Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-08
THE REFORMERs PLEASED.
Their Chances of a Successful Appeal to
the Country Compensate Them for
Their Defeat

Their Chances of a Successful Appeal to
the Country Compensate Them for
Their Defeat.
WASHINGTON, May Tine more the
revenue retormers reflect on the situation
the better pleased they are. They are
perfectly content to go to the country on
the record closed yesterday. kilograms
received to-day, no less than the opinions
expressed in the Independent press to-day,
have strengthened them in their belief
that they have all the advantage of posi-
tiOn IN the coming fight in the coun-
try. 1t is definitely settled that there
shall be no general revenue reduc-
tion legislation this session. Chairman
Morrison said to-day: 'The Ways and
Means Committee Will report no more
general legislation this session. At
tempts will be made to get through
revenue reduction legislation on suspen-
sion day. Mr.. Hewitt will bring forward
his extended free list and his bill to cor
rect Inconsistencies in the tariff. Mr..
Tucker has bill to repeal the tobacco
and fruit spirits taxes. Free salt, free
lumber and free sugar bills will be
brought forward. But none of them Will
become a law. The prOtectonists will
fight for them, but in vain. The interest
centered to-day around the men who de-
feated the bill-the Democrats and Re-
publicans who deserted the revenue re-
formers. The latter had much righteous
Indignation against the men who had de-
ceiyed them.
Mr.. DOrsheimer, of New York. told
Waldo Hutchins, of New York, one of the
men who broke their promises, ''You
broke your word like a scoundrel and a
liarv'
Mr.. James, of New York, one of the Re-
publicans, explained that he had changed
his position. He was favorable to the
bill, but the revenue reform Democrats
had rushed Mr.. O'FerralPs case through
on Monday in order to get Mr.. O'FerralPs
vote, and he changed his mind because of
this precipitancy. Mr.. Anderson, of Kan
sas, the other Republican, said that since
he voted for the consideration of
the bill he had been FeproYed by con-
ventiOns in his district, and so voted
to kill the bill to please his constituents.
Richelieu Robinson lodged, He said that
he thought that the bill was a bad bill,
and therefore he could not vote for it. But
he thought the attempt to strike out the
enacting clause was a cOwardly wav of
killing it. So, although he was satisfied
that his vote was needed, he skulked
through the fight in the basement. Mr..
Converse, of Ohio. recovered his natural
color to-day. He said that it was great
mistake to look upon him as an arch-trai-
tor to his party. On the contrary, he was
its saviour. He had received five tele-
grams telling him so, two each from Ohio
and New York, and one from Missouri.
soUIRMING OF THE PROTECTIoNIsTs.
The Democratic prOtectiOnists, with the
exception of a few extremists like MIR. Ran
dali. who, on yesterday, after the vote
had been taken, went over to the Republi-
can side OF the House and congratulated
the leaders upon the admirable discipline
of their followers, are not as happy over
the result as the revenue refOrmers.
When Mr.. Dorshiemer gave Waldo
Hutchins his opinion Ofhim to his face Mr..
Hutchins hadn't a word to say. Many
OF the others have spent the day eXcus-
ing themselves. The extremists do a
great deal of whistling to keep their
courage up. Like poor old Converse
they claim to have saved
their party, and talk about the likelihood
that. they will control its convention
next month. Speaker Carlislesaid to-day
that this was absurd. Four-ffths of the
convention would approve what four-fifths
! of the Democrats had done. There would
be no condOnation of treachery. The
Chicago Convention would adopt neither
the Ohio nor the Pennsylvania platforms.
1t would take high ground in favor of
revenue reform. Speaker Carlisle had no
doubt that the country would approve
this. Certainly the Democrats will.''
The votes cast yesterday in favor of be-
heading the bill were cast by Democrats