The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-05
TIE SENATE TARIFF BILL.
1T mar BE LAID BEFORE TEE
FULL COMMITTEE ON TUEsDAE


some ef ths Schedules, Iseiudi-s Sugar,
Cesi, Fro. Ore, Lead Ore, sss Lumber.
Not Yet FissiIr Deciaes Upou-Coue.s-
sis.s Esss TO ss.stors Saith OF New
Jersey ..s Bih or New Torh-Ths Bri
Expected 20 Pat = surpIus OF Thirty or
Forty Niiions t. the Treasury In +. Tesr.
WARRINGTON. March 4.-Unless the plans OF
the Dem ocrntic members Of the Senate Finance
Committee 60 ell awry the Tariff bill will be
laid before the full committee on Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock. After comforting to-
eether the greater part OF to-day. the Demo-
Gratis believe theJ have come as near solving
the situation as possible. and the intention
tonight lie to take the final vote to- morrow
afternoon, although Mr.. Jones wanted the
whole question disposed OF at yesterdays
meeting. The disputed schedules have been
40 largely discussed. and so many teDta-
tive propositions considered, that IL only
remains to decide finally which OF these shall
be incorporated In the bill. although the COM
mittee understands pretty thoroughly what II
will do. The open schedules are sugar, whls-
key. coal. iron ore. lead ore. lumber. cotton
fabrics. leather. tobacco. and silks.
A Democratic member OF the Finance Com
mittee. discussing the situation in committee
and the prospect In the Senate to- night. talked
to q United Press reporter with frankness,
admitting the facts which other Senators have
professed not 70 see.
We have our heads in the lions mouth"
said this Senator and will be compelled TO
make the best bargain we can to get It out
whole and uninjured. We are the victims Of
the wrath OF Democrats who are about as good
Democrats on the tariff question as is Mr..
Morrill,. the former Chairman OF the com
mlttee. The Dem ocratio party can never afford
TO not pass tariff bill this Congress. To do
90 would be to utterly demoralize the party.
and We could not recover from 1t In fifteen
years. A bill must be passed In eome shape
or other. and In order to accom- lish this We
must make concessions that are unpalatable.
The Democratic majority in tho Senate is very
small. only three. We have ~ Democrats, ~
Republicans. and 3 Popullsts. Two Demo-
cratic votes against the bill would defeat It,
and the committee believes that IL 1t were re-
ported as We want to report 1t. and as We
should do were We not thus handicapped. three
Senators would vote against 1t. These three
Senators are Caffery and White OF Louisiana
and Smith OF New Jersey True. Mr.. White
will leave the Senate for the Supreme Court
long before the vote 10 taken. but his sue
cessor will be equally as vigorous against
the bill unless sugar 10 taken care OF as Mr..
White demands. or Senators Brice. German.
Hill. and Murphy We 40 not entertain such
but would hardly vote against the bill when 1t
came TO the test. These are the conditions that
confront the committee and they are conditions
that must be met successfully. for. as have
said. We cannot afford to invite the certain dis
astsr that would quickly follow tho defeat OF
the Tariff bill In the Senate For that reason.
We must report bill that will bring
to II the support or the entire party"
This same Senator said that seven different
bad hAn tAH 70 tha
mittee. the latest. advocated By one OF the
sugar Senators. being an ad valorem duty OF
40 per cent. on all sugar up to No. 18 Dutch
standard. and 90 per cent. above that. Phis
.na as alleged sen"ioP maf
Ing the argument that Il was all 70 tn, the
s ss' eo%m Rs orrowfSiy ens eonsd 'H
isssf that is %n ms, dEaw ys slpof, has
!: %ss $aSS 6 Il
on each degree between 50 and 90. Beyond
demanding 4-loO for each degree and tho
committee 10th to consent TO even 2-lo0.
industries OF the Eastern and New England
states. many concessions have been made. |
rates in the House bii have been ZEN reduced. It
was claimed in the House that the income tax |
lions. but In the Senate committee It is held |
that Nifty millions will be more nearly correct, |
although Mr. Mcpherson contends that this |
tax. to which he Ii opposed. will bring into the |
Treasury more like seventy-fve miilions.
Based upon the I'm portations OF the last |
fiscal year. the committee also ngures that the
duties will add thirty millions to the revenues.
and that the senate bill will result at the end |
OF the nrst year. in putting = surplus of be- |
tween thirty and forty millions In the Treas |
ury In order TO prevent the terms OF the bill |
from getting out piscemeal. the Democrats |
will probably make II public when laid before |
the Republican members OF the omInittee. as |
did the Com mittee on Ways aud Means.