The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-15
RADICALS IN A CORNER.
MR.. VEST FORCES AN ANSWER ON
THE TARIFF QUESTION.

Not Stated
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14-In the Senate,
to-day, Mr. Platts resolution of yesterday,
In reference TO the copper syndica e, was
taken up but the debate which followed
had but little reference to the resolution. 1t
was always political and at one time took
the direction of discussion upon the tariff
Mr.. Vest said that the House tariff dill
had come over to the Senate on July %,
and had not vet been reported. He remem-
bered that Mr.. Sherman had time and
again stood in the Senate chamber
and said to the democrats, Bring
your tariff bill here from the House
and we will take it up at once and
dispose of it" Where he asked, was the
bills bill today What bad become of the
declaration in the republican platform that
the inequalities in the tariff were TO be re-
forlnedi No bills had been reported back
from the committee on finance, and he
doubted very much whether any tariff bill
would be reported back. He was most
anxious to see whenever it did come back
that knight, armed in proof, who,
like the disinherited knight at the tourna
ment of AShby, de la Zouche, would come
into the arena and make good the state
ment that strange votes and speeches would
chamber on the tariff question. The coun-
try was waiting for that denouement.
sHERMAN's WARMED OVER CHESTNUTS.
Mr.. Sherman took up Mr.. Vests chal-
lenge and declared that the committee on
finance would report "a republican tariff
bill designed to protect and foster American
industries as against the free trade Mills
tariff bill, which was intended to, snd did
weaken many Of the industries of tho
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be reported by the finance committee would
be careful revision of the tariff laws and
of the internal revenue laws. 1t would give
to the men engaged in the arts use Of alcohol
untaxed and would sweep away the to-
bacco tax, giving that great agricultural
product fair and free play in this country"
But the committee would take its time
about it, If the House of Representatives
wished to proong the session until tariff
bill was reported, it would have to wait I'M
til the committee was ready to report
TO REDUCE THE REVENUE S60,OOO.0O0
Mr. Allison also took up the same theme
After describing the labors of the finance
committee and showing that, even if there
we're no tariff matter pending, congress was
not ready to ad journ on account OF the de-
lays in appropriation bills. He said that in
view of the surplus being reduced to
$4,000 GOO, there was not that exigency
existed, but that nevertheless a tariff
bill would be reported that would
reduce the revenue at least 500, 900, 600 1t
was impossible for him to say when the bill
would come in. 1t would be reported by
the sub committee to the full committee at
the earliest possible moment and how long
the full committee would take TO consider
1t he could not say. But that it would be
reported, be gave the senator from Mis-
cour-i M NaStl ahsOlt1ta aSsprapoa
At the close o Mr.. Allisons speech the
resolution was laid aside without action.
HIsCoCK's STATEMENT.
Mr. Hiscock, member of the sub-com-
mittee ON finance, contributed his quota to
the statements He said that congress had
been in session since last December, and the
republicans in the Senate owed it to them
selves, to their party, and to the country to
give to this tariff bill all the attention and
all the consideration necessary to so perfect
it that it would give expression to the views
and opinions of the platform and to the
policy of the party which they represented.
He was entirely willing to sit here from
now until November in the preparation of
that bill.
WON'T HOLD 1T BACK
At the very earliest moment that it could
be prepared he would favor its report to the
Senate if it should be the will of congress
to remain in session so long: but he was en-
tirely unwilling TO be crowded into greater
speed and into hasty consideration that
might force upon the country an illv pre-
pared and lily considered bill. The COM
mittee on finance would be able to bring
nerfect bill before the Senate,
but it would not be to-day nor tomorrow
He intimated that 1t would reduce the rev
enue quite as much as the Mills bill pr
posed, but that 1t would do so by reduc-
ton of the internal revenue taxes. AS to
import duties, some would be reduced and
some would be increased.
At the close of Mr.. Hiscock's remarks
Mr.. Platt's resolution was adopted
THEIR VERACIrY AT STAKE.
Unless Messrs. Allison, Hiscock and Sher-
man, the republican members of the finance
committee, break their word deliberately
given to the Senate to-day. the finance com
mittee will report tariff bill at this sos
sion, but when none of them said and no
one knows. will it be reported before the
Presidential electionN added Mr.. Butler of
South Carolina
"Yes," said Mr. Allison emphatically, and
that is as near as anybody got to the date
The republican senator's showed in all they
said the effect Of Chairman Quays advice
10 them when he was here yesterday.
He tod them that the country
was getting impatient, and that they must
90 OF say something TO quiet IT, lie Is OPP
posed to their reporting any tariff bill to
the Senate.
HIS IDEA.
He thinks he can make a better fight on
the Mills bill than he would with a repub-
lican tariff bill around his neck, but the
republican tariff retormers of the Senate
outwitted him and determined TO report
and to pass tariff bill. He hopes now that
it may be delayed by so called hearings
of men summoned here by the republican
senator's for the purpose until it shall be too
late to do anything with it at this session.
ONLY A BLIND.
Meanwhile the republican senator's make
a show of doing something hence the re-
publican senator's make a show of doing
something, hence the remarkable statement
made in the Senate to-day, first, that con-
gress was waiting on the appropriation bills.
although all but the general deficiency are
now either laws or ready for the Presidents
approval; second, that a tariff bill was
being prepared and would be reported. re
ducing the revenue $50 900, 900: taird, that
they would report it when they got il
ready, meanwhile giving "hearines"to all
corners.
VESTS GOOD STORY.
Mr.. Vest illustrated the situation with
capital story Of one Haggin, in Kentucky
who made a promisory note running
twelve months after date promise 70 pay
Richard Jones $50, value receive |, with III