Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-23
THE INTRODUCTION.
Mills VIII This Week Introduce His
Tariff Bill With a Favorable
Report On It.
The Chances for fhe Passage Of the
Measure summed Up and Ex-
planned Clearly.
How the Louisiana Faction VIII BIS Pse4-
hed-stventy Members to Speak-RAn-
dalPs Path 10 Very Difficult.
THE ,rUATIoN sIzsp UP.

THE ,rUATIoN sIZBD UP.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 19-Mr. Mills
will make the present week a memorable
enc by introducing the tariff bill in the
House, with favorable report from the
ways and means committee. IL will be
practically the same bill that was printed
several weeks ego. a few charges will
be made, bus in no measure abrcgetlve of
the principle upon which the bill was
drawn. The bill will be on the table for
several days, until the members have ia
miliArized themselves with 1t. The dis
cussion will probably consume q whole
month. Seventy members have al
ready made known their intentions
to speak upon II. The issue
is one on which the presidential aud con-
gressiopal cleo ion will turn and 1t Is
Mr.. Carlisle's intention to give every one
who desires it
CHANCE TO SPEAK.
The tariff reformers feel confident.
They are full Of Aght and the reports
from the country are encouraging and the
situation is expected to improve. Mr..
Randsll's path IL more difficult than ever
before. His opposition and that Of his
disciples is In p ain deflap &c Of the party's
express declarations. The President and
every memoer Of the Cabinet endorse the
bill and the Democratic seal Is
affixed to it. The last can
vsss Of the situation made
under Democratic auspices and accepted
as substantially correct by the Demo-
cratic leaders Ia rs follows; Whole num-
Der Of Democratic votes 1853, number Of
votes necessary to pass the bill 16S, Dem
ocrats In favor of the bill l43, independ-
ents who are in favor OF the bill: Ander-
son of lowe, Il chols Of North Carolina,
Hopkins Of Virginia, and Smith Of Wis
consin. Four Republicans are In favor
OF the bill: Fitch of New York, Laird and
Nelson of Minnesota, and Dorsey Of Ne
braska; four doubtful, Rsndsllites six.
Total humber of votes estimated for the
bill 157. By this calculation it will be
observed th.tonly six morear necessary
TO INSURE TIKI PASSAGE
of the bill. That, as it happens, Is the
number Of votes Louisiana has In the
House, and they are counted against the
Mills bill because Of the proposed cut OF
% per cent. on sugar. The Louisiana
members have no quarrel with the bill
outside of It's effect on the leading In
dustry of the stste which, as they de-
II CIV wv NCCP ASs NSU AbASA
nation from the planters at home
is that the eject of the pro-
posed cut will be nearer 40 per
cent. tnsn 20. This Information has
been laid before the ways and means
committee, and it is probable that re-
vision OF that part of the bill will be made
and the cu:ktixed at Is per cent. That
figure would b: acceptable to the Louis
tens and yxycnld
INSURE THEIR SUPPORT
OF the bill. They are reslly afraid Of the
Randall programme, for fear ut may
lead directly into the Republican eapp.
where no friendship Is iait ssof their in
dustry, but where putting II on the free
! list is frequently threatened. The Re-
publicans are seriously Divided. TIE east
ern mep; led by Mr.. Reed and Judge
Kelley are pulling one wsy while the
western men, led by General Browne,
Msior Mckinley and Mr.. Burrows, are as
resoLute.y pulling in the opposite direc-
ton. Never indeed YVES minority more
poorly prepared TO engage in even war
fare of hindrsnce. Their conferences
among themselves are not satisfactory,
and they are in daily danger OF an open
rupture.
ANOTHER CALCULATION
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 19-An estimste
IS to the PROBABLE strength Of the Mills
bill has been made by some OF the most
careful members Of the Democratic side.
This estimate Ia said to give every doubt
full man to he opposition and TO put only
on the side Of the bill those who
are positively known to be for
r. % ho hTU
Those claimed positively to be in favor OF
it are 143 Democrats, four Independents,
including Hopkins of Virginia and Mich
OILS of North Csrolins, and four Republi-
cars, Lind and Nelson OF Minnesota,
Fitch of New York, and Dorsey Of Ne
braska.
TIE Betting DEMOCRATS
are credited with strength Of nineteen,
comprising eli the Ohio members of tina
party, two from California, one from Hi
nois, two from New Jersey, four from
New YORK. Messrs. TamHn OF South Car
olins, and Randall, Ermentrout and Sow
den Of Pennsylvania. This estimate ts
ssid to be extremely liberal, and at least
six of the nineteen are regarded as likely
10 vote for the bill at the final moment.
The six members from Louisiana are not
included on either side in this calcuia-
| ton, but there are strong hopes
that compromise can be Elected which
will secure their votes for the bill. TIE
compromise suggested which 1t Is thought
will be acceptable will be general cut
| of Is per cent. on sugars. With this
effected and the gain from Lonisians as
sured, II would still require six
| OF the nineteen down IS
| boilers to constitute ns1ority.
The fate of the bill Is therefore some
what in doubt. whatever other COM
promise may be suggested or efacted is
! Is saio there is no possibility OF any
chsnge in the wool schedule, as the sup
porters of the bill regard it as involving
vital principle.