Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-16
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
MIR. MOrrfsOn's Motion Likely TO Pre-.
vail.
WHAT Is SAID ABOUT 1.-THE CONFERENCE OF RE-
PUBLICAN LEADERS-ACTION OF THE PROTECTIONIsT
DEMOCRATS

The impression is that Mr.. Morrison's motion te
go into committee Of the whole on Saturday te
consider revenue measures will be carried in the
House. The most that is said to the contrary Il
that the vote will be very close and may show a
small majority either way. Mr.. Mckinley, the
leader OF the opposition, expressed about this
opinion to STAR reporter to-day:
''NO man knows what will be the result of the
vote. The attitude OF the republicans will be the
same as last session. 1 shall be greatly diSap.
pointed IL the democrats gain any republican
votes. The vote win be very close 1t may show
majority Of from one to three for or from five to
seven against
Governor Long expressed the opinion that the
motion would carry, and that the question would
come up for consideration. He said that If it Were
not that he thought that there would not be time
in this short session to pass measure he would
himself vote for consideration OF the matter, even
though 1t came up In as bad form as the Nor.
risOn bill, as he thought the time had come to re.
duce the revenues or the government. However
as there was no time to effect proper legislation
this session he would go with the party against
consideration.
THE RESULT OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE REpUB1I
CAN LEADERS
is that they have decided not to permst the ques
t1on to come up If they can help it. This was moi
their first plan. 1t was the idea Of some of the
prominent party lights that it would not be good
policy to stand in the way OF any reduction OF the
revenue, and they proposed to add their favorite
internal revenue reduction plan to the Hewitt ad
ministrati0n bill, and adopt that as a substitute
for the Morrison bill They started out with this
idea, but q canvass of the party showed that they
could never unite upon the proposition. fail
ure then to agree upon any plan Of action led them
to unite in opposition to all action. They can un
dOubtedly hold closer together in this way than In
any other, but it is not certain that all the mem
bers will agree to this. Certainly there is sum
cient doubt to make the best posted men uncer
tain of the result.
THE ACTION OF THE PROTECTION DEMOCRATS.
at their conference Tuesday night was to confirm
their antagOnism to the Morrison bin, but the at
tendance was too small to give any indication Of
their strength, and the move is said not to have
been In every way success 1t leaves much un
certainty as to what they propose to do. They
resolved TO oppose the consideration OF the Morr1
son bill but that they favored o reduction OF the
revenues OF the government at this
session, by repeating internal revenue duties
The only way to reach q reduction
OF the revenues is to allow the subject
to come before the House. II they succeed In de
feating motion to go into committee OF the whole
to consider revenue measures, nothing according
TO either theory can be done. 1t is therefore
thought that they may vote in favor OF this mo
ton and antagonize the consideration Of the Nor
rison bill with measure In accord with their 0wI
views