Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-08-02
TARIFF CONFERENCE.

The Republican Senators Hold Confer
encc on the rarlif--A Biii to be Presented
and ITS Passage Pressed.
WASHINGTON, July ga tariff confer
snce of tHe Republican Senators was held
at Senator Evafis ferldeHce last night, az
which decision was reached that tho FL
nance Committee should prepare Tariff
bill as a substitute " the Mills bill and
that IL should then be reported TO the sen
ate and taken up and passed regardless OF
the length Of time this might require.
Varlotis propositions locking 10 an early
Adjournment aud a postp6nstHeflt cf the
tariff battle until December were sug.
gested, hut the arguments advanced by
the advocates OF tns policy Of passing a
bill and making the direct issue a. early
as possible were so strong that the
assemblage became emphatically unani-
ious in favor OF the course finally
adopted. II was urged that the Democratic
House had taken its time and consumed
many months In framing and debating tho
measure IL had put forth and that the Rec
publican Senate would not be curtailed Of
its full liberty Of action on n question
which 30 vitality affected the interests OF
the country and Of the Republican party.
The Fnaft6 Committee was instructed
to continue its work aud bring it % cOns
clusion o. speedily as IL could consistently
with a careful performance OF the task al
lotted TO 10.
The bill will be an outgrowth Of that all
ready sketched by tho subcommittee,
but the views expressed by Senators
and approved by majority Of the Senate
will doubtless lead 20 some notifications
and changes Of detail. The net reduction
"a A.. -. -
between Sea,0OO,OO0 and SSO,OOO,0OO. The
conference adjourned at midnight.
No one, not even members Of the Finance
COMMITTEES, Ventures 70 gtiess now at the
length OF the session. Among those who
advocated the postponefnent OF the tariff
question Until the next session was Sena-
tor Quay He said, however, that Il was
for the doubtful States 70 decide what
should be done in the matter IL Is, there
fore, evident that those States which arc
regarded as pivotal in the next election
favored the course decided upon last
night.
The Republican members Of the sub
Finance Committee of the Senate have
been very busy comforting with party
leaders in regard to tariff action. There
was a strong influence exerted TO prevent
the Senate from taking any positive action !
on the tariff. II came largely from Re-
publican leaders Of the House, but was
supported by scriio OF the Senators. Dur
ing the entire day Republican Senators
were earnestly talking, sometimes in pairs
and sometimes In groups. Little knots
would gather in the cloak rooms and corr |
ridors, and the earnestness OF their /
manner made IL manifest that some
important subject was on hand. /
One Republican member Of the Finance |
Committee haid that the Tariff bill was
not complete, but that many Of lts main |
provisions We're determined, and that be- /
fore determining others some OF the Sena- /
tors would have to be consulted. He re-
marked that the plan was 10 get the bill |
and agreed upon by Republic
ans before reporting II. The Republicans
are very reticent in regard to their plans.
They do not want any Of the provisions Of
their bill TO be made public in advance OF
is being reported, but enough can be
learned 10 show that they can not say
themselves just what may be done.