Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-15
MORRIS0N'S TARIFF BILL.
THE FIGHT TO BE BEGUN
THURSDAY WITHOUT FAIL.

YOre--The Revenue h6fOrmerg Deter
mined that the Fight Shall be to n
Finish-Mr. NOrwOod's Stand.
WASHINGTON. June 14.-Mr. Morrison
in an interview with reporter of the AS
ISOLATED Press to-day said he would
surely move to consider the tariff bill on
Thursday. He said very candidly he
could not speak positively as to the
chances of success. II all depended on
the votes of the New York Democratic
members, and had from the first. The
Committee on Ways and Means was en-
Nrely harmonious and could have brought
in or called up the bill at any time since
February, but he had deemed it unsafe to
do so, knowing that he could not
succeed without New York. The
fact that the bill was favored
by the administration had led him to ex-
pect nearly a unanimous vote of its
friends in that State, but he had finally
determined to call up the bill without
knowing more on the subject than he
did at first, except that he was encOur-
aged by the late correspondence between
the President and Secretary Manning.
II the motion is defeated, he said, it will
be by the votes of the Democratic men,
bers from New York, when he might
reasonably expect them to be with the
administration.
RANDALL's OPPOSITION.
Messrs. Randall and Mckinley as the
leaders of the protectiOnists in the House
are as usual claiming everything"
They assert with apparent confidence that
when Mr.. Morrison asks the House to con-
sider the bill they will be able to defeat
him by 25 majority. They did not stick to
CTR ,14y thnU fad
today at one time that MIR. Morrison
would not cali up the bill on Thursday
at all, but would allow it to drift along at
least until after the naval and the sundry
civil appropriation bills had been dis
posed of. Again they admitted that the
hotien would be made, or might be car
Ned. but if so, it would only be upon the
Understanding that the bill after two
weeks' debate would be laid aside until
be next session.
FULL OF SCHEMES.
II this understanding should not be
cached, then recurring to their first
theory they asserted that the motion to
:oIsider would be defeated. They were
10, willing to give the figures and names
niuppOrt of their claims respecting the
Democrats, except in a few instances.
hey claimed all the Republicans as a
mater OF course, although it is well
known that several of the Minnesota and
Iowa Republicans have expressed their
nteatiOn to vote for the consideration of
the hll. They claimed all the Pennsylvania
Democrats except William L. Scott, al
though Messrs. Swoope and Storm had
expressed themselves as in favor OF con-
sidention, They claimed all the Ohio
Democrats, although William d. Hill has
announced his intention of voting for con-
sideradOn.
TEE NEW YORK DELEGATION.
They damned all the New York Demo-
Gratis except Mr.. Hewitt, J. ]. Adams
aud Perry Belmont, although Messrs.
Muller, Timothy Campbell. DOwdney and
others who are claimed by them will
probably be found on the other side.
Similar claims in regard to the Democrats
in Connecticut and Louisiana must be
similarly euTtailed. They also claim
vaguely number Of votes
against the bill from the
South, and when pressed for aspecifica-
ton says tOh, in Georgia, North and
South Carolina and Alabama" Members
Of the delegations from those States are
authority for the statement that not
single Georgia, North Carolina, South
Carolina or Alabama vote will be cast
against the consideration Of the bill.
NORWOOD ON THE RIGHT TACK.
Representative Norwood, VINO has been
considered the most doubtful, will vote
not only for the consideration but for the
bill. The protectionists, it is apparent,
are not at all certain of this boasted
strength. They are working just as hard
to get votes against consideration
as though they realized the fact
that they have not majority OF the votes
Of the House. Speaker Carlisle and
Representative Morrison are not boast
ing. They say quietly but confidently
that the bill will be taken up and that it
will not be shelved, but will be
pressed to vote. Any other
course, they say, would be foolish,
because the bill will furnish one OF the
principal issues in the fall campaign, and
1t is, of course, all important TO have
every memDer on record. Besides nothing
could be done with the bill in the short
session Of Congress even II 1t should be
postponed.
CAPT. DAwsoN's HIGH PRAISE.
Capt. +. W. Dawson, of the Charleston
Newsand Courier, who has just returned
from his European trip. has beeR the
guest of Adjt, Gen. Drum for few days.
He LETT for home tonight. 1t will be re-
membered that Capt. Dawson was deco
rated by the Pope for refusing to recOg-
nize the code. During his recent trip
abroad the Pope had a conversation with
Capt. Dawson on the subject, and again
expressed his admiration for the stand
laken by him.
MRS. sPRAGUE's PLACE.
Mrs. Kate Cbase sprague is daily ex-
pecJed in Washington 10 make arrange
ments for the sale Of EdgewOOd, the coun-
try seat of the late Chief Justice Chase,
near this city. After the death Of her
father Mrs. Sprague spent great deal of
time and money in making changes about
lhe place. During ner residence abroad
The Use has been kept closed.
HoLMAN's FEECEs DOWN.
Representative Holman deserted the
legislative, executive aud Judicial aopro-
pslaii0u bill In the House " day aud went
70 his home ia Indiana on telegram from
his friends there stating that his political
lences were down and required his per-
sonal attention. Mr. Randall Will meu-
age the legislative bill In Mr.. Holma.
absence.
MADE sTOREKEEPER.
sunny l.. White was to-day appointed