The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-07
TARIFF IN SENATE.
elNANCE COMMITTEE REPORTS 1T TO
THAT BODY.

Having Given 1t and the Public n Sur
prise-Some OF Its Features-Six Weeks
of Debate the Nations Fate Now-The
Sugar Schedule.
Washington, May 5.-The tariff bill
was reported to the senate yesterday to
the surprise of senators and the public.
When the senate finance committee met
yesterday the idea prevailed that the
bill would be held in committee for two
days. All the members Of the commit
tee were present. The Democrats ex-
amined the bill for nearly an hour,
making running comments upon 1t. They
announced that they were against the
bill as a whole. They soon understood
that Jones of Nevada was going to vote
with the Republicans, and realized that
there was no possibility Of changing the
bill. They had no desire to mak any
factious opposition, and when a motion
was made by the Republicans to report
the bill at once the vote was taken
promptly. All the Republicans, with
Jones of Nevada, voted for the motion
and all the Democrats voted against 1t,
ONS seAAtAAA " ~ " <AeS AL liz
day Aldrich announced that he would
call up the bill Tuesday May IS.
Will Not State Its Effect.
The Republican members Of the COM
mittee say there is no statement to be
made now as to the effect of the bill,
the amount Of revenue to be raised by it
or the reductions. When the bill is
taken UP In the senate Aldrich will
make such a statement in the opening
speech. ut will raise revenue enough"
was h comment of Allison, assented
to by Aldrich. They estimated, how
ever, that the increased revenue to be
raised from beer would be $13, 000, 900
and from tea $40, 900, 900. Jones of
Arkansas, the Democratic tariff leader,
said hat he expected there would be
about six weeks debate on the bill.
Several sections in the last part Of the
Dingley bill which ~re-enacted the pres
ent law are stricken out. This will have
the effect of leaving the present law
stand and avoid discussion to a great
extent.
Radically Changed in Committee.
h comments on the bill are Of course
partisan. Some features are very much
disliked by even Republicans, but upon
h whole the Republicans commend
and the Democrats condemn 1t, though
members of the committee say that the
subcommittee has in many particulars
improved upon the Dingley bill. The
new bill is radically different from the
Dingley bill, practically amounting al
most to another measure. Many i'm
portant schedules were rewritten entire
ly. One man calls the bill the Dingley
bill with sundry amendments (more
h a thousand of them)," and with
the reciprocity chapter stricken out. Re-
%troactive duties are also eliminated
from the bill.
Points of the Sugar Schedule.
The sugar schedule begins with sugars
not above 16 Dutch standard, testing by
polariscope not above SO degrees, which
are taxed 0.79 Of a cent a pound and up
to 1.16 cents q pound and 33 per cent.
ad valorem. Lodge, Hoar, Hawley and
the rest Of the Republicans from great.
factory communities are very much dis
pleased with the bill. They are willing
to concede that, as a matter of policy
and in order to get the bill promptly
out Of committee, it might have been
we'll to placate Senator Jones of Ne
vada by putting ~ cents per pound
tax on hides in the committee bill, in
creasing the protective tariff on woods
and on other articles that the west pro-
duces in abundance to compete with the
outside world, but they have no idea
Of permitting the Jones amendments to
remain, If they can help 1t.