New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-02
TALK ON TUE OZARK BILL
UNEAsINEss IN THE DEMOCRATIC RANKS

STILL THEY WILL BOLSTER UP GOOD ENOUGH
MORGAN THE MINORITY.
WASHINGTON, April tSpeciap.-Acting Chair
man McAlilin to-day expressed some doubt as TO
whether the report in favor Of the Dark Lantern
bill and the views of the minority thereon VIII
be submitted to the House tomorrow. lie SAID
that Chairman Mills was not so well to-day as
during the two preceding Gays ana that nc mignac
not be able to go to the capitol tomorrow III
seems to be assumed that the report Will De SUD
mitted to the House by the " Premier PROBABLY
the fact that the views of the minority, as written
out by Major Mckinley, have not yet been revised
or considered by the other Republican members
of the committee would not delay for an hour inc
presentation of the Dark Lantern" report.
The minority will take care to proft oy tne
disaster that overlook the majority which per
mitted or at least did not prevent, the prcma-
ture publication Of the Dark Lantern" report
in a few newspapers, with the usual and natural
result 1t fell fat. The only editorial reference
to it thus far, in q, Washington newspaper Is
cratic journal which favors tariff revision. The
ragraph in part is as follows:
tn. report accompanying the Mills Tariff bill is not
strong document and is especially weak on tho sugar
question does nothing to break up the odious aho
felonious sugar trust
The document prepared by Major Mckinley Is
an able, elaborate and exhaustive review OF the
question with which 1t deals" How to reduce
the surplus" and will communal universal atten-
ton and general approval u hss noI yn rs
membsrs' and therefore it would be Improper
now to divulge any part OF the contents r.I ne
papers, purporting to give an outline Oh H. "f0
merely bad specimens Of guesswork
The Free Traders are anxious to have II appear
that the has oesm o create the be-
lief that Judge Kelley will decline to sign inc
views Of the minority. As he has not yet e eAt
of Major Mckinley, and as on no occasion mas ne
intimated TO his colleagues the purpose at1rlo 10
utcd to him. it may be as well to walt 4nt,i o nc
returns to Washington and consnltS Wtn u Sne az
before assuming that William ID. Kelley Is az
odds with Messrs Reed, Mckinley. Browne, ana
Burrows in regard To cardinal pclnc'pie o. H''
publican faith. -,
From the outset the Free Traders have trleo
to believe and sought to spread bellei thae Eme
Republicans are divided and dlscourag soid front front
in support Of the Dark-Lantern oli; IN MY ~
Yesterday they put forth an estimate TO .n
that on the final vote only s9TeS stand against
tbe bill. That may turn out to he true ior GET
tainly not since Buchanar,S Admn>'r M Iot un
dertook to force 81 very on Kansas mas no rtv
Administration undertaken to coerce us P ns os
snnnnrters in Congress by the use OF such means as
are now exerted to coerce Democrats n wnU
RopdaIi Is not able TO array more than two DEM
ocratic votes il. the Pennsylvania Representations
and probably not more than one YOU J hsaao
the Southcc frcctrade assault on the
nj his State Cleveland seems to be stfonsell
Un P,,cbanan The latter failed; Cleveland
nav win And yet the Dark Lantern con-
spirators show symptoms of uneaslness.
And ca tho Free r raiders and the Administration
have redoubled their efforts, while at the same
time a more accommodating spirit is mani mani
tested There are limitations that free WOOL
roor NOT be insisted on : that the sugar producers
nav not be ruined; that representatives OF salt
and lumber interests shall be heard'-ln shorC
that concessions are probable which VIII insure
democratic unity and the passage OF something
called Revenue bill which will be good
enough Morgan until after election