Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-21
TARIFF AND INTERNAL REVENUE.
Discussing the Probable Action on the
Measures Dealing with Them.

Measures Dealing with Them.
There is still some uneasiness among the re-
publicans in the Senate on account OF Mr..
Quay's attitude toward the tariff bill His
vote on the sugar clause and his general oppo-
sition to the measure leads many 70 fear that
he viii, after all, vote against the bill Members
of the finance committee insist however that
no republican will vote against the bin. aud
they probably have some information upon
which the statement is based The bill would
pass even if they should vote against it: 80
there is hardly any possible room TO doubt
that within a few days the House WAYS and
means committee will have a nance TO act
upon the measure. What they will do is un-
certain, but they are apt to favor non-concur-
renee, so that the House may have a chance TO
vote on the question.
CHANCES OF THE SENATE BILL IN THE HOUSE.
Some time ago no one thought of the possi-
bility Of the Senate bill passing the House. 1t
still seems improbable that il will but as il ap-
proaches the time when members are 10 be
called upon TO act in the matter many doubts
are arising in their minds. The men who with
the aid of the solid republican vote. sent the
Cowles tobacco bill to the appropriations
committee, are considering whether or not they
had better take all the things in the
Senate bill in order 20 get the internal reve-
nue. features. 1t is expected that some of these
will certainly vote for the bill if given the
chance, and il would not take much to turn over
enough to make a majority if the republicans
voted sobdiy. They have been talking the
matter over among themselves in an informal
definitely upon the course they must follow.
Some of the tariff reformers who feel COM
PEELED by
THE IMPoRTUNITIEs OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS
TO make some attack on the internal revenue.
would excuse themselves for voting for the OBJ
tectionable features by the plea that on the re-
publicans, and not on the democrats, will rest
the responsibility.
In this connection il may be a question
whether the republicans in the House would
vote soldly for the Senate bill if they thought
their vote would pass il. There are several
republicans in the House to whom some fea-
lures Of the bill are very Objectionable. IL is a
question whether party feeling. rather than
their own opinions, would control their action
In the matter. Whatever may be the outcome
of the matter every democrat on the ways and
means committee
WILL RESIST ANY MOVEMENT
in favor of the Senate bill, and none of them
expect to see the House agree to it. Inmedi-
ately after the tobacco bill was referred to the
| appropriations committee, the ways and means
folks began to consider the possibility that
they might not be able TO control the fate of
the Senate bill when it came to them. 1t
was suggested then that perhaps it
would be just as well TO let the few
''bolting" democrats and the republicans
take the responsibility of adopting the Senate
bill. This was upon the idea that many of the
republicans would not be well pleased TO have
this responsibility if put to the test. But
this was merely passing thought. 1t is
not at all likely that the majority of
the democrats will ever permit the matter to
come to a vote if they are convinced that it
would result in their defeat. They take the
position that the Senate bill is a vicious meas
ure and that they must not let it pass the
House.
AS TO THE TOBACCO BILL
they take this position: They are perfectly
willing to pass the bill which Mr.. Cowles had
referred to Randalrs committee. but only in
connection with the rest of their bill. Of
which it is a part. They do not want
to relieve section of the country
at time, they say. Yet If this
tobacco bill should be reported dilatory mo-
lions only could prevent its passage. The
ways and means committee men would not be
apt to resort to such motions in this case.
1t is still question what Mr.. Randalrs COM
mittee will do with the tobacco bill. There is
difference of opinion among the democrats
OF that committee.
MR.. FoRAN's ATTITUDE.
MI. II Oran. VINO Is one OF the most consistent
protectionist in the democratic part. is one of
the members of the appropriations committee
who opposes reporting the bill
Il do not think" he said to a STAR reporter
to-day, ''that any one will deny that am as
advanced a protectionist. as there is on our
side, but do not think the committee on ap-
preparations has any business to NEEDLE with
the matter at all. L shall propose to lay
the bill on the table in the committee
and let it stay there. The bill does not belong
to us; it was not sent to in good faith, and It
would not be justice to our party TO take adj
vantage of the action of only a few democrats
with the other party. L do not know what the
committee may do, but / feel that We have no
business TO NEEDLE with the matter"
CONSIDERS THE SENATE BILL SECTIONAL.
As to the proposition of democrats to vote
for the Senate bill Nr. Foran said, speaking as
a consistent protectionist. that he could not
vote for the Senate bill, and did not see how
any democrat could. The House bill,
he sa id, had been open to the charge of Sec
tionalism, but he considered the Senate far
more EXCEPTIONALLY sectional