Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-22
RANDALL COUNTS NOSES.
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Scheme in Behalf OF Savannah.
WASHINGTON, April 21.--Messrs. Reed
ard Randall having laid their plans for
the defeat Of the Morrison tariff bill have
been testing the House to see whether
they can be carried out. They have had
canvass Of the two sides OF the House
made by theirrespective lleutenants with
view to ascertaining how many mem
bers would vote for a motion to strike out
the enacting clause, or a motion to strike
out all after the enacting clause OF the
bill. They report as the result OF their
canvass that there are 1877 Republica ms
who viii follow Mr.. Reed, and 81 Demo.
Gratis who will follow Mr.. Randall in sup
port of such motion as either OF the
above.
NATURE OF THE DIVISION.
Three Republicans, Messrs. White,
| Wakefield aud Nelson, of Minnesota, are
ciassed as In tavor Of the Morrison bill,
and one Republican, Mr.. Fuller, Of Iowa,
ia classed as doubtful. or the thirty
seven Democrats eleven are set down as
from Ono, eleven as from New York,
seven as from Pennsylvania, three as
from New Jersey, and the rest
from from Maryland, Virginia, West
~
claimed, upon personal interviews with
members on both sides. If such inter-
views were had, and If the figures given
abeve are correct, there is a strange dis
crepancy between the statements made TO
the canyaesers, on the Democratic side at
least, and the statements made to Others
oNE-sIDED CANVASS.
| 1t is pretty certain that as the bill at
| present stands the eleven Ohio Democrats,
| four Pennsylvania Democrats-namely,
! Messrs. Randall, Ermentrout, Curtin, and
/ SowdeH the three New Jersey Demo-
Gratis, aud two or three New York Demo-
Gratis will vote against it. But it is not
safe to infer from a One-sided canvass
\ that the 20 or u Democrats will be in-
creased to 81 by the time the vote is
| taken. Mr.. Reed has been whipping the
| Republicans into line with great vigor,
using the old argument that all protected
| interests must stand or fall together.
Several Republicans who had looked with
| favor on the provision of the Morrison bill,
In the interest Of free raw materials, have
been more or less forcibIy persuaded into
determination to oppose the bill.
REPUBLICAN INTIMIDATION.
Threats have been freely used in soma
| cases OF this sort by the representatives
| Ofinterests affected by the Morrison bill,
So far Messrs. White, Wakefield, Nelson,
/
not yielded TO these persuasions. Ii their
votes are deemed necessary Mr.. Reed pro-
| poses to call Republican caucus on the
/ tariff question, and try to force them by
| the full party strength to vote against
| their convictions. There is reason TO be-
lieve that they will not yield even to
such pressure as that Mr.. Reed proposes,
| to lead the forces of the coalition In per-
/ son. MI> Randall is expected this time
TO do nothing but furnish votes. Mr..
| Reed Will probably himself make the
| motion to strike out the enacting clause,
or the motion TO strike out all after the
enacting clause, and insert the Hewitt
| administrative section. 1t is proposed to
| force the lighting, and make this molten
as soon as possible after the general de-
bate. Mr.. Morrison is still hopeful, but
| he very properly thinks it too early to be
confident either Of success or failure.
CLEvELAND's INTEREST.
Speaker Carlisle had long conference
with the President this afternoon at the
/ Presidents request about lac tariff ques-
| ton, in which the President takes a lively
| interest. He is very anxious that tina
Democratic House should at least attempt
TO fulfill the tariff reform pledges
of the Democratic party, by passing
small tariff bill II large tariff bill can
not be passed. IL is for this reason that
ne is aiding Messrs. Carlisle anu Morrison
in the attempt to pass the Morrison.
| bill. II would he for this rea-
son, too, that he would probably
approve the bill which il IS said is 10 be-
reported from the Ways and Means Com
mittee If the Morrison bill fails, placing
lumber and salt on the Tree list. The lat
ter bill, it is believed, would pass both
Houses.
MIR. NoRwooD's sHREwDNEss.
Mr.. Norwood did not move to increase
the appropriation in the river aud harbOr
bill for savannah harbOr when that item
was reached In the House today as he
had intended because; first, he saw all the
motions 10 increase (many Of them as
merltOriOus as his Own) defeated, and,
secAnd, because he saw that even
If he succeeded IL would lead to
an increase In the appropriations all
along the line, so that the bill would soon
become so overloaded as 70 break down.
lie thought IL would be better TO help
the bill through the House as II was re-
ported, and then work with the Georgia,
Senators in the Senate aud in conference
committee for the desired increase. A
similar course has been followed
by other members desiring similar
increase. In the Senate the appropriation
will undoubtedly be increased TO say
$500 600. For the same reasons Mr.. Nor
wood adopted the same policy in regard
TO the appropriation for Brunswick har-
Dor. he expects q large increase in the
Senate on this item also.
sAvANNAH's PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The Senate Committee on Public Build.
ings aud Grounds has given Mr.. Norwood
a hearing la behalf OF his bill appropriate
ing 100000 tor the proposed Savannah
court house and post office.
MIR. Reese, Of Georgia, member Of the
House Committee on Public Buildings,
accompanied Mr.. Norwood before the
Senate Committee. The committee lis-
tened attentiYeiy 10 what was said and
promised TO consider the matter. The
committee will undoubtedly make favor
able report, but IL may be delayed. Mr..
Norwood thinks the chances Of the pass
age OF the Dill by the Senate this session
excellent. Both Senators C0lqutt and
Brown are working hard for II. The Sa-
Vannah and the Augusta bills are the only
Georgia public building bills which villa
70 through this Congress.
FEES OF BRYANT's DEPUTIES.
Ex.United States Marshal Bryant, Of
Atlantn, called on the First Comptroller
OF the Treasury to-day, with Deputy Mar~
phal o. A. Mitchell, and asked that his
former deputies might be paid So 200 In
fees, which Is still due them. Toe First
Comptroller said that only $500 was
now available for this purpose, but
agreed 90 pay that much now and tho