The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-08
TARIFF COMPLICATIONS
Action Of Congress In Regard to Euro
pean Powers Is Clouded In
Uncertainty.
WILSON NOT ENTHUSIASTIC
But Thought It Night Be Brought 10
the Attention of the Rules
Committee.

WASHINGTON. Jan. S.-What action
congress viii take TO end the growing
tariff complications between this gov
eminent AMI European powers, or
whether any measures will be adopted
for that purpose, are questions clouded
in uncertainty. Considering the inn
p~ortance of the tariff war to CONNER
cial interests. attention given to 10 by
members Of congress is noticeably
slight.
Chairman Wilson OF the ways and
means committee. recently introduced
. bill, in accordance with the recon-
mendation i'm the presidents message,
10 repeal the one-tenth OF d cent differ
ential on sugar, which evoked protests
from Germany and Austria, and
which, it is stated, inspired retaliatory
action by the former government in
the form of prohibition of American
beef.
Wilson Not Enthusiastic.
But IL is not altogether certain that
the ways and means committee will
report this bill to the house, O Ia 1t Rt
all assured that the house will pass IL
in case it energies from the committe
and Ii given q hearing. Mr.. Wilson
was asked about the prospects Of the
bill, but did not speak enthusiastically
Of them. He said in answer 10 ques-
tions that it's claim for consideration
might be brought TO the attention of
the rules committee after the currency
bill had been disposed of, but added
that the remaining time Of this con-
gress was very short, and there would
be q great pressure upon the commit
tee for allotments of time for various
bills.
Illinois being the stronghold of the
meat business, the representatives from
that state have been appealed to, to do
something in the interest OF their con-
stituents. Representative Aldrich Of
Chicago, is receiving many commune
cations ON the subject and intends to
talk with his colleagues, not TO suggest
legislation, but to ascertain what will
be their attitude toward whatever the
Democrats may propose.
Republican Position Problematic.
Whether the Republicans viii coop
crate with the Democrats III .emedial
legislation becomes an open question,
since il Ia known that the Democrats
IRE not agreed upon their course, q fac
ton OF them thinking with Mr.. Whit
ing that amy tariff legislation will be
unwise. Mr.. Cannon said that the af-
firmative Or negative votes Of the Re-.
publicans MIGHT hinge upon whether in
their estimation the supplementary act
proposed would entail greater disad-
vantage; than the existing sugar sched-
ule, particularly whether 1t would re-
due he evenue of the government,
which was Eow insufficient to meet its
expenses. Ii the ways and means COM
mittee would propose to re-enact the
reciprocity system, which congress had
obliterated with marked discourtesy to
the foreigngovernments parties thereto,
as well as to the detriment Of American
business, he said, sarcastically, the Re-
publicans would cooperate with them
heartily. He did not see how Mr.. Will
SON could be expected to become the
leader Of q movement to repair features
which the senate had imposed upon his
bill against his opposition.