Savannah morning news., 1886-06-17
M0RRIS0N'S HARD FIGHTI
DEFEAT by IL VOTES THhg
PROBABLE OUTCOME.


Randall and His Radical Allies Brow,
beating aud BulldOzlng the DOubtfuE
Ones Among Their FOllaw
HemphnPs Alleged Candidacy for thes
Public Printership.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-Mr. Morrisom
said this afternoon that he expected To
see his motion to consider the tariff bil4
beaten tomorrow by 70 votes. He added
that this majority had been secured Within
the past "a hours. Mr.. Randall has used
his personal influence, exhibited il
threats where threats seemed necessary,
with every doubtful Democrat. Messrs.l
Reed, Mckinley, and other Republican,
leaders, have used their personal inlus
ence with every doubtful Republican,
They found on Monday that IL they could
change eight or ten votes they would have
a majority. They have been vigorously
working to that end ever since. Tney
have put forth every effort, and now feel
sure OF the result.
THEIR CLAIMS.
They now claim all the New York
Democrats except Perry Belmont, FellM
Campbell, A. 5. Hewitt, j j. Adams ana
Lewis Beach, all the Pennsy ylvRnia Demo-
Gratis except Mr.. Scott, all the New Jersey
Democrats, all the Ohio Democrats exg
cept Messrs. Cultivate and Hill, two in
Connecticut. two in louisiana, one int
Maryland, one In Alabama, and one ind
West Virginia. They claim all the Re|
publlcans except four in Minnesota, and
one Of these Mr.. SfTait) they class as
doubtful. They seem 10 have whipped in
the three Iowa Republicans who intended
to vote for consideration, and TO nave per-
suaded Darwin II. James, OF New York. 4
not to vote that way.
There may be some surprises foK
them tomorrow, however. II the mOtiou
to consider s lost the respOn sibility will
be chiefly upon those New York Demo-
Gratis who have been deaf to all the ap|
peals OF the party leaders. fhe adminis4
tration cannot be, and is not taxed, with
any caches In this respect, for It has eX-
erted its influence steadily and earnestly
In favor of the Morrison bill.
THE EFFECT.
IrMr. Morrison's motion Is defeated to-
morrow, the revenue ref0rmers will COM
tent themselves with the record Of the
vote on that motion for use in the fa8
campaign, instead of the vote on the bin
which they desired. as being more partis
cularly on the merits. The immediate res
suit Of the defeat of the motion will ba
the speedy adjournment Of Congress. Iha
appropriation bills will be passed and
Congress will adjourn, leaving everyl
thing else to wait until next wintsrs
Speaker Carlisle and Representative
Morrison hold that the chief duty for
which the present House was elected wag
20 reduce taxation and reform the tariff
II the House is unwilling 10 do this theyl
think IL had better adjourn at once.
Representative Holman, OF Indiana.j
telegraphs tonight that he has been re~
nominated by a two-thirds majority, and
that he hopes to be here tomorrow In time
TO vote for the consideration Of the taria
bill.
COL. HEMPHILL's ALLEGED CANDIDACY
Senator Brown and Representative
Hammond say that so far as they know
there is no truth in the report that Coli
W. A. Hemphill, Of the Atlanta Constitu@
ton, is a candidate los the Office OF Public
Printer Neither Col. Hemphill nor any
Of his friends has ever intimated such a.
desire to them.