Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-08-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
FRAME e. VAUGHAN.
WAeilrNdroN. July q. 1855

The Republican members of the
sub finance committee of the Sen.
ate have been very busy yesterday
comforting with party leaders i'm re-
gard to tariff action. Tho hearings
are about concluded, and now the
question is to determine what shall
be done. There is stroug infiu.
ence being eNerted to prevent the
Senate from taking any positive
action on the tariff. 1t comes large.
~ from Republican leaders of the
House, but is supported by some of
the Senators. The argument
against action Is that the issue has
already been made by the Demo
Gratis; that they have made the is
sue on the Mills bill, and the ques
ton is for or against that bill. Re.
publicans who favor leaving the
bill as it is say their party would
he unwise row to formulate a spe-
ciiic policy on the tariff as that
weuld tend more to confuse the
question than to simplify it; that
now the Republicans can direct all
their weapons against tile Mills bill
whereas, if they propose a substi-
tute it will become the target Of
Democratic attack and criticism,
and Republicans will have to de-
fend it. AS one prominent Repub-
lican put it: "Why it's just like a
man holding four aces in game Of
poker and calling for u new deal"
The arguments so diligently en-.
ployed against n Republican bill
have undoubtedly produced some
effect, but whether sufficient to
prevail upon the Republican ma
jority in the Senate to refrain from
reporting bill, is doubtful. Sena-
tor HiScOck of the subcommittee,
Said i'll conversation yesterday TINT
the opposition had not succeeded
and Il bill would be reported. Sena
tors Aldrich and Allison say bill
will be reported. 1t is claimed that
the Republican Senators will come
together in the united support Of Il
measure. Senator Plumb is report
ed as having said at the confer
encc that he would consent to a so
per cent. reduction on sugar; that
the Kansas people believe they
would develop the product of sugar
into great and prosperous indus.
try, and they look with disfavor
upon any proposition to reduce the
tax; that Tor the sake Of harmony
and unity in the party lie would
assent to the cut, but that he did
not want concession to be one.
sided; that others must yield too,
as by only general sacrifice could
bill be adopted. He added if this
sugar reduction was made some.
thing from another rource must be
conceded to Kansas; that they must
be given free lumber and free wire
for fences. Then their loss on one
point would be compensated for on
another.
The outlook of a greatly protract-
ed session is not SO threatening as
appears to be generally supposed.
The tariff bill Of 1853 was under
discussion i'll the Senate. with in
termissiOns for other business, less
than six weeks. While there is
material i'll the present situation for
an almost endless debate, there is
also a promise that the extreme of
possibility will not he tested at the
end of eight months of continuous
session. 1t is thought that tho
committee can complete its bill and
us report WITHIN q week or ten
days. The Senate will then proba.
bly, begin its session at IL o'clock
md sit seven hours daily with eve.
ming sessions in addition as the de.
bate proceeds. The certainty of
the result and the difficulty of keep
ing quorum of the House together
with little of Importance to do after
the appropriation bills shall have
been disposed of, and, more than
all else, tho increasing heat, give
rise to the hope that six or seven
weeks hence the present session
will find its record made up and it's
work done. Moreover, nineteen
formal tariff speeches. by exact