
now be held responsible for whatever delay
/ there might be. but Mr.. Voorhees, mas not
/ indicated what time he considered ample,
nor MIR. Jones how far the committee would
! be willing to allow the republicans to as
sumo this responsibility tor delay.
Senator HIPS Attitude.
| Much interest is felt in Senator HIPS
forthcoming speech. He said this morning
| that he could not yet say when he would
deliver it. and repeated that he would not
outline his position until then. While OPEN
! ing numerous kilograms this morning he
casually remarked: Occasionally you find
man who does not consider the bill per-
| feet"
still Kicking.
Men whose business interests are affected
| by the BILL and who did not receive the con-
sderation for which they had asked at the
hands of the democratic members of the
finance committee, are still asking for hear
ings. There are representatives Of the glass,
lumber and wool interests here The glass
men were especially urgent in requesting
! today that the committee should still grant
them an opportunity to present their griev-
ances.
Senator Voorhees, told them that this
would now be impossible. 1t Is considered
probable that the republican members may
| men to the committee If not they will pre-
sent them in the Senate.
Senator Smith Opposes.
story was circula ted about the Capitol
| today to the effect that Senator Smith of
| New Jersey had asserted that a motion
would be made in the Senate to recommit
the tariff bill to a special committee rep
resenting the various sections of the coun-
| try, and that such motion would carry
When asked if the report was true Mr..
Smith said it was not. There ara some
features of the BILL said he. which do
not meet my approval, and l apprehend
that when the bill is circulated in New Jer-
sey l shall head objections to it. L do not
consider that the reporting of the bill to
! the Senate will preclude the Offering of
amendments to 1t, and / shall, probably
have some to offer. l class myself as a
tariff reformer and should like to see a
! satisfactory bill passed. / shall try to have
it made satisfactory. but do not want to be
quoted as saying that If l do not succeed
l shall move to recommit or oppose its pas
sage by my vote"
Asked to Indicate some of the amend
ments he would urge he declined, only say
ing that he was opposed to an income tax.
Republican Opposition.
Senator Aldrich was asked this afternoon
/
members of the finance committee in COM
mittee with the tariff bill, but declined to
do SO. He said he could say nothing
| further than that the committee would
meet tomorrow to consider the bill. Being
| told that there was a story afoat that the
bill would be reported to the Senate on
| Tuesday next, Mr.. Aldrich said he did not
think it possible to give the bill due atten-
ton before that time, as there were great
many changes, involving vast interests.
which could not be properly disposed of in
a few days
Estimated Receipts.
The amount of revenue to be raised by
the Senate bill has not been officially esti.
mated yet, but rough estimates indicate
that it will raise about s220,OOO,0OO Of rev.
enue, as against s165,OOO.OOO in the Wilson
bill, making the total revenues Of the gov
eminent under it about $4S4,OOO.0OO,
against s429OOO,OOO under the Wilson bill
and s454,OOO,OOO under the Mckinley law.
This is merely a rough estimate. The
House bill is estimated to raise about
$l2O,OOOOU by customs ana $4o,OOO,OU
by internal revenue. 1t is estimated that
the Senate bill will raise 55,0OOOOO by
customs and S6J.OUO,O 900 by internal revenue
Add to this S264 OOO.0 600 from existing In.
ternal revenue laws, the post office and
miscellaneous receipts. and the result IL
given as above.