Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-19

The substitute for the Nills tariff bin n 70 be
voted upon in the Senate next Tuesday. The
original date agreed upon was the 10th instant
That Arrangement was made Just prior to the
holiday recess, when the congressional mind
was probably occupied with pleasant anticipa-
| tons Of spending Christmas at home, and
therefore they failed to discover until after the
New Year began that the 2oth falls upon Sum
day. Accordingly, an extension of time for
one day was granted, and the vote was to be
taken upon the 21st. In the meantime Senator
Edmunds' Panama resolution was called mn in
the Senate, and, asst occupied nearly two days
OF the time allowed for debating the tariff bill
the republicans consented to q further post
Ponement Of q day Of the final vote. Senator
Allison states that he does not propose to yield
iurther In this matter, as ample opportunity
has been afforded both parties to discuss every
feature Of the bill No delay in transmitting
the bill to the House Is anticipated as soon as
1t is disposed Of in the Senate, and. to facili-
tate matters, the clerks in Secretary McCook's
once have already engrossed the principal
features OF the substitute, leaving blank those
lines which may be altered
HOUSE DEMOCRATS WHO Favor THE SENATE BILL.
There is growing impression in the House
among democrats that motion to concur in
the Senate bill will prevail if the opportunity
Virginia, one Of the ablest members Of the
ways and means committee, says he believes
that majority of the members of the House
are apt to vote to concur in the Senate substi-
tute rather than have no tariff legislation dur
ing the present SESSION. Mr.. Wilson Is not
alone in entertaining this opinion. Gen.
Catchings, of Mississippi, stated to q repre-
sentative Of The STAR that he believes the re-
Pablicans would be disappointed il the House
should finally accept their version of the tariff
revision, and for that reason he is inclined to
vote to concur in the Senate substitute when it
is returned to the House. He says there are
better than no bill at all. The republicans
claim to have carried the last election upon
their tariff ideas. and therefore they should
be allowed to have the full responsibility Of
passing their bill.
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS OPPOSE.
Senators German, Butler, Vance, and .others
differ with Gen. Catchings on this subject and
declare that the democrats in the House can
not afford to vote to concur in the Senate bill
for by 80 doing they divide the responsibility
with their political opponents. Senator Butler
holds that the Senate bill is more Objectionable
to the people than the existing law, as it in
creases the duties on nearly all the articles in
which the poor people are most interested
notably iron, cotton, and wool. When the bill
is referred to q conference committee, as it
probably will be, the democratic conferees
should be instructed to take position in be-
half OF the necessaries of life and remain firm
in spite of threats of an extra session, and if
no amicable understanding can be reached the
republicans may have the responsibility Of
framing tariff bill to suit themselves in the
next Congress-