| Show THE subcommittee SUB COMMITTEE working hard on the tariff measure bland unable to secure a quorum in the house ho confidently expects one on monday Eul oale on the late Coner astman lilly of pennsylvania new york senators hustling for a satisfactory candidate for supreme Q 1 be made outside of new york neton feb 17 the senate subcommittee sub committee on the eat in vests room until 11 and then repaired to the room of the senate committee on finance where the meeting was continued with all tho democratic members of the committee except vance present the committee is making herculean efforts to get the bill in shape for presentation to the fall committee at the regular meeting next tuesday secretary carlisle met with the members of the subcommittee sub committee for an hour this morning discussing the administrative features of the bill and comparing figures as to atie amount of revenue necessary and tho best means of raising it the committee is of the opinion that if the bill can be made to insure at present that sum can be made to serve alie purpose carlisle also has been consulted as to the proposed change in alie whisky tax and the best information obtainable is that he has advised that shall be no extension of the bonded period unless there is also a corresponding increate in the tax because alio revenue requirements of the government add the necessity for an immediate increase inci ease senators interested in securing an extension of the bonded period aro firm in the belief that the committee will report favorably in this respect they also believe there will bo an increase in the tax which will meet carlisles objections willi the committee and continued his efforts to secure certain changes in behalf af the manufacturing interests of new jersey there has not been a day during the week that there has not been largo delegations from that state urging changes in the bill today there are representatives of tobacco pottery stained glass brick thread and jute interests in the city ai democratic member of the senate finance committee took up the sugar schedule only to decide to postpone further consideration until next mon day tor the purpose of permitting advocates of a duty another opportunity to be heard tho house washington feb 17 tho proceedings in the house today were unimportant bland was again unable to escure a quorum t close the debate on the silver bill and at 2 by special order the rest of tho day was devoted to eulogies on alie late representative senta tive lilly of pennsylvania A quorum is confidently expected on monday NEW YORKERS HUSTLING three candidates in the field new york hay bo lett out in the cold washington feb 17 the new york delegation in congress is moving quickly as a result of the rejection of peckham for the court bench and already three prominent new york men are being actively canvassed the new york delegation does not want the recent discords over and Pec kharn to result in fending the appointment outside of new york state but it is known that the president now con adors the whole country open to him from to select a jui tico the names of alie new yorkers being canvassed for the nomination prejudge II errick of albany judge cullen of brooklyn of the state supreme court and lacombe one of the federal court midges in new york in case the selection goes outside of new york the nameon of west virginia is mentioned |
