The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-06
KICK ALL ALONG THE Line.
The Tariff Bill as II Comes From the
Senate
SENDS UP HOWL RON ALL QUARTERS
Republicans Are the Bitterest Opponents
of the Measure and a Big fight Is
Likely When 1t Comes Bnckto
the House->ome Complaints

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May Especial.
The Republicans Of the House have not
received the Senate tariff bill with mark
cd approval. In fact. some of them are
indignant over the sweeping changes made
by the Senate, and feel that they should
resent the Senate's attitude. Representa-
tive Grosvenor, OF Ohio, has declared
that if the wool schedule remains as the
Senate has fixed it, he will not vote Tor
the measure I'm the House. lie believes,
however. that the Conference Committee
will change the measure materially, anu
that when it is finally enacted into law
it will contain many more OF Inc ilousc
provisions than it does at present
Representative Bartholdt, of ST. LOUIS
and all the other representatives, OF either
L German constituency or one engaged IN
beer producing. are up IN arms against
the increased TAX on beer.
They argue that il is an additional bur-
den on the poor man. and. taken in con
nection with tho tariff on tea, would.
tend to make the bill unpopular among
Republican workingmen.
UP IN ARMS.
The whole Republican side Is up III
arms against the increased privileges ac-
corded to the Sugar Trust. The House
hill was bad enough in this respect, bu'
the Senate bill IS so much worse mat
even Republican members or the House
Committee Of Ways and Means can al
ford 10 feel horriped.
One of them declared to-day that he
believed the Senate had changed all the
minor schedules of the bill. In order to
divert attention from the sugar schedule
and a Few others that the trusts are IN
tercsted in. No one attempts TO deny tha'
the trusts have secured all they want
and that the principal changes IN the
hill were made with a view 10 their bene-
fit.
BENEFIT THE TRUST.
A careful examination OF the bill SHOWS
that where reductions of duty have been
made they have been to benefit the trusts.
Increases have been made for similar
purposos. The provision for retaliatory
duties upon goods imported from coun-
tries paying export bounties benqSts the
trusts generally, and the Sugar Trust
particularly. because Germany pays an
export bounty on sugar.
rrhe high tax on lead ores, and the
comparatively low tax on pig lead helps
the Lead Trust. because the pig lead Is
the raw material OF the trust, ana the
lead ores can only be used by the
smelters OF the United states.
These are but few instances OF the
manner in which the trusts have been
favored.
BETTER THAN HOUSE BILL.
But with All this the bill Is het'er
ono than the House bill III the senate
has nroyidcd for the trusts. they have
q
polies shall be created. on all articles
not controlled by the trusts the duties
are moderate. and tho consumers have
been given slight consideration.
II Is believed 10 be almost certain that
the lrouso will effect few changes IN
the measure There IS unquestion&by
great discomfort now. but. rs the debate
in the Senate drags along through weeks
and possibly months OF the hot summer
weather. the House will be glad 10 ac-
ccpt any measure the Senate may oiier
them.
4 STRANGE ALLIANCE.
The fact that the success OF this pro-
posed Republican legislation. will be due
to the action Of that staunch advocate
of free silver Democracy. Senator John
+. Jones, OF Nevada, should show Demo-
crats the character of the alliance INTO
which they entered In the last campaign.
The Democrats were willing TO follow
the leadership of Senator Jones and the
Western silver men. even To the noint OF
giving up their own party principles.
But. Mr.. Jones has deserted them. the
first moment he sees that his personal
interests lie in an opposite direction.
For a tax on hides, lead ore. and Bo-
rax. he promptly aiigus himself with the
Republicans.
This was expected OF the senator from
Nevada He nee~l claimed to ne
Democrat and had no principles 10 sac
rlfice. But the incident should show how
chahacteriess n party the Democratic
party is bound to be as long as its OBJ
iect is simply 10 embrace every species
OF political refugee for the purpose OF
deprecf4tinp the currency.