Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-06
TARIFF LEGlsLsT,1N.
The Senate Substitute for the Hills
fstll To be Pushed.

The SENATE Substitute for the 1SIIs
EilI to be Pushed.
Washington special. 4th; The senate
committee on finance at its meeting to-
day decided that the senate substitute
for the Mills tariff bill shall be pushed
to vote, and IL att shall take prece-
dence over all other business before the
senate. AT the informal hearing repre-
sentatives OF the cutlery and the cooper.
age interests were heard. Shortly be-
lore o'clock Senator Allis IN, for the
committee, called up the substitute, and
asked that the formal reading OF the bill
be dispensed with, but Senator Vance
of North Carolina. obs c.ed, and the
clerk was proceeding with the reading
when Mr.. Vance announced that .;se
object in demanding that the bill be no:
read was TO secure delay, as it was desir
able that there should be an understand
lDR among the democrats as to what
amendments will be offered. This, be
said, could not be determined before {
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. Senator
Allison said that the republican mem
bers of the senate would not iuterpose
distractions, under these circumstances
but that they would be willing TO grant
the delay desired, and with
this understanding tue senate ad
|jousped until to morrow. Several re.
pablican members OF the senate commit
tee on finance informed your correspop.
dent this afternoon that the programme
adopted provides that the bill shall be
first discussed. by aections, end that
amendments shall be voted on seriatim
After this is done ii will again be CON-
sidered by sections and additional op-
portunity will be given to amend. 1t is
the expectation OF the republicans tha.
the tiEal vote will be token before the
holidays, unless there ars evidences OF
factIonal opposition on the part OF the
democrats. It is not Thought that the
democratic senators will try to Distract
and as q consequence, those In charge ol
the measure expect that it will be ready
to send back to the house before the
holidays The chances are that the bill
will be modified in several important
particulars, which will win for il the
support OF some of the southern demo.
Gratis who voted for the Mills bill
| Among other things proposed is a modi
| fication of the sugar schedule so thai
| the cat on that staple will fell little
below the figure proposed by the bill OF
1t came from the finance committee.
MIR. Mills chairman OF the committee
on ways and means. said to-day that BIZ
| thought that The senate would send ovs,
to the house bill which would be likely
to meet the approval of the republicans
es body, as we'll as several democsate
He said further that be thought the bill
or rather the substitute, would secure
enough votes in the house to insure it
| passage.
Mr.. Mills diagnosis OF the situation IL
endorsed by the republicans. They say
that the senate bill will doubtless repea
the tobacco tex entirely, and that If II
does it will certainly secure the supper
OF q number OF the democratic member
from the tobacco grow ng regions.
| It is predicted that the senate bill vii
certainly secure the support OF the en-
tire republican side OF the house, ss vel
as the votes Of the four democrats
Sowder, OF Pennsylvania, Bliss, Merriam
and Greenman, of New York, who yotec
against the Mills bill, as we'll as Randall
of Pennsylvania and Foran, OF Ohio, ON
OF whom was absent and the other die
not vote when the bill came up for ao.
tion in the house.
1t is argued further that es g reduction
OF the surplus is one of the thlret
for which the democrats have
been oontending, there will be Others
from the northern and western states
who will be inclined to vote for the sub
stitute, rather than see the session
brought to az end without the accom-
plishment of this object. Further thar
this, those who support the republican
view of the situation say, that the repea
OF the tobacco taxe will be sure to se-
cure the support of the members from
North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee
whose constituents are directly Inter
ested IN tobacco culture.
| Among those who are counted upor
aa sure to support the substitute art
Cowles and johnson. OF North Carolina
West and O'Farrell, OF Virginia, and
possibly Phelsn and Enloe, of Tennes
see. Seeney, Wilkins and Forau, oi
Ohio, and Hall and Ermentrout, OF Penn
sylyania, are among the list marked af
sure to vote for the senate substitute
rather than for no bill at all.
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