New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-05
THE TARIFF IN THE HOUSE.
SIGNS OF DEMOCRATIC Discomfort.
ruE "pRKMIETs" EFEoRrs TO RUSH THE BILL
THROUGH MEET WITH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NOT so RACER FOR TARIFF REFORM
FoRcfBLE SPEECHES. AGAINST
THE BILL.
tpr rELHonArH TO THE rnDsusE.l

THE BILL.
rBY TELE0RArH TO THE TRIsUsE.l
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Ihere are signs of discon-
tent on the Democratic SIDE Of the House, arising
from determination said to have been expressed
by Messrs. Mills, Scott and other tariff reform
leaders to force the Darll-Lantern' bill to
final vote before giving way to any other pubic
business. 1t is asserted that an effort Will DC
made in the caucus next week to reach an under
standing to that effect, but this does not seem
probable The temper of the House is decidedly
hostile to such course. The fact that the direiui
forebodings of disaster expressed by the President
In his free-trade message at the beginning OF de-
cember have not been realized, despite the failure
of the Democratic majority down to this time to
confront condition. is partly responsible,
doubtless, for the equanirnity with which many
members of that party in the House regard the
slow progress OF tariff reform Their eager
ness is not impetuous In May as 1t was IN
December. Bills and reports on the private cal
endar were in order to-day, but Premier Mills
insisted that the tariff debate should continue
instead. Mr.. Taulbec, Kentucky free-trade
Democrat, objected, because the private calendar
II already overloaded and he thought that persons
having Just claims against tho G0vernment shouiu
have a hearing at least before the only tribunal
to which they can appeal de therefore per
sisted In demanding the regular order On
votes, and as less than quorum had voted,
he demanded the yeas and nays which were
called 1t required considerable effort AVID much
persuasion for Mills and his heutenants To hold ther
ground, but they succeeded by q majority OF
Seventeen in a total vote OF oS. There were III
abscntecs nearly forty per cent OF the entire mem
Mr. Casweu, OF Wisconsin, opened the debate
with a forciblc speech against the bill. he could
not understand why u measure which is ostehslDy
designed TO reduce the revenue 9nd remove the
burden OF taxation from the necc,saries OF he
should retain purely revenue duty on sugar
which AMOUNTS to tax o. about one dollar DO ma per
other Republicans, reduction of the
duty on sugar to rate which will
yield barely sufficient revenue to indemnify
domestic producers and encourage the American
sugar growing industry. Mr.. Caswell represents
Western district in which agriculture Is the
chief industry. 1t is part of a State which some
of the free trade leaders, including one or two
members Of the Administration, profess TO Deneye
can be carried by Mr.. Cleveland on the free-trade
platform laid down in his message They Will
be wiser next November, in that respect II IN
none other unless Mr.. Caswell and other we'll
informed Wisconsin Republicans are greatly mis-
taken. Mr.. Mcdonald, one of the new Democratic
in favor of the bill. Mr. Mcdonald was born in
Scotland but came TO the United States before
he old enough to realize the blessings oil free
trade and Dundee wages.
The next speaker also is foregn-born Amer-
can citizen, and he also halls from Wisconsin
Mr.. Gucnther represents the district which was
represented in the last Congress By Edward D.
Bragg a Democratic free-tradcr who received a
majority OF about 4, 900 in 1874. In 1886, Mr..
Guenther stanch Republican Protectionist, car
ried the same district by majority of more than
5000 over Cleveland-Vilas free-trade Democratic
candidate. Mr.. Guenthers speech against the
Mills bill to-day a strong and foroible one
which is highly praised by such men as Mckinney
Reed and other opponents Of the measure, and
which must have made the solitary Democratic
representative from the Badger State, Mr. Hudd
feel more lonesome than ever.
hn Wn closed
Wheeler of Confederate fame, in tedious speech
in support Of the bill. General Wheeler, Of Ala
bama is o millionaire cotton planter and OF course
he is extremely anxious not only that such neces-
saries of life as cotton tics and cotton bagging
should be placed on the free list but that wages
shall be reduced so as to make the growing oil
cotton more profitable. General Wheeler Is an
amiable gentleman, and his speech to-day showed
that he is thoroughly in earnest