Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-28
RANDALL'S TACTICS.
An Effort to be Made to Defeat the Nor
risOn Bill by POstpOnements.


WASHINGTON, March 27.-There are
further designs against the Morrison
tariff bill by Mr.. Randall, his fol-
lowers and others who are in
clined to be just a little liberal on the
tariff issue. 1t is proposed now to
postpone action upon the Morrison bill
to stay the debate upon it until more
feasible measures looking towards tariff
revision can be acted upon. In the
House from time to time there have
been bills introduced by conserva-
tive Democrats and Republicans look
ing towards an increase of the free
list by abolishing the duty on salt and
lumber and reducing the tariff on cotton
goods, sugar, etc. These measures have
all been overlooked. 1t is upon these bills
that it is designed that action shall be
concentrated. There are Republicans in
the scheme. All of Mr.. RandalPs crowd
are said to be for it. They say that if
there must be tariff revision it is better to
take up these separate measures and put
them through separately without amend
ment, singly and upon their distinct
merits. Of course a move of this char
acter would be damaging to the prospects
of the Morrison bill.
CRUEL TREATMENT PICTURED.
To lay aside Mr.. Morrison's bill at this
time, or to postpone action upon it from
any cause, would be to brand dead"
upon it. If any considerable revision of
the tariff takes place, or if there
is any material tinkering with
the internal revenue ahead of the tariff
bill proper, it will ALLEVIATE the friends of
1t as it now stands, and probably defeat
even debate upon it. Col. Morrison has
been busy all day. He held a long confer
ence with Speaker Carlisle in the latter's
room at the capitol this morning. AS he
was quitting the Speakers room the
NEWS correspondent inquired if there had
been anything done towards fixing a time
for calling his bill up in the House. He
looked at the correspondent in an impetu-
GUS and perpleXed manner and replied eX-
citedly, mot that know Of" as much as
to say, "The Randall crowd may have
fixed a time." He is chin deep in hot
water, and is just mad enough to prefer
walking out into greater depths to turn
ing about and landing. There are no
finger boards pointing the road to har-
mony, and if the way has ever been
blazoned some fellow has made a new
path running at right angles and termi-
mating at ruin.
WATTERSON MAD AS A MARCH HARE.
Henry w atterSOn has been hanging
around the capitol all day working Mr..
MOrrisOn's bill. 1t is said that he
was bluffed right and left. He is
more mad than a march hare,
and swears tonight that he will read the
party riot act it will remember until
the crack of doom. He has promised
another prOnunciamento that will put the
others he has sent to shame. This one is
to be a "stinger." Ex-senator Mcdonald
has been with him a good deal tonight,
and had long talk with him just before he
(NlcDonald) started to his home in In
dianapOlis. The defeat OF the whisky
bill and this last turn on the Morrison
bill, are too much for him in one day. To-
night it looks as though Mr.. Morrison will
be driven from his pits, and will be COM
PEELED to evacuate his camp, unless he
can force the party to fix an early day to
take up his bill.