The Worthington advance., 1897-05-20
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The country is growing gradu-
ally impatient with the dilly-dally-
ing Of the senate over the tariff
bill. Its dilatory action, it is
pointed out, has already cost the
government many millions Of dol
lars in reduced revenues by the
anticipatory importations of wool,
raw sugar and a multitude Of 9TH
er articles on which the duties
have been raised or newly imposed
on the free list Of the Wilson bill.
There is no doubt that the house
bill would be considerably i'm
proved in many Of its details by
the adoption of the. senate CON-
mittee amendments. But, on the
other hand, some Of these amend
ments, especially those relating to
the sugar schedules, are seriously
Objectionable. It is pretty certain
that the war Of conflicting interests
and views which RACES around the
chief items both of the house bill
and the proposed amendments will
resuI in a prolonged and weari-
some discussion, and that it may
be two or three months still be ore
the tariff policy of the country is
permanently settled. This, Of
course, is a calamity. For the de-
lay and uncertainty involves more
or less disturbance Of the business
interests which are touched at so
many points by the tariff, and in.
cidentally of all the business in
terests Of the country. For this
reason, and in view Of the large
loss of revenue caused by the de-
lay, it is perhaps to be regretted
that the Dinglev bill as it passed
the house could not have been
promptly acted upon by the SEN
ate. For no appreciable injury
would have resulted from it's er-
rors, certainl y none at all compar-
able to the harm and loss which
must come from the unsettling of
all business calculations by the
long delay in disposing OF the tar
if question.
But it must not be forgotten
that the republicans in the senate
are in no position to insist upon or
compel prompt and summary &C.
ton. They have not the same
free swing as the large republican
majority in the house. For they
are, as a matter Of fact, helpless
minority and will be unable to
pass any tariff bill Of any kind ex-
cept with the assistance Of sena-
tors who were once republicans,
but who are now acting with the
democrats and populists. Some
Of the amendments proposed by
! the senate committee, which have
elected more of less criticism, like
the duty on hides, are known to
have been insisted on by ex-repub-
lican senators from the west whose
votes are necessary to carry any
tariff bill through the senate. ;; '
tariff bill can pass the ser"'t.
which does not receive the voi,:s
Of several senators politically nos
tile to the republican party, and
some of it's anomalies and imper-
fections will be found to be chiefly
due to this cause. Under the cir
cumstances, therefore, it is unrea-
sonable to demand or expect that
tn" republican minority of the sen
. shall force the prompt passage
g; p consistent and harmonious
t3:iT bill. For even if the senate
] ,blicans themselves were a
l: t.. in their views of tariff poll
', :, is plain that no tariff meas
~ :;an pass that body whi Oh is
',rs compromise with elements
aids with the republican party.
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