Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-11
THE TARIFF BILL
Sure Of a Speedy Death and BIrlaI
Tuesday.
BULLYING COURSE
Toward His Opponents Disgusting the
hilder Of His FOlIOwes-ApprOpria-
tons Under Discussion in the
House and Senate.
Speeial % hs Reqister.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-Since Mr.. Nor
rison day or two since announced his pur-
pose to call mp his bill on Tuesday the
tariff question has almost hourly assume.
new forms. The latest man to add new
phase to the question Is Pig Iron" Kelly,
the ssed leader OF the Republican minor
ity, who to day announced his purpose of
testing the strength Of the reformers and
ani-retormers and settling the question at
once and for all by calling for the yeas aud
nays, as soon as Mr.. Morrison shall present
his measure, as to whether the House shall
go into Committee of-the-Whole for its
consideration. This statement coupled
With Mr.. Randalrs announcement that
there are fifty FIVE Democrats who will vote
against the consideration of the bill is
taken as proof by many that it will meet
with speedy death and burial on Tues
day.
Another element which is tending to
weaken the tariff reform cause is the
LCllying, badgsring course which Morri-
son Ess been pursuing toward the opponents
OF his bill and which has disguised even
the milder Of the reformers. The last man
whom he has converted into an enemy is
the Democratic sage Of the House, ex-Sena-
tor Eaton, Of Connecticut. This latter gen.
tleman was chosen by number of Demo
cratic members who favor tariff reform,
but would not vote for ths Morrison bill to
wait upon its framer and see if a measure
could no. be drafted which would be less
sweeping and more just in its reductions
and on which all Democrats could unite.
Charged with this mission the ex SsnStor
called on Mr.. Morrison and said:
II am in favor of tar fl reform, Mr.. Nor.
rison, but l cannot support your bill, be-
cause it does not reform. / am authorized,
in behalf of number of gentlemen who
seek harmony, to say to you that they are
ready to fix up q tariff which can be passed.
l know their views. l am ready, il you
are, to prepare s bill with you. We will
call one or two experts, and you and we
will draw a bill l know can be passed.
will not let it be known to living soul
that had anything to do with the hill, and
you can take the credit of it. What want
is to get the Democracy united on a fair
bill"
Much to bis visitors surprise Mr.. Mo--
rison grew indignant at this proposition
and said that he d. clined the proposition,
that hs had already reported bill to the
House, and "by Cd was going to stand
by it."
1t is safe to say that the Morrison bill
will not receive Mr.. Eaton's vote nor the
votes Of the gentlemen who sent him to
treat with Mr.. Morrison.
The time in the House to day was taken
up mainly in the consideration of the ap'
propriations for public buildings. In the
Senate the naval appropriation bill was
under discussion.
It is now stated that Mr.. Dorsey will ap-
pear before the Springer committee some.
time next week.
Congressman Snyder has returned from
looking after his political fences, which
Major Harris is trying to tear down, and is
once more at his desk in the House,
So
Several of the West Virginia delegation
have announced their intention Of attend
ing the Democratic convention at Charles
ton.
The Star, in a canvass OF the prospects ot
the Morrison bill, says the West Virginia
Corgrsssms en- will vote solidly against it.